Pikmin (GameCube)

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107 of 107 Ciao users found the following review helpful

kappaslappa

Member since 13/07/2003

Reviews written: 186

Grow it, Pick it, Touch it, Flick it
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12/08/2005

User recommends the product

Advantages Hours of Great fun
Disadvantages Very addictive

If there was a game I could sit and play for hours on end, over and over again and never get bored it would be Pikmin. Why? Well Pikmin is one of those addictive games that you just have play because they are cute, you get involved and the bad guys are really irritating you so much that you just have to kill them. The brains behind Pikmin is the same person who brought you Super Mario World and Zelda, he is Shigeryu Miyamoto and when you begin to play Pikmin you can see similarities with all the games. The concept of the game is really simple, you take control of the main character known as ... more
35 of 35 Ciao users found the following review helpful

donnabroom

Member since 24/04/2005

Reviews written: 265

Wooo-oooo-ooo-ooooo! 07/01/2008

User recommends the product

Advantages Super Cute, Great Fun, Nice Sound Effects, I could go on and on...
Disadvantages I could go on and on!

I first played Pikmin, (a super cute Gamecube game), at a close friends house years ago, (it must have been 2002ish). I really loved it at the time and I've wanted a Gamecube ever since but for one reason or another I never got one. So imagine my surprise on Christmas morning when I one of my presents and it's a Gamecube. The same friends who first introduced me to it had given me it for Christmas along with Pikmin. Needless to say I couldn't wait to set it up so Boxing Day morning I was up with the larks, (or maybe robins), and playing Pikmin. ****** Now for those of you who don't know the ... more
27 of 27 Ciao users found the following review helpful

Nameless

Pikmin - say bye to your life 28/06/2002

User recommends the product

Advantages Classic, totally original, cute and addictive
Disadvantages Way too short.

Zelda, Mario, everyone has heard of these 2 famous gaming franchises. Synonymous with quality, action, adventure and fun these are 2 of the games that have helped put Nintendo firmly on the map. Both appeared in the early 80’s and have gone from strength to strength. Do you know who made them though? Shigeryu Miyamoto that’s who. Miyamoto is the official brains behind Nintendo’s greatest games. He has been a visionary of theirs for years and personally has cost me more hours of my life than I care to imagine by designing classics like Super Marioworld (SNES) and Zelda-Ocarina ... more
16 of 16 Ciao users found the following review helpful

Rickoss

Grow, Pick, Work 26/10/2002

User recommends the product

Advantages Outstanding Gameplay
Disadvantages Short Lifespan and Terrible Camera Angles

Pikmin never really made much anticipation for itself; maybe this was because people were so excited about Smash Bros. Melee that they just seemed to ignore it, or maybe it was because Nintendo's last 'Short 'n' Sweet' title had so much anticipation from 'Hidden Mansion', and didn't really deliver, that people tried not to think about it. But whatever anyone says, it was never looked at to be Nintendo's game of the year. There was a lot of speculation that thirty fifteen minute days was far too short for a game to be. But really, the only way you're going to know is if you play it for yourself ... more
45 of 45 Ciao users found the following review helpful

3rdRockSatan

In Three Flavours 10/07/2002

User recommends the product

Advantages Addictive | Fun | They're so cute!
Disadvantages Short | They're so cute!

Pikmin are cute. Too cute. There I’ve said it. When playing this game you will become attached to each and everyone of your Pikmin, unless you have a heart of stone that is. You will feel sorry for each one of the little guys that gets eaten, drowns or gets left behind. We have the now legendary Shigeru Miyamoto to thank for this. He is the man behind such gaming icons like Donkey Kong, Link and, of course, our favourite fat plumber Mario. Pikmin sees him taking a slightly different approach into his normal gaming fare and he explores the genre of real time strategy but adds his own personal ... more
29 of 29 Ciao users found the following review helpful

edd101

Flower Power 27/07/2002

User recommends the product

Advantages Great Graphics,Great Sound,Visualy Is Very Pleasing
Disadvantages A bit short lived

You must have seen the advert for this game on the TV?You know the one where you have all those little funny coloured men wondering around beating up enemies etc? The game is based on the plot that one day captain Oilmar is flying along in his space ship and suddenly he gets shot down!!When he lands he discovers that all the parts to his space ship have been scattered across the land in various locations,Worse than that his life support machine will only function for 30 days before it breaks and he breaths in the toxic oxygen!!So the race is on to find all 30 parts of his space ship before his ... more
26 of 27 Ciao users found the following review helpful

Fury

Pick Pikmin 03/07/2002

User recommends the product

Advantages Stunning graphics and engrossing gameplay
Disadvantages Doesn't last quite long enough

The premise of this game is nothing short of revolutionary. You are Captain Olimar, a small space traveller who, due to a collision with a meteor has crash-landed on a strange planet. He has just 30 days of oxygen left and must find 30 ship parts that have been scattered around the planet. This seems impossible until he discovers plant-like creatures called Pikmin. There are 3 different types of Pikmin, red Pikmin which have great strength and are not hurt by fire. Blue Pikmin which can travel through water and yellow Pikmin which can carry bombs. These Pikmin are pulled from the ground like ... more
15 of 15 Ciao users found the following review helpful

tokenboy

My name is Captain Olimar !! 29/01/2005

User recommends the product

Advantages One of the few really decent games for the Gamecube
Disadvantages Bit short.

The Story so far. Olimar ia a space explorer from the planet Hocotate. On a holiday jaunt in his spaceship, the "Dolphin", he hits a meteorite and crashlands on an unknown planet. During the crash landing several parts of the Dolphin fall off and are scattered all over the alien worl. Olimars life support unit can only function for another thirty days, and then he will have to leave. Can he find the thirty missing parts to the Dolphin in time ? The object of the game. After looking around the crash site Olimar finds a red sprout which looks something like a carrott. When he picks it he finds ... more
14 of 14 Ciao users found the following review helpful

joedark

Pikmin 27/11/2004

User recommends the product

Advantages Excellent, addictive, fun game
Disadvantages Far too short

You are a spaceman that has crashed into a comet then lands on a new planet. To get off of the planet you have to collect the pieces of your broken spaceship, you can’t take your helmet off as the planet is full of a deadly gas so you have 30 days of. Pikmin are small creatures that come in different types, Bud, Leaf and Flower. They are also sorted into three different colours, red, blue and yellow. Red Pikmin, these are the first Pikmin that you’ll meet in the game, they are great at fighting and are invulnerable to fire, useful against the fire-breathing bad guys. Blue Pikmin, these are the ... more
4 of 4 Ciao users found the following review helpful

Amarant

Unmissable Gaming 28/06/2003

User recommends the product

Advantages 100% original and very fun.
Disadvantages Way too short.

There’s a distinct lack of original titles around these days, everyone knows it - everyone complains about it. But, now and again, something truly original springs up from nowhere and shuts everyone up. Luckily (for some) most of these games are for the Gamecube. And luckily (for others) Pikmin is one of them. Meet Captain Olimar, a space explorer on holiday, cruising through space in his trusty ship, the Dolphin. All seems well until a meteor crashes into the ship, sending Olimar hurtling towards a nearby planet. And, oh crap, his ship has been broken into 30 bits which have been scattered ... more