Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
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Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development

1995•Platformer•ESRB E

Taste attributes: actionadventurefamilyfantasyanimalsfastwholesomelightimaginarysimplelinearbig & variedemotionally undemandinghuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeA fantastical, wholesome platformer: wide-ranging and light. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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About This Game

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island is a platform video game acting as a prequel to 1990's Super Mario World. The game casts players as Yoshi as he escorts Baby Mario through 48 levels in order to reunite him with his brother Luigi, who had been kidnapped by Baby Bowser's minions. As a Super Mario series platformer, Yoshi runs and jumps to reach the end of the level while solving puzzles and collecting items. In a style new to the series, the game has a hand-drawn aesthetic and is the first to have Yoshi as its main character. The game introduces his signature abilities to flutter jump, produce eggs from swallowed enemies, and transform into vehicles.

Summary: IGDB

Story

A stork carrying the infant Mario Brothers is attacked by Kamek the Magikoopa, who steals Baby Luigi and knocks Baby Mario out of the sky. Baby Mario lands on Yoshi's Island on the back of Yoshi himself. With the help of his seven other Yoshi friends, Yoshi must traverse the island to safely reunite Baby Mario with his brother and get the babies to their parents.

Screenshots

  • Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island screenshot
  • Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island screenshot
  • Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island screenshot
  • Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island screenshot

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureFamilyFantasyAnimalsHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardyUnlikely connections

Keywords

DinosaursSide-scrollingYoshiKidnappingBroadcastFan translation - portugueseSuper fxPlayer's choice

Details

Developer
Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Publishers
Nintendo, Hyundai, St. GIGA, Playtronic
Released
5 August 1995
Series
Mario Bros.
Platforms
Satellaview, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Famicom
Modes
Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective
Side view
Age rating
ESRB E
Taste scores
How we score
Source
IGDB

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