Sounds like it is shaping up nicely and should offer a good challenge. Also, as usual, item collection will not be easy which is just how I like it:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...s-woolly-world
And it is in this platforming norm that the game begins to show its true colours. By mid-way through the game's second world, its difficulty has ramped up noticeably. Underneath Woolly World's woven exterior, it turns out, lies a surprisingly demanding platformer - one that quickly tasks you with mastering Yoshi's finicky floaty jumps and combining it with other necessities. Pretty soon you'll be gobbling up enemies while in mid-air, firing them back at opponents, aiming just right to get that item you need to progress.
In my playthrough of the first three worlds I tried to record as complete a run as possible, but doing so was hampered by the fact that any collectibles you have picked up in a specific section are reset when you lose a life. That would be fair enough if checkpoints did not feel so sparse that often large sections or earlier stages of a puzzle need to be repeated when I had fallen only at the final hurdle.
Wrapped in that coating, the game is still a joy to play - even if you might find yourself giving up on all the collectible-grabbing to get to the end of levels faster. Seemingly in preparation for such criticisms Nintendo has added a "Mellow Mode" where Yoshi has wings, and can float through levels making the whole experience a great deal easier.
