Pikmin

Pikmin

October 26, 2001·Single player
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Ratings

81
User Score
183 ratings
80
Critic Score
1 reviews
80
Total Score
184 combined

About

Pikmin is a whole new breed of gameplay from Nintendo. The quirky, life-under-the-microscope title delivers a unique experience like few before it with a blend of real-time strategy, adventure, and puzzle elements. Taking advantage of the GameCube's graphics power, Pikmin sports lush texture work that brings to life a microscopic fantasy world. Players control Captain Olimar, a lovable little astronaut, who crash landed on a planet inhabited by even more lovable little plant creatures known as Pikmin. Olimar can command these creatures RTS-style, assign them tasks, make them attack foes, and gather resources. The ultimate task is to rebuild Olimar's space ship before a 30-day time window elapses.

Storyline

Captain Olimar, a man of high vocabulary and the only employee of any merit who works at Hocotate Freight. After all the hard work he goes through, Olimar decides to take an interstellar vacation in his personal ship, the S.S. Dolphin. He puts the ship in auto-pilot. With no real place in mind, Olimar relaxes within the comfort of his ship. Suddenly a meteorite smashes into Olimar's ship, and he is knocked unconscious. Meanwhile, 30 parts of his ship careen towards a seemingly undiscovered planet. Olimar awakes to find his beloved ship in ruins! He must find all 30 (or 25) ship parts with the help of his newfound friends, the Pikmin, in order to get back to his home planet.

Release Dates

PlatformDate
Nintendo GameCubeOct 26, 2001
Nintendo GameCubeDec 02, 2001
Nintendo GameCubeJun 14, 2002
Nintendo GameCubeJun 14, 2002
Nintendo GameCubeAug 23, 2002

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Game Info

Developer
Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Publisher
Gradiente, Nintendo
Release Date
October 26, 2001
Franchise
Pikmin
Collection
Pikmin
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric

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Platforms

Nintendo GameCube

Genres

Real Time Strategy (RTS)Adventure

Themes

ActionScience fiction

Game Modes

Single player

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