Pikmin is the best game I've ever played. You get to herd your Pikmin in order to defeat firece predators.
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New Play Control! Pikmin
(2009, Video Games - Strategy, Rated E, Play it on: Nintendo Wii)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 0, age appropriate for kids over 6; suggested age 8. -
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Update of classic GameCube strategy title; better on Wii.
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of New Play Control! Pikmin was written by Marc Saltzman
Parents need to know this game -- designed by Mario and Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto -- contains very minor animated violence as you can instruct your Pikmin creatures to attack an enemy (which basically consists of jumping on it). There is no other controversial content in this game.
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What’s the Story?
When PIKMIN was introduced in 2001, Nintendo GameCube fans either loved it or hated it. Some said the tactical strategy game, which involves manipulating tiny Pikmin creatures into rebuilding a spaceship for Captain Olimar, was too difficult. Others said its 30-day time system resulted in short game play with little replayability. Still, more players praised the game as one of the most unique and addictive Nintendo offerings in a long while.
Well, what's old is new again now that Nintendo has just released this title for the Nintendo Wii, the first in its planned "New Play Control!" series that reintroduces GameCube games to a whole new generation -- with updated wireless, motion-sensing controls and 16:9 widescreen presentation.
CloseIs It Any Good?
Indeed! The $30 game cleverly (and successfully) fuses strategy with action, brains with brawn. As Captain Olimar, players must use the Wii Remote to round up the 100-or-so inch-high Pikmin, to whom you can assign tasks: exploring the environment, collecting items, defeating nasty insect enemies, propagating to create new Pikmin, or solving puzzles, such as bypassing environmental obstacles and building a spaceship to flee this odd world. Each Pikmin color has its own abilities: blue Pikmin are resistant to water, red Pikmin can withstand fire, and yellow Pikmin are not affected by electricity. Whether or not you played the original on the GameCube, New Play Control! Pikmin is defintely worth the investment for Wii fans craving a challenging space adventure they won't soon forget. Close
Publisher’s Details
Released on 3/11/2009, price $$29.99, not online enabled
ESRB rating: E (for Mild Violence)
ESRB rating: E (for Mild Violence)
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- I rate this title on for age 7 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Educational
- Good role models
- Easy to play
Epic win.
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
Good game, dissapointing remake.
Pikmin is a good game, and the remake is the exact same thing and also good. The problem is Nintendo's trend of remaking all these good games from the Gamecube and slaping "New Play Control" on the front. Mabye it would be wiser to divert this energy into making better new games than trying to suck all they can out of their old hits?
- I rate this title on for age 4 and give it
The game itself is fine, but I am unimpressed with Nintendo's decision to remake the first Pikmin game with new controls rather than create a new Pikmin game and advance the series. The Wii controls work well and are much better than the GC controls, but are hardly justification to buy this game if you already have the first or second. You are supposed to pay 30$ for this remake!? Speaking of the second, why did Nintendo decide to remake the first rather than the second? The second was better than the first in every regard (except perhaps the story, which is irrelevant) with better graphics, gameplay, more content, and wasn't limited by the 30 day restriction which ruined the replay value of the first. Apparently instead of being creative and coming up with new games, Nintendo is going to continue remaking GC games with Wii controls. Hopefully future installments will be better worth the purchase.
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