Nintendo’s 2004 sequel is a brilliant update of the first Pikmin game, with split screen multiplayer, and challenging single-player story modes.

Just like in the first game: you control Captain Olimar and his sidekick Louie, who in turn are commanding an army of Pikmin – at a microscopic level – in order to complete prescribed tasks.

The game has been expanded to include new Pikmin types; new ways of controlling them, and of course new scenarios.

There are four distinct levels in Pikmin 2, each with its own visual style, hidden treasures, and all manner of surprises.

Pikmin 2 is one of the very best games on the GameCube and is still a lot of fun to play now. In fact, I’d go as far as to say that this is one of the best games of all-time. It’d certainly be up there on my list.

More: Pikmin 2 in Wikipedia

The story pretty much follows on from the first Pikmin game.

Louie has gone missing. The first task is to find him.

This is The Onion. It is your ship, and it holds all your Pikmin.

If you plant your Pikmin in the ground they evolve into different kinds of Pikmin, with different abilities.

The cuteness that is Pikmin.

Throwing a certain number of Pikmin onto this bag has flattened it, allowing you to cross.

Found a Duracell battery and the Pikmin are carrying it back to The Onion.

I think that’s a Horse Chestnut Shell.

Beaming my Pikmin back into The Onion.

We’ve found a mysterious hole in the ground.

Split screen multiplayer Pikmin 2 – aka “Battle Mode”.

Captain Olimar and Louie use whistles to control the Pikmin.

These are the two main characters that you control: Captain Olimar and Louie.

Carrying a dead beetle off to be processed. Pikmin are like multi-coloured driver ants.

When the Pikmin carry their spoils to the beam under the ship it will be teleported aboard.

I need 200 Pikmin on top of this paper bag to get by it.

Leading my army of Pikmin through the garden.

Enter this The Hole of Beasts with your Pikmin squad? Hell yeah! Gulp…

Looks like a separated d-pad! It is a separated d-pad!

My red Pikmin are walking to catch up with my purple Pikmin.

Behind this squad of Pikmin: an original Nintendo FDS disk!

Found a Nintendo Game-and-Watch! We have decided to call it “Dream Architect”.

Before you can carry dead creatures away, you first have to kill them.

Boss battle on the final floor!