Yoshi's Woolly World
Template:Infobox Yoshi's Woolly World (originally called Yarn Yoshi) is a 2.5D side-scrolling game for the Wii U by Good-Feel. It is the first Yoshi home console game for 18 years, Yoshi's Story being previous. The game uses similar art material of yarn and textiles from the aforementioned game and Wii game from the Kirby franchise, Kirby's Epic Yarn, which was also developed by Good-Feel.
Like with most other Nintendo 3DS and Wii U software titles, this title can be purchased at retail stores or from the Nintendo eShop. The digital version requires 7982.8 MB (approx. 7.8 GB) of memory to be installed.
Story
The game takes place in Craft Island. Kamek turns the Yarn Yoshis into Wonder Wool, but misses two of them, who have to save the rest.[1]
Gameplay
Yoshi's Woolly World is a platform game with textile and fabric environment which plays similarly to Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island and Yoshi's Story, with many features coming from these games. Yoshi is able to eat enemies but, instead of turning them into Yoshi Eggs as in earlier games, he now turns them into yarn balls, that can be thrown just like eggs. They can also be thrown at objects such as platforms and Warp Pipes made of strings and needles in order to make them solid. Smiley Flowers and Winged Clouds return and coins are replaced by beads. Each level contains 20 "Stamp Patches" hidden inside common-looking beads, similarly to the Red Coins found in Yoshi's Island games. Collecting a number of Stamp Patches grants the player a set of Stamps. The hit point system returns from Yoshi's Story. As the Yoshis are attacked by enemies, their Health Meter decreases and can be replenished with Hearts.
The game features two options for standard gameplay. The first is "Classic Mode," which is the standard gameplay similar to previous Yoshi platforming games. The second mode is "Mellow Mode." In this mode, Yoshi is Winged Yoshi and players can fly around freely, providing an easier experience. Players can switch between the two modes at any time via the pause menu.[2]
In co-op mode, the players control two Yoshis, Green Yoshi and Red Yoshi. A Yoshi is able to eat their partner and either swallow them to use them as a yarn ball or spit them out to destroy obstacles. However, when a Yoshi eats their partner, the Yoshi getting eaten loses all of their yarn balls. If one of the Yoshis goes too far off screen it is placed into a flying Yoshi Egg and transported to the other Yoshi. When one of the Yoshis goes down a Warp Pipe the other one is transported with it simultaneously. A Yoshi is able to jump onto another Yoshi and use it as a platform.[3]
amiibo
The game makes use of amiibo, and a series of yarn-made Yoshi amiibo was released alongside the game. When a yarn Yoshi amiibo is scanned, it will provide a Double Yoshi mode. Double Yoshi mode functions similarly to the Double Mario power-up from Super Mario 3D World, in that both Yoshis follow the single player's inputs, but with the additional functions of co-op mode.[2] Instead, if the normal version of the Yoshi amiibo is scanned, a normal Yoshi copy will appear.
All of the other amiibo (except the Pokémon ones) are compatible with the game and will unlock a pattern based on the character[4].
Characters
Playable characters
- Red Yoshi.jpg
Yoshi's Woolly World supports three game saves. Each is denoted with one of the three Yoshi colors available as Yarn Yoshi amiibo; green, light-blue, and pink. When the player starts a new game under one the save files, their default Yoshi will be the same color as the save file. Red Yoshi is always available from the start, regardless of the selected save file. The other Yoshi colors (e.g. light-blue and pink if playing on the green game save) unlock after rescuing their yarn from Baby Bowser at the end of the game, along with six other colors:
Allies
Enemies
New
Returning
Bosses
- Big Montgomery (World 1, 3, and 5 Midway Boss)
- Knot-Wing the Koopa (World 2, 4, and 6 Midway Boss)
- Burt the Bashful (World 1 Boss)
- Bunson the Hot Dog (World 2 Boss)
- Miss Cluck the Insincere (World 3 Boss)
- Naval Piranha (World 4 Boss)
- Snifberg the Unfeeling (World 5 Boss)
- Baby Bowser (World 6 Boss)
Other characters
Items and objects
- Yarn Balls
- ! Switches
- Beads
- Chomp Rocks
- Egg Blocks
- Fruit beads
- Goal Roulettes
- Hearts
- One-Way Flippers
- Power Badges
- Present Boxes
- Smiley Flowers
- Spring Balls
- Stamp Patches
- Warp Pipes
- Watermelons
- Winged Clouds
- Wonder Wools
Yoshi's Transformations
- Umbrella Yoshi (World 1-2, World 6-2)
- Mega Yoshi (World 1-6, World 5-5)
- Moto Yoshi (World 1-7, World 5-1)
- Mole Yoshi (World 2-2, World 3-6)
- Sky Pop Yoshi (World 3-7, World 6-7)
- Mermaid Yoshi (World 4-3, World 5-2)
Yoshi's Designs
- Main article: List of Yoshi designs in Yoshi's Woolly World
Worlds/Levels
This section is under construction. Therefore, please excuse its informal appearance while it is being worked on. We hope to have it completed as soon as possible.
