fatducktech.com Updated:
2015-09-12 11:39:33
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Most of the reviews of Yoshi's Woolly World latest adventure have misjudged both the target market and sheer charm of Nintendo's dinosaur mascot.From looking at the variety of reviews of Yoshi's Wooly World, you might think it a bit of an easy-to-miss tit...
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In Yoshi's Woolly World , caves are made of cushions and lava is a giant red and yellow scarf being rolled out by a felt volcano. It will still burn you if you touch it though.A callback to simpler times, Yoshi's Woolly World is all about exploration and...
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In the hierarchy of Nintendo characters, Yoshi – the green, egg-laying dinosaur with a lizard-like tongue – may lack the superstar status of Mario, but he has always been irresistibly cute. Never more so than in his latest starring vehicle, Yoshi's Wooll...
Impossibly cute, surprisingly meaty, wildly inventive all the way through, some of the best level-design ever...
Bosses could be harder to defeat, that sense of seen it before...
Yoshi's Woolly World is a platforming wonder that, once again, proves Nintendo's factory-like proficiency in knocking out gaming masterpieces. It's a shame it won't attract wider exposure because of the largely shunned Wii U's reach. The game also...
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One of the many things that Nintendo has fatally warped my understanding of is yellowcake, the milled form of uranium oxide that marks a crucial step in the business of processing uranium ore. That's back in the real world, anyway. To me, alas, yellowcake...
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Stitched together from felt, cotton, string, buttons and knitting needles, developer Good Feel has created a plush tactile playground like no other. Every surface bobs and dips beneath Yoshi's fuzzy little shoes, and the tiny shadows beneath each strip of...
It's not particularly challenging, but Yoshi's Woolly World is guaranteed to melt hearts of stone with its adorable, charming design...
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Even though I loved Kirby's Epic Yarn on the Wii, it's a hard game to recommend to anyone. Kirby fans wouldn't appreciate the odd newer mechanics, while those who don't care for the fluffiest incarnation of HAL's pink blob wouldn't be swayed by the simpli...
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What is Yoshi's Woolly World? Coming exclusively to Wii U Yoshi's Woolly World release date first half of 2015 As soon as I saw Yoshi's Woolly World announced during the special E3 2014 Nintendo Direct event, I was desperate to get some hands-on time with...
Yoshi's Woolly World is Nintendo doing what it does best, then proving that it still does that thing better than just about anyone else. It's a smart, imaginative and beautifully constructed platform game that scales up for the hardcore and down for the m...
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g3ar.co.za Updated:
2016-02-17 13:11:46
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If there is one gaming genre Nintendo knows how to make, it would be the humble platformer. In fact, starting with Super Mario on the NES, most will find it hard to argue that they might be the best at the trade. Even though this specific genre has a lot...
The visuals, Charming, Loads of fun, Well designed, Creative...
Those checkpoints, Some elements of familiarity...
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Even as Nintendo's E3 press conference disappointed , one of the games showcased on its stand seemed to remind attendees why they loved the company in the first place: Yoshi's Woolly World. WIRED has had the game for several weeks and has unravelled near...
Beautiful design, creative levels, Nintendo polish...
Lack of core challenge, restrictive platform gameplay, slightly aimless...
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Yoshi's Woolly World is cute. Everything about the game is designed to make players coo “Aww” as they bounce through the 50ish joyful stages on their way to the conclusion. The way Yoshi shouts “Bum” as he gobbles up an enemy and poops them out as a ball...
Supercute characters and vibrant worlds, Solid platforming action, and entertaining minigames, Loads to collect...
but collecting it is a chore, Lacks originality, so gets samey very quickly, Inconsistent checkpoints and challenges...
A cute, well-crafted platformer that loses momentum fast, and plays things far too safe to ever be essential...
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Our last trip to the world of Yoshi was with the decidedly average, and very frustrating, Yoshi's New Island; a game so entrenched in pushing nostalgia buttons that it shot itself in the foot. The Yoshi clan's latest outing, Yoshi's Woolly World, is posit...
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At the start of 2015, I spent some solid time with Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker. It was a game so likeable it was almost ludicrous. Every single pixel of that game seemed designed solely to stimulate the pleasure centres of one's brain. I defy anyone no...
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Yoshis are cuter than ever in Yoshi's Woolly World. The story is that of rescue. Kamek has come to disturb the balance in the knitted world of Yoshis by turning all but two Yoshis into bundles of yarn. The two surviving Yoshis set off on an adventure to r...
There is nothing wrong with Yoshi's Woolly World. It's fun, progresses in difficulty and has everything one would expect from a Yoshi game, but it feels generic...
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This arts-and-crafts ecosystem is a mellow and idyllic world in which to spend ten or so hours. The colours are rich and vibrant, the textures are great, and it's got some ridiculously catchy tunes. It all has an endearing handmade finish, with plenty of...
Artsandcrafts style, Imaginative, Yoshi's challenged...
Only a few great levels, Tedious boss battles...
There's a handful of really great levels in Yoshi's Woolly World, which makes the most of its setting and choice of character. The world is exactly what I expected, thematically and in terms of structure: sand, snow, clouds, and fire, punctuated by bosses...
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