Yoku's Island Express
Game » consists of 4 releases. Released May 29, 2018
A side scrolling action platformer.
Short summary describing this game.
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5 (1) 4 (3) 3 (0) 2 (0) 1 (0) 4.3 starsAverage score of 4 user reviews
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A Charming Genre Mash Up That Works Far Better Than It Should 0
Everything in this game works much better than I ever would have assumed, from the world transversal to the silly but charming story. The controls felt perfectly suited for the Switch as well with the shoulder buttons on either side of the wide screen feeling reminiscent of a pinball tabel's flipper controls. I only wish it lasted longer; the 5 hour length ran out abruptly and left me only half full. While the world feels very lively and varied, it does feel a little small and I feel as if th...
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Yoku's Island Express - Get your pinball minor 0
Gamerscore might be the most toxic thing to come out of gaming. It obligates me to one console. For me it was all XboxOne for the entire generation, until i broke my arm. I took 3 months off work and reluctantly picked up a PS4. I had shunned Nintendo for their treachory with the release of the original Wii. On one of my idling in the parking lot days, doing everything but game, I decided to partially lift my sanctions (by buying used) and picked up a Switch.I had long given up on 3-d gaming sin...
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Yoku's Island Express: A Better Troid-like 0
This review was originally published in my blog on July 19, 2018.I never really cared for the Metroid genre. It's not like I didn't try; I went through Super and Zero Mission, I tried Prime, I played a number of indie games in that style... but it never really clicked. There were too many issues and annoyances that I assumed were just inherent to the genre. Plus, I kind of hate the term "Metroidvania." For one, the real Castlevania games don't play like that. For another, it's such a long word...
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A Delightful Weekend Getaway 0
Yoku's Island Express is a cute little platformer/pinball game with a great soundtrack that doesn't overstay it's welcome.Gameplay:You are some kind of bug (I just looked it up, apparently you are a beetle) that's attached to a ball for no apparent reason and you roll your ball around, playing through small and unique pinball tables to advance through the game. It does a great job of slowly introducing you to the gameplay mechanics; you start out with nothing but soon get a little party whistle ...
1 out of 1 found this review helpful.
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