Pikmin is a whole new breed of gameplay from Nintendo. The quirky life-under-the-microscope title delivers a unique experience like few before it with a blend of real-time strategy adventure and puzzle elements. Taking advantage of the GameCube's graphics power Pikmin sports lush texture work that brings to life a microscopic fantasy world. Players control Captain Olimar a lovable little astronaut who crash landed on a planet inhabited by even more lovable little plant creatures known as Pikmin. Olimar can command these creatures RTS-style assign them tasks make them attack foes and gather resources. The ultimate task is to rebuild Olimar's space ship before a 30-day time window elapses.