Yoshi's Woolly World

YOSHI'S WOOLLY WORLD

Yoshi's Woolly World is an incredibly creative game that takes the basic concepts of the Yoshi series and reimagines them as if everything were made of yarn and various knitting-related implements, making great use out of the concept in a variety of ways. The plot basically centers around Kamek having reduced most of the Yoshi population to bundles of yarn, and Yoshi having to travel to free them.

Yoshi in this game, or as he's fondly referred to as, Yarn Yoshi, can do a lot of the basic Yoshi moves, like eating enemies and performing flutter jumps, but a lot of his moveset makes him quite unique from Yoshi in other games. First off, eating enemies turns them into balls of yarn rather than eggs, and when the yarn ball is tossed it will tie up enemies tightly. He can also spin across a spool to launch himself a great distance, unravel into a swirl of yarn to go down a pipe, create clouds and platforms with his yarn, and of course, spit yarn versions of fire and ice. His transformations this time around include an umbrella, a giant, a bicycle, a mole, an airplane, and a mermaid. Poochy is our only supporting ally this time around, being able to charge, walk across hazards, find hidden items, and lick.

Kamek and Baby Bowser are once again our main antagonists. Kamek can fly around on his broom and cast transformation spells as usual, but he can also transform Yoshis into bundles of yarn, as demonstrated in the intro. Baby Bowser can jump around, breathing out a line of fire or fiery meteors in his small battle, then when he becomes a giant, can shoot up lava spouts and toss big balls of yarn.

Shy Guys are our most common enemy, of course, and they can dangle from balloons, throw bombs, use knitting needs as swords, fly with a propeller, walk on stilts, hang from hooks, and rise from the dead. Other Mario series regular enemies appearing include Koopa Troopas (with buttons for shells!!), Piranha Plants and Nippers, Cheep Cheeps, Boos, Lakitus, Monty Moles (a first appearance for this series I think), Pokeys, Bullet Bills, and Chain Chomps, who can be changed into Chomp Rocks this time around.

Yoshi series regulars include Burts, Tap Taps, Ukikis, Goonies, Blarggs, Lunge Fish, Spray Fish, Bumpties, Tiny Mousers, Gusties, Fangs, Clawdaddies, and Fluffin' Puffins. All of them perform their general functions as seen before. We also have a handful of new enemies, including: Hot Dogs, little dogs who breathe fire; Snoots, who spit projectiles; Ruffin' Tumbles, birds who roll around; Miss Cluck, a chicken that runs around; Smooch Spiders, that crawl around on webs, Snag Stitches, that flip themselves over; and Burrberts that move along a track.

We have a handful of bosses this time around, once again regular enemies enhanced by Kamek. They include: Big Montgomery, a giant Monty Mole that burrows around under wrapping paper, butt bashes, throws spike balls, summons up a stack of Monties, and rolls into a snowball; Knot-Wing the Koopa, a giant Koopa Troopa that can fly, belly bash, tuck into his shell, make waves, and fire a bullet-bill cannon; Burt the Bashful, returning once again in a repeat of his old battle; Bunson the Hot Dog, a giant Hot Dog who can breathe fire, spew lava, butt bash, and leap from wall to wall; Miss Cluck the Insincere, a giant Miss Cluck who can fly and drop spike balls, spin really fast, and shoot forward like a missile; Naval Piranha, another returning vet who throws bombs, extends tendrils, and wraps around objects; and Snifberg the Unfeeling, a giant Ice Snifit who can create ice blocks, spit out Shy Guys, roll around, and lift off from the ground.

The game takes place on Craft Island, basically Yoshi's Island but made of yarn, and is made up of six worlds. The stages within the worlds vary quite a bit, but the basic gist is: World 1 - Grassland, World 2 - Desert, World 3 - Sky/Toys or Candy, World 4 - Jungle/Water, World 5 - Snow, World 6 - Lava/Castle. The game ends with a final level entitled "The Wonderful World of Wool."

Items in the game include yarn balls, spools, knitting needles, bundles of yarn, beads, fruit, and so on.

