Pikmin 2: New Year

Pikmin 2: New Year is a ROM hack that was created by AmigaOwl, with the help of a development team, and was released on 25 to commemorate the twenty-year anniversary of  release. It is available to play on computers, and can also be played on the. The game has much of the same content as Pikmin 2, but features new music, areas, caves, cave themes, Challenge Mode stages, new or reskinned enemies, and one reskinned plant. Additionally, every treasure from Pikmin 2 appears in Pikmin 2: New Year, although the and the  differ in appearance.

Below is the official trailer for Pikmin 2: New Year.

== In addition to a gameplay trailer, Pikmin 2: New Year has a soundtrack available to listen to on YouTube. It can be found here in the form of a playlist.==

Plot
Pikmin 2: New Year overall plot is identical to that of Pikmin 2. Captain Olimar, in his prized ship, the S.S. Dolphin, returns to Hocotate to find that the company he works for, Hocotate Freight, has been placed under a mountainous debt of. The President sends Olimar and Louie back to PNF-404, in the Hocotate ship, to scavenge for treasures and any other valuables they come across. The two venture through various locations with their Pikmin, collecting what they can, and when the debt has been repaid, Louie wanders off and finds himself at the bottom of a treacherous cave's depths, on top of a Titan Dweevil, and the President takes Louie's place.

Endings
Likewise, the game also has both endings that Pikmin 2 has, both of which are possible to get in the same playthrough.

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Areas and caves
Four areas each representing a different season may be visited, and each one has a number of custom caves.
 * Jungle of Repose: a spring-themed that has seven treasures.
 * Bamboo Garden: has an unknown quantity of sublevels and three treasures.
 * Satellite Koppai: has an unknown quantity of sublevels and sixteen treasures.
 * Cave With No Name: has an unknown quantity of sublevels and fifteen treasures.
 * Awakening Arctic: a polar version of that too has seven treasures.
 * Snowy Descent: has an unknown quantity of sublevels and six treasures.
 * Commodore House: has an unknown quantity of sublevels and seven treasures.
 * Royal Highlands: has an unknown quantity of sublevels and ten treasures.
 * Snagret Skies: has an unknown quantity of sublevels and fifteen treasures.
 * Perplexing Storm: an autumnal . It also contains seven treasures.
 * Spider Attic: has an unknown quantity of sublevels and eleven treasures.
 * Alph's Arcade: has an unknown quantity of sublevels and fourteen treasures.
 * Sewer Room: has an unknown quantity of sublevels and fourteen treasures.
 * Timeless Castle: has an unknown quantity of sublevels and thirteen treasures.
 * Wistful Lake: a summery that contains five treasures.
 * Elemental River: has an unknown quantity of sublevels and seventeen treasures.
 * Colosseum Garden: has an unknown quantity of sublevels and thirteen treasures.
 * Season Den: has an unknown quantity of sublevels and twenty-one treasures.

The new cave themes consist of the following:
 * Clouds
 * Commodore
 * Desert
 * Digital
 * Flower grotto
 * Sewer
 * Space
 * Volcano
 * Wood

2-Player Battle Mode stages
Same as in the original game.

Pikmin
Every Pikmin species in Pikmin 2 returns in Pikmin 2: New Year. No new Pikmin species are encountered, although Pikpik Carrots are used in some Challenge Mode stages. Pikpik Carrots are Pikmin which have no immunity to any element, or any special abilities.

Piklopedia
The following is a complete list of every enemy and plant appearing in Pikmin 2: New Year, listed in the order defined by the Piklopedia.

Obstacles
One new obstacle is introduced.

Music in Pikmin 2: New Year
There is a large variety of music in Pikmin 2: New Year due to the large amount of new cave themes. Each musical piece, like most Pikmin fan games, is a MIDI reconstruction of other game tracks. The following tracks and their original counterparts, along with where they appear in is as follows:

World Map - This track plays when on the World Map. The original track is Little Big Planet - Pod Theme.

Piklopedia - This track plays when on the Piklopedia. The original track is Pinball Dreams - Menu.

