War Path

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War Path is the second 2-Player Battle stage in Pikmin 2. Unlike other stages, players start with only one of each spray type on this map, instead of two.

The cave is designed around tightly knit corridors, placing players' bases in close proximity to each other. Each layout makes use of concrete rooms and pipe corridors, scattering Snow Bulborbs and Female Sheargrubs along the map. The first layout connects both bases with a concrete corridor, the second layout connects both bases with a trapezoid-shaped room and an independent corridor flank route, the third layout places both bases next to each other, and spaces yellow marbles along the corridors on the outskirts of the layout.

Level information

• Theme: Concrete
• Enemies:
  •  Female Sheargrub
  •  Shearwig (under marbles)
  •  Snow Bulborb
• Obstacles:
  • None
• Treasures:
  • None
• Plants and fungi:
  •  Pellet Posy
• Others:
  • None

Technical sublevel information
Internal cave name			vs_5_semai
"Main" object maximum (?)			45
"Treasure" object maximum (?)			0
"Gate" object maximum (?)			0
Dead end unit probability (?)			0
Number of rooms (?)			3
Corridor-to-room ratio (?)			0
Escape geyser (?)			No
Clogged hole (?)			No
Cave units file (?)			vs_5_conc.txt
Lighting file (?)			normal_light_cha.ini
Background (?)			None
Cave units (?)
Layout 1 (1/3 chance)
Room with 4 exits (× 2)	Room with 4 exits and 2 walls (× 1)
Layout 2 (1/3 chance)
Room with 4 exits (×2)	Room with 4 exits (×1)	Dead end with item (×2)	Dead end with item (×2)	Turning corridor (×3)	Dead end (×4)
Four-way crossing (×1)
Layout 3 (1/3 chance)
Room with 4 exits (×2)	Dead end with item (×2)	Turning corridor (×4)	Corridor (×8)
Random units
Dead end	Dead end with item	Three-way crossing	Four-way crossing	Straight corridor	Dead end with item
Turning corridor	Corridor	Room with 4 exits	Room with 4 exits	Room with 4 exits and 2 walls

Strategies

This stage is good for quick battles. Try to lure your opponent away and steal their marble, or try your luck for a Pikmin Extinction with the roulette.

If you're playing on a configuration where your opponent's base is very close to your own, you can attempt to make it more enjoyable just trying to steal your opponents marble. However, it is wiser to keep track of your own marble as if you go hunting for yellow marbles, your opponent may sneak in an attack and capture your marble. Leaving a group of 25-40 Pikmin near your base may be helpful and should keep your enemies at bay. When you hear your Pikmin brawling, you know your opponent is attacking your base. Head back there and fend off the remaining enemy Pikmin.

Gallery

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  Battle in the War Path.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	せま〜いコース? Sema~i Kōsu	Narrow course
French	Voie Minée	Mined Way
German	Kriegspfad	War Path
Italian	Via di guerra	Path of war	A literal translation of the English War Path that doesn't sound very natural.
Spanish	Senda Bélica	War Path