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Poochy and Yoshi’s Woolly World 3DS review: We’ve romped our way through Woolly World on the Nintendo 3DS and fallen in love with a bunch of yarn Yoshis, who have just as much personality as the fleshy version. Here’s our full Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World for 3DS review.
Everyone loves Yoshi, cute dogs and yarn, so Poochy and Yoshi’s Woolly World is bound to delight gamers of all ages. This side-scrolling platformer for Nintendo’s 3DS offers a unique graphical styling, to help freshen up one of the oldest game genres – not to mention bags of content and secrets to unlock. Here’s our full Poochy and Yoshi’s Woolly World review for 3DS.
Poochy and Yoshi’s Woolly World 3DS review: What’s this all about then?
Woolly World’s story makes about as much sense as Donald Trump’s political strategies, but with a lot less menace. Essentially there’s a wizard who’s turned a bunch of woolly Yoshis into balls of yarn, for whatever nefarious purposes, and now it’s up to our hero to retrieve all of the yarn and knit his mates back together.
Frankly, it’s the kind of plot that requires liberal use of certain class A drugs to comprehend, and in the end who cares. You play these games because they’re fun, not for the captivating storyline or the inspirational character arcs.
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Poochy and Yoshi’s Woolly World 3DS review: Gameplay and difficulty levels
Gameplay is as solid as you’d expect from Nintendo. Woolly World is a simple side-scroller at heart, although Yoshi differs from Mario in that he can hover indefinitely if you hold down the jump button. And as well as jumping on enemies’ heads, you can hurl balls of wool at them to despatch them.
At set points you’ll even automatically transform into a special powered-up Yoshi, similar to Kirby’s souped-up forms in Planet Robobot. From a super-speedy biker Yoshi to a Godzilla-sized Mega Yoshi, these short but thrilling segments add another dose of welcome variety.
Woolly World’s difficulty level is quite low, provided you don’t rush things. Finding all of the hidden treasures is where the true difficulty lies, although taking on the boss creatures is also fun. They pop up every four levels and each boasts his or her own attack sequences and weak points, as you’d expect.
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If you’re struggling to complete a level or find all of its secrets, don’t get too depressed. You can stick Woolly World on casual mode at any time, which gives you constant access to some of Poochy’s helpful pups. These little balls of delight can sniff out hidden items for you, whenever you can’t be bothered to do it yourself.
And even if you find yourself seriously struggling, even on casual mode (highly unlikely), you can employ the help of one of your power badges. These are basically cheat codes which are unlocked by completing levels, and they offer a helping hand in many ways; be it making you immune to certain damage, or giving you big balls (don’t ask). Of course, you can’t constantly rely on these, as they cost virtual cash to use.
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Poochy and Yoshi’s Woolly World 3DS review: Game length
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The game is split into six worlds, each with its own distinctive look and feel. Fans of Nintendo platform era know what to expect: desert world, lava world and so on. Each world offers eight levels of platforming shenanigans, giving 48 levels in total (not including bonus stages). Thank god we paid attention in maths class.
These levels are a good size too. If you spend some time hunting down the secret collectibles, you can expect each one to take roughly ten minutes to complete.
Completists be warned: you’ll have your work cut out to hit 100 percent on Woolly World. In each stage, Yoshi can collect up to five smiley flower heads, five balls of yarn and 20 special coins. You’ll have to explore carefully and use your wits to max out every level, but the rewards are solid.
For instance, collect all of the flower heads in a world and Yoshi gets a bonus stage to play. Find all five balls of yarn in a level and one of the kidnapped Yoshis will be resurrected, unlocking them as a playable character (the only difference being appearance sadly).
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Poochy and Yoshi’s Woolly World 3DS review: Presentation and 3D effects
Yoshi and Poochy’s Woolly World offers some truly unique presentation, thanks to the yarn-based theme of the game. Every character and indeed the world itself is stitched together, giving them fantastic texture. Every World is a colourful delight and individual levels are pleasingly distinctive.
