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|  "Pikmin review"
, posted Sat 29 Jun 07:56
This game is another genius idea from Nintendo and I really wanted to get in to it. The graphics, sound and animation are all excellent and Olimar fits in to the Nintendo universe perfectly. It isn't as short and easy as some people made it out to be either. The main problem comes from the fact that you have 30 game days to find 30 parts. This seems to make the game more linear as it makes you work at an expected pace. There is minimal AI in the characters and enemies, making it too easy to get through the game with cheap tricks rather than using strategy. The parts of the game that will make you think are the various simple puzzles based on using different couloured Pikmin for specialist tasks. There is also a lot of waiting around for Pikmin to lug objects around and perform tasks like build bridges. It seems to be too much laid out on a silver platter, with piles of sticks conveniently sat where a bridge needs to be built, or puzzle cliches where one group head through water, another through fire while the remainders can wield bombs to blow down barriers. It's like the bastard child of Lemmings, Bomberman and the Lost Vikings. The game doesn't really have any high points and feels kind of flat. The only reason I played it to the end is because I paid £30 for it. With a little more thought it could have been awesome. A strategic multiplayer game would have been a welcome addition, say if each player commands an army each and has to capture a flag or blow up an opponent's base. Imagine luring a stupid predator in to an opponent's base with a kamakazie Pikmin, or sending a crack team of bombers to blow down their defence. As it stands though, the only attempt at adding longevity is a re-hash of the normal game called 'Challenge Mode'. Even some special unlockable missions would have given the game more lifespan. It saddens me to say that for such an original concept and a technically very well made game, it is too repetitive and generic to be remembered as a classic.
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