GameCube User Reviews

Best game in the series and an absolutely peak game in general 10/10 personally and a must play

Sorti à l’origine sur GameCube en 2004, Pikmin 2 revient sur Switch dans une compilation regroupant les deux premiers épisodes, des portages lissés des versions Wii. C’est une excellente occasion de (re)découvrir cette licence atypique, avant de se lancer dans les épisodes 3 et 4.Certes, le prix avoisinant les 50 euros a fait grincer quelques dents, mais difficile de bouder son plaisir devant une série aussi mignonne, colorée et débordante de bonnes idées. Elle reste une excellente introduction au RTS pour les joueurs curieux qui veulent s’essayer au genre sans se plonger dans des mécaniques trop complexes.L’histoire reprend directement après le premier épisode : Olimar retourne sur sa planète, découvre que son entreprise est endettée et repart en mission avec Louis pour collecter des objets de valeur. À peine arrivés sur la planète, les deux compères sont séparés, et c’est avec l’aide des Pikmin que l’on va vite retrouver Louis.Côté gameplay, on reste sur la même base que le premier opus : exploration, combat, reproduction des Pikmin et récolte d’objets pour atteindre l’objectif fixé. La grande nouveauté vient de la possibilité de contrôler Olimar et Louis, que l’on peut interchanger en solo, ou bien incarner chacun en mode coopératif à deux joueurs. Deux nouvelles espèces de Pikmin font aussi leur apparition, chacune avec ses propres forces et faiblesses, ce qui ajoute encore plus de **** retrouve un tutoriel simple mais efficace, et l’aventure, sous ses airs mignons et humoristiques, n’est pas toujours facile. Les ennemis sont plus variés, et le jeu introduit plusieurs nouveautés bienvenues :La Piklopédie, pour tout savoir sur les créatures **** objets qui deviennent utiles, comme le fameux Love Tester qui sert de radar à **** possibilité de créer des mélanges pour booster les Pikmin.Cependant, ce deuxième épisode change un peu la philosophie du premier. Ici, plus de limite de temps de 30 jours pour remplir l’objectif : le stress du chrono disparaît, laissant place à celui des souterrains. Et ils occupent une grande partie de l’aventure, peut-être un peu trop : les zones en surface servent presque de hub entre deux **** conclusion, Pikmin 2 reste un excellent jeu, plus accessible et moins punitif que le premier. Il consolide les bonnes idées de son prédécesseur tout en ajoutant de nouvelles mécaniques pertinentes. Techniquement, il n’y a pas de grand bond en avant par rapport au premier, et son orientation plus “souterraine” pourra décevoir ceux qui préféraient le côté plus ouvert et rythmé du premier épisode. Cela reste néanmoins une aventure charmante et inventive, que je recommande chaudement à tous les curieux de l’univers Pikmin. Personnellement, peut-être par nostalgie, mon cœur continue de pencher pour le premier, mais ce deuxième opus mérite clairement sa place dans la série et donne envie de découvrir le 3.

・１作目からの正統進化を感じる続編 ・白ピクミン、紫ピクミンの追加に伴い赤青黄の３種類にもぞれぞれ特性が持たされたことによって、謎解きの幅が広がった ・今作から「お宝」という要素が追加され、コンプリート欲が刺激されるようにうまく作られている ・２人プレイにも対応され、役割を分担させての遊びが追加された。タスク消化型のゲーム的には良かったと思う。

Wow, just wow. Ts game owen icl. Ikiag w/o this beautiful glorious game I would be a lost man. This game has perpetuated me to new heights that a simple man could not comprehend.

Has everything the original has, and improved every single aspect and added so much more, an example of a well-made sequel that should, just not a 10 because the game is too harsh sometimes and can be too heartbreaking and stressful

Excellente suite au premier avec le deuxième perso. Petit bémole pas de mode co-op pour l'histoire nintendo a manquer le bateau sur ce coup là.

good, but the caves drag it down to being just kinda worse than the other pikmin games

the best game in the seires - a roguelite with pikmin - only complaint is that you need to play badly for it to be fun - yet once it clicks it becomes way too easy

Bruv Pikmin 2 takes down the whole series. Hey Pikmin practically killed itself in this case.

