Another round of Yoshi’s New Island details
NintendoWorldReport has another round of details for Yoshi’s New Island. You can find them below.
– Move with the Circle Pad/D-pad
– Jump with “A”
– Shoot your egg weapons with “R”
– First level gives you a crash course on the game’s mechanics
– Yoshi’s transformations are all about using the gyroscope in wacky ways to get yourself through special sections of the course
– First transformation segments feature the mine cart
– Tilt the 3DS light/right slightly and the Yoshi-cart will roll along the rails
– Drill sees you using the same subtle movement and mashing the A-button to break blocks in quick succession
– Helicopter power requires a lot of precision
– Eggdozers: gigantic eggs that have special abilities to help you in times of need
– Mega Eggdozer can destroy concrete walls and objects that you can’t normally get past
– Destroying objects in its path will also earn you additional 1-UPs
– The Metal Eggdozer allows you to sink below the surface of water to grab goodies from the depths
– As you explore the bottom of the water segments, your jumps become more buoyant so that you can reach new places
– Yoshi can collect a Star to become invincible
– Can walk up walls and across ceilings much like Baby Mario could way back on the SNES
– Levels are straightforward
– Branching paths with hidden goodies
– Level 4-1 is “Hop ‘n’ Pop Till You Drop”
– In this level, you have to hop on bubbles and balloons to get across large pitfall sections
– World 5’s opening stage is “Brave the Bumpty Blizzard”
– Bounce to high places in this level
– First boss: try to beat Kamek by throwing eggs at buckets
– Buckets will fall down and drop on Kamek’s head, which will weaken him
– Second boss: Kamek transforms a bean into a killer beanstalk and you have to throw eggs at the top to stop it in its tracks
– Collect the Smiley Flowers for secret rewards
– If you are struggling with the game and die enough times, you will be rewarded with the Flutter Wings, which allow you to soar through the sky with an endless flutter jump
– Can still die while using them
