Cosmic Rhythm Rally

"This is high-power table tennis, not for the faint of heart. If you want to win, you'll have to master the high- speed rally!"

- Rhythm Rally 2/Cosmic Rhythm Rally Description

Cosmic Rhythm Rally (コスモピンポン), known in Rhythm Heaven as Rhythm Rally 2 (ピンポン2), is the 36th minigame in Rhythm Heaven and the 87th minigame in Rhythm Heaven Megamix. It's a sequel to Rhythm Rally 2. The gameplay is extended and the rally game takes place in outer space with the Paddlers in Rhythm Heaven or the Cosmic Dancers in Rhythm Heaven Megamix.

Gameplay
The gameplay is the same as before, but it's longer and more complicated. The camera angle is not fixed facing towards the opponent Cosmic Dancer (Paddler in Rhythm Heaven) the whole game like before. The angle adjusts constantly and moves in front of moving obstacles that will block the player's view. There's a new move, called the high-speed rally, which is when you hear 8 cowbell noises, you have to hit the ball quickly 4 times in a row.

Rhythm Heaven

 * Hold Stylus: Prepare paddle
 * Flick: Paddle Ball

Button Mode

 * A: Paddle Ball

Simple Tap Mode

 * Tap: Paddle Ball

Timing Notes

 * Hit: The player will successfully continue the rally.
 * Barely: The player hits the ball off the table, and a "doink" sound can be heard. A barely counts as a miss.
 * Miss: The ball falls into the players side. The coach will bring out another ball.

Header

 * "The ref says..."

Try Again

 * "You don't seem to grasp the basics."
 * "You're not a good judge of distance."
 * "You need to work on the fast bits."

OK

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

Superb

 * "You've got great reflexes!"
 * "You have a good eye for distance."
 * "You've got the basics down!"
 * "That was a fantastic rally!

Header

 * "Table Talk"

Try Again

 * "You don't seem to grasp the basics."
 * "You need to work on the fast bits."
 * "The slow balls tripped you up."

OK

 * "Eh. Passable."

Superb

 * "You've nailed the fundamentals!"
 * "You've got great reflexes."
 * "Slow balls were no problem for you."

Skill Star
The Skill Star can be collected at the end of the second high-speed rally.

Trivia

 * This is one of the four sequels in Rhythm Heaven to introduce a new cue and practice section, the others being Fan Club 2, Fillbots 2, and Rockers 2.
 * In Rhythm Heaven, both this minigame and Rhythm Rally have the same superb message "Nothing beats a good rally!".
 * This one of the few games in Rhythm Heaven Megamix to get a major overhaul in it's visuals compared to the original version of it in Rhythm Heaven. Most notably, the Paddlers were replaced with the Cosmic Dancers.
 * This is the only threequel game to have a new practice section and a new cue in Rhythm Heaven Megamix.