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THE BEST GAME OF THE NEW GENERATION

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 14 / 16
Date: November 11, 2001
Author: Amazon User

DON'T BELIEVE ANYONE WHO TELLS U THIS GAME DOESN'T ROCK

ever since the reviewable version of this game came to my office it hasn't been left untouched

the only drawback is the length factor, but compared to many games, its still a long haul, Metal Gear Solid on PS1 was lacking in length more than this game

ADULTS WILL LOVE IT
KIDS WILL FLOURISH IN IT

PIKMIN is the pick of all games this holiday season, across all platforms

Classic Nintendo! Cute, novel and creative!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 10
Date: March 04, 2002
Author: Amazon User

OK, as a launch title, Pikmin is no "SuperMario 64", but this is classic nintendo. Cute, original characters and fun, modestly challenging gameplay, make for a delightful introduction to the Gamecube's advanced performance.

The basic premise is as follows: Olimar has crashlanded on a strange planet and has to visit several different lands to collect all the rocket parts necessary to repair his ship and return home. He has thirty "days" in which to complete this task (a "day" in Pikmin lasts around 15-20 mins). He soon discovers that he will need to enlist the help of the Pikmin, cute little half-plant, half-animal creatures native to this environment, in order to achieve his goal.

The Pikmin themselves come in different colors, and various degrees of maturation, all with different but consistent characteristics (one color flies further and carries bombs, one color can take heat and makes the best fighter, another color can breathe underwater, and so on). The challenge in Pikmin is that to retrieve the rocket ship parts, a number of tasks such as building bridges and knocking down walls must be completed whilst fending off various predatory creatures. Meantime, you must be ensuring you have enough Pikmin of each color by feeding and tending "onions" (large incubator-like structures which generate new Pikmin).

Fortunately Pikmin are quite independent rascals, and the job soon becomes one of delegation and time management, with Pikmin organized in groups and setting about a number of tasks simultaneously, while Olimar supervises and directs.

Of course, if a day has not gone well you can restart it without saving, until you find the most efficient way of completing that days task(s), but even so, this novel and creative game will keep you and your kids engaged for hours.

A Rather Nice Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 9 / 9
Date: December 14, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Pikemin is a good game. It is full of action, fun, funny loking giant space monsters and a little Space Captain named Olimar. This game is not bloody at all.(and if you're like me at all, you don't want blood) There is also a big variety in the game. For example, Some Pikmin are fire resistant(Reds), some Pikmin can swim(Blues), and some Pikmin can jump higher than others(Yellows). And you find all these colors at different times in the game!!

But there are a couple things you should watch out for before you buy the game. You need to know that the game has a time limit every day, so this means that sometimes you have to repeat a task that you have done already.( That can get a little annoying) After a while this game get a little boring, but it is still fun. Another thing is that the camera is a little goofy. For example, when your battling a monster, and the camera goes behing a cliff what do you do then? But after you play the game for a while, and become an expert at it, you will be fine with it. So after hearing that I will leave it up to you on whether or not you want to buy this game. I own and I still play even though I have beaten it already. So, I hope this review was helpful to you.

Truely Unique and Challenging

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 9 / 9
Date: August 12, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Pikmin is truely unique and challenging. I have never played a game quite like it and probably won't until Pikmin 2.

Uniqueness: Have you ever played a game where a man crashed on a planet and found all the parts to his spaceship with the help of little creatures that could endure fire and water and jump extremely high? Unless you've played Pimin, that answer should be no. The enemies are one of a kind and the 3 types of Pikim (red, blue, and yellow) add to the strategy of the game.

Challenging parts: To me, the most challenging part of this game was fighting enemies. And, I don't mean little enemies. I mean huge creatures, usually ones that were guarding a ship piece. I'm not saying they're impossible to beat, but it might take a few tries to finally conquer them.

The reason I give Pikmin only 4 stars is because of the 30 day limit. I found myself not saving after completing a day so I could get a part each day. I thought, "What a waste of time

I wouldn't just rent this game, unless you can rent it for a while. This isn't a game most people could beat quickly. But, no matter what you do, you'll thoroughly enjoy this game.

