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You (Olimar) start off flying through space until you are stuck by some space debris and you have to crash land on this strange planet. This planet is inhabit by these strange creatures that's look like Pikmin Carrots from your home planet, so you name them Pikmin. The parts from you ship are scattered all over this planet and you need 30 parts in 30 days. The air on this planet is posies and your air supply will run out in 30 days. You know that you can't do it all by yourself so you get the Pikmin to help you. 

There are 3 different types off Pikmin and each type are its own special capabilities. Red ones are good at fighting and can't get hurt by fire. Yellow ones can be thrown really high and can carry bomb-rocks to blow up walls and other obstacles. Blue ones can walk through water and wont drown. Since its not safe to stay on the land at night after every day you have to take off.

 The game play is ok but it takes a bit of time to get use to it. A real down side to the game is the view. The view can through you off very easily. 

 A = Trough Pikmin, or grab a Pikmin from the ground.
B = Call a Pikmen
Y = Map (you can only use the map when you get the radar)
X = To organize you Pikmin and to get them to stay in one place
Z and R = Use to change the view
L = To get the view to go behind you

 The graphics for Pikmin are like any other game cube game, there GREAT. All the Pikmin are rounded (not square) and all the details make the game more realistic

 Plot: 8/10
Game Play: 7/10
Sound: 8/10
Graphics: 9/10
Overall: 32/40