Pikmin

Pikmin

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development · 2001

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What it does best

  • real time strategy (rts)

  • science fiction

The setup

What you are walking into

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.

Where it lives

Nintendo GameCube

Genre

Real Time Strategy (RTS)Adventure

Vibe

ActionScience fiction
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