Pikmin

Pikmin

Released: October 26, 2001
Type: Main Game

Platforms:

Nintendo GameCube

Genres:

Real Time Strategy (RTS) Adventure

Game Modes:

Single player

Themes:

Action Science fiction

Player Perspectives:

Bird view / Isometric

Ratings

User Rating

81.2
Based on 156 ratings

Critics Rating

80.0
Based on 1 ratings

Total Rating

80.6
Based on 157 ratings

Summary

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.

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Involved Companies

Gradiente

Role:
Publisher

Nintendo EAD

Role:
Developer

Nintendo

Role:
Publisher

Keywords

death spaceship action-adventure micromanagement multiple endings artificial intelligence giant insects day/night cycle boss fight explosion single-player only countdown timer game critics awards polygonal 3d loot gathering escort mission stat tracking poisoning reversible cover art greatest hits e3 2001 nocturnality s.s. dolphin interactive achievement awards 2002 male protagonist nintendo gateway system tiny protagonist player's choice

Alternative Names

Pikmin 1 Pikmin 1 Picky Piki

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