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Rocket League

7.9 (49 Ratings) Rate It

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Soccer meets driving once again in the long-awaited, physics-based sequel to the beloved arena...

sports racing multiplayer soccer

Connor Sheffield (293 KP) rated Yoshi's Crafted World in Video Games

Apr 17, 2019

Simple mechanics (3 more)

Beautiful Art style

Yoshi (all of them)

Some level of difficulty in some areas

Feels very similar to the many Mario themed games before it (0 more)

Tons of adorable fun for all ages!

So Yoshi's crafted world was one of the two games I recieved as part of a bundle deal when I bought my Nintendo Switch Console. I was looking forward to playing the game as I hadn't played a Yoshi based game for some time and Yoshi is one of my all time fave characters. I didn't get chance to play wooly world as I haven't owned a new Nintendo console since DS Lite and the Wii. (I know it sucks, I just never had the money for them and by the time I did the next gen console was out and I was torn)

Anyways, as I began playing Yoshi's Crafted world and working my through the many incredibly awesome looking levels which not only have collectibles but has a flip side to each level in which you go through the level from the back which adds to the awesome game design as a whole, I realised that whilst it all looked new and had a new interesting yet simple plot to play through, the gameplay was the same mechanics that we've been playing for years in almost all the Mario Themed 2D platformers/side scrollers. You run across, bounce on enemies heads, throw eggs to smash things, collect coins and move on to the next level, then repeat. It works as a mechanic but at the same time I felt like there wasn't much of a change. However, they did add some more directions to this game, as you no longer just side scroll (although that is the majority of the game) but on the levels there will be certain areas where you can turn and head either towards the screen or away from it, in order to reach secrets or to simply continue through the level. So they mixed it up a little bit, but not much in my opinion.

One aspect I enjoyed was the outfits you could buy which worked as armour in a way. The designs are all made to look as though they are crafted out of cardboard boxes and other household items (hence the name 'crafted world') and this gives the game and adorable and very clever asthetic.

However if you're a fan of sidescrollers, the Mario world or just Yoshi in general then I would recommend giving it a go because it is fun, especially if you get a friend to join you and you can choose which outfits you want to wear and more importantly which colour Yoshi you want to be.

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Mutant Mudds Collection

6.7 (3 Ratings) Rate It

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It’s the greatest collection of muddy games under one roof! Revisit the platforming fun of the...

Paige (277 KP) rated Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp in Apps

Nov 15, 2018 (Updated Nov 15, 2018)

Nostalgic (2 more)

Original Characters from Animal Crossing: Wild World

Implementation of a levelling system

Repetitive (1 more)

Connection Errors

Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp

Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is an exceptionally nostalgic app. As a child, I received a Nintendo DS for my 11th Birthday, accompanied by Animal Crossing: Wild World and therefore, I was excited for the release of the Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp app attributable to the implementation of original characters.

However, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp becomes repetitive as the game itself is based on the premise of completing requests for characters that you meet at one of four locations, or your campsite. But, even so the extent to which this can be considered as a detrimental aspect of the app is lessened owing to the introduction of new characters each time you level up, rewarded with 10 Leaf Tickets and 1,000 Bells in-game currency.

To elaborate on this, events are continuously being implemented throughout the game, contributing towards lessening the extent to which Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is repetitive; currently, the event is ‘First Year Anniversary,’ to commemorate the app’s first year since its launch!?

However, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is highly recommended, especially for those whom have played either Animal a Crossing: Wild World or Animal Crossing: New Leaf beforehand, and is suitable for ages 4+.