Here's what we've got so far:

Characters:
Yoshi: run, jump, eat, make eggs, flutter jump, throw eggs, butt bash, breathe fire, ice, spit seeds, helicopter, mole tank, train, submarine, ski, fire as egg, rocket ship, gigantic eggs, rocket forward, minecart, bobsleigh, hot air balloon, run on walls and ceilings.
Yarn Yoshi: run, jump, eat, flutter jump, butt bash, fire, ice, create balls of yarn, throw balls of yarn, tie up, spin around spool, unravel to go down pipe, create platforms, unravel sections, umbrella, giant, bicycle, mole, airplane, mermaid.
Baby Mario: float in bubble, cry, super cape, float with cape, run on walls and ceilings, run faster, float with diaper.
Baby Peach: float on the wind with umbrella
Baby Donkey Kong: charge forward, cling to vines
Baby Wario: giant magnet
Kamek: fly on broom, cast spell, teleport, sweep, giant spell, giant hammer, teleport, warp, balloons with missiles, transform into bundles of yarn.
Baby Bowser: stomp, shockwave, fireball, drop rocks, jump, ride pets
Bowser: jump, breathe fire, grow giant, drop rocks, stomp, warp through time and space at random apparently, fiery meteors, line of fire, lava spouts, balls of yarn
Poochy: walk across hazards, find stuff, charge, lick
Kangaroo: hop around
Stork: fly, carry babies
Shy Guy: propeller, stilts, fat, bombs, spear and shield, swing mace, fire, ghost, submarine, pogo stick, blocks, limbo stick, pirate ship, umbrella, balance spear, inner tube, bounce, Snifit, breathe fire, balloon, copy, giant, metal, knitting needles, hang, rise from the dead
Koopa: button shells, make waves, fire bullet bills
Goomba
Piranha Plant: spit projectiles
Boo
Blooper
Lakitu: rain
Monty Mole: burrow, butt bash, spike ball, stack of Monties, roll into snowball
Wiggler: wings, fuzzy
Chain Chomp: bounce, incoming chomp, Chomp Rock, Chomp Shark, lunge and bite, turn into Chomp Rock
Bandits: steal things, toss ball, pop balloon, Green Glove, Slugger, Zeus Guy, Grunt
Little Mouser: steal
Grinder/Ukiki: bounce, climb vines, eat fruit and spit seeds, drop bombs
Gabons: basically Spikes

Bosses:
Burt the Bashful
Salvo the Slime
Bigger Boo
Roger the Potted Ghost
Prince Froggy
Naval Piranha
Marching Milde
Hookbill Koopa
Sluggy the Unshaven
Raphael Raven
Tap Tap the Red Nose
Cloud N. Candy
Inviso
Cloudjin
Don Bongo
Big Burt Brothers
Gilbert the Gooey
Hector the Reflector
Big Bungee Piranha
Bessie Bass
Priscilla the Peckish
Six-Face Sal
Big Guy the Stilted
Mortz the Very Goonie
Big Beanie
Count Fang
King Clawdaddy
Furious Fred de Fillet
Punky the Pokey Prince
Big Montgomery
Knotwing the Koopa
Bunson the Hot Dog
Miss Cluck the Insincere
Snifberg the Unfeeling

Stages:
plains
cave
fortress
sky
forest
lava
lake
valley
sewer
snow
Beginning
Cavern
Summit
Jungle
Ocean
Finale
Plains
Castle
Forest
Lava
Jungle
Cavern
Snow
Sky
Underwater
Coast
Plains
Forest
Jungle
Savannah
Snow
Volcano
Grassland
Desert
Sky
Jungle
Snow
Castle
Wonderful World of Wool

Items:
Eggs
Stars
Clouds
Chomp Rock
Fruit!!
Ginormous Eggs
Yarn Balls
Yarn Bundles
Knitting Needles
Buttons
Beads
So on

Thanks for reading! Next up, let's follow it up with Yoshi's Crafted World!

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