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Captain Olimar has returned to marshall new colors of Pikmin in a wild, open-ended adventure—and this time, he's brought an assistant. The company he works for is going bankrupt and, to save it, Olimar has come to salvage the treasure buried below the surface of the planet. His company's debt is a whopping 10,000 Pokos.

Luckily, his trusty assistant has joined him, so if the two of them can delegate their work well, they should be able to repay the company's debts in no time. Of course, they'll need the help of the Pikmin to do that, since these two can't accomplish anything by themselves! Read More »

Features

  • Alternate controlling the main characters, Olimar and his assistant, as you 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—with more than 60 different species of enemy characters and randomly generated dungeons that span the planet, the game features even more game play than the original.
  • Command red, blue and yellow Pikmin, as they all make a return, each with special abilities, like water resistance, bomb-carrying skills and invulnerability to fire. Watch for new Pikmin colors to make their debut, and their special skills become integral, as you battle your way toward the valuable doodads strewn across the planet.
  • Head straight for the action or spend as much time exploring as you please, as time in this game is limitless.
  • Open up brand new game play possibilities by playing cooperatively with a second player.

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Review

Europe Fri, 26 Jun 2009 by Thomas Bowskill

Olimar comes back for second (and third!) helpings.

New Play Control! – a series of games that seems to have sparked many mixed views. Pikmin is probably at the forefront of these debates: Nintendo saw it fit to re-release both the Gamecube Pikmin games with a new series of controls designed for the Wii,..

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User Comments

LEGEND MARIOID

1. LEGEND MARIOID United Kingdom 14 Apr 2009, 11:23 BST

Can't wait for this baby.

KnucklesSonic8

2. KnucklesSonic8 Canada 17 Apr 2009, 06:21 BST

SO getting this.

MrPanic

3. MrPanic Netherlands 17 Apr 2009, 23:52 BST

Just one more week, can't wait.

megatron

4. megatron United States 22 Apr 2009, 23:10 BST

from what i have heard, the sequel is much better than the first one. but if i pick this up instead of the first one, am i going to be lost? or does the second game stand alone?

MrPanic

5. MrPanic Netherlands 28 Apr 2009, 18:05 BST

It's a stand alone. It does refer to 1 sometimes but you're not at a loss.

super-nintendo

6. super-nintendo United States 29 Apr 2009, 18:07 BST

USA release please. :)

Turkey Brutus

7. Turkey Brutus United States 03 May 2009, 22:38 BST

Yeah, no way will you be lost starting with 2. It's the same game in many ways, just with all of the flaws in the original game removed. I love it.

nintendolover88

8. nintendolover88 United Kingdom 20 May 2009, 18:44 BST

Fantastic game, new controls in NEW PLAY CONTROL! in wii are much better;keep up the good work nintendo!!!

wiiplayer_415

9. wiiplayer_415 United States 26 May 2009, 23:12 BST

I never played the second one on gamecube but I heard that it was good.
I plan on getting this when it comes out.

Ho11oWxxMaN

10. Ho11oWxxMaN United States 18 Jun 2009, 22:12 BST

I have a question about this from people who have played both Pikmin games. Would it be smarter to wait for the Pikmin 2 release or buy the first now, and play both games? If the first one is good, I may pick it up this weekend when I pay off my reserve on Wii Sports Resort.

sasukex125

11. sasukex125 United States 19 Nov 2009, 01:48 GMT

i cant wait for the realease date for the U-S of A! we searched all the gamestopes within a 15-mile radius for the gc version and out of 16, only 2 had them, but neither workes...:(

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