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|song = [[Struck by the Rain]]|BPM = 128}}{{Nihongo|'''Karate Man Kicks!'''|カラテ家キック|Karateka Kikku|}}, known in [[Rhythm Heaven]] as {{Nihongo|'''Karate Man'''|カラテ家|Karateka|}}, is the 29th minigame in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' and the 96th minigame in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''. In this game, the main character you're controlling is [[Karate Joe]] who is punching objects flying to him and leanring a new kicking technique that he can kick bombs away. "[[Struck by the Rain]]". is played in this game.

 

 

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The main goal of this game is to help Karate Joe punch flying objects thrown to him. Punches are performed by tapping the screen (pressing A button), and must be timed correctly to the rhythm of the music. Upon hearing "Hit 3", the player must hit three consecutive items, plus a rock. On occasion, a lightbulb will be thrown and start glowing yellow (instead of the usual pot) indicating that a barrel containing a bomb will be thrown next. After punching the barrel open, the bomb must then be kicked away by flicking (releasing A button) at the same time.

 

*Hit: The player punches the object, sending it flying to the right and off the screen. For a barrel, the player punches it and kicks the bomb in it far away into the background, with Karate Joe either smiling or blushing afterwards.

*Barely: The player grazes the object, and it falls to the ground. For a barrel, the barrel is broken, but the bomb is only kicked a bit into the background. Either way, Joe looks a bit embarrassed. A barely counts as a miss in this game.

*Miss: The player lets the object fly right by Karate Joe. For a barrel, it either flies right by Joe, or is punched, but the bomb is not kicked and falls to the ground. Either way, Joe looks surprised.

 

 

== Appearances ==

* Karate Man (DS)

* [[Karate Man 2 (DS)|Karate Man 2]] (DS)

* [[Remix 6]]

* [[Remix 8 (DS)|Remix 8]]

* [[Remix 9]]

* [[Remix 10]]

*This is the second time a Karate Man game variation has appeared in the Rhythm Heaven, with [[Karate Man Returns!|the first]] being in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'' and [[Karate Man Combos!|the third]] being in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]''.

*Karate Man is the last "regular" game in ''Rhythm Heaven'' before the credits, and the last non-sequel, non-remix game in the entire game, in direct contrast to ''Rhythm Tengoku'' having it as the first game. This formula would later be borrowed for Karate Man's appearance in ''Rhythm Heaven Fever''.

*Karate Man has parts in a total of six different songs, including its own song, its sequel, and remixes, making it the most recurring game in ''Rhythm Heaven''.

*Missing the last pot, even if play has been perfect up to that point, will result in a '''Try Again''' rating result "You really messed up the ending.". A 'Barely' will not cause failure, however.

*This is the first time in the [[Karate Man]] series that the lightbulbs glow.

*Totally, this is one of the games to have different phrases in the epilogue screens and the own screens, except the OK Epilogue Screen, which is the same as the original.

*Unlike in [[Rhythm Heaven]], the "Punch, kick!" cue presents its English dub in German, Spanish, French and Italian version in ''Megamix''.

 

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