Karate Man Combos!

"Karate training at its most intense! Punch the flying objects, and go crazy when a whole mess of them come at you!"

- Karate Man Combos! Description

Karate Man Combos! (カラテ家コンボ karateka konbo) is identical to Karate Man from Rhythm Heaven Fever, aside from having a red-orange background instead of a blue one, and it's a last extra game bought from museum shop in Rhythm Heaven Megamix. This game is about Karate Joe who continues his training of punching objects and learning a new technique called combo. So far, there are 108 games in this series.

Gameplay
The player must press the A button to make Karate Joe punch a pot that flies by. Occasionally, there will be a voice saying "Hit 3" along with text, and the player would have to hit two pots in a row, followed by a rock-like object. At certain parts of the song, a "!" mark will appear by Karate Joe, signaling a brief tempo change. There is also a combo, which will appear when a light-bulb appears and start glowing blue instead of a pot. Directly after the light-bulb will follow with several pots and then a barrel, which the player will have to hit with a flurry of punches and kicks.

Button Mode

 * A: Punch
 * Hold B: Start combo (flurry punch)
 * Let go of B: Finish combo (uppercut)

Touch Mode

 * Tap: Punch
 * Hold Stylus: Start combo (flurry punch)
 * Let go of Stylus: Finish combo (uppercut)

Hit or Miss

 * Hit: Karate Joe punches the assorted objects away. With an combo, he punches everything away and smashes the barrel, looking happy.
 * Barely: Karate Joe just grazes the objects, making them fall onto the ground. With a combo, he only hits some of the objects (either some pots if to early or late, or the barrel if not finished correctly), looking sad afterwards.
 * Miss: Karate Joe completely misses or doesn't punch, and the object flies past, with him looking surprised. With a combo, Joe either lets all the objects fly by, or messes up and spins out after the move is done.

Rating Notes

 * Try Again: "I should eat more before training..."
 * OK: "Whoops! My belt came undone..."
 * Superb: "Hiiiyah!"

Collectable Star
After the song sings "There is no return.", perfect the fourth combo to finish it in right time to collect the star.

Trivia

 * In Megamix, due to the fact that every version appeared, the DS version was named "Karate Man: Kick" and the Wii version was named "Karate Man: Combo" The GBA version kept the original name.