Yoshi's New Island
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Packaging artwork released for all territories.
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| Developer(s) | Arzest |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Director(s) | Masahide Kobayashi |
| Producer(s) | Takashi Tezuka |
| Programmer(s) | Yuki Hatakeyama |
| Artist(s) | Masamichi Harada |
| Composer(s) | Masayoshi Ishi |
| Series | Yoshi |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo 3DS |
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| Genre(s) | Platform |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 65.80% |
| Metacritic | 64% |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Destructoid | 7/10 |
| Edge | 4/10 |
| Eurogamer | 4/10 |
| Game Informer | 7/10 |
| GameSpot | 5/10 |
| IGN | 7.9/10 |
Yoshi's New Island (ヨッシー New アイランド Yosshī Nyū Airando?) is a 2014 platform game developed by Arzest and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS handheld game console. First released in Europe and North America on March 14, 2014, Yoshi's New Island is the successor to the 1995 game Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and the 2006 game Yoshi's Island DS, but chronologically takes place between them.
The gameplay focuses on controlling Yoshi characters who must escort Baby Mario through a series of levels. Like similar Yoshi games, the game features a hand-drawn art style, with level designs and backgrounds stylized as oil paintings, watercolors, and crayon drawings.
The gameplay is similar to other Yoshi's Island games, involving Yoshi needing to reach the goal at the end of each stage while protecting Baby Mario from enemies by throwing eggs as a weapon, and sometimes transforming into a vehicle. There are six vehicle forms in the game: Hot Air Balloon, Helicopter, Jackhammer, Mine Cart, Bobsled, and Submarine. They are controlled using the console's gyroscope. A new feature to this game are Mega Eggdozers, larger than usual Yoshi eggs, which are able to hit and destroy some obstacles in the way, as well as Metal Eggdozers, which are slightly smaller and roll across terrain. Yoshi obtains these by eating Giant and Metal Shy Guys, respectively. Underwater stages, where Yoshi must walk on the seafloor, are another new addition. If the player is having difficulty completing a stage, Yoshi can obtain Flutter Wings, which allow for indefinite hovering, and Golden Flutter Wings, which give Yoshi invincibility as well.
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