Originally Posted by
Sky The Destroyer
They're not that forced in Lost World 3DS. Here's the stages you can beat without Wisps:
All of Windy Valley Zone [5, note that the tutorial level gives this level 1 more Zone than others, but it's not really much of a tutorial stage so it counts as a normal stage]
All of Desert Ruins Zone, excluding Zone 1 [3]
All of Tropical Coast Zone, excluding Zone 1 and 3 [2]
All of Frozen Factory Zone, excluding Zone 1 and Boss [2]
All of Silent Forest, excluding Zone 1 [3]
All of Sky Road, excluding Zone 2 [3]
All of Lava Mountain Zone, excluding Zeena Boss [3]
So, let's calculate. 5 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 21 stages you can beat without Wisps out of the total 29 stages. That's not too bad, now is it? If you have Super Sonic unlocked, that number probably rises up one or two due to Super Sonic's incredible mobility in the 3DS version.