Marching Orders

"Time to march! ...But I wish the commander wouldn't speak in Japanese."

- Marcher Description

Marching Orders (マーチャ macha "marcher") is the third game in Rhythm Tengoku. This game is about cadets, who are undergoing a marching drill. They must train hard for an upcoming mission. The game's sequel, Marching Orders 2, is unlocked later.

Gameplay
In this rhythm game, the player plays as the cadet on at the end of the line. The player must follow the general's orders. There are four commands: to march, stop marching, face left, and face right. The player must perform these with proper timing. After a while, the cadets will be dragged offscreen, ending the game.

Controls

 * A: March
 * B: Stop marching
 * Left: Left face
 * Right: Right face

Timing Notes

 * Hit: The marching training continues
 * Barely: The General will angrily frown. A barely counts as a miss.
 * Miss: The General will turn red with rage while steam puffs out of him.

Rating Notes

 * Try Again: "Aaah! We got left behind!"
 * OK: "Today's duty is cleaning~ ♪"
 * Superb: "The alien rescue was a huge success!"

Remix Appearances

 * Remix 1
 * Remix 6
 * Marching Orders 2
 * Remix 7
 * Remix 8

Trivia

 * In Rhythm Heaven's game Shoot-'Em-Up 2, the Shoot-'Em-Up Radio Lady who appears on the communicator is wearing a marching helmet.
 * The cadets are wearing blue suits in the title screen, but in the actual game the suits are light green.
 * A Barely counts as a miss only towards perfect and superb. It qualifies as a hit towards an OK rating.
 * Along with the rest of the first set, this game has a counterpart in the arcade version at 150% speed, with a more vibrant synth for orchestration and different graphics.
 * This is one of the few games in Rhythm Tengoku that has more than or equal to 3 commands while this one has 4 commands.