I've had this on my shelf for like, a year at this point, but never really gave it a shot. So fresh off of 1 and 2, and with 4 on the horizon, I thought it was finally time, and damn. I should've played this game back when I 1st got it.
In a pre-Pikmin 4 world, this is definitely the game you should play if you wanna get into Pikmin. My only real issue is the charge ability is kinda brain-dead.