Mzo

You know what's depressing? When I fired this up on my Wii, the title screen read "Nintendo 2001." That makes me feel incredibly old and dying.

ANYWAY, what can you really say about this game except Nintendo RTS-lite? And fun. I'm just really, really happy that they didn't try to cram an existing character into this and went with an original universe. They could easily have made this starring Mario, Kirby, or maybe even Captain Falcon. You know Nintendo would do this. They could've made little robot Marios, made Kirby shit out little versions of himself, or have Captain Falcon punch or race something but instead they chose to be awesome, and thank you for that.

The environments are great, it feels like you're shrunken down and diddling around in a planet that very closely resembles Earth. The Pikmin are designed to be instantly likable and extremely fragile just to fuck with you, and it works pretty well. Losing 20+ Pikmin at once due to an error or oversight, even though they are easily replaced, will have serious emotional ramifications that will probably make you redo that day in the game. Unless you're fucking Hitler or something.

I've heard people complain about the time limit imposed on you by the game (30 game days before you croak), but it is a total non-issue. Finishing a day gives you the option to either save your progress or continue from your previous save, using your newfound knowledge to repair your ship far more efficiently. It's possible to do in 10 days, easy in 20, pathetic in 30. Stop crying.

Pikmin Are So Cute! =D

- Controls are simple and easy to learn, game is pretty fun!

Emperor Bulblax Ate My Reds =[

- Combat is a little iffy because aiming is a little iffy because the camera is a little iffy. I wish you could rotate it around independent of which direction Olimar is facing.
- Game is kind of short, but it kind of had to be since there are literally about 5 things to do in the game (fight, build bridges, break walls, use bombs, carry shit) and they would get very repetitive in a longer game.
- There really are no secrets, extras, or unlockables. There is absolutely no incentive at all to ever play this game a second time (unless you missed some ship parts) except for funsies, and everyone knows that's not enough these days.

That Shiny Bug Just Ran Past My Dudes Into the Water and Killed Like All of Them D=

- At first, you are using up Pikmin lives to save your own, but later on it's just for greedy shit like your piggy bank.
- It's ok though, because it feels like the Pikmin were kind of dicks on their own before you showed up.
- Fuck the Emperor Bulblax fight.

I think everyone should play this game for like $20.