Yoku’s Island Express — a pinball metroidvania

Nintendo Switch Indie Review

Bobby Jack

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Yoku’s Island Express is a bewitching combination of arcade pinball mechanics and enchanting metroidvania. But is it more than the sum of its parts, or does the gimmick result in a game which falls short of the two genres’ potential?

The environment is scattered with flippers, allowing you to access every remote spot

Arriving on Mokumana beach as Yoku, a lovable dung-beetle, your movement is…

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Bobby Jack

Technologist & writer, Bobby is an Editor at consumer tech site makeuseof.com and ex-Editor-in-Chief of Switch Player Magazine. Read lots more at bobbyjack.me.