Every Pikmin game is distinct from one another. Some people don't like the caves in pikmin 2, some do. Playing it for the first time with this up-res port, I fall in the latter. It exchanges the 1st game's time limit for harder difficulty and collectible treasures. Some of the final caves are no joke if you're going for 100%! I love the new Pikmin types with purple and white, purple is definitely OP in some areas. The game looks gorgeous for one of the final GCN games, the the Pikmin AI was HEAVILY improved over the 1st. With this, I've beaten every Pikmin game yet, and I'm extremely excited for 4. Support the series!