<s>
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Island	I-Application
DS	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
is	O
a	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Artoon	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
1995	O
SNES	B-Application
game	O
,	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
World	I-Device
2	I-Device
:	I-Device
Yoshi	I-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
to	O
be	O
titled	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Island	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
though	O
its	O
name	O
was	O
changed	O
one	O
month	O
before	O
its	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
and	O
May	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
via	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
story	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
Yoshi	B-Application
clan	I-Application
as	O
they	O
attempt	O
to	O
rescue	O
newborn	O
children	O
who	O
have	O
been	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
Kamek	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Island	I-Application
DS	I-Application
uses	O
the	O
same	O
updated	O
graphical	O
style	O
as	O
Yoshi	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
&	I-Device
Go	I-Device
,	O
but	O
retains	O
the	O
same	O
core	O
gameplay	O
as	O
its	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
predecessor	O
;	O
but	O
whereas	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
game	O
featured	O
only	O
Baby	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
and	O
Baby	O
Luigi	O
,	O
DS	B-Device
introduces	O
Baby	O
Peach	O
,	O
Baby	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
,	O
and	O
Baby	O
Wario	O
,	O
while	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
control	O
Baby	O
Bowser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
baby	O
bestows	O
a	O
different	O
ability	O
upon	O
Yoshi	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
DSs	O
gameplay	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
additions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
like	O
in	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
World	I-Device
2	I-Device
:	I-Device
Yoshi	I-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
the	O
player	O
guides	O
various	O
colored	O
Yoshis	B-Application
through	O
side	O
scrolling	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Application
can	O
jump	O
and	O
hover	O
(	O
flutter	O
jump	O
)	O
for	O
a	O
short	O
time	O
,	O
eat	O
enemies	O
and	O
turn	O
them	O
into	O
eggs	O
(	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
things	O
like	O
hitting	O
switches	O
and	O
defeating	O
distant	O
enemies	O
)	O
and	O
pound	O
the	O
ground	O
(	O
to	O
smash	O
crates	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
stages	O
offer	O
Yoshi	B-Application
the	O
ability	O
to	O
morph	O
into	O
vehicles	O
for	O
a	O
short	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
original	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
,	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
game	O
differs	O
from	O
many	O
platforming	O
series	O
in	O
that	O
Yoshi	B-Application
does	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
life	O
bar	O
;	O
when	O
Yoshi	B-Application
is	O
hit	O
,	O
the	O
baby	O
he	O
is	O
carrying	O
falls	O
off	O
his	O
back	O
and	O
Yoshi	B-Application
must	O
retrieve	O
him	O
or	O
her	O
before	O
a	O
timer	O
expires	O
(	O
unless	O
Yoshi	B-Application
falls	O
on	O
something	O
that	O
torments	O
him	O
instantly	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
lava	O
pit	O
or	O
a	O
spike	O
field	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
What	O
makes	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Island	I-Application
DS	I-Application
different	O
is	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
five	O
babies	O
for	O
Yoshi	B-Application
to	O
carry	O
,	O
each	O
bestowing	O
a	O
different	O
ability	O
—	O
Baby	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
allows	O
Yoshi	B-Application
to	O
dash	O
and	O
makes	O
special	O
"	O
M	O
"	O
blocks	O
appear	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
grab	O
Super	O
Stars	O
to	O
become	O
Super	O
Baby	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
,	O
and	O
grants	O
ricocheting	O
eggs	O
;	O
Baby	O
Peach	O
allows	O
Yoshi	B-Application
to	O
float	O
and	O
fly	O
on	O
wind	O
currents	O
and	O
grants	O
a	O
more	O
forgiving	O
timing	O
to	O
use	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	O
flutter	O
jumping	O
abilities	O
effectively	O
;	O
Baby	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
can	O
grab	O
and	O
swing	O
on	O
vines	O
and	O
ropes	O
,	O
grants	O
a	O
special	O
dash	O
attack	O
,	O
allows	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	O
eggs	O
to	O
explode	O
as	O
per	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	O
Story	O
(	O
but	O
they	O
do	O
so	O
on	O
impact	O
)	O
and	O
allows	O
Yoshi	B-Application
to	O
push	O
objects	O
faster	O
;	O
Baby	O
Wario	O
uses	O
his	O
magnet	O
to	O
attract	O
metal	O
objects	O
and	O
allows	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	O
eggs	O
to	O
bounce	O
;	O
and	O
Baby	O
Bowser	O
spits	O
fireballs	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Yoshi	B-Application
carrying	O
him	O
cannot	O
make	O
eggs	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
eggs	O
Yoshi	B-Application
already	O
carries	O
can	O
bounce	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
three	O
babies	O
slow	O
down	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	O
movement	O
and	O
make	O
the	O
timing	O
for	O
his	O
flutter	O
jumping	O
less	O
forgiving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
's	O
two	O
screens	O
act	O
as	O
one	O
tall	O
screen	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
in	O
practice	O
,	O
this	O
essentially	O
just	O
gives	O
the	O
player	O
a	O
better	O
view	O
of	O
the	O
surroundings	O
and	O
,	O
save	O
for	O
one	O
boss	O
battle	O
,	O
(	O
Hector	O
the	O
Reflector	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
bottom	O
screen	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
mirror	O
through	O
which	O
to	O
see	O
Hector	O
during	O
the	O
battle	O
)	O
only	O
provides	O
the	O
benefit	O
of	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
see	O
more	O
(	O
above	O
)	O
and	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
screen	O
,	O
below	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fire	O
breathing	O
ability	O
is	O
retained	O
