Space Soccer

"Don't drop the ball! It takes some crafty legwork to keep that thing in the air! Kick, kick, kick!"

- Space Soccer Description

Space Soccer (リフティング rifutingu "soccer ball juggling") is the 26th minigame unlocked in Rhythm Heaven. This game involves a Space Kicker who practices juggling a soccer ball by using only his legs. Space soccer makes a reappearance in the sequel, Space Soccer 2. Attaining a perfect unlocks the music for this game.

Gameplay
The objective of the game is to keep the ball aloft by kicking it in time with the rhythm. Four other Space Kickers will also join in sync midway through the game.

The player taps to kick the ball in time with the music. The space kicker will frequently kick the ball up higher and say, "High, kick, toe!" and the player has to flick the stylus to keep the ball in the air.

Controls

 * Tap: Kick
 * Flick: High kick

Timing Notes

 * Hit: The ball is kicked up and the gameplay smoothly continues.
 * Barely: The ball briefly emits white sparks when kicked. A barely counts as a hit.
 * Miss: The ball falls and another ball appears at the beginning of the following measure.

Header

 * "Cosmic Coach says..."

Try Again

 * "Watch your knees!"
 * "You need to work on your trapping."

OK

 * "Hm...
 * "I don't know..."
 * "Good enough..."
 * "I guess that was all right."

Superb

 * "Good knee kicks there!"
 * "Your kick has a nice snap to it!"
 * "Nice trapping legwork!"

Trivia

 * Sometimes if the player flicks the stylus too quickly after holding it down, the space kicker makes a shocked expression.
 * There are unused sprites of the Space Kicker left in the game's files, but they were cut for unknown reasons. 120px-RH-SoccerHeadsUnused.png