Yoshi's Story

Det är vid sådana tillfällen man bara inte kan motstå Yoshi's Story, som trots allt är ett helt underbart litet plattformsäventyr. Synd bara att underbart måste vara så kort.

Na sua longa amizade com Mario, Yoshi aprendeu muitas coisas e tornou-se também num herói. Depois de trilhar os caminhos da sua ilha na SNES, o pequeno dinossauro aventura-se neste título para a N64.

It might resemble a kiddie game, but Yoshi's Story offers ample challenge for the adult gamer. Personally, I had a ball playing this. Hell, by the end I was even humming that queer little song! That's just between you and me, by the way.

Pero un factor importante que hace que un juego sea recomendable o no, es la cantidad y calidad de rivales en el mismo género, y aquí es donde podría estar el problema de Yoshi´s Story. Plataformas en Nintendo 64 hay a patadas, y la mayoría son como mínimo, decentes. Este título tiene la suerte de ser en 2D, y no tiene tantas alternativas como un plataformas 3D, aunque vienen a ser casi lo mismo. Kirby 64 es un buen exponente del género, muy similar a Yoshi´s Story en cuanto a calidad e incluso desarrollo. Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon 2 es también un plataformas bidimensional, con la interesante característica de mezclar también RPG y aventura al estilo Zelda. Pasándonos a las 3D, tenemos joyas como Mario 64, los dos Banjos, Conker´s Bad Fur Day o Donkey Kong 64, y todos son claramente superiores al título que nos ocupa.

Maybe, if it wasn't for the big name of Yoshi's Island, this game would be a bit easier to like. It looks gorgeous and adorably cute, and isn't too horrible, but we expect more from Nintendo, and certainly more for our money, so this very meagre effort is hard to swallow despite it's wonderful looks and cuddly atmosphere. Renting it for a weekend to sample the fluffyness (and see almost everything the game has on offer) might be worthwhile, but you're better off sticking with Yoshi's Island, or any other properly top-grade Nintendo platformer.

Other then that, the gameplay gets plain boring very fast. It seems that with every few Mario games Nintendo releases, they have to drop the ball and make one that is quite weak. This one comes with a very immature story line and has preschool level humor. This one bought the farm big time.