As for the 3D element, Woolly World does a great job of popping out the visuals to make the world feel even more immersive. Thankfully it’s still perfectly possible to play in 2D if the 3D makes you feel a bit iffy, or you own a 2DS. You only miss out on the striking depth.
Poochy and Yoshi’s Woolly World 3DS review: Bonus content and comparison to the Wii U version
In addition to the main game, Woolly World also offers plenty of engrossing bonus content, which wasn’t found on the Wii U version of the game.
For instance, head to the Poochy Hut and you can race through courses as Yoshi’s pet dog, who is otherwise criminally underused. These stages are great fun, with set objectives to complete in each one for maximum financial rewards. And although the controls are simple – just tap to jump – you’ll want to replay them over and over to grab every last gem.
You can also watch a series of stomach-achingly cute stop-motion videos starring Yoshi and Poochy, and then answer basic observation questions to unlock more virtual cash (used to enable the power badges in the standard single-player levels).
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Poochy and Yoshi’s Woolly World 3DS review: Verdict
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Basically, you get a lot for your money in Woolly World and none of it is filler. Every single level is a delight, offering dozens of secrets to hunt down, while difficulty levels are perfect for a younger audience. And with extras like the Poochy Hut races to master, you’ll be gaming for many, many hours before you find and see everything on offer.
You can grab Poochy and Yoshi’s Woolly World from Friday February 3, for £35.
Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World
Developer(s)
Good-Feel
Publisher(s)
Nintendo
Platform(s)
Nintendo 3DS
Release date
January 19, 2017 January 19, 2017 January 19, 2017 February 3, 2017 February 3, 2017 February 4, 2017 March 4, 2017[1]
Genre
Platform
Rating(s)
ESRB:
- Everyone
CERO:
- All ages
ACB:
- General
Mode(s)
Media
Cartridge
Input
Nintendo 3DS:
Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World is a Yoshi platforming game for the Nintendo 3DS. It is a port of Yoshi's Woolly World, which was released for the Wii U in 2015. The game includes the entirety of the original game's levels, along with a bonus mode called Poochy Dash in which the player controls Poochy and tries to collect as many Beads as possible. It also introduces Poochy Pups, who assist the player in discovering secrets when playing in the easier Mellow Mode, Yoshi Theater, which features 31 Yoshi stop-motion videos, and the ability to design custom patterns for Yarn Yoshi. The game uses up 974.125 MB (7,793 blocks) of free space on the SD Card, if players purchase and download the game off the eShop.
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Changes and new features[edit]
This port features more extensive amiibo support than the Wii U version. Like the Wii U version, various amiibo can be scanned to give Yoshi patterns based on those characters, but several newer amiibo now have their own patterns of Yoshi as well.
The game is now compatible with: Princess Daisy, Waluigi, Boo, Lucas, Roy, Ryu, Corrin, Waddle Dee, Wolf Link, Callie, Marie, and any of the Animal Crossing amiibo.
Similar to the Japanese and international color variations of the R.O.B. amiibo in the original game, the game also recognizes the Splatoon 2 variants of the Inkling amiibo and Super Mario-line Wario amiibo as a specific amiibo as well. This does not apply to the female Corrin amiibo, however.
For unknown reasons, the game does not recognize the Cloud, Bayonetta, Goomba, and Koopa Troopa amiibo as specific amiibo, despite being compatible with the Corrin amiibo.
A Yarn Poochy amiibo was released alongside the game; tapping it during a Yoshi level will put Poochy in the level for Yoshi to ride, while tapping it in one of the bonus Poochy stages will enable them to be played in Time Attack mode. If these Time Attack stages are completed, exclusive Poochy designs will be unlocked.
If a Smiley Flower is collected at the end of a stage, instead of playing a Bonus Game, a Gold Rush for Poochy Dash is unlocked where Poochy can collect Beads from a Gold Lakitu.
There is no longer a Results screen with Yoshi looking at it, due to the collectibles been shown on the touch screen.
