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| cup = Cup 4 (Beginner), Cup 8 (Pro)
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| popolopoi = 36
| popolopoi = 36 (''[[Rayman M|M]]''), 28 (''[[Rayman Rush|Rush]]'')
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'''Pipe Maze''' is the first Extreme race course in ''[[Rayman M]]''.
'''Pipe Maze''' is the first racecourse in the Extreme League in ''[[Rayman M]]''. It can be unlocked by winning all three racing levels of the Expert League in the Race mode. In ''[[Rayman Arena]]'' for GameCube and Xbox, the map is featured in cup 4 (Beginner League and Master League) and cup 8 (Pro League) and completing [[Treasure Ship]] is necessary to unlock it. In the PlayStation version, ''[[Rayman Rush]]'', the level is a part of Zone 2 and becomes playable after winning [[Lava Factory]] in the Championship mode.


==Description==
Pipe Maze takes place in a large tunnel made of metal plates, with rivers of flowing lava inside.
This level, along with the other racing courses in the Extreme League, is not based on any particular levels from ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape|Rayman 2]]'', though, like [[Ly's Palace]], it bears some resemblance to [[the Sanctuary of Water and Ice]].


At one point in Pipe Maze, the player must climb ladders up slopes while avoiding barrels. This is a reference to Donkey Kong, the game in which Mario first appeared.
== Description ==
=== ''Rayman M'' ===
Pipe Maze can be played in five modes in the single-player gameplay: Training, Race, Popolopoï (36 [[Popolopoï]]s to shoot), Lums (56 [[Yellow Lum]]s to collect) and also [[On and On]]. Race and Kill Time modes are available in the multiplayer gameplay. Two checkpoint lines and four [[switch]]es are featured.


This one of only two levels to contain Electric Barrels, the other being [[Lava Factory]].
The layout of the track is a rather flat loop with several right and left turns with occasional changes in width. Pipe Maze seems to be inspired by [[the Sanctuary of Water and Ice]] and the interior of the [[Buccaneer]] from ''[[Rayman 2]]''. The map is located in a giant metal tunnel with rivers of molten lava flowing alongside the track. Numerous [[Robo-Pirate]] markings and reflectors can be seen on the walls. The players can face such objects and obstacles as: rotating bridge, [[electric barrel]]s, climbing walls, sliding ramps, oily mud, [[electric beam]]s, [[laser]]s, rolling [[keg]]s, speed boosters, [[Purple Lum]]s and [[bumper]]s.


==Gallery==
=== ''Rayman Arena'' ===
=== Screenshots ===
In ''[[Rayman Arena]]'', the map can be played in the Obstacle Racing and the Time Attack modes. It features two checkpoint lines and three [[switch]]es. If the Bonus mode is on during the multiplayer gameplay, 20 generators with bonuses are spread throughout the map.
 
The layout and the overall look are very similar to the PC and PlayStation 2 version of the map. Some changes have been made regarding alternative upper paths (one got removed, the other one got simplified and another one got expanded with an additional segment) and several obstacles: the bridge on the start cannot rotate and pools of oil with robotic [[nettle]]s have been added in the large lava room. Additionally, [[electric barrel]]s are completely absent (two nettle replaces them). Along the entire track, [[baby Globox]]es are cheering for the racers on the sides of the course.
 
=== ''Rayman Rush'' ===
In ''[[Rayman Rush]]'', Pipe Maze serves a more prominent role, as it is supposed to be the most complex and the most difficult level in the theme of the [[Robo-Pirate|Pirate]] factory, being one of the four stages in Zone 2. The level can be played in five modes: Training, Championship, Time Attack, Lums (56 [[Yellow Lum]]s) and Target (28 [[Popolopoï]]s). The track includes only one checkpoint line and nine [[switch]]es.
 
The general layout bears some similarities to the other versions of the level; however, a lot of obstacles have been added, changed, or completely removed. The map has many more switches, allowing to change the accessibility of the alternative paths, especially in the very first section of the course, where the bridge has been replaced with multiple platforms with speed boosters and [[bumper]]s. Sliding sections now feature numerous [[explosive barrel]]s. A couple of new obstacles exclusive to ''[[Rayman Rush]]'' port have been added: shooting [[cannon]]s and floating metal platforms activated by switches. A climbing wall with platforms and rolling [[keg]]s has been replaced with a climbing wall with moving lasers. The last part of the map is fairly empty and does not feature [[electric barrel]]s, but just a single cannon with speed boosters and a short sliding section (floating platforms and a slippery path with an explosive barrel in the upper alternative route).
 
