April Edition Live Magazine - April 2014 Issue. | Page 84

review

Yoshi’s New Island
In 1995, Nintendo decided to give
Yoshi - the famous green dinosaur
we all know and love – a starring
role in a game all of his own after
the massive popularity he garnered
after his debut in Super Mario World.
This game was Super Mario World
2: Yoshi’s Island. Met with critical
acclaim, the success of the game
caused Yoshi to be the star of his
own series, receiving several other
games, like sequel Yoshi’s Island
DS and spiritual successor Yoshi’s
Story. However, despite this, Yoshi’s
starring forays tend to be few and
far between. So it was a big surprise
when in #2