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Yoshi's Woolly World - tons of new details (levels, transformations, controls and more)

by rawmeatcowboy
25 May 2015
GN Version 5.0

- takes place on Craft Island,a small island in the Handmade Ocean
- this is where a clan of peaceful Yoshis live
- Kamek shows up and turns most of the dinosaurs into various sets of yarn
- Two Yoshi manage to escape to catch Kamek
- as Kamek escapes, he drops yarn everywhere, which Yoshi sets out to get
- health is represented by hearts that circle around Yoshi
- use yarn balls to find hidden paths and platforms
- in Knitty-Knotty Windmill Hill, you rebuild a windmill using yarn
- pull bows with Yoshi's tongue to reveal secrets
- some seemingly dead-end walls actually hide secrets
- Smiley Flowers make a return
- if you hit one at the stage's end roulette wheel, a bonus challenge will await you
- collect fruit along the way
- points that you earn are changed into beads, which are added to a specific counter
- beads are used as currency for Power Badges
- these badges will grant you special powers for a single course and you can only use one at a time
- as you progress, more badges will become available
- some badges help you to get 100% in older levels
- badges let you use Poochy the dog, pull items in with a magnetic force, see hidden items, make your Ground Pound move stronger, become faster and more
- you can even change your ability mid-stage
- 20 of the beads in every stage contain Stamp Patches
- these unlock some Miiverse stamps
- there are 5 Wonder Wools in every course
- grab all 5 to make re-knit a Yoshi and have them appear alongside you
- options include Hot Cocoa Yoshi, Candyfloss Yoshi, Poochy Yoshi and more
- every world has its own theme
- start in a grassy world, move on to the desert, head to a wondrous playground, and then finish in a deep jungle
- not every level in a world follows the overall theme
- the second level is Bounceabout Woods, where all trees in the stage are bouncepads
- another stage is Crawdaddy Beach, where you skip yarn balls across the water
- “Wobbly Mobile Jaunt” has a number of mobiles similar to what you see in the Smash Bros. stage
- tilt the mobiles to climb higher
- “Scarf-Roll Scamper” makes you hang tight on fabric rolls to move about and you can't use your yarn ball
- “Spooky Scraps! Don't Get Spooked” reveals platforms when you hide behind a curtain
- when behind a curtain, enemies can't be defeated
- Yoshi transformations include a motorcycle,a mermaid with a special spin attack, a plane, umbrella, digging device, and growing massively in size
- levels have frequent checkpoints, but offer a good amount of challenge
- supported controllers include Wii Remote, the Wii Classic Controller (Pro), the Wii U Pro Controller or the Wii U GamePad
- when playing with just the Wii Remote, you can tilt to steer the yarn ball yourself
- backgrounds of levels are sometimes curtains or clouds hanging from string

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