Pikmin 3: Dark Matter's Rising is an action game that was developed and produced by Alphaman with the help of PikminFanatic23 and Sir Pikmin. It will be released in a date to be announced for the Nintendo Wii. The setting takes place on the Pikmin Planet with Olimar, Louie, and the President. The Pikmin have shared with some of the creatures on the planet about the advanced technology the spacemen used. The Pikmin used some samples of the advanced technology to create this whole problem.

Plot

Spoiler warning: Secret plot or ending details follow.

Several years after the events of Pikmin 2, the Mayor of Hocotate calls a town meeting and tells that they have detected strange energy waves emitting from the Pikmin Planet and predicts that the Pikmin Planet might be in danger and tells Olimar and Louie to go back and investigate. The President says that he wants all the treasure left on the planet, Louie wants to save his recipes, and Olimar wants to save the Pikmin. They are sent back to the Pikmin planet on Olimar's upgraded ship, The S.S. Dolphin 2.0.

When Olimar and Louie land on the planet, Louie decides to explore. While he does this, Olimar finds Red Pikmin. He defeats a couple of Dwarf Bulborbs and then the ship wonders, where is the Red Onion? It confirms that Louie has found a familiar object. He switches to Louie, and finds the Onion! The ship then orders Olimar to find the Onion. He then orders the Pikmin to take back the carcasses to the Onion, and on the way, they find a strange object lying near the Onion. He breeds more Pikmin up to 20, and carries the strange object back. The ship then names it the Volt Processor. The ship then automatically ends the day.

Spoilers end here.

Controls

Wii Remote + Nunchuck

Control Stick: Move
Wii Remote Pointer: Move cursor (can be changed to control stick)
A Button: Throw Pikmin, Punch, Pluck Pikmin
B Button: Whistle Pikmin
D-Pad: Use Sprays, cycle through pikmin and levels with A Button held
1 Button: Dismiss Pikmin
2 Button: Switch Captains
C Button: Use with Control Stick to command Pikmin and move Pikmin
Z Button: Zoom Camera, Use with Control Stick to move camera, use with the A Button to move camera overhead.
+ Button: Brings up menu
- Button: Use selected gear, such as the Rocket Booster.

Gamecube Controler

Control Stick: Move, move cursor
A Button: Throw Pikmin, Punch, Pluck Pikmin
B Button: Whistle Pikmin
X Button: Dismiss Pikmin
Y Button: Switch Captains
C-Stick: Command Pikmin, move Pikmin
Control Pad: Use Sprays, cycle through pikmin and levels with A Button held
L Button: Center the camera behind you
R Button: Zoom the camera in and out
Z Button: Move camera overhead
Turbo Button or L and R Buttons together: Use selected gear, such as the Rocket Booster

Game Modes

These are the game's modes.

Story Mode

Play through the regular story, but you can change the game's difficulty. Here are the difficulties:

Easy

The easiest mode. Days are longer. The enemies have less health, are less powerful, and spot you from farther away. Sprays and nectar are easier to find. The caves' layout are smaller with less enemies. Less hazards appear, and candypop buds are more plentiful. You can pluck more Pikmin faster.

Normal

More challenging, a lot like Pikmin 2's gameplay, easy, then gradually gets harder throughout the story. Everything, like nectar, and candypop buds, are an average number. Days are a normal 14 minutes. Enemies have normal health, are regularly powerful, and can spot you from an average distance.

Hard

A lot like Pikmin's gameplay, enemies have higher HP, they are more devastating, and can spot you from a long distance. Nectar and sprays are hard to find, the caves' layout is larger, and with more enemies. More hazards appear (some even before you encounter the Pikmin that is immune to them), and candypop buds are more scarce. You also pluck Pikmin slower.

Extreme

Only can be unlocked after you beat the game on all modes, it is also the hardest. There are no sprays collected in eggs, and they are very hard to find. Days are only 9 minutes long now, so hurry up! Enemies are at an all-time high, have extremely high HP, their attacks are insanely devastating, and can spot you from anywhere on the map. Caves are like labyrinths, and with dozens of enemies. Hazards appear on every level from the second area and on, and candypop buds only appear when you need them. Most power ups, like the Metal Suit X, malfunction when you try to use them, rendering them useless.

2-Player Story Mode

Same as story mode, but with two players.

2-Player Battle Arena

Same as Pikmin 2's 2-Player battle mode.

Challenge Mode

Same as Pikmin 2's Challenge mode. 1-2 players.

