- competitive and cooperative multiplayer modes
- multiplayer games include Flutter Finish and Eggy Pop
- Eggy Pop has you throwing eggs at as many balloons as you can to get points within a given time
- eggs are spewed from a central flower, where you have to run over and collect them
- this is a co-op challenge
- Flutter Finish makes you use Yoshi's hover and hold abilities to flutter across a coin-filled sky
- person with the highest score wins, as this is competitive
- get the highest score by getting the highest combo of distance fluttered and coins grabbed
- six multiplayer games in total, 4 yet to be revealed
- first two stages are called Little Eggs, Big Eggs and Chomp Rock 'n' Roll
- the first level focuses on teaching egg-thrown mechanics and the giant egg
- when you throw a giant egg, you'll get more goodies for destroying more stuff
- create a giant egg by eating a giant Shy Guy
- rapidly press the tongue button to eat giant enemies
- mine cart transformation appears in the second stage
- World 1-6 is Bouncy Beanstalk Walk
- this level features beanstalks that grow to reach new places, but include leaves that will hold your weight for only so long
- 2-7: Hidey-Hole Hooligans brings back the Wall Lakitus who destroy bits of the levels as they target your head
- 4-1, Hop 'n' Pop Till You Drop, features lots of aerial platforming and floating balloons to traverse
- this level also features bubbles filled with enemies and bombs
- for each flower you collect in a stage, you'll get one chance at receiving a medal from the end goal
- when you obtain 30, the bonus level unlocks
- option to send gameplay data to Nintendo
- Baby Mario is in need of help finding Baby Luigi
- the Yoshis are happy help
- one enemy type, when eaten, provides you with large eggs
- these are called Mega Eggdozers
- these eggs can destroy parts of the scenery
- features 3D backgrounds
- also includes an upbeat soundtrack
- Yoshi can transform into a mine-cart or a helicopter
- these vehicles are controlled by tilting the 3DS
- these portions of the game are restrained by a time limit
The new game for Nintendo's most nurturing dinosaur was available to play this week at E3 and Kotaku's Jason Schreier did exactly that. In the video above, you'll see Jason try to talk and play at the same time—harder than it looks, especially in a crowded E3 Nintendo booth—while he gives you a quick glimpse at Yoshi's New Island.
The third installment in this beloved franchise makes its way to the Nintendo 3DS system.
Features:
Yoshi’s New Island keeps the series’ fun game-play mechanics such as Yoshi’s Flutter Jump, Ground Pound and Egg Throw while also offering new abilities. For example, use the giant-sized Mega Eggs to mow down obstacles, destroy pipes and blocks, and reveal hidden doors.
Using the Nintendo 3DS system’s gyro sensor functionality and the new binocular ability, players can move the system around to uncover hidden areas as well as better aim Mega Egg throws.
Throughout the game, different worlds feature a variety of art styles, including oil, watercolor and crayon.
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