Strategy is an inherently tricky genre, especially on a console, but the game's combination of traditional buttons and a motion-control cursor feels as intuitive as in past titles, if not more so.
Pikmin 4 will feel immediately familiar to Pikmin veterans, even with the developmental switch to the Unreal Engine. Pikmin 4 explains this through the Japanese phrase “Dandori,” which roughly translates to “the art of efficient multitasking.” Combat helps your troops survive dangerous local predators, but the series is as much about collecting treasure and navigating the map as it is about warfare. Instead of playing a general who commands soldiers to defeat enemy armies, you play as a tiny astronaut who plucks obedient plant-like creatures (Pikmin) from the ground. Serene StrategyĪside from spin-offs like Pikmin Bloom, the core Pikmin titles are real-time strategy games. It's an easy Editors’ Choice pick for Nintendo Switch games. Featuring a combination of smartly streamlined and greatly expanded mechanics, as well as numerous beautiful locations to explore, Pikmin 4 delivers the franchise’s most exciting and strategic fun yet.
After a decade of teases and vague confirmations, Pikmin 4 ($59.99) is finally here, and it was absolutely worth the wait. The Switch is showing its age, but Nintendo still has exciting releases in store for the console/handheld hybrid.
