2-Player Battle: Difference between revisions

Returning a [[Cupid's Grenade|cherry]] to an Onion will allow a spin of the [[#Roulette wheel|roulette wheel]]. To make things even, [[Red Pikmin]] have lost their extra strength, and bodies of water are absent. However, both types are still immune to their respective elements. If a Pikmin dies from an attack caused by the other team's Pikmin, it will be transformed into a seed, which is expelled from the Onion right away. Regardless, if said Pikmin is the last one alive, a [[Pikmin extinction]] will still occur. [[Ultra-bitter spray]]s, when used against the opponent's Pikmin, will burrow them, and revert them to [[Maturity|leaf state]]. However, they'll pop out of the ground automatically after 10 seconds. Leaders cannot [[punch]] each other or opposing Pikmin, nor can they interact with the enemy's Pikmin, besides being attacked by them. These Pikmin pummels merely deny the victim player the use of {{button|gcn|A|wii|A}} and {{button|gcn|B|wii|B}}, as they cause no damage to the leader, although they also make the leader invulnerable to other [[enemy]] attacks.

The roulette wheel can be accessed when a player finds a cherry and a Pikmin successfully returns it to the Onion. Cherries in this mode spawn [[Randomness|random]]ly, and only one Pikmin is needed to carry one. When the roulette finishes spinning (automatically), it'll randomly land on a power, which the player can use at any moment by pressing {{button|gcn|Y|wii|-}}.

If more cherries are collected before the player uses the current power, they'll be added to a queue, represented on the top-right corner with red dots, for a maximum of 5 powers waiting to be used. Pressing {{button|gcn|Y|wii|-}} will use the power and instantly make the roulette spin for the next one. The spinning takes around three seconds, which stops the player from using an item right after another.

Have your Pikmin army attack the opponent's leader. Pikmin attacks will never damage the leader, but they will distract the player. Meanwhile, you can focus on getting the marble. If you get attacked by the opposing team's Pikmin, shake them off by quickly rotating {{button|gcn|Stick|wii|Stick}}.

An undocumented feature in ''[[New Play Control! Pikmin 2]]'' is the ability to choose the layout for the arena. When the stage is picked with {{button|wii|A}}, and while the two [[Onion]]s are flying towards the stage preview image, the first player should hold a direction on {{button|wii|Pad}}. When the loading screen with the [[#Advisories|advisories]] appears, the player can let go. The game will load the variant determined by the direction pressed. This does not work on the [[GameCube]] version of ''Pikmin 2''.

*{{button|wii|Padup}} '''Up''': Layout #1.

*{{button|wii|Padright}} '''Right''': Layout #2.

*{{button|wii|Paddown}} '''Down''': Layout #3.

*{{button|wii|Padleft}} '''Left''': Combination.

To know which layout number corresponds to what, please read the corresponding level's article, and check the technical information section. For the [[Carpet Plain]], both {{button|wii|Padright}} and {{button|wii|Paddown}} result on layout #2. Because [[Dim Labyrinth]] is already randomly generated, holding a direction has no effect there.

Interestingly, by holding {{button|wii|Padleft}}, the level is generated at [[Randomization|random]], like the [[cave]]s in story mode; the list of [[cave units]] to use appears to be the full list of cave units on all three variants combined – if not, it is actually the list described in the otherwise unused text file in the level's normal configuration file. This generation does not take into account balance, meaning that it is unlikely that a stage will be symmetrical, and more often than not, the [[Onion]]s are placed in bizarre and inappropriate locations. The number of rooms to use is the number declared in the level's configuration file; this number is normally unused.