Great fun and well thought out (if not that different from the original)

If you have played Pikmin before then you have a great idea of what to expect already from this, it hasn't changed that much, other than improved graphics, a few additions to gameplay like switchable characters, and it's much longer than the originals. If you haven't played Pikmin, then this is much more of an essential purchase as Pikmin is a game every Nintendo owner really ought to try at some time. Pikmin is a very unique game that involves an element of strategy with puzzle solving, and some insect versus the little Pikmin people style combat. Twenty, thirty, forty Pikmin against one is not unusual. It's simple to pick up and play, addictive, and the levels are well thought out with lots of areas to explore. I'd have to be picky to find a negative, but if I did it's that every day in the world of the Pikmin is on a time limit from sunrise to sunset (when the nasty big bugs come out). Time limits tend to make games stressful as you run around last second trying to achieve something, and in Pikmin that is no different, at least though the clever folks at Nintendo allow you to continue the next day right as you left the night before (including any damage to end of level bosses inflicted remains with them and fruit abandoned on the floor while you were rushing is still there). To summarise, if you haven't played a Pikmin game before you really should at some point and this is certainly the best one to date, if you have played, you know what you're getting here and if you are a fan of the format it's certainly a worthwhile part of your collection.Read full review