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Not Your Normal Mario.
dbarry_22 - wrote on 03/12/2013
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island is a solid platformer that flirts with being a little too casual and also requires patience to enjoy.
The inclusion of Yoshi in the first Super Mario World was fantastic. Almost everyone enjoyed using Yoshi whenever possible. It gave you the chance to get hit without losing a power up. You could also eat and spit out enemies. It was truly an innovation to the Mario franchise. So, the idea making the sequel all about Yoshi seemed logical. But, when implemented, it falls short of being a fantastic game.
The story is pretty simple. Baby Mario and Baby Luigi are being carried by a stork to their parents when Bowser's minions take out the stork and kidnap Luigi while Mario falls down to an Island of Yoshi's. The Yoshi's decide to help Baby …
