War Path
War Path is the second2-Player Battle stage inPikmin 2. Unlike other stages, players start with only one of eachspray type on this map, instead of two.
Thecave 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, scatteringSnow Bulborbs andFemale 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, because of the map's small size, it's more common to win by stealing the opponent's marble as opposed to capturing four yellow ones.
Level information[edit]
- Theme: Concrete
- Enemies:
Female Sheargrub
Shearwig (under marbles)
Snow Bulborb
- Obstacles:
- None
- Treasures:
- None
- Plants and fungi:
- Others:
- None
| Technical sublevel information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal cave name | vs_5_semai | ||||
| "Main" object maximum(?) | 45 | ||||
| "Treasure" object maximum(?) | 0 | ||||
| "Gate" object maximum(?) | 0 | ||||
| Dead endunit probability(?) | 0 | ||||
| Number of rooms(?) | 3 | ||||
| Corridor-to-room ratio(?) | 0 | ||||
| Escapegeyser(?) | 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[edit]
This stage is good for quick battles. Try to lure your opponent away and steal their marble, or try your luck for aPikmin 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 25-40Pikmin 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[edit]
Battle in the War Path.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 Japanese | せま〜いコース? Sema~i Kōsu | Narrow course | |
 French | Voie Minée | Mined Path | |
 German | Kriegspfad | War Path | |
 Italian | Via di guerra | Path of war | A literal translation of the EnglishWar Path that doesn't sound very natural. |
 Korean | 좁디좁은 코스 Jobdi-Jobeun Koseu | Narrow Course | |
 Spanish | Senda Bélica | War Path |
| 2-Player Battle stages | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Battle Field |  War Path |  Carpet Plain |  Angle Maze |  Colosseum |
 Rusty Gulch |  Brawl Yard |  Tile Lands |  Dim Labyrinth |  Hostile Territory |