Pikmin 2 (GC)
Pikmin 2 | |
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Developer(s) | Nintendo EAD |
Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
Series | Pikmin |
Platform(s) | GameCube |
Release date(s) | JP April 29, 2004 NA August 30, 2004 EU October 8, 2004 AUS November 4, 2004 |
Genre(s) | Real-time strategy |
Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer (2) |
Input methods | GameCube Controller |
Compatibility | 4 Playable |
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See also... |
Wii Version |
Pikmin 2, the sequel to Pikmin is a real-time strategy video game, and improves on it's predecessor with a 2-player mode, two new types of pikmin and a pikmin-esque creature "Bulbmin", and removal of the time limit. Pikmin 2 is widely considered an improvement over the previous title, receiving universal acclaim from reviewers. Pikmin 2 was re-released for the Wii as part of the New Play Control! series in Europe, Australia, and Japan in 2009, and North America in 2012.
Patches
16:9 Aspect Ratio (Widescreen) AR Codes
PAL[1]
16:9 Aspect Ratio (Widescreen) [Ralf] RREH-R4AA-02TM5 0ZVU-82GV-AFNQ0 NXUY-DF3A-KW626 6HAW-H8AG-GMUA8 XWA0-ATB8-A3NYG FE55-257D-AJWD5
Problems
Sound Issues
When using DSP HLE, sound effects are distorted and the volume is extremely high. Use DSP LLE to fix these.
Configuration
Only configuration options for the best compatibility where they deviate from defaults are listed.
Audio
Config | Setting | Notes |
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DSP Emulator Engine | LLE | Prevents distorted sound and high volume |
Version Compatibility
The graph below charts the compatibility with Pikmin 2 since Dolphin's 2.0 release, listing revisions only where a compatibility change occurred.
Testing
This title has been tested on the environments listed below:
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Revision | OS | CPU | GPU | Result | Tester |
r7478 | Windows 7 | Intel Pentium E5800 @ 3.2GHz x | ATI Radeon HD 5450 | Game runs smoothly at 100%. problems are: longer loading times, all water is black, sounds are incorrect and off. Other than these You'll have to use OpenGL rather than directX9. other than these, this game runs great. | |
r7584 | Windows 7 x64 | Intel Core i7-2820 @ 2.3GHz | AMD Radeon HD 6970M | Absolutely no bugs found yet. | Sol |
3.0 | Windows Vista x86 | AMD Athlon LE-1640 | nVidia GeForce 9200 | Game runs perfectly at around 25 FPS, only issue is that in the Nintendo screen it sometimes gets stuck. | 190.219.8.152 |
3.0 | Windows 7 x86 | Intel Core i5-430M @ 2.27GHz | ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5165 | Game runs perfect at between 95% to 100% speed, hangs after saving (no crash, needs reset) and there appears to be no in-game music. | FallToSleep |
r7714 | Windows 7 x64 | Intel Core i3-370M @ 2.4GHz | AMD Radeon HD 6370M | Fully playable: No slowdowns, no known glitches during gameplay. During intro movie sequence after starting a new game, press the Start button ASAP to skip it, this will avoid a system crash that happens after your character has disembarked from the ship and is being spoken to by two other characters. | |
3.0-591 | Windows 7 x64 | AMD Athlon x3 450 @ 3.2GHz | AMD Radeon HD 5770 | freeze at startup of the game HLE dsp PAL version. LLE using dsp. | galetteosucresama |
3.0-601 | Windows 7 x86 | AMD Phenom x3 @ 2.1GHz | AMD Radeon HD 6770 | Fully playable using Direct3D9 at 1920x1080 internal resolution, runs at a consistent 30fps speed, faster than any other game I have tested on this system in fact. Have experienced no crashes an hour into the game, watched the intro sequence with no crashes either. However, severe graphical glitches will be encountered unless EFB copies is enabled. | |
^3.0 | Windows 7 x64 | AMD Phenom 2 X6 1100T @ 3.3GHz | nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | Game runs perfectly and without any problems and at a constant well playable speed. | DeadNoob |
3.5 | Windows 7 x64 | Intel Core i5-2500 | AMD Radeon HD 6950 | Played the entire game, getting the 201 treasures. It runs perfectly and really takes advantage of the high resolution the emulator can offer. You can play always zoomed out. | |
3.5-367 | Windows 7 x64 | Intel Core i3-2100 @ 3.1GHz | ATI Radeon HD 5450 | Perfect, runs at full speed and there are no graphic errors. | |
4.0-926 | Mac OS X 10.9 | Intel Core i7-3520M @ 2.9GHz | Intel HD Graphics 4000 | Abysmal, freezes immediately or within 3 minutes of play, even with minimal settings. This needs further work. | |
^4.0-717 | Windows 7 x64 | AMD Phenom II 965 @ 3.6GHz | ATI Radeon HD 5870 | Running in fullscreen at 1920x1080 with internal resolution set at window size with scaled EFB copies, using DSP LLE with OpenAL, OpenMP texture decoder and External Framebuffer set to Virtual, using Progressive scan and a framelimit of 60, unchecked "Ignore Format Changes", all other settings at their respective defaults. Runs at a nigh-constant 30FPS without slowdown: it occasionally experiences slight slowdowns (downwards of ~23 FPS) when there are 90 or more pikmin on-screen at the same time, or if there are about 80 or more on-screen and there is a large fight going on. Otherwise runs extremely smoothly. | incassum |
4.0-2103 | Windows 8.1 x64 | Intel Core i7-4700MQ @ 2.4GHz | Intel HD Graphics 4600 | Full speed, with minor and rare slowdowns with DirectX backend at 1366x768 with 16x anisotropic filtering and no anti-aliasing. Sound is DSP LLE (recompiler) using the DirectSound backend. Strangely, the game lags in the Area Select screen, despite being entirely 2D. | snesiscool |
4.0-4163 | Linux Ubuntu 14.04 | Intel Core i3-3220 @ 3.3GHz | nVidia GeForce GTX 650 | Fully playable, only place with framerate drop is near or inside water in Perplexing Pool. HLE audio fine, no sound issues that are very noticeable. Able to beat the game multiple times with no noteworthy problems. | Xerxes |
Gameplay Videos
- Nintendo EAD (Developer)
- Nintendo (Publisher)
- Pikmin (Series)
- Japan (Release region)
- North America (Release region)
- Europe (Release region)
- Australia (Release region)
- 2004 (Initial release year)
- Real-time strategy (Genre)
- Single-player (Game mode)
- Multiplayer (Game mode)
- 2 (Players supported)
- GameCube Controller (Input supported)
- 4 stars (Rating)
- DSP Emulator Engine (Config Required)
- Tested On (OS): Windows
- Tested On (CPU): Intel
- Tested On (GPU): ATI
- Tested
- Tested On (GPU): AMD
- Tested On (Release): 3.0
- Tested On (CPU): AMD
- Tested On (GPU):
- Tested On (Release): 4.0
- Tested On (OS): macOS
- Tested On (GPU): Intel
- Tested On (OS): Linux
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