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'''Mission mode''' is an alternate gameplay mode in ''[[Pikmin 3]]''. It replaces the [[Challenge Mode]] found in previous games. In Mission Mode, the player completes challenges, with three different types existing. Each one has a time limit of between five and fifteen minutes, and awards the player with a ranking based on how well they performed on the mission. | |||
The following rankings exist, and are sorted from worst to best: no medal, bronze, silver, gold, and platinum. The requirements for each ranking vary between stages and mission types. When a level is complete, a quick summary of the objects collected or enemies killed is displayed, and the player is given a final score. The player can then watch a [[replay]] of the entire session. | |||
Unlike the Challenge Mode in previous games, this one is available from the start of the game, but certain requirements must be met in order to unlock some stages: for Collect treasure! and Battle enemies!, players start out with only one stage available, and they must obtain at least a bronze medal in order to unlock the next stage on the line. Bosses in Defeat bosses! mode are only made available once they're fought in Story mode. | |||
Gameplay in this mode is identical to that of Story mode, except for the mission type-specific rules, and the fact that the player always has the [[Dodge Whistle]]. If a leader loses all of their [[health]] or if a [[Pikmin extinction]] takes place, the mission is aborted. | |||
==Levels== | |||
These are the 26 stages in Mission Mode, counting the ones available as [[downloadable content]]: | |||
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*[[Tropical Forest]] (Collect treasure! and Battle enemies!) | |||
*[[Silver Lake]] (Collect treasure! and Battle enemies!) | |||
*[[Thirsty Desert]] (Collect treasure! and Battle enemies!) | |||
*[[Twilight Hollow]] (Collect treasure! and Battle enemies!) | |||
*[[Shaded Garden]] (Collect treasure! and Battle enemies!) | |||
*[[Tropical Forest Remix]] (Collect treasure!) | |||
*[[Silver Lake Remix]] (Collect treasure!) | |||
*[[Thirsty Desert Remix]] (Collect treasure!) | |||
*[[Twilight Hollow Remix]] (Collect treasure!) | |||
*[[Shaded Garden Remix]] (Collect treasure!) | |||
*[[Tropical Wilds Remix]] (Battle enemies!) | |||
*[[Garden of Hope Remix]] (Battle enemies!) | |||
*[[Distant Tundra Remix]] (Battle enemies!) | |||
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*[[Twilight River Remix]] (Battle enemies!) | |||
*[[Formidable Oak Remix]] (Battle enemies!) | |||
*[[Fortress of Festivity]] (Collect treasure! and Battle enemies!) | |||
*[[The Rustyard]] (Collect treasure! and Battle enemies!) | |||
*[[Beastly Caverns]] (Collect treasure! and Battle enemies!) | |||
*[[Forgotten Cove]] (Collect treasure! and Battle enemies!) | |||
*[[Clockwork Chasm]] (Collect treasure! and Battle enemies!) | |||
*[[Armored Mawdad]] (Defeat bosses!) | |||
*[[Vehemoth Phosbat]] (Defeat bosses!) | |||
*[[Sandbelching Meerslug]] (Defeat bosses!) | |||
*[[Scornet Maestro]] (Defeat bosses!) | |||
*[[Quaggled Mireclops]] (Defeat bosses!) | |||
*[[Plasm Wraith]] (Defeat bosses!) | |||
|} | |||
All levels in Mission Mode support 2-player split-screen co-op. | |||
== | ==Types== | ||
There are three types of mission, each with a different objective, scoring system, and rules. | |||
===Collect treasure!=== | |||
The goal in Collect treasure! mode is to use the provided [[Pikmin family|Pikmin]] to collect as many fruit and/or enemy carcasses as possible within a limited amount of time. Pikmin are found either buried, scattered across the map, hidden below plants in little groups, or inside certain enemies, like the [[Medusal Slurker]]. When fruit or an enemy is hauled back to the [[SPERO]], its value is converted to [[Pokos]]. The player's score is based on how many total Pokos were earned. Collecting all fruit and corpses in the stage instantly finishes the mission, and the time left is awarded to the player as extra points. | |||
===Battle enemies!=== | |||
The objective of this mode is to defeat enemies to score points. Each enemy type is worth a certain amount of points; for example, the [[Swooping Snitchbug]] holds 30 points. Only a few Pikmin are available on the map, and the player must bring back enemies to the Onion in order to increase their Pikmin army. As such, a careful balance between combat and reinforcements is needed in order to maximize efficiency. The enemy's score is instantly added to the score counter the second the enemy dies. Once the timer is up, the points the player gains are counted as their score. | |||
