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Hey You, Pikachu!(JP) is a Nintendo 64 video game released by Nintendo in 1998 in Japan and 2000 in North America. It was developed by Ambrella.

Gameplay[]

This game is a pet simulation game published by Nintendo starring Pikachu. The game's unique selling-point is the ability to speak to Pikachu using the Voice Recognition Unit accessory for the Nintendo 64. Completing objectives mainly consists of the player helping Pikachu to complete certain tasks such as looking for food ingredients and helping Pikachu hit a piñata. There is also a shop system in the game, used to buy new items.

The main character is asked to test out the PokéHelper, a new device of Professor Oak's that is used to talk to Pokémon. The player then meets a wild Pikachu and befriends it. Once the player earns Pikachu's trust, it will come and live in the player's house. There are three different activity days: Pikachu's Daring Days, Discovery Days, and Play Days. Each day has a different objective (e.g. collecting food, going fishing) and the player can earn Pika Points, the currency used at Abra's Shop to unlock new items.

After 365 gameplay days, Professor Oak notifies the player that Pikachu, still a wild Pokémon, must be released. The player ventures to the woods to find Pikachu and repeatedly says "goodbye", upon which Pikachu realizes it must return to the wild. After the credits, while the player looks around the front yard and reminisces, Pikachu returns, and the game continues as if Pikachu was never released.

Reception[]

Hey You, Pikachu! has scores of 55% and 57% on the review aggregators GameRankings and Metacritic, respectively, both indicating a mixed or average reception. The Arizona Republic's Dustin Packwood commented that fans of the anime would enjoy this game. Retronauts cited Hey You, Pikachu! as an example of a terrible Pokémon console game. UGO listed Hey You, Pikachu! on their list of the "Top 50 Games That Belong On the 3DS", stating "Using the 3DS' built-in microphone should make it simple to speak and interact with the wild Pokémon."

Greg Orlando of Next Generation rated it three stars out of five, stating, "It tastes like chicken made of glucose."

Trivia[]

  • It was believed that saying "PlayStation" or "Sony" to the Voice Recognition Unit would cause Pikachu to get angry. This has been disproved however, since there is no indication in the data files of these words being registered to be recognized by the game. This urban legend likely stemmed from the inaccuracies of the speech recognition causing Pikachu to react to these words.[1]

References[]

  1. "Hey You, Pikachu!VGFacts, http://www.vgfacts.com/game/heyyoupikachu.

External links[]

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