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

- Flock Step Description (Beat the Beat Rhythm Paradise) Flock Step (鳥の大群) is the 24th minigame in Rhythm Heaven Fever and the 25th minigame in Rhythm Heaven Megamix. It features a large flock of migrating Huebirds of Happiness stepping in rhythm.

Gameplay
The player controls a pink Huebird located in the center of the screen as it has to march in step along with the other Huebirds. When one of the birds squawks, this is a cue for all the Huebirds to squat and jump in time with each other.

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 Stylus: Squat
 * Release Stylus: Jump

Timing Notes

 * Hit: The Huebird will step and jump in time with the others.
 * Barely: The Huebird will go offbeat while stepping or jumping depending on if the player was too early or late. A 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.

Header

 * "Words of the Feathered"

Try Again

 * "Your footwork needs work."
 * "Are you ethically opposed to jumping?"
 * "Did you get tired at the end?"

OK

 * "Eh. Good enough."

Superb

 * "Great synchronized footwork!"
 * "Nice jump flaps!"
 * "You really stuck it out to the end."

Header

 * "The flock says..."

Try Again

 * "Your footwork needs more work."
 * "Did you have your wings clipped?"
 * "Did you get tired at the end?"

OK

 * "Good try."

Superb

 * "You matched in time well."
 * "You flapped well!"
 * "You did well right at the end."

Header

 * "Words of the Feathered"

Try Again

 * "Your footwork needs work."
 * "Are you ethically opposed to jumping?"

OK

 * "Eh. Passable."

Superb

 * "Great synchronized footwork!"
 * "Nice jump flaps!"

Skill Star
At the point where you need to do 3 consecutive squat jumps, time the last jump perfectly to collect the star.

Challenge Train

 * Group Activity (Super Hard!)
 * Rhythm Safari

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 only difference is the offbeat part that was in Lockstep, but not in Flock Step.
 * 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". However, 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, Double Date, Cheer Readers and Packing Pests would have its story mode variant added in that game, but they got cut for unknown reasons.
 * In Fever, when you jump along with the rest of the flock, the Wiimote will vibrate.