HOOKED ONTO YOSHI'S ISLAND: SUPER MARIO

You only have to spend a couple of minutes playing'Yoshi's island to realise that it's not only one of Nintendo's greatest games, it's also one of the best games ever!

It is so good infact that even if you shoe-horned into a Gamecube disc you would still be hard pressesd to find a better game on either of Ninty's machines - the only thing that could come close to it's originality is 'Super Mario Sunshine' (which i have a review on also). If you never caught this great title on the SNES then you have no excuse to get out your credit card and buy it on this site right now! Guiding Yoshi and his passenger - a bawling Baby Mario - through the games 6 worlds (each divided into 8 parts including 2 boss levels) is abslouted stupendous!

Each level is very differnt with many secret levels along the way, although some are just down one of the classic green pipes most are harder to find. Once you find one of these secret areas you will be rewarded furthur - levels sprawl up and down as well as left and right, and just as you think you've got it sussed you're surprised with another secret or trick you hadn't seen before, like Yoshi dumping Mario and morphing into a helicopter to explore the level for dangers.

The ideas seem simple, true, but the way in which these ideas are presented are phenomenol, and in particular, the triumph that is the sublime level design and colours, lifts 'Yoshi's island' way, way up above it's competitors. This has stacks of replay value and will keep you coming back time and time again. A must buy for 2002. Great!

YOSHI'S ISLAND: SUPER MARIO ROCKS!

Compared to the Super NES version, some graphical effects didn't quite make it. However, you probably won't be able to notice much of it. Otherwise, the graphics have been sized down to fit the GameBoy Advance screen. The rest of the graphics other than the sacrifices are basically exactly the same as the Super NES version.

Nearly every flower, every enemy, every log is pixel-perfect from the Super NES version. Unlike Super Mario Advance, and like Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2, the game retains the same graphics (mainly because the game looks good enough...).Port issues aside, the game has a very artistic style, The crayon design makes the worlds look vibrant, and colorful.

Unlike the now much duller look to Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2, Yoshi's Island is seeming with all kinds of life around it. Every enemy looks well drawn out, well styled, improved from their Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 counterparts.The basic jumping, hovering, and coin sounds all return untouched.Joy!

This game is so fun! What makes it fun is that it isn't like Super Mario Advance or Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2! The gameplay gets infinitely deeper since Yoshi has to get around with Baby Mario on his back. It's also a lot deeper because there is a lot of environment interaction now. Walls must be destroyed to get further, posts must be pounded and a giant, happy dog must help us get over spiked areas.

Can I say masterpiece? Another innovation is Yoshi's weapon system. In addition to stomping and pounding, Yoshi now has the egg weapons. Swallowing an enemy and pooping will result in an egg. Have Yoshi aim the egg at a breakable wall or an enemy and you've got a fatal weapon.This game controls like a dream on the GameBoy Advance and it s very good game 10/10