Customer Reviews
One of the only games i will rate 5 stars for! - By: Snowy3, 04 Jul 2008 
This game IS what the gamecube is remembered for! & now it has the chance of a second lease of life from people playingin on the Wii. I have never come across a game like this before. The graphics are fantastic & i love the little touches with the Pikmin noises! although the noise they make as they drown or get burnt by fire is a little heartbreaking!. At times it can be frustrating as you realise you have navigated your way across a tough terrian to find one of the ships parts but havent got enough Pikmin to carry it back! *whoomph* thats the sound of throwing the controller on the floor!. You HAVE to try this game out. Its cute, clever & crazy! you will fallin love with the little Pikmins as they follow you round wide eyed & theres plenty of humour as you go along but also some challenging puzzles to keep you on your toes. If you finish this game you can move on to Pikmin 2....
Brilliant innocent game for all ages. - By: A. damon, 03 Jan 2007 A really cute game for kids to adults(i loved it). It is so addictive i got Pikmin 2 straight after i finished it.
it has a lovely story & stuff to collect so that you can take offin your damaged space ship again. It really gets your brain working too as all the pikmin work together & you have to keep them safe.
The best gamecube game that i have ever played!
Pikmin is fantastic. - By: Mr. Simon M. Perry, 17 Nov 2006 
Pikmin should be the saviour of Nintendo. While games like this are being produced, I see no reason not to support them. Pikmin is fun, engaging, & easy to play, without being overly simple. The graphics, creatures, & puzzles are practically flawless, & my only qualm with the game is it's perhaps lack of longevity. There is limited replay value (although there is some) & the career does not take a particularly long time to figure out. Challenge mode is a welcome addition, although by no means the best thing about this game.
However, for the amount of enjoyment you will receive from playing, Pikmin is a worthy investment, as is its sequel.
I'd probably give it 90%, for the innate fun of playing this game, but no more because of its slightly short lifespan.
Amazing classic by nintendo! - By: jubba the hut, 03 May 2006 Pikmin.
Pikmin is a great game which i got a long time ago & i still havnt got bored of it.I love this game because of the fantastic storyline & because of the great about of play value.I realy love this game & i think its well worth the money!
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You'll Need More Than A Brain To Complete This Strategy Game!! - By: Mrs. Dawnc Alexandre, 14 Apr 2006 I first rented this game for a week backin February 2003, only for the fact that I wanted to get game data so that I could get the Captain Olimar Trophyin Super Smash Bros Melee! But when that week passed I found out that the game was actually a little entertaining than I expected, so I decided to buy it!
It was actually an interesting game because unlike certain games, you had to plan out & think of what to do step by step! It even attracted my brother's attention to getting this game for his birthday!
The story is simple, but easier said than done! You are Captain Olimar & you've crashed landed on an Unknown Planet, which has a toxic gas you are allergic to codenamed... Oxygen, & your life support will only last 30 days (notin our days of life butin the game days). You also discover that your Rocket Ship is severely damaged & roughly 30 pieces of your ship have vanished, 25 of which are vital & must be recoveredin order for you to get back to your home world... Planet Hocotate!
So, this is where you come in. It's up to you to help Captain Olimar recover the 30 Parts within 30 Days! To help you on your quest, you'll discover weird species you will call... The Pikmin. These unknown types of species are basically a flower dub, combined with a carrot & have the ability to communicate & help civiliansin critical situations! There are three types of coloured Pikmins! There are the Red Pikmin's whom attack fear sly & are invulnerable towards fire! The Yellow coloured Pikmin whom of which can reach higher destinations if thrown & carry bombs! And finally the Blue coloured Pikmin whom have the ability to travel through water as well as rescuing other Pikmin from drowningin the water! With you & the Pikmin, you will create a destructive team whom must fight creatures, bugs, flowers, monsters, birds, plants & fearsome villains to claim & recover the 30 Parts of the Rocket Ship!!!
Although the game sounds long & entertaining, it isin reality quite short & can get boring time after time, especially when you make a big mistake & you keep on pressing the Reset Button!
I would say to myself that it is so difficult, that I needed a Guidebook to help me complete the game! It took me until August 2004 to finish the game. Only for the fact that the games data takes 19 Blocks on your Memory Card & unless I play the game occasionally, I tend to delete my data! But, since I finished the game, I probably won't be deleting the datain years now!!
My Personal Game Score: 7.5/10 - Great, Entertaining, Challenging!
My Wish: What I find a nuisance is the Game's Data! If you had the 4MB Memory Card for the Gamecube, you would not get much space left on that Memory Card, since this game eats almost ¼ of your data! If Nintendo do decide to make Pikmin 3 for Gamecube, could they please make sure the data is at least 15 Blocks or under?
Final Comment: If you are intending to be a Brainiac, Researcher, Wiseman, or even just a Gamer then I recommend you give this a try. If you are unsure about buying this game, rent it for a week like me, & even if you disliked the game, you can still use it's data to get the Captain Olimar Trophy for Super Smash Bros Melee, because as far as I'm concerned, that was my first plan anyway, until I found out that this was actually a good game!!
