Yoshi Touch & Go

 DS
User Score
6.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 38 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 38
  3. Negative: 6 out of 38
Buy Now
Buy on

Review this game

  1. Your Score
    0 out of 10
    Rate this:
    • 10
    • 9
    • 8
    • 7
    • 6
    • 5
    • 4
    • 3
    • 2
    • 1
    • 0
    • 0
  1. Submit
  2. Check Spelling
view
per page
  1. MaryeS.
    Mar 10, 2007
    6
    Hard to figure out at first, you die too easily, gets frustrating and then gets boring. And I've only played it for a few minutes. Will probably return it for a different game. Not recommended for children. My 8 year old (who I bought it for) would have trouble figuring it out.
  2. AlanW.
    Jan 1, 2006
    4
    Comes across as more of a tech demo than a game, and it's not even an impressive tech demo at that. Touch and Go will hold your attention for about five minutes. Dire.
  3. TeppoN.
    Jul 7, 2005
    10
    The best Nintendo DS game. Ever!
  4. DavidW.
    Aug 23, 2005
    8
    The psuedosequel to Yoshi's Island. When I'm bored, I'll pop it into my DS and then enjoy the Yoshi love... for an hour or two, at which point I'll burn out and get bored with it, spend an hour on sites like these... and then boot it up again. I was expecting a full-blown story mode like Canvas Curse, but instead it's all arcade-style 1st and 2nd player... In The psuedosequel to Yoshi's Island. When I'm bored, I'll pop it into my DS and then enjoy the Yoshi love... for an hour or two, at which point I'll burn out and get bored with it, spend an hour on sites like these... and then boot it up again. I was expecting a full-blown story mode like Canvas Curse, but instead it's all arcade-style 1st and 2nd player... In retrospect, that play style helps make it different from Canvas Curse [which is what it will be compared to] and more worth buying for those who already have Canvas Curse. An interesting feature is that it will notify you if anyone near you is on PictoChat. It's a nice touch.… Expand
  5. Pazzle
    Mar 6, 2005
    9
    Famitsu have this right, its a great game.
  6. StuartL.
    Jun 24, 2005
    8
    The only thing bad about this game is the lack of story mode. If it had that it would have been getting 9s or higher.
  7. MattM.
    Jun 11, 2005
    7
    I really like the gameplay, but there just isn't enough to do. If this was a deeper game it could easily snag a nine or ten. Overall, not enough, but what is there is solid.
  8. AdrianH.
    Jun 29, 2005
    9
    A stunning puzzler that is cronically mis-understood. A lack of story mode could upset some, but the puzzle outlook makes it fresh and long lasting. Really shows off the DS features.
  9. Supersean
    Mar 18, 2005
    8
    Fun, Not Amazing, but it's got good music, pleasent graphics, good controls. Definitely Buy it! Good Replay Value!
  10. Wallkick
    Mar 22, 2005
    7
    At first, not very good, but as you play, the game get more and more addictive.
  11. T.G.
    Apr 16, 2005
    9
    These reviewers are puffing the la la or something... this game is great.
  12. AlexJ.
    May 13, 2005
    9
    This game has potentially the most original gameplay mechanics of all time. Its highly intuitive and addictive, and inspite of it only having two stages it's lasted me long enough! Great fun, well done again nintendo for producing yet another quality ds product.
  13. JariH.
    May 25, 2005
    9
    A Great game, getting better high-score´s keep game interesting.
  14. PaulScottodiP.
    May 27, 2005
    10
    This is my favorite DS game ever. It is cute, and you can play with it for a long time... I haven't gotten bored with it yet...
  15. MarkB.
    Jun 16, 2005
    9
    A sheer delight. A much needed breath of fresh air for the platform genre, a true original. It is a joy to play. It's only drawback is that for some reason Nintendo is pretending that this is a puzzle game. It's not. It's a 2-D action platformer and one of the best I've ever played. So why are there no levels, bosses, of plotlines? It's still an excellent game, A sheer delight. A much needed breath of fresh air for the platform genre, a true original. It is a joy to play. It's only drawback is that for some reason Nintendo is pretending that this is a puzzle game. It's not. It's a 2-D action platformer and one of the best I've ever played. So why are there no levels, bosses, of plotlines? It's still an excellent game, and marathon mode is great. It never ends and the areas change enough to keep the game interesting. I love the randomly generated level design.… Expand
  16. TonyG.
    Apr 8, 2006
    9
    awsome gameplay. this is nintendo at thier finest. original, fun, and very responsive. boards do change up alot also ... so it is not the smae game over and over again. totally addicting game. was worried it wpould be no good. boy was i wrong.
  17. LawrenceP.
    Aug 16, 2007
    8
