Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Also known as: Super Mario: Yoshi's Island | Yoshi's Island | Super Mario World 2 | Super Mario Brothers 5: Yoshi's Island
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.
Platformer
Released
5 Aug 1995
31 years ago
Super Nintendo
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VGDB Score
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91
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Overview
Summary
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.
Description
About This Game
Play as Yoshi to ground pound and flutter jump your way out of trouble!
Yoshi™ is back, baby! And he’s ready to romp through a crayon-colored world where enemies are everywhere. Prepare to flutter jump and toss eggs to protect young Mario™ from the evil Magikoopa, Kamek. To save the day, Yoshi and his pals will have to morph into vehicles and even EAT their enemies to turn them into eggs! Umm… yum?
Play as Yoshi, carrying a young Mario through enormous, colorful worlds back to his parents in the Mushroom Kingdom. Kamek’s goons are constantly in pursuit, so stay alert and watch out for the Magikoopa’s devious traps. Throw eggs, gobble enemies, solve puzzles and even transform into wild vehicles like a helicopter, a submarine, and a mole tank. Is Yoshi up to the momentous task at hand? The fates of Yoshi, Mario, and the future of the Mushroom Kingdom are in your hands. Ground-Pound, flutter jump, and morph your way to victory!
