The overarching game concept sees you take in the help of the varying sub-species of Pikmin to progress through the story. When you start the game, you’re eased into the concept of the strategy based gameplay through a tutorial process in which the ship explains new things and abilities that you discover. You also quickly discover that you’re not the only intelligent life form on the planet either, but we’ll leave the spoilers out and let you discover the truth behind the planet for yourself. When the ship crashes as it attempts to land to investigate, the three are separated and you begin the game as the plucky Alph to try to rebuild the ship, find his missing crew members and hunt enough fruit to make it through the long cold nights in outer orbit.Įach of the three characters are cute and amusing and they work well with the introduction of the varying plantlike Pikmin sub-species that ranges from the hard-battling and flame retardant reds, to the hard, heavy and powerful rock Pikmin and the high flying and deep digging yellow. The game starts with the three voyagers, Alph, the ship’s engineer, a botanist called Brittany and Captain Charlie, as they discover the planet PNF-404 from the comfort of their exploration ship, the SS Drake. If there’s a Wii U based Pikmin 4 we’d hope that they go beyond the simple confines to create something even more epic than the original concept like a planetary invasion to fend off with the help of the Pikmin or a flower based cry for help. While this does lend itself to the continuity aspect of the series, there’s definitely scope for the storyline to be developed further with new ways of looking at the game dynamic, but that hasn’t been the case with Pikmin 3. Though the story has moved on slightly from its Olimar featuring predecessor, it still utilises the the same overarching plot of a crash landing, the discovery of the Pikmin and the need to use their skills to get your ship back up to speed. The ship is still able to fly into orbit to keep the team safe during the predator filled nights, but with the craft’s hyper drive key missing, they’re stuck on planet with a diminishing supply of reserves. During the crash they’re separated and have to each discover the wonderful delight of getting help from the local wildlife, the Pikmin. Three intrepid space travellers crash land on a distant planet as they search for new sources of food for their home planet of Koppai. The storyline is fairly simple, although it does spawn some brilliant gameplay. It’s not been seen for a while, with no significant take up of the franchise on the Wii with the exception of the a re-release of the originals, so Pikmin 3 is definitely a welcome return to the game for fans. While the strategy game has come a long way since its first two incarnations on the Gamecube, it still encapsulates the same addictive concepts. Created by the gurus at Nintendo, the third outing for the Pikmin tribes is, as you’d expect, the most impressive looking since the game’s initial launch for the Gamecube way back in 2001/2, using the advanced HD graphics and processing power that the Wii U has under its sleek finish. Pikmin 3 brings back the brilliantly cute planetary exploration and survival game with a bang as a new set of galactic travellers crash land on the Nintendo Wii U.
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