Pikmin 2
In Pikmin 2, Captain Olimar returns to the planet he was originally stranded on, to collect trinkets for his failing company to sell back at home. The game features a 2-character mechanic, which allows players…
Pikmin 2 is an adventure developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development, released 29 April 2004 on Nintendo GameCube.
What Pikmin 2 is
Pikmin 2 is an adventure game developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development and released in 2004. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Nintendo GameCube only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Pikmin 2 is a 2004 real-time strategy puzzle video game developed and published by Nintendo for the GameCube. It is the direct sequel to the 2001 game Pikmin and the second game in the Pikmin series. In the game, Captain Olimar returns to the Pikmin planet to collect valuable treasure after learning that the company he works for—Hocotate Freight—is on the verge of bankruptcy.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Pikmin series
Pikmin 2 is the fifth of 41 entries we hold in the Pikmin series. It arrived 9 months after Doubutsu no Mori e+: D07 - Design Card: Pikmin Moyou. The next entry was Pikmin Puzzle Card e+ in 2004. Its critic score of 87 is 4 points above the series average of 83. The highest-rated entry is Super Smash Bros. for Wii U at 95.
How it was received
Pikmin 2 holds a critic score of 87 out of 100. That places it above 88% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2004 averaged 70, so it scored 17 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 87, across 115 votes.
What it launched against
Pikmin 2 launched on 29 April 2004, within three weeks of Painkiller, Rise of Nations: Thrones & Patriots, Hitman: Contracts and The Punisher. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Painkiller, Rise of Nations: Thrones & Patriots, Hitman: Contracts, The Punisher.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Pikmin 2 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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