Description
After crashing on a strange unexplored planet, Captain Olimar must gather the thirty missing parts of his space ship, before his life support runs out in thirty days and he succumbs to the planet hostile atmosphere. Luckily the Pikmin, a plant/insect life form native to the planet, are there to help him. Olimar must gather and lead the Pikmin in this real time strategy game to collect the missing pieces of his ship while combating the planet's strange and sometimes hostile flora and fauna.
Alternate Titles
- "皮克敏" -- Chinese title (simplified)
- "Pikumin" -- Japanese title
- "ピクミン" -- Japanese spelling
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User Reviews
The Press Says
| Nintendojo |
Jan 04, 2002 |
9.5 out of 10 |
95 |
| NintendoWorldReport |
Nov 11, 2001 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| Kombo.com |
Nov 16, 2003 |
9 out of 10 |
90 |
| GameSpot |
Dec 05, 2001 |
8.9 out of 10 |
89 |
| Armchair Empire, The |
Jan 17, 2002 |
8.8 out of 10 |
88 |
| Nintendojo |
Jan 08, 2002 |
8.6 out of 10 |
86 |
| PAL Gaming Network (PALGN) |
Jan 30, 2003 |
8.5 out of 10 |
85 |
| Game Informer Magazine |
Jan, 2002 |
8.5 out of 10 |
85 |
| ZTGameDomain |
Jul 12, 2005 |
8.5 out of 10 |
85 |
| Jeuxvideo.com |
Jun 10, 2002 |
15 out of 20 |
75 |
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Trivia
Pikmin was awarded the 'Innovation in Console Gaming' award by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences for 2001.