A Yarn Yoshi amiibo can be used to store a custom Yoshi pattern and transfer it to another copy of the 3DS game.
Stamp Patches have been removed from this version, and are replaced with Pencil Patches.
Multiplayer mode has been removed, even though the introduction shows Red Yoshi escaping from Kamek as well as Green Yoshi.
The worlds and levels are on a straight linear path going left and right (akin to Super Mario 3D Land) instead of being connected through fully controllable hub worlds (like Super Mario 3D World).
The player needs to press instead of to play with a Yoshi.
The game progress is shown and hidden with and instead of being shown when the player stays still for 10 seconds.
The game features enhanced performance on New Nintendo 3DS systems, running at 60 frames per second (like the Wii U version) compared to 30 frames per second on standard 3DS or 2DS systems.
Critical reception[edit]
Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World, similarly to the original Wii U game, has received generally positive reviews. On review aggregate site Metacritic, it averages 77% based on 56 reviews.[2] On GameRankings, it has the similar rank of 77.04%, based on 25 reviews.[3]
Reviews
Release
Reviewer, Publication
Score
Comment
Nintendo 3DS
Daniel Krupa, IGN
7.1/10
'Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World remains one of the cutest games around. Even though most of the tactile charm of the Wii U original has been lost to the 3DS’s technical limitations, there’s still plenty of fun to be uncovered in this colourful and often inventive platformer. Incidentally, it also brings some of the happiest, catchiest music ever to the 3DS. Yoshi’s faithful Poochy is loveable new addition, but he feels underused; he appears only in a handful of animated shorts, a sparse challenge mode, and as little more than a series of assists in the super-easy ‘Mellow’ mode. He definitely makes tracking down all of the numerous collectibles more enjoyable, but it’s a shame this instantly likeable character doesn’t have more to do that’s unique to his skills.'
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Kallie Plagge, GameSpot
7/10
'Though the gulf between two very different difficulties is not fully fixed by its additions, from the updated Mellow Mode to the extra Poochy levels, Poochy and Yoshi’s Woolly World gives you what you put in--it can either be almost frustratingly hard for a determined collector or a good fit for someone who’s just looking for a fun, relaxing few hours of platforming.'
Nintendo 3DS
CJ Andriessen, Destructoid
7/10
'Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World is as fun on the 3DS as the original is on the Wii U. The levels are just as crafty as before, the visuals take a slight hit but are still colorful and creative, and the soundtrack is so gosh darn charming. It's the best Yoshi game on the 3DS, and if you don't already own it on the Wii U, I would suggest picking it up.'
Aggregators
Compiler
Platform / Score
Metacritic
77
GameRankings
77.04%
Awards and acknowledgements[edit]
Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World was nominated for the 'Best Handheld Game' award at The Game Awards 2017.[4] However, it ultimately lost to Metroid: Samus Returns.[4]
Gallery[edit]
For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World.