Don't judge a game by its title.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: November 11, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Okay, first thing you hear, Pikmin, first thing you see, wierd creatures, and you automatically think its an unusually conspicuous Pokemon clone, right? Wrong. Its not an RPG, you don't fight in turn-based battles, you don't collect a zillion different species of monster-things. This game is really nothing like Pokemon. In it, you play as a tiny space man who crash lands on a strange planet and has to fix his ship before his life support runs out of oxygen. Most of the things on the planet are hostile, but one kind of creature, a little ant/plant thing called a Pikmin, seems to like you. You eventually enlist the help of hundreds of these little things to find the parts of your ship that were scattered around the area. You can use the Pikmin to knock down walls, build bridges, and beat up the hostile creatures that live all around you and will eat your unsuspecting Pikmin. This is a completely original game from the master of all game designers, Shigiru Miyamoto.

must have for the GC

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: August 05, 2002
Author: Amazon User

PIKMIN has it all, awesome graphics, original story, original controls, and gameplay requiring in-depth strategy. Captain Olimar just crashed on a unusual toxic planet after his ship collieded with a meteor breaking off 30 pieces that have spread out around a section of the planet. Olimar has enough life support on the planet for 30 days. Using Pikmin (wierd plant like creatures) their abilities (Red Pikmin can withstand fire, Yellow Pikmin can throw bombs, and Blue Pikmin can cross water without drowning) and their status (Pikmin either have a leaf, bud, or flower on their heads, leaves are quite slow, buds are faster, and flowers are the fastest) collect your thirty pieces before time runs out in 30 days. During your search for the pieces Olimar will face obsticles, like big creatures in the way. Also, you must have enough pikmin to carry neccesary items like food pellets and ship parts. Pikmin is a one player game, and requires 19 blocks of memory. PIKMIN is one of the best games out for the gamecube right now and i recommend it to anyone.

Short, but sweet as can be.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: December 13, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I first remember reading about this bizarre little game almost a year ago. At first, it sounded too wierd. A game created by Shigeru Miyamoto, of Mario and Zelda fame, that came out of his passion for gardening? I grow and pick plant creatures and then use them to build and fight? It just sounded so... different.

However, as time passed and more and more came to be known about this game, I became intrigued and began to eagerly await it's release. I decided different was good. Well, now that I've played Pikmin, I can say it more than met my expectations. Pikmin is definitely different, and offers very intriguing gameplay. The game is hard to put down once you've started. You really have to experience it to understand. It gets incredibly addictive, and you really learn to love your little Pikmin.

Therein lies the game's one weakness. You get addicted. You really get going, and then it's over before you know it. While a sequel is reportedly in the works, and the game can easily be played again and again, I wish there was more to it. It would be nice if the game were about twice as long as it is. It's an experience you don't want to end. However, that's probably the highest compliment that can be paid, and I strongly recommend this game to any GameCube owner.

Great fun, but challenging.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: April 05, 2005
Author: Amazon User

The first thing I would like to say is that if you plan to buy this, you should get the accompanying strategy guide. If you don't, you'll find this frustrating. With the help of a guide, though, the game becomes charming and challenging.

First, the game is gorgeous for being released so early in the GameCube's life cycle. Sparkling lakes, peaceful meadows, and charred fire-pits all have a realistic, but still "painted" look to them. The music fits the environments perfectly, too; it makes you feel happy and sunny at times, cautious and aware at others.

The controls work very well, and generally you won't have trouble controlling your Pikmin (if you're not familiar with the concept here, it's that you have to control your Pikmin so that they can gather items for you within a time limit). You can separate them, clump them together, or throw them individually at the touch of a button. Most everything--unrolling bridges, attacking enemies, carrying items, etc.--can be done with a few simple commands.

Nintendo is indeed the master of the sense of accomplishment, and every time you grab an item, you'll feel proud of yourself, even if you used a guide like I did. You collect spaceship parts, and with every one you get, the spaceship will change in appearance. It starts out looking like a piece of junk, but as you proceed, it transforms into a top-of-the-line machine. You really feel like you're getting somewhere. The parts themselves are all interesting, from the practical (the geiger counter), to the whimsical (a giant piggy bank).

