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"Just got Pikmin 2"

Wahey, the lovely little game is now sitting in its oversized box besides my computer.

Is it just me or did this game sorta come out without a bang? I mean Animal Crossing got a bigger reception prior to release than this classic title.

I haven't seen one advert, most magazines are plastering Paper Mario or Donkey Konga on their covers and most Nintendo of Europe stuff is far more interested in last weeks GBA SP price drop and Pokemon release.

Poor Pikmin 2, I hope it won't effect the sales too much.

Got it, and it's humourous, ingenius, clever, balanced and Nintendo all over.

Yayu!

Whitestripes X wrote:
> Also, I'm pretty sure one of the tunes they hum is the music from
> Luigi's Mansion, done in the same style as Luigi hums it (except less
> scared).

I thought that, although I thought it could also be the music that plays on the area selection screen.

Ah, good. I was expecting another 30 day limit. Just with the added time that people have been talking about coming from the amount of time spent in the caves. But obviously that's not the case. Which is great.

And if WS is on Day 40, we know this Pikmin 2 is going to last ages. Yey.

unlimited

How many days does it go up to, or is the amount of time you have to complete the game unlimited?

It is a lot longer than the original. I think I'm on day 40 now with two treasures left to find, but you have to remember that because game time stops in the caves, each day is actually lasting far longer than 15 minutes.

Challenge mode is also...challenging if you want to get perfects.

If you take 20 of each colour around with you they hum the theme from the original game.

Also, I'm pretty sure one of the tunes they hum is the music from Luigi's Mansion, done in the same style as Luigi hums it (except less scared).

Done 5 days now, and it's been excellent so far. I can still see the game being relatively short as I've got 1,800 in credit now and after only 5 days and just over an hour and half of play.

Once you get used to the fact that you're controlling Louie as well as Olimar things start getting a lot better. At the beginning I was forgetting he was there, but now, once accustomed to two playable characters, things can be completed a lot faster.

Got the red, purple and white Pikmin so far, and now attempting to get the blues. I know where they are, but I've had a bit of trouble so far getting to the mofos.

Just played the first day, but god, it's such a great game. I was unsure about the lack of a time limit and the new caverns, but it really doesn't make any odds.

Wouldn't be surprisaed if it turned out to be my favourite Cube game yet.

Wow. Heh, alot better than the original. Lots of really great little touches, including yeh - the Pikmin singing :)

And Loogie scared and getting chased by the Pikmin :D

The Piklopia thing is rather cool, I could play with that for hours, chucking Pikpik carrots at the monsters (now we know why Olimar called them Pik-min).. Still want the Dolphin back though.. :)