Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island - SNES
ESRB Rating: Kids to Adults
Release Date: 1995
Moby Score (1-10): 8.6
Genre(s): Action, Side view, Platform, Anime / Manga, 2D scrolling
Media Type(s): Physical
Yoshi returns to save Baby Mario in this sequel to Super Mario World! The Evil Magikoopa, Kamek, is out to kidnap Baby Mario. You play as Yoshi with a mission to successfully carry Baby Mario back to his parents in the Mushroom Kingdom while avoiding all of Kamek's clever traps and evil minions. The levels have a unique, hand-sketched look that gives this game a style all its own.
Yoshi's Island has six worlds, each with eight stages. There are six kinds of Bonus Challenge games to earn extra lives or items. This game features the Super FX2 chip which allows for incredibly smooth vertical, horizontal and diagonal scrolling, as well as multiple foregrounds, multiple backgrounds, scaling, rotation, zooming, tons of special effects, huge characters and even bigger bosses!
In special areas of the game, Yoshi can even morph various kinds of vehicles to continue on his quest. Hordes of enemies and obstacles require quick thinking as you help Yoshi toss eggs, manipulate unique objects and solve puzzling situations. An added challenge is keeping Baby Mario safe as you direct Yoshi on his quest. If Baby Mario is taken, you must get him back quickly or you'll have to start the level from the beginning.
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Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island is a single-player side-scrolling platform game set in the early days of the Mario universe. The story begins when the evil Magikoopa Kamek attempts to kidnap the infant Mario twins. Luigi is successfully taken, but Mario escapes, falling onto Yoshi’s Island. The Yoshis, a community of friendly dinosaurs, decide to take turns carrying Baby Mario on their backs as they escort him safely across the island, working together to reunite him with his brother and defeat Kamek’s forces.
Gameplay revolves around controlling Yoshis of different colors, who pass Baby Mario between them at the end of each stage. Mario himself cannot fight, but if knocked from Yoshi’s back he floats in a bubble, and a countdown timer begins before Kamek’s minions arrive to capture him. To protect Mario, Yoshi can swallow enemies and transform them into eggs, which are stored in a trailing supply and can be thrown at enemies, obstacles, or switches to solve puzzles. Yoshi can also perform a flutter jump to extend airtime, ground pounds to smash through blocks or attack enemies, and butt-stomps to flip switches or uncover hidden areas.
Stages introduce transformations that temporarily change Yoshi into vehicles such as a helicopter, submarine, or train, each controlled differently and allowing access to otherwise unreachable areas. Collectibles play a major role: each level contains red coins, flowers, and star icons, which add to completion percentages and influence overall progress. Stars are particularly important as they replenish the countdown timer protecting Baby Mario.
The visual style is distinguished by hand-drawn, crayon-like graphics and bright colors, setting it apart from earlier Mario games. Levels vary widely in theme, ranging from grassy meadows to fortresses, caves, and castles. Boss battles punctuate each world, featuring large, exaggerated enemies often powered up by Kamek’s magic.
A later re-release, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island for the Game Boy Advance under the title Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3, introduced minor adjustments such as improved sound and added bonus levels. In 2019, the game was reissued digitally for the Nintendo Switch Online service.
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