Enemies are simultaneously scary and silly. They're funny-looking, and include giant ladybug-like things and huge frogs; but the second you hear your Pikmin scream and see hundreds of little Pikmin ghosts rise into the air, you'll fear them. Not only do you need lots of Pikmin if you want to complete the game (and harvesting more takes precious time), but you get emotionally attached to them, making every battle tense.

Overall, this game is great fun. Grabbing the spaceship parts, defeating the enemies, and doing all the other necessary things to complete the game (harvesting more Pikmin, blowing up walls, walking through fire plumes, and such), is an engrossing challenge, and makes you feel "smart". It has something for everyone; tough strategy, intense action, and beautiful, whimsical environments to explore. I would reccomend it for anyone. This, people, is the Nintendo difference.

Pikmin is a revolutionary new title not to disappoint.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: December 09, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Nintendo. The makers of the Gamecube. The people who brought Mario, Zelda, Metroid, and other legends to the video game world. Then there was Pokemon, a huge success that swept the whole world away. Now, for the Nintendo Gamecube, we have Pikmin. This game is an awesome game, a new legend in my book. You control a spaceman who's ship has crashed on this distant, unknown planet. In order to find the missing pieces of his spaceship, you must need the help of Pikmin. Pikmin are little creatures that look like plants and I guess you could call them plants if you want. Anyway, strategy comes in the most in this game. Whether it's finding the pieces of your spaceship, or attacking an enemy from behind, strategy is the key to winning. Plus, you only have 30 days to get off this unknown planet. Words aren't enough to describe how much fun you will have this game, so all I have to say is that if you have a Gamecube, you need to pick this game up. Now.
This game will go right beside Mario and all the other great franchises of video games. Pikmin offers a new, exciting title that has not been done before by any other game. Pikmin will go on to be one of the most popular games to hit the Gamecube, or any console for that matter.

I Work At A Video Game Store, And Even I Like It

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 14
Date: January 27, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I work at GameStop (Babbages, Software Ect.) and have gotten very picky about what games I play. I was skeptical about Pikmin because of its cutesy look. Recently though, I've decided that it doesn't matter if the game you're playing looks like something a 6 year old would play; all that matters is that you're having a good time. And if you think that by playing "cute" games you'll be labeled as uncool, I have news for you: Playing an excessive amount of *any* kind of video game will get you labeled as uncool.

Pikmin's graphics are a good start for the GameCube. The soundtrack is all soothing ambient music that I find makes me think better, and the premise of the game is so simple that it's brilliant: You're a spaceman who crashed on a weird planet, and you have to recover 30 parts to your spaceship that have been scattered about. With only 30 days of life support left, the spaceman discovers "Pikmin", or little plant creatures that act as helpers for him. If he needs something carried, he throws Pikmin at it and they do it for him. Each item that the Pikmin carry requires a certain amount of Pikmin, so you must make more Pikmin in order to get all of the parts back to the space ship. Pikmin are created by having other Pikmin carry flower pollen (or the corpses of dead predators) to their "Onion" space ship; the pollen turns into Pikmin fresh for the picking. You can have 100 pikmin on the screen at once, and there are different colors of Pikmin that all have different skills and abilities. The red Pikmin are fireproof for example.

The lush levels are innovative and large. Load time is just about non-existant and the variety of sound effects shouldn't put anyone to sleep. I found the controls really easy to learn, and became addicted to the game instantaneously. The enemies and bosses are all really fun to eradicate, and to top everything off, there's a realtime clock that changes the amount of sunlight and shadows in the game.

Pikmin does have weak spots though. It's definitely a short game, though I loved it so much that I know I'll play it over and over. There are 3 different endings you can get depending on how many ship parts you complete the game with, and there's also a time trial to see how many Pikmin you can raise in a day. But if you're the kind of person who plays a game just to see an ending, Pikmin will be over pretty shortly.

In short, Pikmin is a little bit like Lemmings, a little bit like a real time strategy, a little bit like a puzzle game and a little bit like a Mario game. If you're sick of getting hammered in the face with games intended to fit into a specific genre (RPGs, RTS, FPS, Sports Games, Fighters), you need Pikmin. It will restore your faith in innovative video games. At the very least, rent the game and give it an hour. You may be sorry you didn't.

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