Detailed "Pikmin" Insight
By: Brian Alspaugh II
Pikmin is the latest game by Nintendo. It is also the first new franchise they have started in a while. This game is from the man that made such videogame icons as Donkey Kong, Zelda, and Mario.
He came up with the idea for Pikmin planting in his garden. In this odd strategy game, it really shows.
In Pikmin you play as Captain Olimar, and your spaceship had been hit by a meteor. You crash land on an unknown planet, and here is where your adventure begins.
It turns out your ship has broken into 30 different pieces spread across the planet, and to top it off your oxygen will only last for 30 days. This game has built in days that elapse every fifteen minutes before in turns dark.
On this planet you find a curious creature. He is a cross between animal and plant. He grows out of the ground and is pulled out by his root. These Pikmin look up to you as a sort of parental figure, and listen to your every command. Using this to your advantage, you send the Pikmin out looking for the pieces to your ship.
You are able to do many different things with the Pikmin. You can toss them towards something, have them climb onto objects, make bridges, knock down walls and blow up monsters that inhabit the planet.
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