PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure
| PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure | |
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| Developer(s) | Creatures Inc. |
| Publisher(s) | The Pokémon Company |
| Distributor(s) | Nintendo |
| Director(s) | Kenji Takahashi |
| Producer(s) | Hirokazu Tanaka Hiroyuki Jinnai Hiroaki Tsuru |
| Programmer(s) | Koichi Watanabe |
| Writer(s) | Misato Kadosawa Akihito Toda Minoru Kawahara |
| Composer(s) | Kenichi Koyano Manami Kiyota Shigerou Yoshida |
| Series | Pokémon |
| Platforms | Wii |
| Release date(s) | Wii JP December 5, 2009[1] EU July 9, 2010[2] AUS September 23, 2010[3] NA November 1, 2010[4] Wii U PAL July 16, 2015[5][6] |
| Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure (ポケパークWii ～ピカチュウの大冒険～ PokePāku Wii Pikachū no Daibōken?) is a Pokémon spin-off video game for Wii. It was released on December 5, 2009 in Japan,[1] on July 9, 2010 in Europe,[2] on September 23, 2010 in Australia,[3] and on November 1, 2010 in North America.[4]
It was re-released on the Wii U's eShop service in Europe and Australia on July 16, 2015.[5][6]
Plot
One day, the legendary Pokémon Mew tells Pikachu, Charmander, Chikorita and Piplup that the 14 pieces of the Sky Prism have gone missing. Pikachu and friends set out on an adventure to find them in the PokéPark, which encompasses various zones such as the meadow and lava zones. Pikachu makes friends with other Pokémon and can use their abilities to clear various attractions in the PokéPark. By clearing attractions, the player will obtain pieces of the Sky Prism, after receiving all of the pieces Pikachu must play a difficult game of obstacle hop with Mew, then he must battle with it and finally play a game of chase, after all this everything is solved and the Poképark goes back to the friendly and peaceful state.
In battle, Pikachu is able to use Thunderbolt, Dash and eventually Iron Tail; these can be upgraded to become more powerful. Also, he can jump and do a flip to knock his enemy into a river, lake, etc.
Features
Players can make friends through various mini-games as well, such as playing Battle, Hide & Seek, Chase, playing Obstacle Hop, or by completing a quiz. Some of the park’s main attractions will involve Pikachu and his/her partner Pokémon racing against the clock to beat certain goals or deflecting rocks to earn points using the Wii Remote by waving it around and pushing buttons. Players also can take screenshots of the game and save them to an SD Card or the Wii Message Board.
Development
On October 10, 2009, Nintendo revealed the game and said it would be released on December 5, 2009 in Japan.[7] On May 27, 2010, the game was revealed in Europe and was released on July 9, 2010.[8] Nintendo revealed the game in America during E3 2010 and it was released on November 1, 2010.
Sequel
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On 12 September 2011, a sequel, PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond was revealed. It was released on November 12, 2011 in Japan as PokéPark 2: BW - Beyond the World.[9] It was released on February 27, 2012 in North America and on March 23, 2012 in Europe.[10][11]
Reception
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure has received mixed reviews. It has a Metacritic score of 62/100 and a GameRankings score of 64.80%. While discussing the mixed quality of the 'Pokémon' console games, Retronauts contributor Justin Haywald mentioned it as an example.[12] IGN gave the game one of its more positive reviews of 7.5 or "good", citing some occasional control issues and a childish story as its main flaws.
References
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External links
- Official site
- Official site (Japanese)
- Official game page (Japanese)
- Poképark Wii News Video
- Poképark Wii article in Gamer Blips
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