Hey You, Pikachu!
Nintendo 64- Publisher: Nintendo
- Release Date: Nov 5, 2000
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Game FanBut if you're looking for more than a distraction for the kids, a learning tool perfectly disguised as a game, then consider Nintendo's Hey You, Pikachu!.
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Once you give it a closer look, Hey You, Pikachu! is a highly addictive game that both children and adults can enjoy.
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Daily RadarHey You, Pikachu is bright and saccharine, the videogame equivalent of a "Brady Bunch" marathon with a pre-sugared cereal chaser.
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After forcing myself to play it through, I must admit the game has some positive qualities -- just not enough to endear it to anyone over the age of 9.
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I'd rather be out mixing cement than having to deal with this control scheme.
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CNET GamecenterHinging on a technological gimmick and the Pokémon license, the game falls well short of the standard set by previous Pokémon titles.
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Unlike "Seaman," this game's voice recognition is pretty primitive.
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This is a novelty. Granted, for all it's limitations, the technology does work, but this really is something for the little ones.
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Electronic Gaming MonthlyThe game where yelling at the television is actually productive. [Jan 2004, p.189]
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I had a difficult time even playing this game for more than half an hour. It's simply so boring and mundane that I can't see anyone over the age of 10 enjoying this game.
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If there were some kind of branch progression throughout the game that allows you to train your Pikachu instead of just playing peek-a-boo with it, this game might have been a little more tolerable.
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Even if you dig Pikachu's act, the "game" is ultimately a spirit-crushing, mind-numbing exercise in tedium.
Awards & Rankings
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#10 Most Discussed N64 Game of 2000
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5
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#5 Most Shared N64 Game of 2000
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User score distribution:
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Positive: 13 out of 35
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Mixed: 13 out of 35
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Negative: 9 out of 35
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