Rat Race

Rat Race (こっそりラット) is the 9th Rhythm Game in Rhythm Tengoku and the 48th Rhythm Game in Rhythm Heaven Megamix. It's about the Rats trying to find cheese while running and hiding from Ms. Whiskers.

Gameplay
The three rats will be running across a very, very long kitchen table. During the Practice and Remixes (and in Rhythm Heaven Megamix, the first half of the game), the frontmost rat uses a stoplight to give signals. Ms. Whiskers repeatedly pops up to try to catch the rats, and when she appears, they need to stop behind a stack of plates. The music goes quiet for a few bit before it starts building up, and the rats prepare to run off.

Skill Star
Near the end, when the brown rat throws away the traffic light, stop at the second stack of plates perfectly to collect the star.

Kossori Rat 2P
Rat Race also appears in the 2P mode of Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade) where it is referred to as Kossori Rat 2P (こっそりラット 2P). It plays the same as the 1P version, but there are twice as many rats, with both players controlling the white rats.

Trivia

 * The Rats make a cameo in Freeze Frame, where they sometimes appear in the pictures the player takes.
 * Ms. Whiskers makes a cameo in Wake-Up Caller, sometimes appearing at the window.
 * Bunny Hop, Fan Club 2, and this game are the only games to receive remixed music in Rhythm Heaven Megamix.
 * In Rhythm Tengoku, the mice in the OK and Superb epilogues have visible mouthes, which in Rhythm Heaven Megamix were removed.