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It's nice to see a winning idea taken to its full potential, but that doesn't quite happen here. Which makes it a little sad that it's over almost as soon as it begins. It's hard to imagine anyone playing this game without having at least an occasional grin. Add in some simple but enjoyable puzzles, along with overarching themes of social acceptance and environmental stewardship, and you have an unusually upbeat and pleasant game that turns its dogged inoffensiveness into an unexpectedly appealing asset. It's also got a strange cast of side personalities, who look like Uglydoll rejects and often react to Piku's kicks, prods, and actions with giggle-inducing responses. Pikuniku quickly captures your attention with its odd looking, spindly-legged hero, then slowly sinks its hooks in with weirdly satisfying kicking mechanics (it's worth it to try kicking everything, from rocks to characters).
Quirky design and surprisingly funny moments create an appealing, welcoming vibe that's hard to ignore. There are also a couple of multiplayer options outside the main story that allow pairs of players to work together or compete with one another in races, as well as quick games of baskick. Players wander around the world looking for things to do and people to help, with activities taking the form of puzzles and creative tasks, such as drawing a picture of a face using a pencil hat and putting it on a scarecrow to get rid of some pesky birds. It soon becomes apparent that this corporation is the real antagonist of the story, and Piku is the only one standing in its way. It uses a big grey ship to harvest corn while dropping money to distract and appease anyone who might object. As people get to know Piku, players are introduced to a company intent on getting rich off the locals' land. But they soon come to appreciate that he's a good guy who just wants to help and participate however he can, whether that means practicing baskick (a soccer/basketball mashup) or playing hide and seek. He begins the game waking up in a cave, then ventures out into a colorful world in which people are initially afraid of him. PIKUNIKU is a side-scrolling puzzle adventure focused on a hero named Piku, a little red ball with expressive eyes and stretchy, kicky legs.
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