Waterwraith :(

Takes pikmin 2 to a whole new level. You can wobble them, you can own a small plant creature. Louie is mentally unstable.

I can’t decide if this or Pikmin 4 are better. Either way, legendary game! Must play.

One of my favourite game, challenging, relaxing, with many details, this was my childhood

The Good • The Pikmin AI has been vastly improved from Pikmin 1. • The quality of life added to throwing is really nice. Should be noted that it was added to Pikmin 1 as well in its ports. The Bad • Pikmin 2’s balance is bad. It gets way too difficult once you get past the 10000 Poko objective and a lot of the game's faults are related to that • The Doomsday Apparatus single-handedly makes Purple Pikmin a nightmare to deal with, as you need 100 Purple Pikmin to carry the Doomsday Apparatus. This means both wanting to reset upon a loss of a Purple Pikmin, and having to grind for them. • The game is mostly caves which is a problem because they aren’t really good. They’re randomly generated and are way too hard by the end. Overall Pikmin 2 is I can't imagine myself coming back to, at least not often. The poor balancing ends up spreading to the entire game and horribly messing things up.

It's very difficult which makes it very fun. You are always concerned with your Pikmin and whether they will live to the next day. Treasures are interesting and you feel so small and insignificant in a large world with tough enemies. Luckily at the same time, a power fantasy is achieved with 100 Pikmin of many various types. If you like depth and difficulty in your games, this will likely be your favorite Pikmin game.

this is peak pikmin right here. challenge, horror, evil. if you found the other games too easy, this is for you.

The controls of the pikmins are better than its predecessor. Personally I think it’ll be better to put more treasures above ground.

Best game in the series, there is a ton of replayability with randomised caves and treasures

Weakest game in the series. I just wasn’t a big fan of the caves. At first they were fun but quickly became tedious and a little boring at times. That said the game overall is still excellent

Takes everything great about the original and adds more pikmin types, new enemies, new characters, dungeon crawling, multiplayer, bigger and more challenging boss fights. Its everything a sequel should be.

Pikmin 2 provides a lot of challenge and exploration that gives players a fun experience when playing the game and it still makes you feel guilty when you lose a pikmin.

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Just like Pikmin 2, this game follows up on the same mechanics while adding in a new mechanic, Dungeons, they are randomly generated, but that isn't a bad thing.

PIKMIN 2 had the making to be the ultimate sequel to PIKMIN but feels bloated and perhaps could have been better with less content and greater focus on polish. I would highly recommend Pikmin 2.

This is amazing game. (possible spoilers ahead) if your wondering it gets hard around the area called "perplexing pool" and it has amazing bosses I havent completed the game yet but I can tell its gonna be fun! (also good soundtrack)

Always been enjoying this game every time I come back to it. Although I never finished the game, I wanna go and give it a shot and complete it! The games wonderful

This is my second favorite game of all time, and for a good reason. It's a mix of exploration in an open world, and puzzle solving in caves. Some people don't like the caves, but I honestly love them. All 3 pikmin games are amazing, but this is my favorite of them. With 2 new pikmin types which are both incredibly useful, it's my favorite in the series.

For me one of the best games that Ive played in my chlildhood. The dungeons are so cool and randomized, so it isnt the same everytime. Played it like 10 times and will do another walkthrough

My personal rating for "Pikmin 2" (GC): 7,4/10 - Good Gameplay: 8,5 Video: 7,5 Audio: 7 Scope: 4,5 Balance: 6,5 Story: 7