High Score - This track plays when on the High Score Menu. The original track is Shining Force II - Epilogue.

Challenge Mode - This track plays when on the Challenge Mode Menu. The original track is Super Smash Bros Brawl - Sticker Gallery.

Key Get - This track plays when you obtain a Key in Challenge Mode. The original track is Super Mario Land 2 - Star Maze.

Jungle of Repose - This track plays when going through the Jungle of Repose. The original track is Crash Bandicoot 2 - Turtle Woods.

Awakening Arctic - This track plays when going through the Awakening Arctic. The original track is Sonic 3D - Diamond Dust Zone Act 1.

Perplexing Storm - This track plays when going through the Perplexing Storm. The original track is Plok - Beach.

Wistful Lake - This track plays when going through the Wistful Lake. The original track is Super Smash Bros Brawl - Bramble Blast.

Space - This track plays when in a sublevel that is Space themed. The original track is Phantasy Star Online - Image of a Hero

Rest Area - This track plays when entering a rest area in a cave. The original track is Echochrome Prime 5.

Underground Maze - This track plays when in a sublevel that is filled with many corridors and dead end. The elemental theme usually is fire. The original track is Chu Chu Rocket - Puzzle Editor.

Treehouse - This track plays when in a sublevel with a treehouse theme. The sublevels are filled with many stumps, foliage, and insects. The original track is Yoshi's Story - On the Beach.

Bamboo Garden - This track plays when in a dark, bamboo themed sublevel. This track is played around the beginning caves of the game. The original track is Columns - Atropos.

Dark Cave - This track plays when in a dark lit cave. These sublevels are filled with numerous vicious enemies. The original track is Medievil - The Crystal Caves.

Windows 95 Maze - This track plays when in a sublevel themed as a Windows 95 computer maze. The original track is Passport.mid

Tranquility - This track plays when in autumn themed caves which contain smaller enemies. The original track is Ecco the Dolphin - Title.

Yard - This track plays when in caves with the garden/pebble theme. The original track is Shining Force II - Town.

Boss - This track plays when fighting a boss. The original track is Super Smash Bros 64 - Master Hand.

Game Room - This track plays when in an arcade themed sublevel filled with arcade machines. The original track is Led Storm - Title.

Ancient Ruins - This track plays when in sublevels with many Grub-Dogs. This theme is associated with the Emperor Bulblax. The original track is Shining Force II - Castle.

Forecast - This track plays when in a sky or cloud themed sublevel. The original track is Super Mario Sunshine - Sand Bird.

Disco - This track plays when in a disco metallic themed sublevel. The original track is Pokemon XD Gales of Darkness - Miror B.

Desert - This track plays when in a desert themed sublevel. The original track is Pikmin - Forest Naval.

Dry Platforms - This track plays when in a desert metal themed sublevel. The original track is Turrican 2 - Desert Rocks.

Ruins - This track plays when in a classic metal themed sublevel. The original track is Columns - Clotho.

Wireframe - This track plays when fighting the Giant Breadbug. The original track is Super Smash Bros Melee - Flat Zone.

Sewer - This track plays when in a sewer themed sublevel. The original track is Crash Bandicoot 2 - The Eel Deal.

Underground Garden - This track plays when in a flora themed sublevel. The original track is Rayman - Band Land.

Mystical Cave - This track plays when going in a flora themed sublevel as well. The original track is Terraria - Hallow.

Danger Approaches - This track plays when the Waterwraith appears. The original track is Bram Stoker's Dracula - Night Stage 2 (NES).

End Cave - This track plays in volcano themed sublevels. The original track is F-Zero GX - Sand Ocean

Breadbugs - This track plays when in a sublevel with many Breadbugs. The original track is Marble Madness - Stage 2.

Arcade Corridors - This track plays when in arcade sublevels. The original track is Paperboy.

Water Pools - This track plays when in sewer themed pool sublevels. The original track is Little Big Planet 2 - Factory of a Better Tomorrow.

Void - This track plays when in the Waterwraiths lair. The original track is (???)

The Final Battle - This track plays when fighting the Titan Dweevil. The original track is Smash Bros Melee - Final Destination.