==Defeat | ===Defeat bosses!=== | ||
This mode requires the player to defeat a certain boss with a given assortment of Pikmin. | {{todo|Confirm if players must defeat the boss before it becomes available, or if they only need to encounter it.}} | ||
[[File:Vehemoth_Phosbat.png|thumb|The Vehemoth Phosbat in 2-player Defeat bosses!]] | |||
This mode requires the player to defeat a certain boss with a given assortment of Pikmin. The major bosses encounter in Story mode are fought here: | |||
*[[Armored Mawdad]] | *[[Armored Mawdad]] | ||
*[[Vehemoth Phosbat]] | *[[Vehemoth Phosbat]] | ||
*[[Sandbelching Meerslug | *[[Sandbelching Meerslug]] | ||
*[[Scornet Maestro]] | *[[Scornet Maestro]] | ||
*[[Quaggled Mireclops]] | *[[Quaggled Mireclops]] | ||
*[[Plasm Wraith]] | *[[Plasm Wraith]] | ||
The player's medal is determined by the time left over. Pikmin death count has nothing to do with scoring, but is still shown on the results screen. | |||
==Co-op== | |||
{{stub|Make it similar to [[Challenge Mode (Pikmin 2)#Co-op|this]].}} | |||
Before starting a stage, it is possible to choose a single-player or 2-player mode. | |||
==Rankings== | |||
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The game keeps track of the five best scores. These scores are only accessible on the results screen at the end of a successful mission, but the top score is available on the screen before the mission begins. | |||
World rankings also exists, with which the player can compare their result with the rest of the world. | |||
== | ==Downloadable content== | ||
On the 1<sup>st</sup> of October, 2013 – during that month's Nintendo Direct – Iwata announced downloadable content for ''[[Pikmin 3]]'''s Mission Mode. These stages are for Collect treasure! mode, and Nintendo offers [[Tropical Forest Remix]] for free if players update ''Pikmin 3''. | |||
On the 6<sup>th</sup> of November, 2013, a second DLC pack was made available for purchase. This DLC consists of five remixed Story mode maps for Battle enemies! Nintendo offers [[Tropical Wilds Remix]] for free if players update ''Pikmin 3''. | |||
On the 2<sup>nd</sup> of December, 2013, a third DLC pack became available for purchase. This consists of five stages for Collect treasure! and Battle enemies! (totaling in ten levels) and takes place on entirely new areas. [[Olimar]] and [[Louie]] are playable in stages 13 through 15, but Louie must be rescued before he can be used. Nintendo offers both versions of [[Fortress of Festivity]] for free for those who update ''[[Pikmin 3]]''. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Pikmin3ship.png| | Pikmin3ship.png|Artwork of the [[SPERO]], made for the Official Nintendo Magazine. | ||
Pikmin3Fruit.png|Some of the fruits from ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' and ''[[Pikmin 3]]''. | Pikmin3Fruit.png|Some of the fruits from ''[[Pikmin 2]]'' and ''[[Pikmin 3]]''. | ||
Top img02 02.png|A screenshot of Battle enemies! mode, on the official ''Pikmin 3'' website. | |||
Jpweb4.png|Another screenshot of Battle enemies! mode. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Mission Mode and [[Bingo Battle]] are the only modes in ''[[Pikmin 3]]'' in which players can find [[Purple Pikmin|Purple]] and [[White Pikmin]]. | |||
[[ | *The music that plays during all stages, with the exception of stages 11 to 15, was used in all of the ''Pikmin 3'' trailers. | ||
*Mission Mode and Bingo Battle have an exclusive mini-[[Enemy#Boss|boss]], the [[Baldy Long Legs]]. It appears plentifully in both modes, although it is never found in Story mode. Instead, Story mode gives players some [[Arachnorb]] action with the [[Shaggy Long Legs]]. | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Challenge Mode]] | |||
*[[Bingo Battle]] | |||
*[[Fruit]] | |||
*[[Enemy]] | |||
==External links== | |||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfY3r9BbYu8 Gameplay video of co-op mode] | |||
[[Category:Downloadable content| ]] | [[Category:Downloadable content| ]] | ||
[[Category:Alternative game modes]] | [[Category:Alternative game modes]] | ||
[[Category:Mission Mode| ]] | |||
Revision as of 10:32, November 12, 2014
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To do: Confirm the stage unlock criteria, and upload icons for each medal, for each mission type. |
Mission mode is an alternate gameplay mode in Pikmin 3. It replaces the Challenge Mode found in previous games. In Mission Mode, the player completes challenges, with three different types existing. Each one has a time limit of between five and fifteen minutes, and awards the player with a ranking based on how well they performed on the mission.
