It's me again, super_stanly, to bring you… Yoshi's Story! Why? It's a game Nintendo doesn't want you to know about since a Yoshi’s Story-themed stage is completely gone from Brawl. Also it is criticized for being too childish and easy, but I'll show you that isn't always true in some ways. Now my scoring system: 10 is the best of the best, 5 is aveerage, and 1 is just plain wrong.
STORY
This game is called Yoshi's Story right?
Baby Bowser turns Yoshi's Island into a picture book and steals the Super
Happy Tree. Now the young Yoshis must travel though six pages to confront
him. 7 stars. As long as it doesn't involve Bowser stealing a princess
I'm fine, plus it's Baby Bowser and not Bowser Jr. Yay!
PLAY CONTROL
It's a bit shaky but easy to learn.
You can eat jump and sniff. The shaky part? Try to play with a controller
with a good control stick because I died when the control stick didn't
act right when I was on some little platforms over a void. 8 stars. The
incident happened only once and I had no other problems.
GRAPHICS
Ok, strangely I like it. Everything’s
colorful and pretty, even the stages that are meant to be a bit scary.
I don't know why some people hate this game’s graphics. 9 stars
SOUND
10 stars. I'm sure you're shocked but
the Yoshis have good voices and the sound effects sound like they could
fit in a storybook that has those little sound buttons (which fit in perfectly).
As far as music goes the soundtrack is famous when you think about it because
the Yoshi’s Island theme plays when Yoshi wins a match in all the Smash
Bros. games. One last thing worth mentioning is that all of the songs are
based off the themesong just, altered to fit the level.
GAMEPLAY
The game runs smoothly, no slow downs
or too many foes on the screen at once. My only problem is the fact that
when you're hit you get knocked to the side and get stunned. Of course
you can get hit many times as long as there’s fruit to refill your flower
meter, and fruit is everywhere. Once you get 30 pieces you complete the
level. You'll find yourself flying though the game. 7 stars. The game flows
too quickly but you'll have fun while at it.
DIFFICULTY
It's kind of true and kind of false
that this game’s too easy. There is fruit everywhere but there's also a
hidden difficulty there. It's not really a difficulty, it's more of an
annoying thing, like when a Blurp is always trying to eat you, eels appear
everywhere, or birds drive you nuts while you’re fighting an invisible
boss. Like I said, this game isn’t hard but is something annoying. Other
than that you'll fly though the game, but levels in the last world gives
a very interesting challage. 5 stars.
FUN FACTOR!
8 stars. I find it very fun and the
colorful, happy levels add to that. Not much else to say, but if you don't
like platform games this won't make you a fan of them.
REPLAYABILITY
I sometimes dig out my N64 for this
game, but unless you count the trial mode's scoring system, that’s it.
If you have a favorite level (I do) you might enjoy playing it, but the
game doesn't have much else to offer. 4 stars.
THE VERDICT
Not many care about this game but that's
part of the fun of playing an underdog game like this. You only have to
play six levels, but there’s 24 of them and the levels are good. As far
as looks go, the game is real’y pretty. The sound is great but lack of
difficulty and good replayability shy most away. I think’s it's still worth
it but I would encourage you to try before you buy. Of course the game
can be bought for less than ten dollars so you don't have too much to lose.
REVIEW AT A GLANCE
Pros
- Nice, pretty graphics and great sound
- Easy controls
- Great levels
- Can be gotten cheap
Cons
- Too short and easy for most
- Little reason to play again once
it's been beaten
- Annoying spots in some levels
So that’s it, now stop overlooking this forgotten gem and give it a try.
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