- as Captain Olimar is making his way home, an asteroid onslaught forces him
to land on a nearby planet - Sparklium is the fuel for Olimar's Dolphin III ship - with the ship's fuel depleted, you have
to find items on this planet which can be turned into fuel - collect everything from seeds
to large scale treasures - you need 30,000 Sparklium
to make your way home - you are
eventually required
to find a lost ship part at the end of the game - levels are more linear and puzzle based, and include specific goals / goodies
to collect - move Captain Olimar with the Circle Pad, while all other interactions
use the touchscreen - blow your whistle, throw Pikmin and also touch certain objects - worlds are called Sectors, with six areas altogether - find all the treasure and look for new passageways
to complete a sector 100 % - passageways can grant you access
to secret spots or additional levels highlighted with the letter X - the first world is called Brilliant Garden, which has lush forest environments - Yellow Pikmin can easily reach the upper screen, where you can sometimes collect goodies and pull down vines - there's a level where you
use yellow Pikmin as a source
to connect two wires - connecting the wires lets you see enemies and platforms that were hidden in the shadows - Winged Pikmin can be flung at high speeds, and they can pick up Olimar and help him descend down into new areas - in a later level, you need
to use red Pikmin
to stomp out fire and clear the way for you - Rock Pikmin are the strongest ones of the bunch and can break crystals - blue Pikmin can swim and fight
well underwater - the maximum amount of Pikmin you can have in a stage is 20 - blow your whistle
to call over the correct Pikmin for a task or puzzle - Ravaged Rustworks offers a unique industrial environment where you climb on pipes - Loney Tower has you climbing
to the top of a tower without any help of Pikmin, and instead
use pipes and Olimar's jetpack - Valley of the Breeze, found in the Leafswirl Lagoon sector, relies complete on Winged Pikmin - Barriers of Flame is in the Sweltering Parchlands sector - here you «lll be forced
to improvise with Yellow and Rock Pikmin
to get around fire - every world ends with a boss stage - one boss fight
puts you up against a Fiery Blowhog, where you
use Red Pikmin
to pick up / feed bombs
to the boss - beating bosses gives you treasures worth 1,000 Sparklium each - supports amiibo in the Splatoon, Super Mario and Animal Crossing lines - amiibo can be scanned in
to grant you access
to secret spots - these are one room puzzle challenges where you collect a statue - these bonus rooms will also get you 200 Sparklium every time - you are limited by how many amiibo you can summon
to each secret spot - one of the treasures you will find is an NES cartridge for Ice Climbers, which carries the name «Revenge Fantasy».