| World | Level Number | Level Name | Description | Yoshi Unlocked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World 1 | World 1-1 | Yarn Yoshi Takes Shape! | A basic introduction level showing off the game's mechanics. | Flower Yoshi |
| World 1-2 | Bounceabout Woods | A level that takes place in the trees. It features the first Yoshi transformation - Umbrella Yoshi. | Treetop Yoshi | |
| World 1-3 | Sponge Cave Spelunking | A cave level that introduces Chomp Rocks. | Circus Yoshi | |
| World 1-4 | Big Montgomery's Fort | The first fortress of the game. Big Montgomery is the boss here. | Hot Cocoa Yoshi | |
| World 1-5 | Knitty-Knotty Windmill Hill | A plains level that features many windmills. | Moo Moo Yoshi | |
| World 1-6 | Shy But Deadly | Shy Guy Yoshi | ||
| World 1-7 | Clawdaddy Beach | A beach level containing many Clawdaddys. | Yoshimelon | |
| World 1-8 | Burt the Bashful's Castle | A castle level where Burt the Bashful is fought. | Burt the Yoshi | |
| World 1-S | Hang Tongue! | The player must collect all 40 Smiley Flowers in World 1 to unlock this stage. | Wii U Yoshi | |
| World 2 | World 2-1 | Across the Fluttering Dunes | Safari Yoshi | |
| World 2-2 | Duplicitous Delve | Cinnamon Yoshi | ||
| World 2-3 | Walk the Chomp to Unwind | Citrus Yoshi | ||
| World 2-4 | Knot-Wing the Koopa's Fort | A fortress level where Knot-Wing the Koopa is fought. | Ashen Yoshi | |
| World 2-5 | Spiky Stroll | Poochy Yoshi | ||
| World 2-6 | Lava Scarves and Red-Hot Blarggs | Flame Yoshi | ||
| World 2-7 | The Desert Pyramid Beckons! | Skeleton Yoshi | ||
| World 2-8 | Bunson the Hot Dog's Castle | The second castle of the game, where Bunson the Hot Dog is fought. | Bunson the Yoshi | |
| World 2-S | Perils of the Perplexing Pyramid | Wii Yoshi | ||
| World 3 | World 3-1 | Yoshi and Cookies | Cookie Yoshi | |
| World 3-2 | Wobble Mobile Jaunt | Playtime Yoshi | ||
| World 3-3 | Scarf-Roll Scamper | Scarf Roll Yoshi | ||
| World 3-4 | Big Montgomery's Bubble Fort | A fortress containing many bubbles and a rematch against Big Montgomery. | Yogurt Yoshi | |
| World 3-5 | Fluffin' Puffin Babysitting | Fluffin' Puffin Yoshi | ||
| World 3-6 | A-Mazing Post Pounding | Pound Post Yoshi | ||
| World 3-7 | Fanciful Fluff and Feathers | Candyfloss Yoshi | ||
| World 3-8 | Miss Cluck the Insincere's Castle | Miss Cluck the Yoshi | ||
| World 3-S | Woollet Bill's Last Ride | GameCube Yoshi | ||
| World 4 | World 4-1 | Monkeying Round and Round | Jungle Yoshi | |
| World 4-2 | Lakitu Peek-a-Boo | Lakitu Yoshi | ||
| World 4-3 | Rollin' Down the River | Apple Yoshi | ||
| World 4-4 | Knot-Wing the Koopa's Aqua Fort | A water fortress with a rematch against Knot-Wing the Koopa. | Aqua Yoshi | |
| World 4-5 | Sunset at Curtain Falls | An autoscrolling level where Yoshi must ride curtains to the goal. | Camo Yoshi | |
| World 4-6 | Spooky Scraps! Don't Get Spooked! | The game's first ghost house level. | Night-time Yoshi | |
| World 4-7 | Yoshi Branches Out | Leopard Yoshi | ||
| World 4-8 | Naval Piranha's Sewer | A sewer-type castle where Naval Piranha is fought. | Naval Piranha Yoshi | |
| World 4-S | Naval Piranha 2: Now It's Personal! | An autoscrolling level where the player must outrun a pursuing Naval Piranha. | Nintendo 64 Yoshi | |
| World 5 | World 5-1 | Fluffy Snow, Here We Go! | Alpine Yoshi | |
| World 5-2 | Frozen Solid and Chilled | Glacier Yoshi | ||
| World 5-3 | Flying Carpet Cruise | Panda Yoshi | ||
| World 5-4 | Big Montgomery's Ice Fort | An icy fortress containing the final match against Big Montgomery. | Frostbite Yoshi | |
