Pikmin 2

In Pikmin 2, Captain Olimar returns to the planet he was originally stranded on, to collect trinkets for his failing company to sell back at home. The game features a 2-character mechanic, which allows players to switch between two spacemen while collecting items. Two-player co-op challenge missions and a competitive mode are also available. Olimar is joined by his coworker Louie, and the two work for their employer to pay off its debt. Players divide the work between them and lead their own groups of Pikmin. Purple Pikmin and white Pikmin are added to the Red, Yellow and Blue Pikmin from the first game. Purple Pikmin are heavy and strong, and white Pikmin resist poison and can find buried treasure. Time still runs out on the surface each day, so the cave systems under the ground are where players take their time. Caves have no daily time limit, are split into numbered floors and end in a boss. Leaders and Pikmin carry treasures back to the ship, and the treasures add up toward the debt. The two-player versus mode has players race to collect marbles on small arenas.