Looking to add a splash of light-hearted colour to your Switch now that the sun shining? Well, you'll be pleased to know Team17 that the charming puzzle-platformer that is Yoku's Island Express is heading to Nintendo Switch on 29th May 2018 priced at £15.99/€19.99/$19.99
Yoku the dung beetle has arrived on Mokumana Island to take over the role of postmaster and he’s ready for the easy life, soaking up the sun and delivering parcels on a tropical paradise! However, something is amiss on the island so Yoku will have to use his plucky pinball-like skills to save the day.
You can also sit back and enjoy a nice behind-the-scenes video on the making of the game and explore the creation and the unique mechanics of Yoku’s Island Express. Let us know what you think about this colourful platformer and if you'll be picking it up come May...
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I've been waiting for this one to come out. Glad to know it's coming soon.
They had me at "Fish Pants."
Niiiice! Will be getting this one!
I read this as "Yoshi's Island" and got excited over nothing...
I want it physical but not at that price - guess I’ll be downloading (lame).
Looks good so far
I have a thing for content and story-infused pinball titles (am I the only one wishing for Sonic Spinball in AGES? Most likely yes, but that doesn't faze me), so this one is definitely on my radar. Let's see if I can grab it in June, although with over 3500 rubles' worth of My Nintendo discounts to make use of by the end of it on 3DS, that's kinda uncertain.
Will gladly pay the price for physical. I'm a sucker for beautiful art and unique game mechanics.
I’ve been waiting for this. Looks so so interesting and original. Will pick this up for sure
@Fake-E-Lee It's almost as bad as July, eh?
@nhSnork Actually, I enjoyed Sonic Spinball as well, and think a sequel wouldn't be a bad thing. I felt it was rather short though, with only 4 levels, but regardless of that I still had a blast.
I also remember enjoying Dragon's Fury & Dragon's Revenge. I felt like they, just like Sonic Spinball, took an action-adventure approach to pinball, which was rather refreshing.
Okay, I watched the trailer and (pending early reviews), this is an insta-buy. I have the feeling that this is sort of the Kirby game I wanted on the Switch but didn't get with Star Allies.
@OfNullAndVoid Pokemon Pinball, too - plenty of quirky mechanics embracing the whole Pokedex collection concept.
And Pinball Quest, perhaps the grandfather of them all. XD
Nice unique little game. I'm gonna get for sure.
Is this game really good? Are there reviews for other versions that may have already released?
This is a day one purchase for me for sure! Can't wait
I love the style and music is very tropical freeze
@JaxonH Doesn't seem to be out anywhere as far as I can find. Says May 28 for Steam.
It looks so good. a 2d adventure pinball game now they haven't done that since sonic spinball on the megadrive. Hope you can die in this one too though. Heck it won't be day one if you don't need insane pinball skills to finish it. Still will buy it if you don't need insane pinball
skills though. A lot of people said sonic spinball was to easy but that last level was a beast. And this is coming from a guy who very nearly beat the hi score in a pinball demo and the prize was big too!.
@Devlind I do the same thing every time this game makes a headline.
@Devlind It irks me to no end how there's always a bunch of comments from dyslexic people mistaking Yoku for Yoshi... >:---)
Wow this game actually looks pretty neat!
The color pallete looks so nice! This is the type of game that I would hope has a strong, manageable difficulty that would make it more about the journy than sharp spikes in challenge. I would love to relax to a game like this.
@Moshugan That's rough buddy.
@Devlind I'm sorry for being so blunt, but it really has become a pet peeve of mine how every time I've seen something Yoku's Island Express related that there's a bunch of comments about Yoshi's island.
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