Lockstep

"This one's all about hitting the beat, flipping it, and then nailing the backbeat. experience both sides of the rhythm."

- Lockstep Description Lockstep (ウラオモテ ura omote "backward face") is the twenty-seventh game in Rhythm Heaven. In this game, you must tap to keep the beat and then make transitions to the offbeats. If you get a perfect, you'll earn the song for Lockstep. Its sequel, Lockstep 2, is unlocked later on.

Gameplay
In this game, the player plays the Stepswitcher in the center of the screen. The Stepswitchers will first begin stepping in beat after the clock signal in the background reaches its fourth tick. The player must step consistently in this same beat until one of the step-switchers signals to step in offbeat to the rhythm. The rhythm will keep switching on and offbeat during the game when signaled.

Controls

 * Tap: Step in place

Timing Notes

 * Hit: The routine continues
 * Barely: A small 'tick' sound is heard. The player should also notice that they are out of step with the others. A barely counts as a hit.
 * Miss: The Stepswitchers on either side of the player will slap his head while doing their routine.

Header

 * "Your partners say..."

Try Again

 * "On the beat? You're a little off."
 * "Offbeat? More like just plain "off.""
 * "Sloppy work on the transitions."

OK

 * "Hm..."

Superb

 * "You were all right on the beat."
 * "You hit the offbeats pretty well."
 * "Nice transitions between beats."

Epilogue

 * Try Again: "You need to get in step!"
 * OK: "Not bad, I say. Not bad."
 * Superb: "Ah, yes! Most excellent!"

Appearances

 * Lockstep
 * Lockstep 2
 * Remix 6
 * Remix 8
 * Remix 10

Trivia

 * The person that the Stepswitchers form when fully zoomed out appears to be Johann Sebastian Bach, a famous German composer of the 1700's. He had a very distinct hairstyle, although he lacks the curly mustache seen in the game.
 * When going for a perfect, the game doesn't care about whether or not you got a barely, considering this game is very hard. This also applies to Lockstep 2, Frog Hop, and Frog Hop 2.
 * This was changed in Rhythm Heaven Megamix.
 * The Stepswitchers made a cameo during the minigame Cheer Readers in Rhythm Heaven Fever when the girls are opening the books.

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