Pikmin 2

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a game by Nintendo
Platform: GameCube
Editor Rating: 8.5/10, based on 2 reviews, 4 reviews are shown
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See also: Puzzle Games, Pikmin Series
Pikmin 2
Pikmin 2
Pikmin 2

There's one thing you can always count upon Japanese developers to do. That is taking bizarre concepts and turn them into palatable video games. Sometimes it's a bit hit or miss, but the majority of them seem to work. Pikmin 2 is a fine example of what an odd idea can look like in a video game format - but that's what games are for, right? Breaking boundaries?

The predecessor Pikmin became popular a couple years beforehand - mainly helped by the prominent persona of Shigeru Miyamoto behind its development. What often falls flat with a sequel - Pikmin 2 has actually bettered the franchise. Let's have a look at what Pikmin 2 is all about.

Debt-buster 3000

Once again, you'll take on the role of Captain Olimar - returning from his space travels to help his home planet of Hocotate. Upon arriving, he's informed that, while he was away, the company has been lumbered with excruciating debt. No, not a villain has ravaged the planet - debt. This is an evil that we can all relate to!

Olimar is tasked with saving the business - collecting treasures and selling them off to clear the financial troubles. All in all, one of the noblest objectives a hero could accomplish. The player will travel through the planet's surface, exploiting the workmanship of the local creatures. Known as Pikmin, they will assist in overcoming obstacles and gather antiquities.

You'll rummage around discovering these Pikmin. Leveraging their unique capabilities to battle enemies guarding salvageable goods. Building constructs over nuances and generally providing humor the way through the game. Players will feel as if it's a faster-paced real-time strategy with Puzzle seasonings. You can use up to 100 Pikmin to get rid of hostiles and hand over that valuable battery or soda can - while figuring out how to best use their traits.

There's no real unfolding story within Pikmin 2 - but the gameplay and lighthearted approach to challenge provide enough entertainment to eliminate the need for a narrative. Players can enjoy the silly sounds and bizarre sights as they work their way through the game, selling off treasures to quell the crippling debt. There is never a dull moment.

The Pik of the Litter

The first Pikmin was already a fantastic game - but Pikmin 2 identified the predecessor's shortcomings and glossed over them. The remarkable feats are the visuals and animations look brilliant - the artificial intelligence of the Pikmin is spot on - and there are many challenges to be had without frustration.

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The look and feel of Pikmin 2 sit right with many players - and honestly, there doesn't seem like a game quite as refined in the RTS / Puzzle mashup genre. Overlord is entertaining but lacks the universal accessibility of Pikmin. So, if you're looking for a well-rounded, silly game to invest some hours into - Pikmin 2 is your asset.

Pros:

  • Lighthearted gameplay that's challenging yet consistently entertaining
  • Visuals, animations, and environments synchronize very well
  • The Pikmen respond well to commands making the game's mechanics seamless

Cons:

  • The camera can be shaky at times

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System requirements:

  • PC compatible
  • Operating systems: Windows 10/Windows 8/Windows 7/2000/Vista/WinXP

Game Reviews

It's sort of a chicken/egg question, well actually a hot dog/game one. I know I love Pikmin 2. There's something endlessly cool about controlling a swarm of little critters while you stand back in the cheering section and watch them work their little legs off to serve your seemingly senseless mental meanderings. But what I don't know, can't figure out, is if I loved the game before I saw the Nintendo Hot Dog commercial ' probably the best Nintendo commercial ever. I guess it doesn't really matter, what does matter is that you go out right now and buy Pikmin 2.

It's a fantastic sequel to the original game adding the ability to play coop or adversarial multiplayer modes. In the sequel you take on the roll of Captain Olimar as he tries to scavenge enough scrap to get his boss's company out of debt. This time around you can also control Louie, Olimar's dim sidekick. To collect the junk you'll have to control an army of tiny little pikmin. Fortunately, controlling them is very intuitive and more than half the fun of the game.

The game doesn't just a new controllable character to the play, it also adds a few new shades of pikmin, the diminutive creatures that carry out Olimar's bidding. The game's collection of pikmin are color-coded with each shade having it's own special abilities. The new poisonous white pikmin are themselves resistant to poison and can find treasure while the new purple pikmin are ten times stronger than their counter-parts.

The game also has new cave areas to explore and an unlimited time period for spelunking. The original game had a 30 day time limit. The change that most makes this game a keeper is the addition of several new modes. There's a two-player battle mode, split-screen mode and a two-player challenge mode.

Pikmin 2 is the type of strange, oddly addictive game that keeps Nintendo fans happy and draws new followers to the brand daily. The game blends the best aspects of puzzle games with a twist of action and adventure, leaving gamers with a constant desire to play and control.

THE BASICS:

Two thimble-tall alien astronauts are better than one, or so goes the theory behind this sequel. Aside from two-player play, it tosses in new photosynthesis-fueled critters--a burly purple fella and a creepy, poisonous white one.

HOW WAS IT?

Pikmin 2 centers on quests for doodads, which isn't much different from the goal of the first game. So far, it just feels like more of the same. (But man, that white thing scares me.)

The astro-baby stars of Pikmin 2 are a lot of things--thimble tall, in tune with flora, at odds with fauna--but right now, more than anything, they're late. Captain Olimar, the original game's wee protagonist, and his new assistant were originally supposed to touch down on GameCube in fall 2003.

So if you're foggy on this sequel's setup, here's a refresher: Pikmin 2 takes the grow-a-plant-army concept and adds two-player splitscreen play and nixes a time limit, so you can explore the randomly generated dungeons and hunt down treasure all the livelong day. You get two new Pikmin plant creatures to wrangle--a burly purple guy and a poisonous white one--plus, more than 60 different enemy critters to beat to death with your flower-powered army.

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