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Pikmin - good strategy game for everyone

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 9
Date: December 07, 2001
Author: Amazon User

The game is geared to a newbie/kid getting involved in strategy games. For the adult it still has some good thinking parts. The graphics are good and the controls easy to pick up on. It is too bad you can not queue up commands for the groups of pikmins, so you have to do a lot of micromanagement and run around keeping everyone busy.

Good game.

Another Myamoto Materpiece

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: June 28, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I dont know what the guy T. Stewart is talking about. The Game is great, but is challenging. He/She might not have liked it because they didn't know what to do.

Anyway, I thought this game was great. Challenging puzzles, 3 different endings (game over, good, and best) , and just over all a fun game. Probobly like less than 3 hours long to beat the game or lose it.

You play the role of Captin Olmar (O-mari in Japan. Its a pun from another of Myamoto's games. Reverse O-mari and you will know what I mean) who has crash landed his space ship (called the Dolphin, which was the the Gamecubes "code name" before it released. Myamoto must like using puns) on a planet with a poisonous gas called "oxygen". His life support system will only last 30 days. And he sees all theese giant green things coming out of the ground (He is on earth. Captin Olmar is only the size of a quarter. In fact in the sequal, you can find bottlecaps that say pepsi on the ground) and he sees a red thing in the ground he creeps closer to it and it pops out of the ground and a seed pops out of it and it plants itself in the ground . He sees that the leaf is glowing on the plant and he is courious so he picks out of the grounnd and sees a red creature, half animal half plant and he thinks mabie he can use this creature to help him get home.

The spaceship has thirty parts and you have thirty days to collect them all. The different color pikmin have different abilities like red ones are strongest and can walk through fire , the blue ones can swim and can help the ones that cant get out of the water when they are drowning, and the yellow ones can jump the highest and carry explosive rocks that they can throw at enemies. So if there is a part of your ship that is on top of a montain (tree stump) Then you tell the yelow ones to get them. If one is in the water you cand send the blue ones to fetch it. If a
part is inside of a volcano Tell the red ones to fetch it. If a wall is in the way, you can tell all of your pikmin to tear down the wall or you can have the yellow ones to throw the combustable rocks at them. There are many puzzles that you will have you scratching your head.
The one thing I didnt like about this game is that it is short if you only go for the essential parts. Im a perfectionist so i will go for everything whtch will give you the best ending.
Each day is about 20 minites in the game but you can end the day early if you are done for the day.
Over all this game is amazing. Its a very great idea and I hope to see a Pikmin 3.

Another hit from Miyamoto!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: March 29, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Many hard-core gamers dismissed Pikmin as cartoon-ish and simplistic. I am here to say that it is just that, which is exactly why the game is immensely fun. Miyamoto's world is refreshingly bright and colorful, full of little surprises that will make you grin like a young child, or, if you happen to actually be a child, it will draw you into this magical world like a Teletubbies episode, but rather than drooling vacantly while staring into the screen, they can direct the colorful mayhem themselves.

On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being "The Perfect Game," I would rate Pikmin a solid "8." Besides the lack of true re-playability, there were only a few minor points that the game could have done better on and even those fade to intangibility in the face of such an entertaining title.

This game is not for hard-core gamers looking to immerse themselves for hours at a time in a deep and convoluted game. There are plenty of titles for the GameCube that will offer said gaming experience. If, however, you are looking for a light-hearted title with lots of spark and humor, Pikmin has these features in spades. An easy learning curve and bright, colorful graphics will enchant younger players and the young at heart. Parents will appreciate the game's relatively cartoonish and innocuous violence, strong pro-family message, and perhaps be encouraged at the level of problem solving it engenders in their children as they play. I highly recommend playing this game at least once if you own a GameCube. Innovation like Pikmin rarely occurs in this crowded industry, and, once again, Shigeru Miyamoto and Nintendo have delivered another shining example of gaming goodness.

This isn't Pokemon, get it straight!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: November 12, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Alright, first of all, this isn't Pokemon. It's not related at all. It is a totally original and fun game. It's like a strategy game, only with a Nintendo twist. I played this at one of Nintendo's Cube Clubs, and it was easily one of the best there. It is not a kiddie game, it's not Pokemon! Get it straight! It's designed by the legendary Shigeru Miyamoto, and is going to be a modern classic.

Wow.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: November 13, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I went to the CubeClub in SF, where we could play all the launch & post-launch titles for GCN, and of course the biggest crowds were around the well established Smash Bros. and Luigi's Mansion kisoks. While both are great games in their own right, when my cousin and i walked up to the Pikmin game, we were immediately amazed. It looks like a stupid kid game, but Pikmin is and has been the special project of the creator of "Zelda-Ocarina of Time" and "Mario 64", so we know what to expect. The small part that i played is a very in-depth and strategic game. The only problem i have is that media gurus have said it is very short. But this is definately going on my wish list.

Mr. Miyamoto Has Strikes Again!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: December 27, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I just got Pikmin yesterday, but I already love it!

The story line (Captain Olimar is hit by a meteor and lands on the Pikmin planet and his rocket ship falls apart) is a little dumb, but it doesn't really matter to me.

I think the backyard music sounds very good, and even the Pikmin have sound!

