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Video Games : Pikmin 2 (GameCube)
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Pikmin 2 (GameCube) from: Nintendo |
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Audience Rating: To Be Announced Binding: Video Game Brand: Nintendo EAN: 0045496961220 ESRB Age Rating: Everyone Label: Nintendo Manufacturer: Nintendo Manufacturer Maximum Age: 18 years Manufacturer Minimum Age: 36 months Model: 45496961220 Number Of Items: 1 Platform: GameCube Publisher: Nintendo Release Date: October 08, 2004 Studio: Nintendo Sales Rank: 5195 MPN: dol p gpve Accessories:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.co.uk Review: In Pikmin 2, the feature-packed sequel to Nintendo's original Pikmin adventure (famously inspired by Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto's back garden), players can once more enjoy the earthly delights of germination. Captain Olimar, the astronaut hero of the original game, makes a welcome return and sets about clearing some bad debts with the aid of the titular Pikmin, which grow from the soil when planted. In microcosm, this is a strategy game, but there's more to it than that: although there are strategic and puzzle elements, the overriding theme is one of action, which makes for an equally exciting and challenging game. Two-player modes are new additions in Pikmin 2, and these arrive in both cooperative and versus varieties. The use of a split-screen here works particularly well. Throw in a few extra flavours of Pikmin (white and purple complement the original's spectrum of characters) and Olimar's new, playable sidekick Louie, and you have a complete and thorough sequel to a modern classic. --Jonti Davies Manufacturer's Description: Captain Olimar returns in Pikmin 2 to marshal new Pikmin in a wild, open-ended adventure--and this time he brought help. The company he works for is going bankrupt, so to save it, Olimar must salvage the treasure buried all over the planet. His company's debt is a whopping 10,000 pokos--but if Olimar and his assistant can delegate their work well, they should be able to erase that debt in no time. Of course, they'll need the help of the Pikmin to do that. Alternately control Olimar and his assistant as you command your Pikmin to defeat enemies, propagate more Pikmin, collect precious doodads and solve puzzles. With no time limit, new colours of Pikmin and two-player cooperative play, Pikmin 2 improves on the original in every way. Customer Reviews
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 Rating: - A worthy sequelOkay, they took the good bits from Pimin 1, and rebalanced it, added new bits and made it a lot longer. It takes elements of a real time strategy game, but to label it just as an RTS seems... unfair. It is loads more. The game is cutesy violent, and well polished. Little things like the evil wasp things rubbish it's hands with mallace while wandering around a map... the new perspective on our own world from a very small perspective. If I had kids, it would be one of those games I could play with them and keep the controller moving between us. It is real family entertainment - and a socialable game. People whom watch are compelled to warn you of danger, or laugh at some of the rich dynamics in the game. ... Read More: Rating:  - A superb game, ruined only by it's repetitiveness...A game that truly appeals to all age-groups! At 26 I can quite comfortably sit down and play this game for hours on end. Although it does become a little repetitive in places, there are very few games out there that don't! Let's be honest, there aren't all that many games out for the Gamecube over here in the UK and only a very small handful could you consider 'quality' games. For me, this game can quite comfortably sit on the Mario Sunshine, Metroid Prime, Resident Evil 4 & Paper Mario shelf! Rating: - WowThis game is brilliant. The new additions of the white and purple pikmin are very welcome and add a bit more stratergy. Do you kill enemies quicker by using the super strong purple pikmin or do you poison your foes with the whites. also the addition of another person is fantastic you can now send two squads of pikmin to do different tasks (who said we men can't multi task) for example you can have one squad of pikmin taking down a wall and the other collecting treasure. This sequel has all the good points of the first, adding extra and getting rid of the time limit (yay) well woth £29.99 Rating: - One of the greatest games of 2004Pikmin 2 is one of the few sequels that actually improves upon every area you would want it to. The original Pikmin was by no means a bad game but there were 2 aspects of the game that bugged me slightly. (1) The time limit: you had a maximum of 30 days to recover all of Captain Olimar's ship parts. (2) The fact that in most (Pikmin) days you couldn't get that much work done. Pikmin 2 improves on both areas. Pikmin 2 sees you returning to the Pikmin planet to search for 'treasure' to help repay your shipping company's debt. This time you are not alone. Captain Olimar is helped by a fellow employee called Louie. After one of the finest introductory videos sequences ever (honest), Olimar and Louie begin their treasure hunt. For those unfamiliar ... Read More: Rating: - SOOOOO Good!Having been reliably told that this game was supposed to be released in April 2004, the world then had to wait AGES for it to be released. BUT it was definitely worth the wait. I loved pikmin 1, although it was a little short. Pikmin 2 is far better, it's a longer game, as long as you go back and colloect everything. Although the fact that you can complete the game without collecting most of the items. And there are new coloured pikmin, with purple and white dudes. So good! Buy it soon! |
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