“Although a game brief to the point, it is fun and makes great use of the special functions the DS possesses”
User Rating: 6.9 | Yoshi Touch & Go DS
Yoshi is a beloved Nintendo character and the story in which Yoshi finds a baby and returns it to his parents is the tale we all love, which is the story behind Yoshi’s Island. In Yoshi Touch and Go, fans were expecting the story to continue, like a sequel. However, this slightly unpopular DS game was no sequel… It was just a game using that classic story in an attempt to make use of the newly functional touch screen and double screen features the Nintendo DS had. In that perspective, the game was successful, yet quite unsatisfying in numerous ways. Here is my review for Yoshi Touch and Go. Nearly 2 years ago, the newest portable system, The Nintendo DS came to market. The first few games were all fairly bad, no offense……. Some were okay while others were just plain horrific. Yoshi Touch and Go was on the border of the two types between bad and good. It didn’t have a fully plotted story, however, there was some point to it, although pretty unnoticeable. When I had first purchased this game, I was at it for hours, because it was so addicting. This began to fade, and fade, and fade, until up to present day where I haven’t played it for over half a year. What can I tell you, the game gets boring! Like it or not, this isn’t the best game on the block. Rather than a new game, it seemed to me that it was an arcade game almost. It’s a high scoring game offering 4different game modes. The first mode is Score Attack, a mode in which you only travel a certain distance, in an attempt to achieve more points than the set scores. When starting off, tap the screen to hurl eggs, hit Yoshi to jump, and draw clouds to get to higher distances. Yoshi will automatically eat fruit. He walks on his own too, so there are practically no controls, just the Stylus. The second mode is Marathon, which is by far, the best mode the game has to offer. This is the mode I spent hours of game play on. I liked it so much. You simply try to get as far as you can, without getting….killed, which can happen in numerous ways. Although you may be at it for a while and eventually get bored, keep going: places eventually change as you travel further.
The other 2 game modes are secret, so I won’t write about spoilers in my review.
Lastly, comes the Vs. Battles, which is multiplayer. This is another feature that is addicting. You simply try to travel further than your friend, who you can view on the top screen. There is a goal at the end, and if you are both still living, whoever reaches it first wins. If you throw an egg at multiple things, enemies will appear in random locations on your opponent’s screen. Try to get as many Egg throw combos as you can: it’s your only method of offense against your foe.
Well that’s it on the game play. Controls are tight and easy to use. The graphics are great, they are nice and bright. Although there is a simple design applied, I for some reason like it that way. The sound is catchy but there aren’t many different tunes. Knowing how cheap the game is at this time, I’d definitely recommend it, because it may be boring at times but it is worth it. If you like using the touch screen, get this game, because it sure makes use of it. That concludes this review.
-OblivionGuy 
