Rhythm Heaven Fever

Rhythm Heaven Fever (みんなのリズム 天てん 国ごく), known as Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise in Europe, and 리듬 세상 Wii (Lideum Sesang Wii) in Korea, is the third game in the Rhythm Heaven Series, released for the Wii on July 21, 2011 in Japan, February 13, 2012 in North America, July 6, 2012 in Europe, September 13, 2012 in Australia and September 12, 2013 in South Korea.

The game was digitally rereleased for the Wii U's Virtual Console on July 27, 2016 in Japan, November 10, 2016 in North America, and November 24 in Europe.

Gameplay
Like previous titles, the game features various Rhythm Games each with their own rules, requiring the player to play in time to the rhythm in order to clear them. Unlike the previous game, Rhythm Heaven, which utilized the features of the Nintendo DS, Rhythm Heaven Fever for the Wii is limited to button controls. The game is played with the Wii Remote held vertically, with players required to either tap Ⓐ, or "squeeze" Ⓐ+Ⓑ together. At the end of each game, players are Ranked on their performance, with at least an "OK" rank required to clear it and progress onto the next. Each stage of four games culminates in a Remix, which combines all the gameplay elements of the previous games in one.

Clearing levels with a Superb earns Medals which unlock extra content in the Medal Corner, including Rhythm Toys, Endless Games and Extra Games from the original Rhythm Tengoku. Games that have been cleared with a Superb may also be randomly selected for a Perfect Campaign, in which the player can try to clear the game without missing, with a maximum of three retries before it disappears. Clearing these rewards Gifts such as music and something to read.

New to the series (aside from the arcade version of Rhythm Tengoku) is the Two-Player Menu, in which two players can play simultaneously. Levels played in multiplayer require players to earn enough points in total to reach the desired Rank and clear each game, with bonus points awarded based on the harmony of the players. These can sometimes result in the rank going from OK to Superb. These games come with Duo Medals which unlock Two-Player Endless Games.

Development and Localization
Producer Yoshio Sakamoto and Nintendo SPD Group No. 1 were responsible for the programming, graphic design, and some of the music in the game. Collaborator and musician Tsunku and his music studio TNX created several of the performed vocal songs found throughout the game. In the localized versions of the game, the Endless Game Manzai was removed due to the dialogue focused nature of the game and replaced with another from Rhythm Tengoku known as Mr. Upbeat. Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise exclusively allows players to switch between English and Japanese voices.

Official Websites

 * みんなのリズム天国 (Minna no Rhythm Tengoku)
 * Official Site – Rhythm Heaven Fever for Wii [Archive]
 * Rhythm Heaven Fever for Wii U - Nintendo Game Details [Archive]
 * Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise | Music Game | Wii | Nintendo

Reception
The game received "favorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of one nine, two eights, and one seven for a total of 32/40, and it sold over 100,000 copies in its first week there.

Trivia

 * Rhythm Heaven Fever was released in Japan during Rhythm Tengoku's five-year anniversary.
 * To celebrate the release of Rhythm Heaven Fever in North America, a launch event was held at the iam8bit Gallery at Los Angeles. There, people could try out Rhythm Heaven Fever and get plush toys of the Flippers and other pieces of merchandise.
 * The voice of the female announcer is provided by Marianna DeFazio.
 * This game is the first to:
 * Be released on a home console.
 * Have a game replaced in overseas releases.
 * Have an Endless Remix.
 * Receive a PEGI rating of 7 for violence in Europe.
 * Not be dubbed in French, German, Italian or Spanish.
 * Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise allows players to switch between the Japanese and English voices, regardless of the game's language settings.
 * Rhythm Sesang Wii uses a mix between English and Japanese voices, English songs, and new Korean voices.