== Gallery ==
=== ''Rayman M'' ===
<gallery widths="320px" heights="240px">
<gallery widths="320px" heights="240px">
PipeMazePC.jpg
PipeMazePC.jpg|The first player's starting position
RM-PC-PipeMaze-MiniMap.png|The mini-map of the stage with start/finish line visible
</gallery>
</gallery>


=== Artwork ===
=== ''Rayman Arena'' ===
[[File:Pipe Maze RR.png|frame|left|Pipe Maze in the menu of ''[[Rayman Rush]]''.]]
<gallery widths="320px" heights="240px">
RA-GC-PipeMaze-ObstacleRacing-Icon.png|Level icon in the menu
RA-GC-PipeMaze-ObstacleRacing-Start.jpg|The first player's starting position
RA-GC-PipeMaze-ObstacleRacing-Checkpoint1.jpg|The first checkpoint line
RA-GC-PipeMaze-ObstacleRacing-Checkpoint2.jpg|The second checkpoint line
RA-GC-PipeMaze-ObstacleRacing-View1.png|A view of the map during a pre-race cutscene
RA-GC-PipeMaze-ObstacleRacing-View2.png|A view of the map during a pre-race cutscene
RA-GC-PipeMaze-ObstacleRacing-View3.png|A view of the map during a pre-race cutscene
RA-GC-PipeMaze-ObstacleRacing-View4.png|A view of the map during a pre-race cutscene
RA-GC-PipeMaze-ObstacleRacing-View5.png|A view of the map during a pre-race cutscene
</gallery>
 
=== ''Rayman Rush'' ===
<gallery widths="320px" heights="240px">
Pipe Maze RR.png|Pipe Maze in the menu of ''[[Rayman Rush]]''
RR-PS-PipeMaze-Championship-Start.jpg|The first player's staring position
RR-PS-PipeMaze-Training-Checkpoint.jpg|The checkpoint line
RR-PS-PipeMaze-Training-Slide.jpg|The first sliding section with [[explosive barrel]]s
RR-PS-PipeMaze-Training-Cannon.jpg|A [[cannon]] and speed boosters
RR-PS-PipeMaze-Training-Wall.jpg|A climbing wall with [[laser]]s
</gallery>
 
== Trivia ==
* In all of the versions of ''[[Rayman M]]'' and ''[[Rayman Arena]]'', an obstacle in the form of a huge wall with a few ramps and climbing ladders with [[keg]]s rolling down is present mid-course. It is very similar to the layout of the arcade game ''[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong_(1981_video_game) Donkey Kong]'' and is probably a homage to it.
* In the GameCube and Xbox versions of ''[[Rayman Arena]]'', there is a glitch that causes the more advanced computer player to go out of bounds of the map. It occurs when the CPU player jumps off of the top narrow sliding path right before the big room with flowing lava. When the character lands near the [[switch]], it goes out of bounds, but their icon can still be seen moving on the mini-map. When the player's character crosses the second checkpoint line and leaps down of the big wall, the computer-controlled character respawns on the track right behind the player. The glitch is quite common and occurs in the Pro League and the Master League.
* The theme played during the Popolopoï and [[On and On]] modes in Pipe Maze in the PC and PlayStation 2 versions of ''[[Rayman M]]'' is a remix of the theme of [[Ghastly Trees]].
* In the single-player mode in ''[[Rayman Rush]]'', the player always faces [[Henchman 800]] as the opponent in Pipe Maze, unless they are chosen as a character to play with.
 
== External links ==
=== ''Rayman M'' ===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNjzNsEua1k Pipe Maze's Race playthrough at YouTube]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-4w_pfGW4 Pipe Maze's Popolopoï playthrough at YouTube]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paHd6i5yJEg Pipe Maze's Lums playthrough at YouTube]


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=== ''Rayman Arena'' ===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbHE5AnWkv8 Pipe Maze's Beginner Cup Obstacle Racing playthrough at YouTube]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qdTrYGF7og Pipe Maze's Beginner Cup Time Attack playthrough at YouTube]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6QAOSq7HfY Pipe Maze's Pro Cup Obstacle Racing playthrough at YouTube]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO2eqW8GMSk Pipe Maze's Pro Cup Time Attack playthrough at YouTube]


==External links==
=== ''Rayman Rush'' ===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNjzNsEua1k Pipe Maze's Race playthrough at YouTube (Rayman M - PC version)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUDOvbi0Go8 Pipe Maze's Championship playthrough at YouTube]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-4w_pfGW_M Pipe Maze's Popolopoï playthrough at YouTube (Rayman M - PC version)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9wOxQ5u1eM Pipe Maze's Time Attack playthrough at YouTube]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paHd6i5yJEg Pipe Maze's Lums playthrough at YouTube (Rayman M - PC version)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bl0S8aS2lHcY Pipe Maze's Lums playthrough at YouTube]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbHE5AnWkv8 Pipe Maze's Beginner Cup Obstacle Racing playthrough at YouTube (Rayman Arena)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_cqx6pcs78 Pipe Maze's Target playthrough at YouTube]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qdTrYGF7og Pipe Maze's Beginner Cup Time Attack playthrough at YouTube (Rayman Arena)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6QAOSq7HfY Pipe Maze's Pro Cup Obstacle Racing playthrough at YouTube (Rayman Arena)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nO2eqW8GMSk Pipe Maze's Pro Cup Time Attack playthrough at YouTube (Rayman Arena)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUDOvbi0Go8 Pipe Maze's Championship playthrough at YouTube (Rayman Rush)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9wOxQ5u1eM Pipe Maze's Time Attack playthrough at YouTube (Rayman Rush)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bl0S8aS2lHcY Pipe Maze's Lums playthrough at YouTube (Rayman Rush)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_cqx6pcs78 Pipe Maze's Target playthrough at YouTube (Rayman Rush)]


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