One of the better dungeon crawlers of this generation. Not what you were expecting? Likewise. Pikmin 1 surprised my 12 year old self as being a beautiful, cleverly-designed, and fairly challenging and sometimes emotionally endearing tale. It was one of the best of the system, as you go through sprawling maps that seem to open up and get more unique and varied each time, with difficult bosses and a tough time limit that requires precise efficiency. But this isn't a Pikmin 1 review. Pikmin 2 we have now, which actually trades the improvement from a level and landscape perspective, and puts the meat of the game inside of caves. Now, this sequel maintains most of the Pikmin diversity and the elemental challenges, but it ditches the time limit, which really reduces your pressure, but not in a good way. You can make mistakes, waste time, and it doesn't really matter. The levels are fairly large, but by the end of the game they feel underwhelming. Playing through the main game will give you decent satisfaction. It would be a perfect rental back in the day. However, there are probably twice as many treasures needed to complete it 100%. And along the way of playing the game, the majority of treasures are inside of caves. These caves have tons of challenges, usually a boss fight or two, occasionally excruciating and unfair punishments and game mechanics. In fact, some caves are so hard that it seems like the developers made it so that finding ways to manipulate your way around the challenges are the only way to survive. The caves are certainly a grind near the end, but they're pretty fun at first. This game offers a crazy amount of diversity and even a coop mode if you're into that. Pikmin 2 is great. It's NOT for the weak at heart or for pure-casual fans, as it may frustrate you beyond belief at times. But it's a solid follow-up and a satisfying 100% over 35 hours.

Oh my god, this gem ****. Pikmin 2 manages to draw me in every time I even think of replaying it. It is easily the best entry of the franchise. There is so much content to enjoy, and even a huge chunk of content after the supposed "ending" of the story mode. If that's not your style, then there's the Piklopedia and Treasure Hoard to just sit back and relax to for hours on end. But say you've completed the story mode and filled out everything. Well, BAM! There's also an awesome Two-Player Battle Mode to rage at your friends with. On top of that, there's also a very accurately named Challenge Mode to either go it alone or take a friend with you. The graphics for this game strike a perfect balance of cute and environmental. A surprising amount of strategy is involved to lead your Pikmin army to victory in any mode you play. Pikmin 2 is the game that keeps on giving, with loads of replayability to get the best scores possible. It is a masterpiece of the Gamecube, and I would even buy an HD remaster if it ever came out on the Switch.

More of Pikmin 1. Same game but in greater content quantity. Critic goes to the off-putting difficulty of the game. Another 8.

I remember playing this game for the first time when my brothers would travel and my parents had work, it was around the summer time so I had a ton of freetime. I would play this game quite a bit and I really felt connected with the story. I wasn't at the age where I beat many games but I still remember beating this game and reaching that final boss and finally feeling like I did something like beat a game that wasn't that easy. It was fun. Time went by and made those times where I was alone go by so fast. Not many games can do this but this was definitely one of them. I never had a wiiu so I never actually got the chance to play the story in the new Pikmin 3 but if it is anything like the one in this game, it would be worth it. I'm glad to see that they are still making pikmin games.

I have only played the Wii Version of this but that's not the main point so... I am technically biased to the Wii Version... THAT DOESN'T MATTER TO ME! Pikmin 2, has every aspect a good game should have, different, difficult but fun challenges, a lot more to do, and completely different aspect changes that don't even feel like Pikmin! There is a challenge mode for you to play with your friends and even a 2P battle mode! albeit, there is SOME missed potential because you can't play 2 Player in the normal game. Pikmin 2 does everything a sequel should do and is worthy of a 10.6/10 - CoronzinReviews

Pikmin series just never gets old and I don't know why. This game is just a masterpiece and the best game in the pikmin series and for good reasons. It is not flawed or repetitive.

Used to play this allot as a kid, it's got a great sense of charm, atmosphere, and strategy, and is especially difficult if you are a child. But, it's great fun, has some of the best graphics I've ever seen on GameCube. It even added "dungeons", which are the best addition to the game. One of my all-time favorite games!

I love this game so much. It has some of the best graphics iv'e seen on the gamecube. The enemies are very creative. The randomly generated dungeons make the game fun even when going through multiple times. The music is perfect. The pikmin are some of the cutest video game creatures ever and I have spent hours on the multiplayer modes. It is challenging but nowhere near dark souls. I don't have much else to say. I love this game.

