Hey You, Pikachu!

 Nintendo 64
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
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  1. RyanM.
    Feb 15, 2003
    0
    The voice activating is creative, but this game really does just plain suck. Terrible gameplay. I was just about ready to chuck the TV out the window and shoot at it repeatedly with my shotgun. This game has absolutely no point other then to make people cry. Absolute horror. The only way this game could get a 10 is if it is used as an Osama Bin Laden Torture device.
  2. EvilChicken
    Jan 26, 2014
    0
    boring, and most the time pikachu goes off to lala land and does nothing you tell him to do!!!
    It is a great idea, and they should make a new version of it with better technology, but dont pick up this old n64 title.
  3. 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 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    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.    … Expand

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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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
  1. 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.
  2. 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!.
  3. GameSpot
    83
    Once you give it a closer look, Hey You, Pikachu! is a highly addictive game that both children and adults can enjoy.
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