Yoshi's Island DS

Yoshi's Island DS
Yoshi's Island is back...this time with some little friends!
Protagonist(s): Yoshi Genre(s): Platform Platform(s): Nintendo DS Release Date: NA: November 13, 2006 AU: November 17, 2006 EU: December 1, 2006 JP: March 8, 2007 KOR: November 8, 2007 Developer(s): Artoon Publisher(s): Nintendo Country: Japan Series: Mario Yoshi Predecessor: Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island Successor: Yoshi's New Island

Yoshi's Island DS is a 2D platform game developed by Artoon and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. It is the sequel to Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (but takes place after Yoshi's New Island), and is Yoshi's second platform game on a handheld console after Yoshi Topsy-Turvy, as well as the second Yoshi game on Nintendo DS after Yoshi Touch & Go.

Why It's a Big Adventure with Little Friends

1. The game remains faithful to the original SNES game in both art style and gameplay, while also making a few changes to help it stand out from its predecessor.
2. Yoshi now has five baby companions, which is four more than Baby Mario from the previous game. Each baby has their own special abilities, strengths, and weaknesses:
   • Baby Mario: He is the most balanced of the babies, and allows Yoshi to run more quickly.
   • Baby Peach: She may not help Yoshi run very quickly, but her parasol helps him jump higher and glide for a longer period of time, as well as riding vertical air currents.
   • Baby Donkey Kong: He is heavier than most babies, so Yoshi can't jump very high with him, but the little gorilla can climb up plants and swing on vines to cross gaps or reach higher places. He also has a DK Dash Attack to charge through enemies or break obstacles and can make thrown eggs explode upon contact with a wall or enemy.
   • Baby Wario: He uses his magnet to attract coins to Yoshi or move magnetic objects, even through solid walls.
   • Baby Bowser: While he rides Yoshi, the latter can't make any eggs or eat foes, but Baby Bowser can breathe fire at enemies or ice to melt it, and Yoshi can still collect eggs from Egg Blocks or Egg Plants.
3. You can swap your baby companion out at any time using the Stork Stops, which allows you to solve puzzles with each of them where required.
4. The graphics are nicely-drawn for Nintendo DS standards, and use the same art style as Yoshi Touch & Go while also remaining faithful to the SNES game, especially the background art.
   • Each level also takes up both of the DS's screens, allowing you to see even more of the level than you could in the original game.
5. The story continues on from Yoshi's Island (and also Yoshi's New Island): after his previous two defeats, Kamek is now looking to kidnap all of the star children (the Baby Bros, Baby Peach, Baby DK, Baby Wario, and Baby Bowser) so that Bowser can rule the universe with the star power in their hearts. The stork helps the six of them escape and partner up with the Yoshis so they can stop Kamek and Bowser's evil plans.

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