Hello and welcome to part 2 of my Pikmin retrospective! In this segment I will dive into the second game in the series: Pikmin 2. While the first game wasn't a massive sales hit like Mario or Pokemon, it was still an overall success, such that development on a sequel was quick and welcome. Three years after the first game captivated many players, Pikmin 2 was released on the Nintendo Gamecube in 2004. It established the series as one of Nintendo's main franchises, and the two games would go on to be some of the most beloved on the system.
So how was Pikmin 2? How did it improve on the mechanics of the first game, if at all? How did it change what the first game was known for? Well, let's dive in.
