In his first outing on the 3DS, Yoshi’s on a brand new adventure with Baby Mario in tow and this time he means big business by hurling eggs of all shapes and sizes straight into an enemy’s path. But the road to reuniting Baby Mario with Baby Luigi isn’t particularly tough, neither is it part of a flourishing imagination, rather the game’s ground-pounded into an unappetising mush, lacking flavour in diversity.

Yoshi’s New Island brings six new worlds to explore with gorgeous pastel-crayon backgrounds of volcanoes, mountains and forests, which are both eye-catching and appealing to newcomers, children and fans of the franchise. However, the foreground images are less distinguished…