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It wasn't as helpful as I thought it would be but it is still a great book.
This Player's Guide is extremely helpful. My son would not have been able to open many of the secret levels without it. The maps are very easy to understand and this guide is well worth the money.
It also points out shortcuts, and the best strategies on how to master Baby Bowser. Their latest strategy guide for the Nintendo DS does follow that suit. They've definitely made the best ones for games like New Super Mario Brothers on the DS, and The Legend Of Zelda Twilight Princess for the Wii. With all the different stratgy guides that come out for games, no company has made the best maps and tips like Nintendo. I really recommend this for anybody who owns the game on the Nintendo DS. The guide for Yoshi's Island DS is a descriptive and well-displayed strategy guide that shows all the level nicely, and all the tidbits that can help you guide Yoshi and his baby friends Baby Mario, Baby Peach, Baby Donkey Kong and Baby Wario through all the outrageous levels of the game. It is a great buy.Price: B+Maps: ATips: B 1/2-Overall: B+
If your average third grader reads a lot, he or she will have no difficulty going through the book and understanding it in order to be able to play the game better. However, she couldn't get past World 1-3. This will help you win at each level rather than die repeatedly because you didn't have the hints and strategies this book gives you.
The game is a very entertaining game and will give you lots of fun by itself -- but the fun will be mixed with frustration at too many failed attempts to complete each level (I know because I've been there). The flow of the writing was also good, i.e., the book first tells you about the basics (controls and moves), characters and common items seen on every level of the game, then the minor games (mini games within each game), lists the enemies, gives you general advice in the form of helpful hints that are useful at each level or world, and then gives you keys on how to read the maps of each world that are subsequently presented. In just 2 hours (after reading the first few pages until World 1-3), she was able to finish World 1-3 and started playing World 1-4. The book is well-written, even an 8-year-old kid can understand it. After reading the book, you can play the different levels you have played on Yoshi's Island and improve your scores at each re-playing. To date, I have completed the first 4 levels in World 1, and I attribute that to the book. The book also gives detailed maps and descriptions of worlds, hints and advice on how to get through each world without actually revealing everything about each world (i.e., it doesn't give spoilers). Being essentially a manual or guidebook on how to play the game, I was expecting some high-fallutin' words that a kid won't be able to understand.
The book was so good at presenting all the characters, villains, must-have collection items, must-have bonuses, and ways to rack up points that you feel you can play the game and beat it. We saw this book on a recent shopping trip, and we immediately bought it after browsing it. In summary, this book is a must-have if you want to be able to play ALL the worlds and levels of Yoshi Island DS. The layout and graphics were colorful and true-to-life to the DS game. Without the book I would probably only last until Level 1, if at all. So I was pleasantly surprised and pleased to find out the book was very easy to understand.
I gave my daughter a Nintendo DS as a gift, and one of the games I bought for it was Yoshi Island DS because my husband loved the older version of it on Nintendo 64. I don't know if there are too many mothers out there who became addicted to playing the Nintendo DS, but I certainly am hooked now as a result of reading this guidebook. After reading the book from the basics until World 1-1, I was ready to try the game myself. This book is an essential partner to the game so you can fully appreciate and enjoy the different worlds and levels available on the game and quickly become a pro.
You can play it first without the guide and then try with it to see if you missed any. This is a must for others who are playing Yoshi's Island DS and want to have an edge on the game. Ever since I started playing the older classic Nintendo games with my son in the 80's we had to find out things the hard way. Helps you to find all the hidden places and items you would have a hard time finding other wise. And I'll bet you did. But I can never find them all and need a little help. Makes playing a snap. Nintendo is know ed for hiding things.
And the nice thing it doesn't take away from the excitement yet adds more to it. This Player's Guide goes hand and hand with the game. I recommended the guide to everyone. And that is find for those of you who like to find things that way. Plus it gives you the edge on fighting the bosses and other enemies in the game.
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