Miyamoto Shrine> Zelda: Four Swords Plus Impressions

First of all, it comes with free Pikmin E-Cards! They're probably the same with every game but I got Olimar, Louie and President.

So far the vibe I'm getting is more of the same, but now that you can multi-task two guys it adds a lot of different strategy. With Y you can switch between Olimar and Louie or you can use your whistle to have one follow the other.

Hidden in each level seem to be those challenge (monkey ball style) levels, I thought it was a whole new arcade style mode at ECTS but obviously not. Basically you find the hole in the ground and you go through these floors collecting valuables and enemies (enemies give you money here) until you find the exit to go to the next floor.

Purple Pikmin  have the strength of ten pikmin and they absolutely sumo the crap out of enemies, you can take out one of those giant lady bug things in 2 seconds and then carry it away with one purple pikmin. You get them by throwing normal Pikmin into special purple flowers, but once you throw 5 Pikmin in the flowers dissapear. For some reason they don't have their own onion but they're stored in your space ship :-/

White Pikmin can sense valuables under the ground with a little radar thing you have on your HUD, they can also poison enemies.

Some of the levels are STUNNING. Really, really close to photo realistic from afar. Lots more foliage this time, leaves falling off tress, light flickering through the trees etc. How cool is this: The Pikmin SING behind you.

Andy Robinson

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