Game Boy Advance Critic Reviews
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Its twisted levels beg to be replayed again and again even if you aren't interested in getting that perfect 100%.
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The graphics are among the best to ever grace the Game Boy screen, a vibrant canvas decorated in brilliant crayon and eye-popping pastels-Yoshi's Island is a veritable work of art.
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The greatest side-scrolling platform game ever made. [Dec 2002, p.75; A+]
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Just another bright and shining jewel on the Miyamoto crown of accomplishments! This often overlooked masterpiece will finely get the time in the lime light it deserves.
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An instant classic on the GBA and it lives up to the original game.
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The mini-games and various vehicles Yoshi can transform into are just icing on an already delicious cake. [Spring 2003, p.41]
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The variety in what Yoshi can do and the diversity in level designs, not to mention the wonderful use of scaling and rotation for the level structures and the incorporation of a half-dozen clever mini-games makes Yoshi's Island the best damn platformer ever.
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Truly, after playing, I'm surprised why it wasn't the first Mario convert put on the Game Boy Advance. Marvelous in all aspects, it is everything a game from this genre should be.
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While it may seem kiddie, you do have to remember that looks can be deceiving and Yoshi's Island proves that theory well.
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The game's truly inspired visuals are matched only by its consistently fun gameplay.