though	O
:	O
Yoshi	B-Application
can	O
use	O
it	O
when	O
he	O
snags	O
a	O
torch	O
or	O
fireball	O
with	O
his	O
tongue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
World	I-Device
2	I-Device
:	I-Device
Yoshi	I-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
,	O
Baby	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Yoshi	B-Application
clan	I-Application
must	O
rescue	O
Baby	O
Luigi	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
snatched	O
by	O
Bowser	O
's	O
minion	O
,	O
Kamek	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
wants	O
to	O
kidnap	O
every	O
baby	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
this	O
time	O
the	O
Yoshis	B-Application
have	O
the	O
combined	O
assistance	O
of	O
both	O
Baby	O
Peach	O
and	O
Baby	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
stork	O
,	O
who	O
escaped	O
Kamek	O
's	O
botched	O
capture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baby	O
Bowser	O
then	O
joins	O
the	O
group	O
until	O
he	O
notices	O
Kamek	O
is	O
after	O
him	O
,	O
leaving	O
Yoshi	B-Application
and	O
the	O
other	O
babies	O
to	O
continue	O
their	O
journey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Application
's	O
group	O
later	O
arrives	O
at	O
Bowser	O
's	O
castle	O
and	O
find	O
Baby	O
Wario	O
and	O
Baby	O
Bowser	O
,	O
arguing	O
over	O
the	O
treasure	O
from	O
Bowser	O
's	O
castle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
later	O
join	O
the	O
group	O
and	O
as	O
they	O
arrive	O
at	O
the	O
final	O
room	O
,	O
Baby	O
Bowser	O
betrays	O
them	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
Yoshi	B-Application
and	O
the	O
other	O
babies	O
wanted	O
Bowser	O
's	O
treasure	O
in	O
his	O
castle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Application
easily	O
defeats	O
him	O
and	O
Kamek	O
arrives	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Bowser	O
,	O
angered	O
at	O
what	O
Yoshi	B-Application
did	O
to	O
his	O
infant	O
self	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
the	O
babies	O
and	O
Yoshis	B-Application
prevail	O
in	O
both	O
defeating	O
Bowser	O
,	O
and	O
forcing	O
Kamek	O
and	O
Bowser	O
to	O
retreat	O
to	O
their	O
present	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Application
and	O
the	O
babies	O
then	O
retrieve	O
Baby	O
Luigi	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
babies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bowser	O
's	O
castle	O
then	O
self-destructs	O
,	O
but	O
Yoshi	B-Application
and	O
the	O
other	O
babies	O
(	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
storks	O
carrying	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
babies	O
)	O
escape	O
unharmed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
post-credits	O
scene	O
,	O
six	O
of	O
the	O
star	O
children	O
are	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
Baby	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
,	O
Baby	O
Luigi	O
,	O
Baby	O
Peach	O
,	O
Baby	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
,	O
Baby	O
Wario	O
,	O
and	O
Baby	O
Bowser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Immediately	O
thereafter	O
,	O
the	O
seventh	O
and	O
final	O
star	O
child	O
is	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
newly-hatched	O
Baby	O
Yoshi	B-Application
,	O
who	O
is	O
also	O
strongly	O
implied	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
very	O
same	O
Yoshi	B-Application
that	O
the	O
grown	O
up	O
Mario	B-Application
Bros	O
.	O
would	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
rescue	O
and	O
ally	O
with	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
and	O
subsequent	O
Mario	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Island	I-Application
DS	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2006	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Island	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
originally	O
featuring	O
only	O
baby	O
versions	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Peach	O
,	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
and	O
Wario	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developer	O
,	O
Artoon	O
,	O
founded	O
by	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
co-creator	O
Naoto	O
Ohshima	O
,	O
has	O
made	O
one	O
other	O
Yoshi	B-Application
game	O
—	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Universal	I-Application
Gravitation	I-Application
—	O
for	O
the	O
Game	O
Boy	O
Advance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Universal	O
Gravitation	O
veered	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
"	O
Nintendo	O
"	O
design	O
;	O
but	O
for	O
DS	B-Device
,	O
Artoon	O
stuck	O
close	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
concept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Island	I-Application
DS	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
being	O
given	O
high	O
scores	O
by	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
prominent	O
video	O
game	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multimedia	O
website	O
IGN	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
solid	O
recreation	O
of	O
the	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
elements	O
in	O
a	O
two-screen-high	O
format	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
GamePro	O
in	O
their	O
review	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
fun	O
and	O
light-hearted	O
play.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
critics	O
regard	O
this	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
portable	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Advance	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Yoshi	B-Device
's	I-Device
Island	I-Device
because	O
,	O
in	O
their	O
context	O
,	O
"	O
(	O
Yoshi	B-Application
)	O
Topsy-Turvy	O
was	O
not	O
there	O
and	O
(	O
Yoshi	B-Application
)	O
Touch	O
&	O
Go	O
was	O
incomplete.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
problem	O
critics	O
identified	O
is	O
the	O
blind	O
spot	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
gap	O
between	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
's	O
two	O
screens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Island	I-Application
DS	I-Application
was	O
given	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
"	O
Editor	O
's	O
Choice	O
"	O
rating	O
,	O
and	O
reached	O
the	O
final	O
round	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Island	I-Application
DS	I-Application
has	O
sold	O
2.91	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