Gameplay is super. Tell the Pikmin what to do, and they will do it. Some Pikmin can do tasks that other Pikmin can't, based on their color. But the general thing Pikmin need to do is bring back parts of your ship, while avoiding danger.

There is a very reasonable amount of controls. You can round Pikmin up with a whistle or dismiss them for a little bit.

All the graphics are amazing. The plants and grass look so real, and all the characters look perfect.

Although the game is short, the thing I really like about Pikmin is that there is no right or wrong way to do things. You can experiment and have fun.

If you think this is "kidde" then you are judging a book by it's cover. This game is *both* kidde and mature at the same time, because strategy and cartoon action are combined.

A 5 out of 5!!!

Pikmin is original and fun.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: April 27, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I found myself writing a review for Star Fox Adventures earlier today because I saw so many five star reviews for a game that is simply not fun. Writing that review got me to thinking about how well designed and fun Pikmin is. People spend a lot of time discussing graphics and technichal achievements in games and sometimes forget that we play them for fun. Pikmin was created by Nintendo's head genius Shigeru Miyamoto, and it's fun. It's not the longest game ever, but it's so well designed that I guarantee you will beat it at least twice. If you are looking for an adventure or puzzle game that won't frustrate or bore you, this is a great choice.

The wirdest game i have ever played, GREAT!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: January 09, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Pikmin has got to be the wierdest game I have ever played. I love it! Only a true game master such as Shigeru Miyamoto could have possibly dreamed up a game as original and innovative as this.

The main theme of the game for those of you who don't know what its al about...
Captin Olimar, a great space traveler, has crashed-landed on a strange planet after his ship collided with a meteor. After a prilimanary examination of his surroundings, he has looked over his beloved ship, The Dolphin(anyone recognize the code name for Gamecube?). He has discovered that his ship is missing 30 parts apon crash-landing, and if he ever wishes to return to Planet Hoctate where his wife and two children are, he must recover his lost parts. And to make matters worse, he has detected the poisinous gas oxegen in the planets atmosphere, and his life-support will be able to hold out for only 30 more days. Then as he is beginning to explore, he finds a strange plant that spouts a single seed upon his arrival. After a short time, the seed grows into a sprout that waves back and forth. Olimar aproches the sprout and picks it, only to find not a plant but a living creature! The creature, bearing a resemblance to a minature carrot on his planet called a Pikpik, simply stands there looking as Olimar, as if waiting for his orders. He decides he will call this strange species a Pikmin, and must enlist the help of more Pikmin to help him recover his missing ship parts.

The game, while challenging but rewarding, is great fun to play, and with time, the Pikmin grow to be not your slaves working for you, but your friends trying to help you, and every time you lose one, its not just another Pikmin gone, its a comrade you have lost in battle.

The attitude seemes to be light and happy throghout, but really in firece battles it is quite intense. And although it is a charming game and the Pikmin themselves are cute little critters, dont let that trick you into thinking this is a child's game, because I think it is games like this and Super Monkey Ball(also a great game) that cause people who aren't fans of nintendo to think that its a childish system , but if they actually sat down and played them for a few minutes, they would relize that it is really a very challenging game that is not at all childish.

Pikmin is up there with Super Smash Brothers Melee at the top of the list of my favorite Gamecube games, and anyone who dismisses it as a kiddie game will be missing out on one of the very best Gamecube games out there.

Floral fun for everyone!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: July 28, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Pikmin is a great game. It is suitable for all ages alike. The graphics are beautiful, the sound is very good, the music is relaxing "foresty-fun"-ish, the controls are easy, but the camera is kind of hard to control, and if you are running away from an enemy with your Pikmin, it will be hard to see, and, then if you must change the camera quickly you must change the control stick quickly also, so you won't run smack into something else You get the idea. Besides that, it's just good. I forgot the story, once again...

Captain Olimar was taking a vacation in his space ship, namely the Dolphin. An asteroid hit his space ship and it was on a crash-course towards Earth. When he was concious, he realized that he was on a strange planet called "Earth". He would sufficate of something called "Oxygen" if he didn't get his 30 parts of his Dolphin in 30 days. He gets Pikmin and helps him out. Great game, indeed! Buy it!

Wow.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: August 13, 2002
Author: Amazon User

My word. Originality. I thought I remembered that from the pre-Sony days.

It's amazing the games that came to mind when I tried to think of how to describe this one. Others will find better comparisons, but I'm thinking of it currently as a cross between "ToeJam & Earl", "Pokemon" and even "Age of Empires". (Well, you can command a big army with different types of soldier, and have to use varying strategies against particular kinds of enemies.)

I applaud Shiggy and his cohorts for this truly original and fun game. (Please ignore the one-star review below me: I'm fairly certain "Miyamoto's Curse" only applies to those who were expecting "Mario Brothers 374: Mario Takes Three Steps To The Right")

Yeah, it's a bit short when you get right down to it, which is why I only give it four stars. But still, you'll have to expend some serious brain matter to finish this one. (Either that, or the money for a guide-book.)
Still, there's the Challenge Mode to keep you entertained long after you've finished the game proper.

Games like this are the reason I took up with the GameCube after the demise of Sega: Nintendo and Shiggy still appear to care about the _games_, as opposed to the money, and surely that's what video games _should_ be all about, isn't it?

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