International logo
North American box art
Yarn Poochy amiibo
Three Poochy Pups following Yoshi
Media[edit]
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Staff[edit]
Main article: List of Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World staff
Names in other languages[edit]
Language
Name
Meaning
Japanese
ポチと！ ヨッシー ウールワールド[5] Pochi to! Yosshī ūru wārudo
With Poochy! Yoshi Wool World
Korean
포치와! 요시 울리 월드[1] Pochi wa! Yosi ulli woldeu
With Poochy! Yoshi Woolly World
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References[edit]
^ abNintendo of Korea. (January 20, 2017). Nintendo 3DS software lineup announcement. Nintendo. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
World 1 • World 2 • World 3 • World 4 • World 5 • World 6 • Wonderful World of Wool (★-S)
Other
amiibo Hut • Boss Tent • Craft Island • Poochy Hut* • Scrapbook Theater • Yoshi Hut • Yoshi Theater*
Poochy Dash levels*
Galloping Green Meadow • Hotheaded Lava Fields • Stitchy Scramble • Zippy Lagoon • Bobsledding Peaks • Fort Bombs Away
Items and objects
Arrow Lift • Bead • Chomp Rock • Egg-Plant • Fire watermelon • Flipper • Goal Ring • Heart • Ice watermelon • Invincibility Egg • Item Balloon • Key • Number Platform • Paddle wheel • Pencil Patch* • Post • Power Badge • Present Box • Smiley Flower • Spring Ball • Stamp Patch** • Transformation Door • Warp Pipe • Watermelon • Winged Cloud • Wonder Wool • Yarn Ball • Yarn Basket
Bosses
Big Montgomery • Knot-Wing the Koopa • Burt the Bashful • Bunson the Hot Dog • Miss Cluck the Insincere • Naval Piranha • Snifberg the Unfeeling • Kamek • Baby Bowser / Mega Baby Bowser
Enemies
Bill Blaster • Bomb Guy • Boo Guy • Bull's-Eye Bill • Bullet Bill • Bullet Bill Patch • Bumpty • Burrbert • Burt • Cheep Cheep • Clawdaddy • Fang • Flightless Goonie • Flightless Skeleton Goonie • Flooff • Fluffy Phantom • Fly Guy • Fooly Flower • Frame Boo • Frame Chomp • Gargantua Blargg • Goonie • Gusty • Hook Guy • Hot Dog • Ice Snifit • Koopa Paratroopa • Koopa Troopa • Lakitu • Lava Drop • Li'l Smooch Spider • Little Mouser • Lunge Fish • Miss Cluck • Monty Mole • Monty Mole Patch • Nep-Enut • Nipper Plant • Nipper Spore • Nipper Spore Patch • Peeply • Pharaoh Guy • Piranha Plant • Pokey Pom • Ruffin' Tumble • Ruffin' Tumble Patch • Seedy Sally • Short Fuse • Shy Guy • Shy Guy Tower • Skeleton Goonie • Smooch Spider • Snag-Stitch • Snifit • Snoot • Snow Guy • Spray Fish • Stalking Piranha Plant • Stilt Guy • Tap-Tap • Wall Lakitu • Wik • Wild Ptooie Piranha • Woollet Bill • Woozy Guy
*Only in Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World • ** Only in Yoshi's Woolly World
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Yoshi games
Platformers
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Main games
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995, SNES) • Yoshi's Island DS (2006, DS) • Yoshi's New Island (2014, 3DS)
Spin-offs
Yoshi Touch & Go (2005, DS)
Reissues
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 (2002, GBA)
Other
Main games
Yoshi's Story (1997, N64) • Yoshi's Woolly World (2015, Wii U) • Yoshi's Crafted World (2019, NS)
Spin-offs
Yoshi Topsy-Turvy (2004, GBA)
Reissues
Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World (2017, 3DS)
Puzzles
Yoshi (1991, NES) • Yoshi's Cookie (1992, NES) • Yoshi no Cookie: Kuruppon Oven de Cookie (1994, SNES) • Tetris Attack (1996, SNES)
Spin-offs
Yoshi's Safari (1993, SNES)
Tech demos
Yoshi Demo (GBA) • Balloon Trip (DS)
Canceled games
Yoshi Racing
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Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker • Luigi's Mansion • Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon • Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey • Mario & Luigi: Dream Team • Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam • Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions • Mario Golf: World Tour • Mario Kart 7 • Mario Party: Island Tour • Mario Party: Star Rush • Mario Party: The Top 100 • Mario Sports Superstars • Mario Tennis Open • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars • New Super Mario Bros. 2 • Paper Mario: Sticker Star • Super Mario 3D Land • Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS
Donkey Kong franchise
Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D
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WarioWare Gold
Yoshi franchise
Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World • Yoshi's New Island
Nintendo eShop
Club Nintendo Picross • Club Nintendo Picross Plus • Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure • Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move • Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge • Nintendo Badge Arcade • Photos with Mario • Virtual Console games
Crossovers
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games • Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games • Minecraft: New Nintendo 3DS Edition • Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition • Rhythm Heaven Megamix • Skylanders: SuperChargers Racing • Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS • Ultimate NES Remix
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