Pikmin 2 [GC]

Pikmin 2, which has seen a number of delays, is finally headed to U.S. store shelves later this month. If you're only moderately familiar with the franchise, we might consider forgiving you for not realizing just how important the release is. Pikmin 2 is one of the most unique, challenging, and refreshing titles slated for release in 2004.

We thought you might need more convincing than screenshots and written previes, though. So, IGN Insider's editor-in-chief, Fran Mirabella, has pieced together this exceptionally in-depth video preview.

In it, he walks you through the major new dynamics, some of the new pikmin races and, overall, gives you one of the most detailed previews of the game you'll find. If you're on the fence -- or even if you're not -- about Pikmin 2, you've got to watch this video preview.

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