Concrete Maze

Concrete Maze
Sublevels	3	Ultra-bitter sprays	0
Red Pikmin	0	Ultra-spicy sprays	0
Yellow Pikmin	0
Blue Pikmin	0
White Pikmin	2
Purple Pikmin	0
Bulbmin	0

The following article or section contains guides. The strategies shown are just suggestions.

Concrete Maze is the twelfth level in Pikmin 2's Challenge Mode. You start with only two White Pikmin, which you will need to command efficiently to navigate the labyrinthine sublevels. You are given very little time for each sublevel and there are no treasures until the last one; you should simply grab The Key and leave as soon as possible.

Sublevel 1

• Theme: Concrete
• Music: Fire
• Time: 70 (140 seconds)
• Starting Pikmin:
  •  White Pikmin × 2 (flower)
• Treasures:
  •  The Key × 1
• Enemies:
  • None
• Obstacles:
  • None
• Vegetation:
  •  Clover × 1
  •  Common Glowcap × 1
  •  Dandelion × 1
  •  Figwort (large red) × 2
  •  Figwort (small brown) × 10
  •  Figwort (small red) × 10
  •  Horsetail × 1
  •  Margaret × 1
  •  Shoot (large) × 1
• Others:
  • Gate with 1 HP × 4

This sublevel is deserted apart from some plant life and a few weak gates. The Key is somewhere in the maze – seeing as you only have about two minutes, you may wish to quit the challenge and try again to get a different layout if it's not close to the Research Pod. Zoom your camera all the way out to try and see where you need to go.

The gates on this sublevel are extremely weak. In fact, they only have one hit point, meaning even a single White Pikmin will completely destroy it in only a few seconds.

With this in mind, a good strategy is to split your leaders apart, giving each one Pikmin, and scouting the sublevel to try and locate The Key. If you happen upon a dead end, lay down and switch to the other leader to explore the other direction while the Pikmin carries them back to the Pod. You should also switch leader to scout out the other side of the sublevel during the brief waits for your White Pikmin to break a gate.

Leave the moment you collect The Key; the more time you can take into the next sublevel the better.

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showTechnical sublevel information
Internal cave name			ch_MAT_conc_cave
"Main" object maximum (?)			8
"Treasure" object maximum (?)			1
"Gate" object maximum (?)			4
Dead end unit probability (?)			10
Number of rooms (?)			6
Corridor-to-room ratio (?)			0
Escape geyser (?)			No
Clogged hole (?)			No
Cave units file (?)			4_MAT_c_d_k_n_conc.txt
Lighting file (?)			normal_light_cha.ini
Background (?)			None
Cave units (?)
Dead end with item	Three-way crossing	Four-way crossing	Turning corridor	Corridor	Long corridor
Room with 4 exits	Square room with 1 exit and a pipe	Room with 4 exits	Room with 2 exits and a pipe

showDetailed object list
The game spawns these "main" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
1	Dandelion	1	None	"Hard" enemy spots
2	Clover	1	None	"Hard" enemy spots
3	Common Glowcap	1	None	"Hard" enemy spots
4	Shoot (large)	1	None	"Hard" enemy spots
5	Horsetail	1	None	"Hard" enemy spots
6	Margaret	1	None	"Hard" enemy spots
7	Figwort (large red)	2	None	"Hard" enemy spots
Then it spawns these "decoration" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
8	Figwort (small brown)	10	None	Plant spots
9	Figwort (small red)	10	None	Plant spots
Then it spawns these "treasure" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
10	The Key	1	None	Treasure spots
Then it spawns 4 "gate" objects. Chances:
ID	Object	Chance	Fall method	Spawn location
11	Gate (1 HP)	100%	None	Gate spots

For details on how objects are spawned, and how some may fail to spawn, see here.

Sublevel 2

• Theme: Concrete
• Music: Concrete 3
• Time: +100 (+200 seconds)
• Treasures:
  •  The Key × 1
• Enemies:
  •  Volatile Dweevil × 36
• Obstacles:
  •  Bomb-rock × 9
• Vegetation:
  •  Clover × 1
  •  Common Glowcap × 1
  •  Dandelion × 1
  •  Fiddlehead × 1
  •  Figwort (large red) × 2
  •  Figwort (small brown) × 30
  •  Figwort (small red) × 30
  •  Horsetail × 1
  •  Margaret × 1
  •  Shoot (large) × 1
• Others:
  • Gate with 1 HP × 6

This sublevel is even larger, and is utterly filled to the brim with bomb-rocks and Volatile Dweevils. Given the small amount of time you have, you're usually better off rushing past them before they can explode – your army is typically fast enough to evade the explosions entirely. The Key is somewhere in the huge maze. Even after you get the Pikmin on it, you'll have to be careful – while they're usually fast enough to evade the explosions, you may need to whistle them back to dodge a Volatile Dweevil if it drops directly on top of them.