Another masterpiece from Miyamoto. Gorgeous and detailed above ground areas followed by unique under ground caves. The double captain mechanic works really well by adding a stronger sense of strategy and multitasking. This game also has one of the most underrated OSTs in gaming history. Rather than being all "up in your face" like the Geno's Maze or Planet Wisp themes, the songs in this game are very subtle and atmospheric, and they fit the area or cave they play over perfectly. The Pikmin AI is completely improved from the first game, and the camera works perfectly, allowing multiple viewing angles ranging from bird's eye view to behind the shoulder. The adventure mode is much longer than that of the first Pikmin game, and there are also Challenge and Multiplayer modes for more content, so you definitely get your money's worth. The only viable complaint I can see for this game is that the purple pikmin break the combat in this game. However, while this is true, the game's various hazards, gimmicks, and bosses still bring the pain in terms of difficulty, and it's VERY easy to lose your pikmin if you aren't careful. I've only had this game for four years now, so it's not even a game from my childhood that I only like for nostalgia purposes. This game is one of my all time favorites. If you ever have the opportunity to pick up a copy, I highly recommend you do.

A very good strategy game for the Gamecube era, Which gets more difficult as the story progresses. The overall game feels very high quality, and rarely to never do you find anything to scrutinize it for. Loads of content and game play to enjoy. A must have for the Gamecube.

The treasure collection aspect and the art in this game are unparalleled. The introduction of caves was one of the best ideas ever. This game is one of the most perfectly constructed games on the planet.

This game is AMAZING! I just really love the story line, and I love the set up. I also love how there are 2 new Pikmin, making 5 Pikmin now! I just really love this game, it builds suspense, and it also builds anger on the REAL final boss. I just love this game, and I suggest you get it. Its amazing.

One of, if not, one of my favorite Nintendo games. The game builds on its predecessor making excellent additions such as treasure pieces, new Pikmin and a cave feature which extends the game ten **** to mention the lazy but love-able Louie who rejoins everyone's favourite Hocotatian Captain Olimar. The mixture of a childlike innocence with a darker Darwinian survival feel make this game a rare find which for some reason is immeasurably addictive. The quality of this game is also faultless, graphics are appealing, text is funny yet immersed in the lore and zoology of the series. But at the end of the day, this game gets a perfect score for me because it is a joy to play, and always will be.

Pikmin 2 is a classic game from my childhood that still holds up today better then most games I played from that age and funny to think this was the first Real-Time strategy games I ever played

Pikmin 2 is a very imaginative game which lets you go beyond your imagination with these life forms called Pikmin. This game kicks off the Pikmin series with these little creatures that won't stop at anything to help you on your adventure. The graphics are very well designed, though sometimes i think that Pikmin get hung up on walls too often. The controls never have seemed to bother when i was playing through. The game really got gamers into the series and the world of Pikmin. Doing one day in this game was good enough for one day for me because it gets repetitive after too much of playing it. I think this game is outstanding and imaginative with the help of these little creatures along with you.

This is pretty much the best game for the gamecube. I love almost everything about it! Graphics- The graphics are absolutely fantastic, especially for a decently old game. The scenery is beautiful, with strange trees plants, and remains of a mysterious previous civilization. Their are all sorts of creatures with various appearances, ranging from cute ones to creepy ones to ugly ones. Everything, even the plants are just bursting with personality. However, the pikmin are by far the cutest creatures in the game. Every time one dies, I feel saddened by their little rising ghost. Music/ Sounds- The music and sounds are, again, fantastic. Um....... Next category. Puzzles- This games puzzles can be quite imaginative, but they're never very tricky. Most of the puzzles can be solved in a few seconds. However, actually getting your pikmin to follow your orders can be tricky. The puzzles aren't great, but there not the main features of the game, so that's alright. Combat- The strategical combat of this game is fantastic. You can use the C-stick to arrange your pikmin, or just toss them at your enemy. Different enemies are introduced frequently, making you have to adapt your battle strategy. Some enemies can easily be defeated by a large group of pikmin, for some your better off with a small force. I suppose that's all. Hope the sequel's as good!

