Hey! Pikmin: Difference between revisions

Gameplay happens on the bottom screen, although both screens show the action. The player controls Olimar left or right on the ground and also vertically when climbing a vine or underwater. Small ledges can be climbed up by simply walking in their direction. Captain Olimar can also deploy his jetpack, which raises him off the ground, and allows the player to control him in midair left or right. Olimar can only stay afloat for a limited amount of time, though.

The player can [[whistle]] idle [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] from anywhere on the screen, which brings them to Olimar's side, and once there, can be [[throw]]n by him in the direction the player taps. Unlike the main ''Pikmin'' games, the Pikmin cannot stay idling in one place – throwing a Pikmin away to no task in particular will just make the Pikmin walk back to Olimar.

Pikmin that are thrown at branches from below go up through them and land on top of them. Pikmin that land close to a task like a pile of [[Bridge#Fragment|bridge fragment]]s will automatically walk towards it and begin working on it. Enemy health is represented with a horizontal bar, unlike the [[HUD#Health wheel|pie chart]] of previous games. Blue Pikmin thrown while underwater are tossed in a straight line instead of an arc, and swim back to Olimar right away. Other Pikmin will either bounce off the enemy or, if possible, latch on to it and attack repeatedly.

Captain Olimar lands on the stage after being beamed down by a blue ship that highly resembles the [[Research Pod]]. Treasure and objects are collected by having Olimar himself touch them. Treasures involve a small cutscene that shows Olimar summoning a portal of sorts to beam up the object; after the cutscene, there's a small pause showing the treasure's name and value. There seem to be three treasures per stage, and collecting one adds its icon to the trio of bubbles on the top screen's HUD.

There are more elements on the top screen's HUD. At the top-left is an icon for Olimar and some green bars. These likely represent his current [[health]]. At the middle is a counter of Pikmin. This indicates the number of Pikmin alive that belong to Olimar's arsenal. If the number is white, that means all Pikmin are currently following the captain, but if the number is gray, that means some Pikmin are working or otherwise not following Olimar. Right next to the Pikmin counter is the Sparklium counter, indicating how many points of Sparklium have been collected in the level. Finally, as mentioned before, the top-right has icons for the treasures in the level.

It can be noted that in no time during the footage are Pikmin shown with different [[maturity]] at the same time. They are either all leaf, all bud, or all flower Pikmin.

* A cave.

[[Puckering Blinnow]]s return with few noticeable changes to their appearance. They are found in a small schools underwater and do not leave any spoils or bodies behind upon death. A single hit is necessary to kill this enemy.

An unknown yellow bird-like creature can be seen advancing towards Olimar during the Nintendo Direct footage. The creature exhibits the general body shape of a grub dog, with a large pink finch-like beak and big eyes on the side of its head. Similar to the kiwi bird, this creature has no visible wings and seems to be exclusively terrestrial. After being thrown at with [[Red Pikmin]], the creature flinches while its walking speed slows down until it finally dies. Upon death, 2 Sparklium seeds are released. It can sometimes come out of burrows inside the wall.

An unknown lamprey-like creature can be seen in the Nintendo Direct trailer during an underwater section. Its body is mostly purple with a yellow underside and a pattern of blue ovals along its side together with red and yellow cuttlefish-like fins. It has two eyes on thin, pink stalks and a large, pink round mouth filled with teeth. It quickly spirals upwards from the bottom of the screen and blocks the player's path. Pikmin or smaller enemies that touch the mouth are eaten and killed. To damage it, Pikmin must be thrown at its body.

An enemy that looks like a firefly, with a blue body, yellow head, beady red eyes, translucent wings, and a large ball of light, or perhaps fuzz, on its bottom. From the bottom come purple bubbles at a steady interval; it can only be assumed that these bubbles kill Pikmin.

* Bridge fragments: [[Bridge#Fragment|bridge fragments]] return in this game, and can be carried by Pikmin in order for them to form a bridge.

* Hearts: small heart-like objects that can be picked up by the Pikmin. They have stems, so they are somehow related to plants. Olimar can collect these, but their purpose is unknown – they likely regenerate health.

* Sparklium seed: an item which seems to be a golden seed like-object that can be collected by Olimar. Pikmin can also pick up these seeds and bring them to Olimar. A total number of the seeds collected is shown at the top of the screen. The purpose of these items is unknown.

* Sand walls: walls of sand can be crumbled simply by having a single Pikmin thrown at them.

Captain Olimar can be moved about using {{button|3ds|stick}}, {{button|3ds|cstick}}, or {{button|3ds|a}}/{{button|3ds|b}}/{{button|3ds|x}}/{{button|3ds|y}}.{{cite youtube|vYJ_OjtYR6I|of Kotaku's hands-on playthrough}} Pikmin are thrown by tapping at the bottom screen – the Pikmin is thrown in the direction of the tap, and the farther the tap is from Olimar, the farther the Pikmin is thrown. The [[whistle]] and the jetpack are activated by tapping on-screen buttons present on the bottom of the touch screen.

{{button|3ds|L}} or {{button|3ds|R}} can be used to bring up the [[radar]]. The game reminds the player of this on the top screen if Olimar stands still for a few seconds.

On {{date|5|May|2017}}, a few different gaming news representatives managed to play ''Hey! Pikmin'' in a hands-on event. This version of the game features 3 levels: a basic one focusing on the [[Red Pikmin]], a cave level focusing on the [[Yellow Pikmin]] and their throw height, and an underwater level focusing on the [[Blue Pikmin]] and multidirectional movement.