Pikmin 2 review:5 stars (Take a different view of the world) - Pikmin 2 is probably one of the best games that I played. I played over seventy hours of the game and I'm still playing it.
You have to play the game to appreciate it.

Review points are averaged together.

(9 score)Plotline: After crashlanding on an uncharted planet, Olimar gets help from the Pikmin to find the parts of his ship. Recently Olimar left the planet to return to his own to find out that his company is going bankrupt! Olimar must return to the planet with his trusty assistant Louie to save his company!

(10 score)Graphics: The graphics and sound are what make Pikmin 2 one of the best games out there. The graphics clearly define how strange and unique our world is from ant(or Pikmin) eyes. The huge worlds are astounding to look at and even better to interact with. Just watching how the insects interact is awesome because that's how some real life bugs would act. The treasure is great because they are real life everyday things just laying around.

(10 score) Sound: Just listening to this game's sound and you would agree that this game has some of the best sounds. If you listened to the game sounds and then went outside, you couldn't tell the difference. The music is also great and fits the dungeons and levels nicely. I entered one level and heard some really creepy and scary music which means they want you to have a frightening and unknown experience down there in the dungeons because almost anything can happen. One time I picked up a bottle cap and found legs coming out of it only to learn that a spider was hiding under it!

(9 score)Control: Simple control, A to punch or throw Pikmin, B to whistle Pikmin to you, Control pad buttons to change the color of pikmin and use berry sprays, L to change the camera view, R to zoom in, and Z to get an overhead view.

(8)Multiplayer: Several levels to choose from and only one winner! After growing your army you march into battle against your opponent but there are bugs and enemies along the way which hinder your army. To win you have to collect 4 marbles(There are eight that are hidden everywhere) that are usually protected by a bug. When a Pikmin dies from an enemy unit a seed comes out of your onion so you don't run out of Pikmin. The real fun comes in when you collect a cherry and a randomly selected bug drops into the enemy base and starts pummeling them. There are several levels to choose from that come from the main game. Challenge can be tackled two or one player. You start with a limited number of Pikmin and you have to get the highest score within a set time limit. There are usually several sublevels and your time is increased when you enter the next sublevel. You need to collect treasure and bugs and leave through the geyser to win. If you lose all your Pikmin or your time, you will lose.

(9)Glitches: A few glitches in the dungeons but it doesn't mess up gameplay.

(10) Entertainment: The game is awesome and a blast to play. It starts out easy and the difficulty increases at the best rate I have ever seen in a game. The more you play the better you become. The game wouldn't be anything without a final boss and they put a crapload of a boss. The boss takes at least an hour to beat, now that's a boss!

(9)Replay Value: After you beat the first part of the game you can still play the second part of the game which is going back and trying to collect all of the treasures. the game starts to lose its replay value after you see all of the dungeons and bosses.

Overall Rating (Review points are averaged together):9.25-Awesome!

A final word: Get this game, it's awesome! It's my favorite game.5 stars (A Minor Masterpiece) - The sequel to the 2001 cult classic Pikmin surpasses its predecessor in every imaginable way, and earns its place of honor among Nintendo's elite list of first-party franchises. This unassuming and humble game presents us with the opportunity to fully appreciate small triumphs and failures in one of the most relaxing, original, and genuinely enjoyable takes on the real-time strategy genre ever devised. A simple interface, surprisingly deep play mechanics, and a loveable and wonderfully fleshed out cast create a must-have for Gamecube owners, and a model for Nintendo's long held views on game design.

The first Pikmin, a qirky and original Gamecube launch game, captivated those willing to give it a try with it's elegant design and unique concepts. The sequel again places you in the shoes of the daring and miniscule space explorer Captain Olimar. This time he is joined by a sidekick of sorts... the gourmand Louie, a loud and funny shipboard computer, and two brand-new types of Pikmin, in a quest to save his company from bankruptcy.

The inclusion of a second playable character who can be split up from Olimar to complete seperate tasks adds a whole new dimension to the multitasking that permeated the first game, and the elegant controls make switching back in forth between your flower-like legions second nature. Also new are randomly generated dungeons, which are both challenging and open up whole new worlds for the developers to explore the sense of scale. There's no limit to how many days you can spend exploring the surface, which fixes the only real complaint that can be made about the first Pikmin. Finally, to complete the package there's an all-new two player option that offers both cooperative challenges and hectic deathmatches.

The larger than life presentation of the mundane that proliferated the original returns, with every day objects appearing gargantuan in size through the eyes of our ant-sized heroes. Graphically Pikmin 2 is among the most beautiful and graceful games on the Gamecube, and the developers seem to relish in presenting such interesting artifacts as bottle caps, rusty coins, and of course ancient Nintendo paraphernalia, in all their glory. Among the many dramatic improvements in this sequel is the Piklopedia, a viewing gallery that catalogs every object that you collect and gives you often hilarious descriptions by Olimar and co. Some people may spend a good portion of their game time tanting creatures that they've bested or oggling over the amount of detail that went into the rendering of a fried piece of ham. Pikmin 2 really delivers a consistent fantasy-reality for Olimar and shines in presentation.

The score is probably the most relaxing video game soundtrack ever devised, and perfectly compliments the hynotic gameplay and graphics. If ever there was a perfect game to help you unwind, this is it.

Also, there are a number of extremely well-done Full Motion Video sequences in the game that help propel the story, something that I didn't expect but was really impressed by.

Pikmin 2 is the textbook example of a proper sequel. It retains only the essentials of the original, fixes the problems, and adds whole new layers of depth. I can't think of any other game that will probably be more overlooked, which is a shame cause it is a true gem. A minor Nintendo masterpiece. 2 stars (ANOTHER PIKMIN???) - BE PREPARED TO SPEND MOST OF YOUR TIME FALLING BEHIND SCHEDULE BECAUSE YOU ARE TOO BUSY LOSING PIKMIN AND PULLING NEW ONES FROM THE GROUND LIKE WEEDS AND GETTING DIZZY FROM WALKING IN CIRCLES AND FIGHTING REALLY ANNOYING BUGS. THIS GAME IS LIKE TRYING TO BABYSIT 100 KIDS AT ONCE WITH DIFFERENT COLORED SHIRTS WHILE YOU ARE TRYING TO SORT THEM OUT AND GIVE THEM JOBS.
Pikmin 2 Features:
Video Games
Gamecube (Game Cube, Game-cube)
Action
Adventure
Command your Pikmin to defeat enemies, propagate more Pikmin, collect precious doodads, and solve puzzles
Take advantage of new colors of Pikmin and use new items strategically
For 1 or 2 players
Captain Olimar has returned to the planet of the Pikmin in this sequel to the popular action/strategy game
Delegate work to the Pikmin using Captain Olimar and his new assistant

Pikmin 2 is the Video Game version. The full version can be purchased by clicking on the "CLICK HERE TO ORDER" button below for around 45.95USD.