Best game for the Gamecube EVER! This game is a must have for anyone that has every touched a gamecube or hash't, Pikmin 2 is a masterpiece, the gameplay and graphics are revolutionary, even for a game that came out nearly 10 years ago, much better than the first, (Another awesome game!) It has everything a sequal should have, and I wouldn't be surprised if it is better than the third, which comes out very soon, FINALLY! Talking about it makes me want to drop everything and go play it! It is much easier than the first, as you had a time limit to beat the game, which I disliked and made it much harder. There's just so much to do before and after the game, it's just an amazing game that I remember getting when I was only 7, my favorite childhood game by far, the new pikmin are awesome and of coarse adorable, but some of the underground levels are brutally tough, but not impossible! GET THIS GAME NOW IF YOU DON'T HAVE IT! YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT!!!!!

The first Pikmin was an original title that mixed elements of a real time strategy game with Nintendo's unique playful charm. Simple intuitive controls and an overall sense of fun made what at first may have seemed a slightly overwhelming experience into something that could be enjoyed by gamers of all backgrounds. This sequel retains that charm by playing in fundamentally the same way. Players take charge of captain Olimar and his friend Louie and command up to 100 Pikmin at a time in order to complete tasks and collect valuable items located within each 'level'. This being a Nintendo title it of course improves upon almost every aspect of the original. Most importantly the '30 day system' that required players to rush to complete their goals has been completely removed. This means that the game can be played at your own pace and exploring the environment is now truly encouraged. Two new Pikmin varieties have also been added to the mix to compliment the three from the first game. White Pikmin are poisonous and as a result can traverse toxic areas (they can also be sacrificed by feeding them to an enemy) whilst the large purple Pikmin can lift heavier objects and do far more damage in battles. The intelligent level design compliments these new Pikmin brilliantly creating some fiendish puzzles to solve. With the introduction of Louie players are now also able to switch between two groups of Pikmin in order to complete some of these puzzles or to gang up on more difficult enemies. Just be aware that leaving a group unattended and out in the open can end in disaster. All this being said a couple of minor grips from the original still remain. It is still easy to grab the wrong type of Pikmin from your group which can result in their untimely demise and on rare occasions Pikmin will get trapped on scenery without you noticing and therefore get left behind. These **** are in no way enough to spoil the game however and I would highly recommend adding both Pikmin titles to your collection.

(SORRY FOR BAD LANGUAGE) The best GameCube game ever. Just because it was very complete, beautiful level desing, awesome enemies, with detailed graphics, and a very strong gameplay, no many games have that characteristic, that its gameplay is the strongest part. While it hasn't an amazing story and we can't call it "memorable", the game doesn't demand it. It has the classic Mario point, if you're looking for cool stories, this game it's not for Wii U. The game focuses on collecting treasures around the Pikmin world (perhaps the Earth) using these creatures to carry them. Pikmin 2 also has the cave system, similar to the first Zelda for NES, where you can choose the first dungeon to go with liberty. In these caves there are lot of treasures but also enemies. In caves, perhaps you're going to play around 15 hours. Technically, I've never noticed a bug and it always run on a decent framerate, very cool. The sound it's relaxing and memorable, you're going to have some melodies for your whole life.

This Game is a masterpiece its not to short or to long the controls are great and the game play is just amazing i can't get over how good this game really is

It is really amazing, as a child I played so many hours of it. It was very fun and enjoyable. The humour is great and the enemies you defeat are so eccentric and interesting. The world is alien yet familiar, there are many interesting places to discover and new pikmins to find. The caves are challenging but in a good way, it makes it difficult but fun. The game lasted for so long and consumed a lot of my childhood. It made me laugh, made me smile even made me cry. Its packed full with adventures and tasks and the bosses are simply amazing. The pikmins are so adorable and I love it how you feel as if your dictating them. The game also comes with an interesting "Piklopedia" and many bonus games that are great fun when playing with others The only downside is its on the Gamecube, don't get me wrong its not a problem its just I doubt many people today have them. One of the best games i've played in my childhood.