The mini-games in the park are pretty standard fare and include races, collection quests, and button-timing events. At times, it's hard not to feel like PokePark Wii: Pikachu's Adventurewas a mini-game compilation that just wasn't finished in time. In between finding friends, you have to play these goofy little mini-games that aren't too offensive, but are a little too few and far between. The only merciful fact here is that the friendship exercise only needs to be played once per PokÃ©mon, and then they are added to your friend list forever. These mini-games only last sixty seconds and are painfully repetitive. The friendship task is probably the dullest of the bunch, as it involves a quick exchange of words and then either a race, battle, or hide-and-seek mini-game. The tasks only really ever relate to becoming friends with PokÃ©mon or playing a mini-game (to save the world, you know?). The game almost has an Animal Crossing vibe going for it, as there doesn't seem to be much going on in the game other than walking around performing tedious tasks. The game has a free-form structure where you can wander around the different areas simply, playing mini-games and making friends as you please. Sounds a lot like the Facebook experience, right? But unfortunately, much like Facebook, PokePark Wii: Pikachu's Adventureisn't very much fun for extended periods of time. As in talking to them, playing a short mini-game, and then adding them to a friend list in the game. Pikachu is tasked with talking to all the PokÃ©mon in the park and 'friend'ing them. However, the interesting part is what follows. I don't think any hardcore PokÃ©mon fans ever really expect an epic storyline from the PokÃ©mon series. Sure, that sounds like a stretch, but it's PokÃ©mon.

You play as Pikachu, who enters the titular PokÃ©mon amusement park because Mew told him he needed to in order to save the world. If I had to guess, I would say that the premise for PokePark Wii: Pikachu's Adventurecame from some very long sessions on Facebook.

Pokepark friends list