Pikmin: The War of the Pikmin Planet

The long awaited sequel to Pikmin 2, created by Drigibug 313.

Prologue
This game is set one year after Pikmin 2. Olimar is flying back to Hocotate after a long trip with his son, when he decides to look at footage from a secret camera he placed on the pikmin planet to monitor them while he is away. Suddenly, he sees the pikmin fighting for their lives against some enemies.But something is not right - these enemies seem to be made of black smoke, and a second before the footage ends, he glimpses something even more disturbing: there seem to be pitch black pikmin fighting with the enemies! He emediatly turns the ship around, and heads toward the planet of the pikmin.

Part One-Shadows of the Emperor
After reuniting with the red pikmin at The Warfield, finding the yellow pikmin at Treetop Heights, and the blue pikmin at Waterfall Lake, Olimar and his son decide to explore the local caves. Some of the bosses were familiar faces, like the Goolix and the Armored Cannon Beetle. There were new bosses as well, like the Shearwood. Once all the caves are beaten at the Warfield, a new hole opens up. Some of the shadow enemies reside in this cave; they include Smoky Bulborbs and Dwarf Smoky Bulborbs. At the last sublevel is a Pikmin 2-sized Emperor Bulblax. But something's not right; it seems to leak black smoke. Once it's health is half depleted, its true form is revealed, a big Smoky Bulblax. When you defeat it, Olimar's son thinks they have defeated the leader of the shadow enemies, but Olimar knows this is far from over.

Part Two-Hot and Cold
The Smoky Bulblax defeated, Olimar unlocks Lava Lagoon to explore in.

ESRB rating
E10+ with comic mischef, scary images and mild violence

Trilogy
Drigibug313 has recently announced that Pikmin 3: the War of the Pikmin Planet is the first game in a trilogy. Upon being asked what the other two games are going to be about, he merely replied that the second one starts out with a "bang".

The second game will be called Pikmin:Parasite, and the third will be called Pikmin:Evolution, according to a leak.

Captains

 * Captain Olimar
 * Olimar's Son
 * Louie (Multiplayer only)
 * President (Multiplayer only)
 * Antenna Beetle (Unlockable, Multiplayer only)
 * Bulbmin Leader (Unlockable, Multiplayer only)
 * Mini Puffstool (Unlockable, Multiplayer only)

Areas

 * The Warfield
 * Crimson Hole
 * Grit Grotto
 * Gooey Cavern
 * Cliff Cave
 * Dark Cave
 * Waterfall Lake
 * Underground Oasis
 * Treetop Heights
 * Oak Cave
 * Lava Lagoon
 * Combat Cavern
 * Titan Iceberg
 * Techno Tunnel
 * The Battlefield
 * Thunder Plateau
 * Shadow Island

Pikmin Types

 * Red Pikmin- Resistant to fire, 2nd most powerful, found at The Warfield.
 * Yellow Pikmin- Resistant to electricity, flys the highest when thrown, found at Treetop Heights.
 * Blue Pikmin- Resistant to water, does not drown in water, found at Waterfall Lake.
 * Purple Pikmin- Can lift the weight of ten pikmin, most powerful, slowest, found at Combat Cavern.
 * White Pikmin- Resistant to poison, fastest pikmin, found at Titan Iceberg.
 * Orange Pikmin- Resistant to explosions, can pick up bomb rocks, found at Lava Lagoon.
 * Green Pikmin- Resistant to acid, can survive in acid pools, found at Techno Tunnel.
 * Black Pikmin- Enemies only. Get progressively tougher throughout the game.
 * Bulbmin- Resistant to everything except explosions, acid and smoke, they are only available in certain caves.

Wii U

 * Left anolog stick-Move current captain
 * B Button-Whistle
 * A Button-Pluck Pikmin, Throw Pikmin, Punch
 * Y Button-Switch Captain
 * X Button-Dismiss Pikmin
 * Right anolog stick-Order Pikmin
 * R Button-Zoom Camera
 * L Button-Center Camera
 * ZR Button-Change View
 * ZL Button-Change Pikmin Type when holding one
 * D-Pad-Use Sprays
 * Start- Bring up map and stats
 * Select-Bring up menu

Unlockable Captains

 * Bulbmin Leader- Rediscover Bulbmin in story mode. Only uses Juvenile Bulbmin.
 * Antenna Beetle- Defeat a Sattelite Beetle.
 * Mini Puffstool- Beat the game once. Only uses Mushroom Pikmin.

Reception
The game has recieved mixed to positive reviews.

Trivia

 * This is the first pikmin game where some enemies can talk.
 * For a list of bosses, see here.
 * And for a list of enemies, see here.