Yoshi’s New Island is the first installment in this series since Yoshi’s Island DS was released in 2006 Yoshi’s good old Flutter Jump Ground Pound & egg-throwing return along with new abilities & challenges that take advantage of the features of the Nintendo 3DS You can use massive eggs called Mega-Eggs to destroy blocks & pipes revealing secrets such as coins & hidden keys The more things you destroy the higher the Mega-Egg gauge goes netting you extra lives in the process! The beautiful art is based on many classic styles such as oil painting watercolours & crayon drawings Features Yoshi’s New Island keeps the series’ fun game-play mechanics such as Yoshi’s Flutter Jump Ground Pound & Egg Throw while also offering new abilities For example use the giant-sized Mega Eggs to destroy objects obtain coins & reveal hidden doors Using the Nintendo 3DS system’s gyro sensor functionality & the new binocular ability players can move the system around to uncover hidden areas as well as better aim Mega Egg throws Throughout the game different worlds feature a variety of art styles including oil watercolor & crayon