    Lots of people don't like the omission of a story mode, which is understandable, but really the game stands alone perfectly well without one. In fact, I have serious doubts about whether a story mode would work, given the game's unique style. That aside, the game is brilliant. Arcade gameplay doesn't get any better, or more inventive, than this. Using only the stylus, a Lots of people don't like the omission of a story mode, which is understandable, but really the game stands alone perfectly well without one. In fact, I have serious doubts about whether a story mode would work, given the game's unique style. That aside, the game is brilliant. Arcade gameplay doesn't get any better, or more inventive, than this. Using only the stylus, a wide variety of different actions can be achieved--jumping, drawing clouds, capturing items and enemies in bubbles, and throwing eggs. And while that simple array of moves may seem spare when compared to Yoshi's previous adventures, never before have they been integrated so elegantly, and the environments change frequently keeping the gameplay fresh and challenging. The inclusion of several different gameplay modes also helps to keep the game from growing stale. And did I mention how ludicrously addictive it is?… Expand
  18. Framikaze
    Dec 16, 2006
    9
    Really a good game.I'm addicted to it! It's also an anti-stress...when you are nervous try to play it...surely you 'll make tons of records.
  19. ShadowR
    Nov 13, 2013
    0
    I hate this game! It is a pile of with 4 mini games and no fun. I don't recommend it for anyone in their right mind. Traded this in for a $5 game, and saved a lot of money and had a lot more fun.
  20. wegie125
    Dec 17, 2017
    7
    I didn't play this game as much as other games simply because this was at a time when my brothers and I had to share games with each other because we didn't have enough to buy games for ourselves. This was one that my brothers played more than me but I played enough to feel confident to talk about. This game was based around the touchscreen much like most of the ds games because they wereI didn't play this game as much as other games simply because this was at a time when my brothers and I had to share games with each other because we didn't have enough to buy games for ourselves. This was one that my brothers played more than me but I played enough to feel confident to talk about. This game was based around the touchscreen much like most of the ds games because they were trying to highlight that feature which was fine if they made it work with the game. This game was based on the touchscreen so it passes for me. It isn't perfect but it was fun, you get to start out in the sky and work your way towards a yoshi that you'll get depending on how you do on your decent. It's so simple yet so charming and back when DS games used to be much more cheap I feel this is perfectly acceptable for a game.… Expand
  21. EightballPixels
    Aug 24, 2014
    2
    This game is the sort of game you'd only want to play if you had nothing better on you. The controls are confusing, the game fails to explain them (there isn't even a help menu!), you die in one hit with no chance of survival, and all in all, it's boring and frustrating. Even worse, the game is very flat and boring, having very little variation on the gameplay- something that I adore inThis game is the sort of game you'd only want to play if you had nothing better on you. The controls are confusing, the game fails to explain them (there isn't even a help menu!), you die in one hit with no chance of survival, and all in all, it's boring and frustrating. Even worse, the game is very flat and boring, having very little variation on the gameplay- something that I adore in games. The only thing it has going for it is the pretty graphics. Otherwise, the game feels soulless and flat; it seems more like a quick attempt to pop the round-nosed dinosaur on the DS than an actual, full-fledged game.… Expand
  22. GamecubeLover
    Jul 28, 2016
    10
    In metascore I would rate this 77/100. Yoshi Touch & Go is a good Yoshi game but is a bit bland and the gameplay is repetitive. And besides that, that's my only problems.
  23. Yojimbo2015
    Jun 5, 2023
    5
    One of those titles that seems more interested in finding a use for the touch screen than creating a fully immersive game, Touch & Go plays more like a phone game than a true Nintendo console experience. Not terrible, but there's not enough to it.

Awards & Rankings

22
#22 Best DS Game of 2005
17
#17 Most Discussed DS Game of 2005

Critic Reviews

All reviews »
Metascore
73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 41 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 41
  3. Negative: 1 out of 41
  1. Siliconera
    55
    I have to hand it to Nintendo for making another creative product, but it's more like a mini game than a complete DS title.
    Read full review
  2. Weekly Famitsu
    88
    9 / 8 / 9 / 9 - 35 platinum [Jan 2005]
  3. NintendoWorldReport
    85
    Mixes elements of classic Mario games and sidescrolling shooters with touch screen controls for an experience like you’ve never played before.
    Read full review
See all critic reviews »