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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 spelling (simplified)
  • "Pikumin" -- Japanese title
  • "ピクミン" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Groups


Merchant Title Platform Price  
Amazon
Pikmin GameCube $16.89  
Pikmin GameCube $16.89  
Pikmin GameCube $16.89  
ebay.com
Pikmin    
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User Reviews

A great title to start off your GameCube collection bowser724 (26) unrated
Another Homerun from the master Shigeru Miyamoto!! Oblio (109) 4.83 Stars4.83 Stars4.83 Stars4.83 Stars4.83 Stars
Colorful Puzzle/strategy Hybrid that Must be Played! Weston Wedding (54) 4.17 Stars4.17 Stars4.17 Stars4.17 Stars4.17 Stars
A truely great revolution of a game. Bob the Stickman (289) 4.33 Stars4.33 Stars4.33 Stars4.33 Stars4.33 Stars

The Press Says

GamesFirst! Jan 15, 2002 5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars5 Stars 100
Christ Centered Game Reviews Jun 01, 2005 99 out of 100 99
Game Informer Magazine Jan, 2002 9.25 out of 10 92
GamesAreFun.com (GAF) Apr 27, 2003 9 out of 10 90
NintendoWorldReport Nov 11, 2001 9 out of 10 90
GamesCollection Mar 18, 2009 9 out of 10 90
Peliplaneetta.net Jul 22, 2002 88 out of 100 88
Game Revolution Dec, 2001 B+ 83
Gaming Target Jan 23, 2002 8.2 out of 10 82
GamersMark Jan 02, 2002 7 out of 10 70

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Trivia

Captain Olimar's spaceship is named Dolphin. "Dolphin" was Nintendo's project name for the Gamecube.


This entry was contributed by Andrew Grasmeder (205) and Opipeuter Inconnivus Bronze Star Contributing Member (15140)
 

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