Review: Hey! PIKMIN (Nintendo 3DS)
Explore an unknown planet in search of precious resources. Call upon the peculiar plant-like creatures known as Pikmin to overcome challenging obstacles, defeat dangerous enemies, and help the shipwrecked Captain Olimar return home.
Pros:
- Nice graphics.
- 3,231 Blocks download size.
- Three save slots.
- Amiibo support- Unlock special areas, Statues and bonus Sparkium.
- 2D Puzzle platformer gameplay.
- Spotpass support.
- Pikmin park- Houses collected Pikmin and you use them to clear areas of the park to uncover bonuses.
- Controls- Uses face buttons and touch screen.
- World map level select.
- Game screen is displayed across both screens.
- Cutesy cut scenes.
- Big boss battles with some bosses so big they dont fit on the two screens.
- Your goal is to find Sparkium to power your ship and go home.
- Logs- Shows collected treasures.
- Use touchscreen to aim and fire Pikmin.
- Unlock secret spots.
- Fun to play.
- Hidden rooms and routes in the vast levels.
- Easy to get in to.
- Three star level rank based on finding the three main items.
- Tons of replay value.
- Pikmin- Whistle for Pikmin near bushes. Each Pikmin has unique abilities that are needed to solve puzzles or move objects.
- Cheerful soundtrack.
- Gadgets- Unlock abilities like a jump pack.
- Can skip cutscenes.
- Autosaves frequently.
- Tutorial support.
Cons:
- Can only scan one Amiibo a day.
- No 3D implementation.
- No checkpoints, Die and its a fll level restart.
- Controls take a while to get used to.
- Slow starter.
- Sometimes the dual screen display is detrimental, The hing of the console can obstruct the view.
- Pikmin sometimes dont play ball and go off or dont do as instructed.
- Slowdown occurred a few times for no real reason.
- Feels very basic overall.
