Flock Step

"It's amazing to see so many birds migrating together. Of course, to avoid stepping on each others' toes, they'll need good rhythm..."

- Flock Step Description Fever US version

"The migration of so many birds is a wonderful event. Just don't step on any other bird's toes."

- Flock Step Description European version

Flock Step (鳥の大群) is the 24th game in Rhythm Heaven Fever. It features a large flock of migrating Huebirds of Happiness stepping in rhythm. Getting a perfect on this game will grand a gift "Birds of the Universe" which you can read it at the cafe.

This game returns in Bird Land in Rhythm Heaven Megamix.

Gameplay


The player controls a pink Huebird located in the center of the screen. It has to march in step along with the other Huebirds, marching is done by pressing A button. When one of the birds squawks, this is a cue for all the Huebirds to squat and jump in time with each other. To squat, hold A and B button, and to jump, release both buttons at the same time.

In Megamix, the controls of this game were changed to use B button to hold and release instead of using A and B together.

Rhythm Heaven Fever

 * A: March
 * Hold A+B: Squat
 * Release A+B: Jump

Button Mode

 * A: March
 * Hold B: Squat
 * Release B: Jump

Simple Tap Mode

 * Tap: March
 * Hold down Stylus: Squat
 * Release Stylus: Jump

Timing Notes

 * Hit: The Huebird will step and jump in time with the others.
 * Barely: None of this game. Barely counts as a hit.
 * Miss: The Huebird bumps into the bird in front of or behind him, looking surprised while the other bird looks annoyed. This may switch the footing pattern if the player continues without anymore breaks.

American Version

 * Try Again: "Where'd everybody go?"
 * OK: "Long road ahead..."
 * Superb: "It feels good to belong."

European/Australian Version

 * Try Again: "Where'd everybody go?"
 * OK: "You've got a long walk ahead."
 * Superb: "The flock has really grown!"

Appearances

 * Flock Step
 * Remix 5
 * Remix 10

Trivia

 * The name 'Flock Step' is a possible reference to Rhythm Heaven's Lockstep.
 * Further examined, both games objective's are to step in rhythm in a group.
 * The Huebirds later appear in the Night Walk credits game, flying by in a huge flock partway through it.
 * In Rhythm Heaven Fever, both this minigame and Tap Trial have the same Superb message "It feels good to belong", except that Flock Step's Superb message has a full stop at the end while Tap Trial's has an exclamation point.
 * According to debug notes found in the files of Rhythm Heaven Megamix, this game, Board Meeting, Fork Lifter, Cheer Readers and Packing Pests would have its story mode variant added in that game but got cut for unknown reasons.