Hey! Pikmin Reviews
Overall, Hey! Pikmin is a good offering to the franchise considering its status as a spin-off. It may not play at all like the original Pikmin, but it's a close enough relative that taking the reins feels natural.
A better framerate and higher difficulty would be great, especially since I feel like the different Pikmin abilities still had a lot of untapped potential. This installment ends up being a nice new creation that fits into the franchise in a different way than older Pikmin games. At its core, though, Hey! Pikmin is a fun game, and in the end, that's all that really matters.
Hey! Pikmin feels more like a completely original piece of entertainment that just happens to stage the titular critters rather being than a true Pikmin title.
Hey! Pikmin is a laidback 2D puzzle platformer that includes a large amount of content and replay value.
It’s true that Hey! Pikmin might not be for everyone. It’s not a pulse-pounding adventure or an intrigue-rich escapade, but that’s okay. It’s not supposed to be that sort of game. Hey! Pikmin is more like a service animal, meant to help provide a relaxing and comforting experience, not unlike playing a Kirby game. If you enjoy simple, fun and relaxing games or are just a fan of Captain Olimar, you can’t go wrong with this one for $39.99. Arzest and Nintendo have done our spacefaring captain justice on the 3DS.
"This is not rocket science."
Review in Finnish | Read full review
Hey Pikmin is a great nod to the more traditional format of these games on other consoles. While not being able to be the same type of game there is enough meat on this bone to keep players satisfied while we wait for Pikmin 4.
Auch wenn ein Checkpoint-System dem Spiel gut getan hätte: Mit Hey!Pikmin hat Nintendo einen Puzzle-Plattformer geschaffen, der zwar in einem neuen Genre unterwegs ist, den Charme seiner Figuren aber dennoch auf treffende Weise einfängt.
Review in German | Read full review
Hey! Pikmin is stuck in a weird place that hinders its fun-factor. There’s no real challenge during the entire adventure, puzzles require no thought whatsoever, and levels seem to repeat the same ideas over and over again.
It is a cut down version of Pikmin but its still worth your time.
Es ist schade, dass Nintendo das Potenzial der Pikmin Serie nicht genutzt hat. Obwohl die ersten zwei Ableger auf dem Gamecube hervorragend von den Fans aufgenommen wurden, hat man zahlreiche Jahre verstreichen lassen für einen weiteren Titel. Während man auf Pikmin 3 gefühlte Jahrzehnte warten musste, war ein Handheld-Ableger ohnehin längst überfällig. Hey! Pikmin macht seine Arbeit ordentlich. Die einzelnen Levels spielen sich flott, es gibt einiges zu entdecken und auch die Umgebung und das Setting stimmen. Trotzdem ist es eine große Umgewöhnung von der serientypischen 3D Welt auf einen 2D-Sidescroller umzusteigen, was so manchen Fan vergraulen könnte. Die Handlung könnte kaum unspektakulärer sein und auch das Fehlen eines straffen Zeitlimits wie in Teil 1 oder bockschweren Boss-kämpfen wie in Teil 2 sorgt dafür, dass man das Gefühl bekommt, auch mit Hey! Pikmin eher casual Gamer ansprechen zu wollen.
Review in German | Read full review
Hey! Pikmin is an interesting reinvention for the series, but it doesn't really go deep enough to be an interesting and rewarding puzzle platformer. It winds up being an adequately executed collect-a-thon—a time-waster that offers a new take on a familiar formula, but fails to take it in any bold new direction.
In the end though, Hey! Pikmin is a solid game and a decent first attempt at bridging out the franchise to multiple genres. The Pikmin seem to have a lot more personality in this game than previous entries and you get to see a more playful side to them. It isn’t the longest game out there but there are plenty of things to do that will elongate the experience such as beating each level without losing any Pikmin, as that grants you a gold trophy and of course you can challenge yourself to find every single piece of treasure in the game.
Smaller levels that need to be played multiple times without the usual real-time strategy elements leaves this Pikmin game feeling out of place.
Hey! Pikmin feels more like a side entry to the main Pikmin series than some simple spin off. I really enjoyed everything this game tried to do, and I honestly feel like with a bit of reworking Hey! Pikmin could have been a game to be held up there with the original trilogy.