What exactly are the odds of a large asteroid colliding with a spaceship in deep space? Who knows, but lets just say that Captain Olimar is one unlucky dude. The vital parts of his spaceship are scattered across a strange planet, and his only shot at survival is to domesticate a species he finds on the surface he calls Pikmin. It?s up to you to figure out how to use the Pikmin?s various skills to repair the ship.
Pikmin might not be quite as long as it should be, nor does it even really take advantage of everything the game designers put into it. Of course, that doesn?t mean you shouldn?t play it. Practically anyone who owns a Gamecube owes it to himself (or herself) to pick up a copy of this game and try it out. Pikmin defies classification into a genre. It?s gameplay is magical thanks to the lush virtual environments created by the wizards at Nintendo. You might be a little overwhelmed at first, but by the end of the adventure you?re going to wish that you could control a thousand Pikmin and stay for another 90 days.
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Challenge Mode
Once you have saved your progress once, a new option will be available from the main menu: Challenge Mode. This mode lets you go back and compete in the areas that you have already opend up in the main game. The idea is not to find spaceship pieces, but rather to build as big a Pikmin army as you can before the sun sets. The biggest army scores are saved and entered into a ranking.
Get More Pikmin
Pay close attention to the color of the pellets when you have the Pikmin carry them to their "Onions." The destination Pikmin carry objects to depends on the make-up of the carrying crew. If more red Pikmin carry a pellet than blue Pikmin, they will bring it to the red hive. This fact along with the color of the pellets presents an important strategic element. A red pellet carried to the red Onion yields more new Pikmin than the same pellet brought to the yellow hive, for example. Matching the colors to the correct hives is especially important in Challenge Mode, where youre trying to get as many Pikmin as possible. Remember that you can always stop your Pikmin before they get to a hive and make last minute changes to change their destination.
See the Fireworks
Youre the master of the Pikmin, so abuse your authority! Press down on the D-pad to round of four Pikmin to carry you back to base camp. A brief fireworks display will be held in your honor. Standing idle long enough
will produce the same royal treatment.
Hint: Nabbing Nectar
When you see grass that is taller then Pikmin walk into it. Nectar will pop out.There are different amounts of nectar that will come out. Let your pikmin drink it. The pikmin will then grow a flower on their heads.
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