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Real Time Strategy (RTS)Adventure

Pikmin

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development · Nintendo

80Critics4.0/5Thursday, December 25, 200817.6 years ago

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Thursday, December 25, 2008

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80/100

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Pikmin just got a bit more perfect! Whether you are a Pikmin fan or have yet to be bewitched by its charms, NEW PLAY CONTROL! Pikmin now makes full use of the Wii Remote's point-and-select capability, which will delight anyone who enjoys a real-time strategy adventure.

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Single player

Perspective

Third person

Themes

Action · Science fiction

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Wii
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Dec 25, 2008Wii
Feb 06, 2009Wii
Feb 26, 2009Wii
Mar 09, 2009Wii
Sep 01, 2016Wii U
Sep 29, 2016Wii U
Jun 21, 2017Wii U

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