The following rankings exist, and are sorted from worst to best: no medal, bronze, silver, gold, and platinum. The requirements for each ranking vary between stages and mission types. When a level is complete, a quick summary of the objects collected or enemies killed is displayed, and the player is given a final score. The player can then watch a replay of the entire session.
Unlike the Challenge Mode in previous games, this one is available from the start of the game, but certain requirements must be met in order to unlock some stages: for Collect treasure! and Battle enemies!, players start out with only one stage available, and they must obtain at least a bronze medal in order to unlock the next stage on the line. Bosses in Defeat bosses! mode are only made available once they're fought in Story mode.
Gameplay in this mode is identical to that of Story mode, except for the mission type-specific rules, and the fact that the player always has the Dodge Whistle. If a leader loses all of their health or if a Pikmin extinction takes place, the mission is aborted.
Levels
These are the 26 stages in Mission Mode, counting the ones available as downloadable content:
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All levels in Mission Mode support 2-player split-screen co-op.
Types
There are three types of mission, each with a different objective, scoring system, and rules.
Collect treasure!
The goal in Collect treasure! mode is to use the provided Pikmin to collect as many fruit and/or enemy carcasses as possible within a limited amount of time. Pikmin are found either buried, scattered across the map, hidden below plants in little groups, or inside certain enemies, like the Medusal Slurker. When fruit or an enemy is hauled back to the SPERO, its value is converted to Pokos. The player's score is based on how many total Pokos were earned. Collecting all fruit and corpses in the stage instantly finishes the mission, and the time left is awarded to the player as extra points.
Battle enemies!
The objective of this mode is to defeat enemies to score points. Each enemy type is worth a certain amount of points; for example, the Swooping Snitchbug holds 30 points. Only a few Pikmin are available on the map, and the player must bring back enemies to the Onion in order to increase their Pikmin army. As such, a careful balance between combat and reinforcements is needed in order to maximize efficiency. The enemy's score is instantly added to the score counter the second the enemy dies. Once the timer is up, the points the player gains are counted as their score.
Defeat bosses!
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To do: Confirm if players must defeat the boss before it becomes available, or if they only need to encounter it. |
This mode requires the player to defeat a certain boss with a given assortment of Pikmin. The major bosses encounter in Story mode are fought here:
- Armored Mawdad
- Vehemoth Phosbat
- Sandbelching Meerslug
- Scornet Maestro
- Quaggled Mireclops
- Plasm Wraith
The player's medal is determined by the time left over. Pikmin death count has nothing to do with scoring, but is still shown on the results screen.
Co-op
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This article is a stub. You can help Pikipedia by expanding it. |
Before starting a stage, it is possible to choose a single-player or 2-player mode.
Rankings
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This article is a stub. You can help Pikipedia by expanding it. |
The game keeps track of the five best scores. These scores are only accessible on the results screen at the end of a successful mission, but the top score is available on the screen before the mission begins.
World rankings also exists, with which the player can compare their result with the rest of the world.
Downloadable content
On the 1st of October, 2013 – during that month's Nintendo Direct – Iwata announced downloadable content for Pikmin 3's Mission Mode. These stages are for Collect treasure! mode, and Nintendo offers Tropical Forest Remix for free if players update Pikmin 3.
On the 6th of November, 2013, a second DLC pack was made available for purchase. This DLC consists of five remixed Story mode maps for Battle enemies! Nintendo offers Tropical Wilds Remix for free if players update Pikmin 3.
On the 2nd of December, 2013, a third DLC pack became available for purchase. This consists of five stages for Collect treasure! and Battle enemies! (totaling in ten levels) and takes place on entirely new areas. Olimar and Louie are playable in stages 13 through 15, but Louie must be rescued before he can be used. Nintendo offers both versions of Fortress of Festivity for free for those who update Pikmin 3.
Gallery
- Pikmin3ship.png
Artwork of the SPERO, made for the Official Nintendo Magazine.
- Top img02 02.png
A screenshot of Battle enemies! mode, on the official Pikmin 3 website.
- Jpweb4.png
Another screenshot of Battle enemies! mode.
Trivia
- Mission Mode and Bingo Battle are the only modes in Pikmin 3 in which players can find Purple and White Pikmin.
- The music that plays during all stages, with the exception of stages 11 to 15, was used in all of the Pikmin 3 trailers.
- Mission Mode and Bingo Battle have an exclusive mini-boss, the Baldy Long Legs. It appears plentifully in both modes, although it is never found in Story mode. Instead, Story mode gives players some Arachnorb action with the Shaggy Long Legs.