Breed Mode

Same as Pikmin's Challenge Mode, breed as many Pikmin as you can. 1-2 players.

Survival Mode

Basically choose a dungeon, and go through it making sure that no Pikmin die, or captain get hurt. 1-2 players.

Level Creator

You can create your own cave or above-ground area in this mode, and play them later .You can use the enemies, treasure, hazards, and terrain once you encounter it in the game. 1-2 players, for playing the levels.

Pikmin Types

Retuning Pikmin Types

Red Pikmin - The Landing Woods
Yellow Pikmin - The Landing Woods
Blue Pikmin - Relaxing River
Purple Pikmin - The Landing Woods
White Pikmin - Relaxing River
Bulbmin - Anywhere

New Pikmin Types

Burgundy Pikmin - Volcanic Desert
Orange Pikmin - The Landing Woods
Thorn Pikmin - Jungle Depths
Green Pikmin - Jungle Depths
Mint Pikmin - Jungle Depths
Aura Pikmin - Relaxing River
Cyan Pikmin - Frosty Field
Pink Pikmin - Relaxing River
Black Pikmin - Frosty Field
Gray Pikmin - Frosty Field
Brown Pikmin - Volcanic Desert
Claw Pikmin - Volcanic Desert
Striped Pikmin - Krypton
Ghost Pikmin - Anywhere
Blue Bulbmin - The Ultimate Wild
Ultima Pikmin - Ununquaternium

Pikmin Planet's Areas

Planet's Areas & Dungeons

Planet's Moons & Dungeons

Enemies & Bosses

See: Pikmin 3: Dark Matter's Rising: Piklopedia for enemies

See: Pikmin 3: Dark Matter's Rising: Bosses for bosses

Gameplay

Pikmin 3: Dark Matter's Rising's gameplay engine is almost the same as Pikmin 2 with a few additions.

New Time System

Morning

In the first third of the day it is morning. Morning has a more upbeat version of the levels' music. Morning-dwelling creatures come out during morning.

Noon

The second third of the day is noon. At noon, the sun is usually somewhere in the middle of the sky, and you can see heat waves in the distance. Non-Reds and Maroons might die of dehydration if you stand in one place for too long. The normal version of the levels' music plays.

Evening

In the last third of the day, it is evening. In the evening, the sky has an orange-tint. The music is a slower version of the level's theme. Also, some nocturnal enemies such as a Red Bulborb wake up at this time.

Weather

Weather is also introduced in this game. It will affect gameplay in some ways.

Weather Variants

Sunny

Makes things hotter, small basins may dry up, and large lakes may be a bit smaller. Certain kinds of bugs will be plentiful.

Fair

Makes things the normal way things are.

Cloudy

It makes things cooler, random events that have to do with water occur more when it's cloudy.

Rainy

Makes most bodies of water overflow, and a raindrop might hit a pikmin, potentially killing it. Certain kinds of bugs swarm the area during rain.

Thunderstorm

Thunder can strike at any given moment, and it usually strikes either the captains or Pikmin, killing any non Yellows and badly hurting the captains. Any small basin overflows, and large basins fill up over time. Water enemy have an advantage as they can cover more ground. Some areas are unaccessible by non Blue Pikmin. Raindrops will fall more frequently during a thunderstorm. If the player has a Treasure Radar, it is dis-functional during a thunderstorm.

Snowstorm

This only occurs if the climate is on the Cold scale for the certain area. When a snowstorm happens, most bodies of water freeze over, making many areas accessible to non Blue Pikmin. Some non-Cyan Pikmin might die of the cold. Snow or hail may fall on pikmin, freezing them. The treasure radar is dis-functional during a snowstorm.

Drought

Extremely hot. Any water is evaporated, making it accessible to non-Blues, but Lots of pikmin will die of dehydration, except for Reds and Maroons. Fiery enemies have an advantage. The treasure gauge doesn't work during a Drought.

Hurricane

Wind whips and may blow any light or medium-weight pikmin across the map, making progress above-ground extremely difficult. Rain and thunder also strike your pikmin.

Tornado

As the name implies, a tornado rips through the level, blowing enemies, and you and your pikmin if you are close enough, away far, far away. Also may blow treasures away, too. It is cloudy during tornado weather.

Earthquake

During an earthquake, a fissure might open up in the middle of the level, causing pikmin who fall in it, except Pinks, to die.

Acid Rain

Very dangerous weather. Acid may fall from the sky and kill any non-Greens. [Category:Non-Canon Games]]