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Hey! Pikmin Accessibility Report
We've documented 6 accessibility features for Hey! Pikmin in the Getting Started, Reading, Controls and Visual areas to aid enjoyment of the game for different players. This report is created with input from accessibility experts and the player community to help people find games that have the accessibility features they require. Once you have found potential games on the database, there are excellent specialist accessibility sites that offer in-depth reviews to guide your purchasing decisions.
Hey! Pikmin is a spinoff game from the Pikmin series. In this game Captain Olimar crash lands on a planet and needs to find fuel to escape, leading a group of Pikmin through 2D side scrolling levels collecting the Sparklium. Players enter a level and use the Pikmin they find in that level whilst exploring.
Game Details
Content Rating: PEGI 3
Release Date: 28/07/2017
Platforms: 3DS and 2DS
Genres: Action, Adventure, Platform and Puzzle
Accessibility: 6 features
Developer: Nintendo (@Nintendo)
Players: This is a single player game
Costs: Purchase cost
Difficulty
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Difficulty in Hey! Pikmin which deal with how you can adjust the challenge of play, and assistance the game offers when you fail or get stuck. The following games are similar to Hey! Pikmin, and offer accessibility features for Difficulty:
Getting Started
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Getting Started in Hey! Pikmin which deals with what support is offered to get started with the game. This includes customising the experience when you first open the game via any onboarding processes it provides as well as tutorials and other assistance when you first start playing.
Assistance Getting Starting
These features aid your play of the game in terms of cognitive load on learning controls, dealing with pressure and coping with the environment and challenges.
Tutorials: There are helpful tutorials and instructions on how to play. Information is provided in a timely manner, with appropriate level of detail.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Getting Started
If you want to play Hey! Pikmin, but it doesn't offer the Getting Started accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Getting Started accessibility:
Reading
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Reading in Hey! Pikmin which deal with how much reading or listening comprehension is required, how well the game provides visual and audible access to the text and whether subtitles and captions are a good fit for purpose.
Reading Level
How much reading is required to play the game and how complex the language is. This doesn't include subtitles as required reading if they are fully voiced.
Simple Minimal Reading: Minimal reading is required. The quantity and complexity of reading are at a level that a primary/elementary student (9-year-old) could understand.
Subtitles
Large Clear Subtitles: Subtitles are large and clear, at least 1/20 (46 pixels on 1080 screen) the height of the screen, or can be adjusted to be. Considered separately from the general text of the game, the subtitles are large, clear and of good contrast.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Reading
If you want to play Hey! Pikmin, but it doesn't offer the Reading accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Reading accessibility:
Navigation
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Navigation in Hey! Pikmin which deal with how the game provides guidance and assistance to navigate its worlds. These are only for games that have traversal and exploration in 2D and 3D spaces. The following games are similar to Hey! Pikmin, and offer accessibility features for Navigation:
Controls
We've documented 2 accessibility features for Controls in Hey! Pikmin which deal with how you control the game, different options for alternative inputs and whether you can remap these settings to suit your needs.
Gamepad
Multiple Buttons & Single Stick: Can play with multiple buttons and a stick.
Touchscreen
Additional gestures may be required for games played with a screenreader like VoiceOver.
One Motion Targeted: Can play with touchscreen, tap and swipe or hold gesture.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Controls
If you want to play Hey! Pikmin, but it doesn't offer the Controls accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Controls accessibility:
Visual
We've documented 1 accessibility feature for Visual in Hey! Pikmin which deals with how you can adjust the visuals to suit your needs, and offer additional information if you can't hear the game.
Visual Distractions
No Flashes: No flashing strobe effects or you can disable them. This includes the absence of flashing from dramatic visual effects, explosions or weather effects like lightning.
Similar Games With More Accessibility Features for Visual
If you want to play Hey! Pikmin, but it doesn't offer the Visual accessibility features you require, these similar games extend the Visual accessibility:
Audio
We haven’t documented any accessibility features for Audio in Hey! Pikmin which deal with how you can adjust the audio of the game and whether audio cues compensate for aspects of the game that are hard to see. The following games are similar to Hey! Pikmin, and offer accessibility features for Audio:
Accessibility Report supported by VSC Rating Board, PlayabilityInitiative and accessibility contributors @AntHaigh