| World 5-5 | A Little Light Snowfall | Star Yoshi | ||
| World 5-6 | Up Shuttlethread Pass | Trousers Yoshi | ||
| World 5-7 | Snowy Mountain Lift Tour | Blizzard Yoshi | ||
| World 5-8 | Snifberg the Unfeeling's Castle | An castle with icy blocks and icy platforms; contains a boss battle against Snifberg the Unfeeling. | Snifberg the Yoshi | |
| World 5-S | Yoshi's Curtain Call | A fast autoscrolling level where Yoshi must ride several curtains to the goal. | Super NES Yoshi | |
| World 6 | World 6-1 | Lair of the Smooch Spiders | Sunset Yoshi | |
| World 6-2 | Snag-Stitch Mountain | Hornet Yoshi | ||
| World 6-3 | Vamoose the Lava Sluice! | Lava Yoshi | ||
| World 6-4 | Knot-Wing the Koopa's Sky Fort | A fortress in the sky where Knot-Wing the Koopa is fought for the final time. | Bubblegum Yoshi | |
| World 6-5 | Yoshi, the Terror of All Boos | The final ghost house level; features Boos. | Spooky Yoshi | |
| World 6-6 | Feel Fuzzy, Get Clingy | Painty Yoshi | ||
| World 6-7 | Kamek's Last-Ditch Fly-By | A cloudy sky level where Kamek tries to stop the player from reaching Bowser's castle. | Kamek Yoshi | |
| World 6-8 | King Bowser's Castle | Baby Bowser Yoshi | ||
| World 6-S | Skeleton Goonies' Lava Lair | NES Yoshi | ||
| Craft Island | World ☆-S | Wonderful World of Wool | A lengthy level featuring several areas - each one based off of previous worlds' themes. Unlocking this level requires all 270 Smiley Flowers in the game. | Shiny Platinum Yoshi |
References to other games
- Super Mario Bros.: Bullet Bill Patches greatly resemble the original Bullet Bill sprite from this game.
- Super Mario World: Monty Mole Patches resemble their sprite from this game.
- Yoshi's Cookie: The title of the level Yoshi and Cookies is based on this game's name. Additionally, checkered Yoshi Cookies act as an obstacle in this level.
- Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island: Many elements from this game return, including several bosses; they are Burt the Bashful and Naval Piranha. The level name "Feel Fuzzy, Get Clingy" is based on the level Touch Fuzzy, Get Dizzy.
- Super Mario Land: Yoshi has a transformation named for the Sky Pop from this game.
- Wario Land: Shake It!: Several sound effects are reused.
- Yoshi's New Island: Whirly Gates return having the same function.
Gallery
E3 2014 worldwide logo
Gameplay screenshot from Yoshi's Woolly World
Staff
- Main article: List of Yoshi's Woolly World staff
Pre-release and unused content
During levels, the playable character Yoshi starts out being made only of some yarn threads in his shape; however, the player can't swallow Shy Guys to lay eggs using his tounge. Instead of doing so, the player can swallow them to turn Yoshi into a three-dimensional, amigurumi crochet form.
Names in other languages
Trivia
- Although Yoshi's Woolly World was released in 2015, the 2014 game Super Smash Bros. for Wii U managed to include a stage based upon this game titled Woolly World. On the official Super Smash Bros. Facebook page, it's stated that the stage was put in late in development.
- This is the only game in the Yoshi series to be released in PAL regions before anywhere else.
References
- ^ GameXplain. (April 29, 2015). Yoshi's Woolly World - Hands-On Discussion w/ Nintendaan (Wii U). YouTube. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedNintendo Direct - ^ GameXplain. (June 10, 2014). Yoshi's Woolly World Gameplay - Course 2 (Wii U - E3 2014). YouTube. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
- ^ http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-05-26-yoshis-woolly-world-features-unlockable-character-skins
