I spent only a little bit of time testing the new Ice Pikmin, freezing enemies in order to take them down more easily, but sadly I did not get to do much puzzle-solving with them. Oatchi can also be upgraded, bolstering his bite, healing ability, and more. The two-legged space pup can destroy objects with a powerful rush move, haul a small army of Pikmin, and jump over small ledges that your space explorer can’t.
Oatchi, who functions as the tank/armored transport to the Pikmins’ infantry, is a big and intriguing new addition.
Overall, there’s less pressure to complete your expeditions under the time constraints of previous Pikmin games. You can also rewind time, should you want to retry a certain challenge (or if too many of your Pikmin have died). You can move your Onion - the base that functions as a Pikmin storage unit - around levels to reduce backtracking. This challenging mission is made less daunting by some of Pikmin 4’s streamlining. Underground levels return in Pikmin 4 Image: Nintendo Instead, you’re a new recruit, a character of your own design tasked with rescuing the rescue team that failed to rescue Olimar. The mission this time is different, though you’re not Olimar, the original smol spaceman who starred in the first two Pikmin games. You’ll still collect treasure, like toy binoculars or a Game Boy Advance, by throwing teams of Pikmin at precious objects and any obstacles that stand in your way. You’re still a tiny, alien explorer harvesting the plant-like Pikmin of various colors and abilities on a rescue mission.
New types of Pikmin, including Ice Pikmin that can freeze enemies and water, and Glow Pikmin, which can be used in brand-new nighttime battles, join another great addition: The space dog Oatchi.Īnd, for Pikmin players who wince at the deaths of Pikmin en masse, either by drowning or at the jaws of a Bulborb, Pikmin 4 lets you undo unnecessary deaths - or at least, the most painful ones.īased on an hour spent with Pikmin 4 at a recent Nintendo hands-on event in New York, the core of Pikmin hasn’t changed much.
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Nintendo’s friendly real-time strategy game series Pikmin has more depth and more breadth in next month’s long-awaited sequel, Pikmin 4.
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