Leave as soon as you collect The Key; there are no other treasures and your time is short.

Generate sample map →

showTechnical sublevel information
Internal cave name			ch_MAT_conc_cave
"Main" object maximum (?)			54
"Treasure" object maximum (?)			1
"Gate" object maximum (?)			6
Dead end unit probability (?)			0
Number of rooms (?)			10
Corridor-to-room ratio (?)			0.2
Escape geyser (?)			No
Clogged hole (?)			No
Cave units file (?)			3_MAT_d_i_m_conc.txt
Lighting file (?)			normal_light_cha.ini
Background (?)			None
Cave units (?)
Dead end with item	Three-way crossing	Four-way crossing	Turning corridor	Corridor	Long corridor
Room with 4 exits	2 conjoined rooms	Room with 5 exits and 2 walls

showDetailed object list
The game spawns these "main" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
1	Volatile Dweevil	9	Falls when Pikmin are carrying nearby	"Hard" enemy spots
2	Volatile Dweevil	9	Falls from the sky	"Hard" enemy spots
3	Volatile Dweevil	9	Falls from the sky	"Hard" enemy spots
4	Volatile Dweevil	9	Falls when Pikmin are carrying nearby	"Hard" enemy spots
5	Bomb-rock	9	Falls from the sky	"Hard" enemy spots
6	Fiddlehead	1	None	Cave unit seams
7	Dandelion	1	None	Cave unit seams
8	Clover	1	None	Cave unit seams
9	Common Glowcap	1	None	Cave unit seams
10	Shoot (large)	1	None	Cave unit seams
11	Horsetail	1	None	Cave unit seams
12	Margaret	1	None	Cave unit seams
13	Figwort (large red)	2	None	"Hard" enemy spots
Then it spawns these "decoration" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
14	Figwort (small brown)	30	None	Plant spots
15	Figwort (small red)	30	None	Plant spots
Then it spawns these "treasure" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
16	The Key	1	None	Treasure spots
Then it spawns 6 "gate" objects. Chances:
ID	Object	Chance	Fall method	Spawn location
17	Gate (1 HP)	100%	None	Gate spots

For details on how objects are spawned, and how some may fail to spawn, see here.

Sublevel 3

• Theme: Concrete
• Music: Concrete 1
• Time: +50 (+100 seconds)
• Treasures:
  •  Priceless Statue × 1
  •  The Key × 1
  •  Worthless Statue × 1
• Enemies:
  •  Mitite (group of 10) × 0 - 1 (from eggs)
• Obstacles:
  • None
• Vegetation:
  •  Clover × 6
  •  Queen Candypop Bud × 2
• Others:
  •  Egg × 1

In comparison to the other two, this sublevel is very small. If you care for the two treasures on this sublevel, you'll need to use the Queen Candypop Buds to boost your Pikmin numbers enough to carry them. Otherwise, just grab The Key and leave.

Generate sample map →

showTechnical sublevel information
Internal cave name			ch_MAT_conc_cave
"Main" object maximum (?)			0
"Treasure" object maximum (?)			3
"Gate" object maximum (?)			0
Dead end unit probability (?)			100
Number of rooms (?)			2
Corridor-to-room ratio (?)			0
Escape geyser (?)			Yes
Clogged hole (?)			No
Cave units file (?)			2_MAT_a_m_conc.txt
Lighting file (?)			normal_light_cha.ini
Background (?)			None
Cave units (?)
Dead end with item	Three-way crossing	Four-way crossing	Turning corridor	Corridor	Long corridor
Room with 5 exits and 2 walls	Room with 4 exits

showDetailed object list
The game spawns these "decoration" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
1	Clover	6	None	Plant spots
Then it spawns these "treasure" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
2	The Key	1	None	Treasure spots
3	Worthless Statue	1	None	Treasure spots
4	Priceless Statue	1	None	Treasure spots
Then it spawns these "dead end" objects:
ID	Object	Amount	Fall method	Spawn location
5	Queen Candypop Bud	2	None	Dead ends
6	Egg	1	None	Dead ends

For details on how objects are spawned, and how some may fail to spawn, see here.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	コンクリート迷路?	Concrete Maze
French (NoA)	Dédale de béton	Concrete labyrinth
French (NoE)	Dédale de Béton	Concrete Labyrinth
German	Labyrinth aus Beton	Labyrinth made out of Concrete
Italian	Dedalo di cemento	Concrete maze
Spanish (NoA)	Laberinto de Hormigón	Concrete Labyrinth