Take it from me, while the graphics and game design are cute to a degree that you can actually enjoy them, the title tune has never failed to annoy even the most hardened Western Nintendo afficionado. Play it loud, and your neighbors will hire someone to kill you. But these two tracks aside, the music is memorable and well-composed, with rap tunes, guitar lullabies, reggae, and even a hint of Tschaikovsky in the castle levels. For example, even if you can't see them, you can hear hidden hearts ringing from far away. The solid Rumble Pak support lets you know when you hit an obstacle and as in most games actually adds to the experience.
Controls are non-configurable.
It's the only way to play. The game saves hi-scores internally, without the use of a memory pak. The Memory Pak is not supported. But nobody can deny that when you leave away the better control, vibrant graphics, and quality sound, Yoshi's Story is in essence just a stripped down version of Yoshi's Island. Although we realize that the game is aimed at kids, the low difficulty and short quest knocks it down one star in our rating.