Hey You, Pikachu!

 Nintendo 64
Metascore
57

Mixed or average reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 12
  3. Negative: 4 out of 12
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  1. Game Fan
    84
    But if you're looking for more than a distraction for the kids, a learning tool perfectly disguised as a game, then consider Nintendo's Hey You, Pikachu!.
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  2. GameSpot
    83
    Once you give it a closer look, Hey You, Pikachu! is a highly addictive game that both children and adults can enjoy.
  3. Daily Radar
    75
    Hey You, Pikachu is bright and saccharine, the videogame equivalent of a "Brady Bunch" marathon with a pre-sugared cereal chaser.
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  5. Nintendojo
    65
    After forcing myself to play it through, I must admit the game has some positive qualities -- just not enough to endear it to anyone over the age of 9.
  6. IGN
    60
    I'd rather be out mixing cement than having to deal with this control scheme.
  7. CNET Gamecenter
    50
    Hinging on a technological gimmick and the Pokémon license, the game falls well short of the standard set by previous Pokémon titles.
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  8. Happy Puppy
    50
    Unlike "Seaman," this game's voice recognition is pretty primitive.
  9. Games Radar
    50
    This is a novelty. Granted, for all it's limitations, the technology does work, but this really is something for the little ones.
  10. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    47
    The game where yelling at the television is actually productive. [Jan 2004, p.189]
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  11. Gaming Age
    42
    I had a difficult time even playing this game for more than half an hour. It's simply so boring and mundane that I can't see anyone over the age of 10 enjoying this game.
  12. Game Revolution
    33
    If there were some kind of branch progression throughout the game that allows you to train your Pikachu instead of just playing peek-a-boo with it, this game might have been a little more tolerable.
  13. Hot Games
    30
    Even if you dig Pikachu's act, the "game" is ultimately a spirit-crushing, mind-numbing exercise in tedium.

Awards & Rankings

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#21 Best N64 Game of 2000
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#10 Most Discussed N64 Game of 2000
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#5 Most Shared N64 Game of 2000

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User Score
6.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 38 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 38
  3. Negative: 10 out of 38
  1. ZXSth
    Aug 6, 2023
    1
    A video game that doesn't even get the one gimmick it has going for it right.

    Hey You, Pikachu! provided me with what was easily the most    A video game that doesn't even get the one gimmick it has going for it right.

    Hey You, Pikachu! provided me with what was easily the most pointless, functionless and painful experience I've ever had playing a video game. The voice controls it paraded around as its biggest selling point were barely functional, making for a plodding and lifeless experience.

    I cannot justify giving this game a "0" due to it having perfectly acceptable graphics at the time of its release - however, it comes damn close to earning that grade, as the game has close to no other redeeming features. This game is not anything close to fun, and playing it is a true test of one's patience. It should only be played by anyone who has a morbid sense of curiosity about what was seen as a technological marvel around the year 2000, and serves as nothing more than a curious relic that was indicative of where voice recognition technology stood at that point in time.    … Full Review »
  2. GamecubeLover
    Jul 28, 2016
    5
    In metascore I would rate this a 57. The game microphone is good but the system doesn't read it well. Watching and talking to pikachu is aIn metascore I would rate this a 57. The game microphone is good but the system doesn't read it well. Watching and talking to pikachu is a pain and the gameplay gets harder and harder but it is pikachu so I just have to give it an okay rating.… Full Review »
  3. EpicLadySponge
    May 9, 2016
    5
    All you can just do in this game is watch the many fourth walls getting broken everytime you try to talk to Pikachu. Sounds fun, right? Well,All you can just do in this game is watch the many fourth walls getting broken everytime you try to talk to Pikachu. Sounds fun, right? Well, not when the first hour's already over.… Full Review »
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