Sloane and MacHale's Mysterious Stories 2

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book might be the loveliest surprise of the year so far. It certainly is for me. Going in, I don't think I was expecting too much. There's the slightly forgettable title, for one thing, and then I'd picked up the idea that, since this wasn't a Zelda or a mainline Mario, I could probably give it a miss. Read more

The most charming video game bubble wrap you’ll ever pop, and not much more.

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book features tons of creative critters, including one of the Mario universe's weirdest enemies.

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book is full of adorable discoveries, but it never quite rises to the potential of its critter-researching gameplay.

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book features an unexpected nod to Super Mario Galaxy, but it's also a Yoshi's Island throwback.