Yoshi's Woolly World Reviews

Yoshi's Woolly World is ranked in the 79th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
78 / 100
Oct 14, 2015

Yoshi's Wooly World is an adorable game, and it's often a fun one. However, the light difficulty prevents it from reaching the excellence of Yoshi's Island. It's still the best Yoshi adventure since that classic, but no one is going to bring up Wooly World in future "best platformer ever" discussions.

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85 / 100
Oct 15, 2015

Yoshi's Woolly World is a very good platformer. It'll take you 15-20 hours to do everything, and it's enough fun that it'll probably get you wanting to play it again in a few years. It has solid Nintendo production values, retro platforming, and is appropriate for many ages and tastes. Despite some repetitive levels, and easy bosses, Yoshi's Woolly World is highly recommended.

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GameSkinny
tobes325
Top Critic
Oct 15, 2015

After a long console hiatus - it's a fine return to form!

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Unscored
Oct 15, 2015

"Yoshi's Woolly World," won't change how you look at games or lead you to any important insights. It wants nothing more than to perk you up a bit, to lighten your mental load. Life is hard; sometimes a little frivolity is in order.

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8 / 10.0
Oct 16, 2015

You'd have to be a cold human indeed not to be warmed at least a little by a knitted Yoshi out to save his unravelled pals

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Oct 16, 2015

Yoshi's Woolly World doesn't do much that we haven't seen before in Nintendo's long history of these sorts of games, and its exceptional cuteness factor helps overcome some of its slightly derivative design. But in a season so focused on doing vicious harm in virtual worlds, its lovely to take a whimsical stroll with this delightful dinosaur daredevil.

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7.8 / 10.0
Oct 17, 2015

While Yoshi's Woolley World sometimes becomes stagnant from level to level, and the lack of chances the game takes helps push that along a bit, it does have some great things going for it to make the entertainment prominent. The challenges, the motivation to explore and the overall theme of the 'Woolley World' help to alleviate the shortcomings the game contains. Yoshi's Woolley World is fun, especially in terms of visuals and Yoshi's added personality, but it's not perfect.

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7.5 / 10.0
Oct 17, 2015

lthough Yoshi's Woolly World won't go down as the most challenging platformer for the Wii U (Mario and Donkey Kong have him lapped), it does provide a cute little experience that players of all ages will certainly enjoy.

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Unscored
Oct 17, 2015

This isn't Nintendo at the height of its powers, but it's hard not to be smitten with Yoshi's Woolly World's wonderful visuals and throughly entertaining platforming.

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9 / 10.0
Oct 18, 2015

Overall, Yoshi's Woolly World is a "Nintendo" game at its finest. The game not only draws in gamers with a captivating art-style and excellent soundtrack, but it also keeps them engaged with spectacular and diverse gameplay elements. Fortunately, Yoshi's Woolly World packs in a wealth of options too, which accommodate new players as well as Nintendo veterans alike. While it may seem that Nintendo has a relatively sparse Wii U lineup for this fall, Yoshi's Woolly World is a pristine example that sometimes quality should be valued over quantity.

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GameZone
Top Critic
Unscored
Oct 19, 2015

Yoshi's Woolly World provides an enjoyable experience for gamers of all skill levels. Mellow Mode and badges can save even the newest of newbies, while going for completion without badges can challenge long time fans of the genre. Yoshi's Woolly World is far and away the best successor to the original Yoshi's Island.

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4.8 / 5.0
Oct 19, 2015

Welcome back, Yoshi. Come give us a snuggle!

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Ken McKown
Top Critic
8 / 10.0
Oct 21, 2015

Yoshi's Woolly World is Nintendo doing what Nintendo does best; create a colorful world full of precision that spans generations. I loved it, my son adores it, and gamers everywhere will not be able to play it without smiling. Nothing about it changes the genre for better or worse, but that doesn't change the fact that Nintendo still makes some of the best games out there. If you own a Wii U, it is definitely worth checking out, if for nothing more than the smile it will put on your face, the entire time you play it.

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Unscored
Oct 21, 2015

That's part of the beauty of Woolly World, though. It's only as difficult as you want it to be. If you can't figure out how to get that bundle of magenta yarn tucked away behind a towering water monster, you can just forget about it and move on.

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8.9 / 10.0
Oct 21, 2015

Yoshi's Woolly World is a tough game to put down with its masterful gameplay, phenomenal presentation, and impressive amount of extra content.

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75 / 100
Oct 22, 2015

Yoshi's Woolly World is a charming, yet unchallenging platformer that succeeds at being an amusing way to pass the time.

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6 / 10.0
Oct 22, 2015

Woolly World is still rather enjoyable in its own unassuming way. That way, however, is most certainly unassuming.

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9.5 / 10.0
Oct 23, 2015

Whether you love the Yoshi franchise or are new to it, without a doubt I would recommend Yoshi's Woolly World. The game has so many unique levels, the mini games are fun, there's plenty of challenge and challenges to be found in every level (especially with all the item collecting), adding up to tons of fun and replay value.

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7.5 / 10.0
Oct 23, 2015

If cute things make you barf, then make sure the trash can is next to you every time you boot up Yoshi's Woolly World. Every single thing in the game could melt even the coldest heart.

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A-
Oct 27, 2015

Woolly World was a delight to play, and one that I think any platformer fan will enjoy. It's reminiscent of Yoshi Story with its fabric-focused art design, but the addition of yarn has almost reinvented what a Yoshi game can be. The new puzzle types and mechanics that the thread has allowed for are among the best that I've ever experienced in any Yoshi title, and that includes Yoshi's Island. The difficulty level is hovering right in that Goldilocks-zone of "just right," leaning enough toward the hard end of the spectrum that experienced players don't have to depend on item-gathering to feel challenged, while offering safety nets for newer players who might otherwise be intimidated away. Wii U's library continues to grow and be populated by top-tier, AAA games, and Woolly World is the latest gem added to the pile.

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