Blue Birds 2

"How can the captain be so foul tempered with such an upbeat song? Stay focused! (And no practice for you!)"

- Blue Birds 2 Description

Blue Birds 2 (ブルーバーズ2) is the 38th minigame in Rhythm Heaven and the sequel to Blue Birds. The game takes place in a Siberian-like setting.

Gameplay
The gameplay is actually identical to its prequel, but the game is extended with fast speed which makes it more difficult to peck beaks and stretch necks quickly. The Blue Birds now wear Moscow hats while their captain wears an Eskimo suit, and the game takes place in a Russian campground.

Controls

 * Tap: Peck
 * Hold stylus and flick: Stretch neck

Timing Notes

 * Hit: The Captain looks pleased. On the neck stretches, the Captain blushes.
 * Barely: The blue bird stretches his neck too early or late and will cramp his neck. A "boink" sound can be heard when the player doesn't peck in time. A barely counts as a miss.
 * Miss: The Captain gets angry and angrily huffs.

Header

 * "The captain says..."

Try Again

 * "Where's your team spirit?"
 * "Not so good on the triple peck."
 * "Weak stretching!? Waaugh!"

OK

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

Superb

 * "Nice pecking, waaugh!"
 * "Nice consecutive pecks, rookie!"
 * "Nice finale, wauuuugh!"

Trivia

 * Karate Joe and Stomp Farmer make cameo appearances in this game through the thoughts and flashbacks of the blue birds.
 * Similarly to it's predecessor, missing any of the last 7 "Stretch out your neck!" cues will instantly give you an OK, and missing 2 or more of the last cues will give you a Try Again, even if you didn't miss anything before that.
 * Strangely, the Captain has a higher-pitched voice in this game than he does in the first Blue Birds.