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{{Nihongo|'''''Rhythm Heaven'''''|リズム天国ゴールド|'''''Rhythm Tengoku Gold'''''|lit. Rhythm Heaven Gold}} known as '''''Rhythm Paradise''''' in Europe/Australia, is a game in the [[Rhythm Heaven franchise]] released for the [[Nintendo DS]]. It was released on July 31, 2008 in Japan, April 5, 2009 in North America, May 1, 2009 for Europe and September 24, 2009 for Korea.
{{Nihongo|'''''Rhythm Heaven'''''|リズム天国ゴールド|'''''Rhythm Tengoku Gold'''''|lit. Rhythm Heaven Gold}}, known as '''''Rhythm Paradise''''' in Europe/Australia, is a game in the [[Rhythm Heaven franchise]] released for the [[Nintendo DS]]. It was released on July 31, 2008 in Japan, April 5, 2009 in North America, May 1, 2009 for Europe and September 24, 2009 for Korea.


It was developed by Nintendo SPD 1 and most of the music was composed by Japanese producer/singer [[TSUNKU]]. It was the first game in the series to be released outside of Japan.
It was developed by Nintendo SPD 1 and most of the music was composed by Japanese producer/singer [[TSUNKU]]. It was the first game in the series to be released outside of Japan.

Revision as of 01:02, 8 September 2017

Rhythm Heaven
Image
Rhythm heaven box art.jpg
Developer
Nintendo SPD1
Publisher
Nintendo
Platform
Nintendo DS
Release date(s)
Flag of Japan.svg July 31, 2008
Flag of the United States.svg April 5, 2009
Flag of Europe.svg May 1, 2009
Flag of South Korea.svg September 24, 2009
Ratings
ESRB:ESRB E.png - Everyone
PEGI:PEGI 3.png - 3 years and up
CERO:CERO A.png - All ages
USK:USK 0.png - All ages
Modes
Single player
Games
50 (plus credits; Battle of the Bands)
Navigation
Next
Rhythm Heaven Fever

Rhythm Heaven (リズム天国ゴールド?, Rhythm Tengoku Gold), known as Rhythm Paradise in Europe/Australia, is a game in the Rhythm Heaven franchise released for the Nintendo DS. It was released on July 31, 2008 in Japan, April 5, 2009 in North America, May 1, 2009 for Europe and September 24, 2009 for Korea.

It was developed by Nintendo SPD 1 and most of the music was composed by Japanese producer/singer TSUNKU. It was the first game in the series to be released outside of Japan.

Gameplay

The game is meant to be played by holding the Nintendo DS sideways. Left-handers have an option to change the position of the visual gameplay to allow easier playing. The game primarily uses the touch screen.

Development

Rhythm Heaven's development "wasn't easy" for the staff. Osawa didn't like the idea of using buttons, so he considered a control mechanic that involved the Touch Screen. The ability to touch the edge of the Touch Screen was considered, but it would've been considered too difficult.

The Flick action took them a "little getting used to" as they had to make it feel "fair" to the player until they realised that if flicking was combined with the music it would give the players a "good sense of timing". The Flick action took them about "two to three months" to research and "six months" to eventually adapt the control into Rhythm Heaven. [1] Tsunku really liked the idea of the Flick action even if it took a long time to adapt. At that time, he thought of the idea for Frog Hop, which became one of the very first games to be made for Rhythm Heaven. [2]

Controls

The controls for Rhythm Heaven, just like every other game in the series, are very basic. There are four main mechanics used, both for all of the mini games available to play and just getting around the game itself. These controls are tapping, holding, sliding and flicking, in addition to the L/R buttons that are used in one specific rhythm game alone which is Rockers 2. The D-pad is also usable for accessing areas and the start button is used to pause during a mini game.

About Rhythm

For the musically impaired, rhythm is a variation of any length and any accentuation of sounds, pitches, and other things. If you are a musician, many things in this game will come naturally to you, and you just may complete this game in a day or so once you get the controls down. If you aren't, that's fine, you can still enjoy this game just the same.

Listening to the background music's meter, tempo, and sometimes melody is the key to getting through the game. Try not to rely on the game's visuals too much, as they can confuse the player into doing the wrong thing. Also, this game forgives you a bit more if you're late in your rhythm than if you're early. Try to use this to your advantage.

List of Rhythm Games

Built to Scale Glee Club Fillbots Fan Club Remix 1
File:Built to Scale.png File:Glee Club-title.png File:Fillbots-title.png File:Fan Club-title.png File:1st Remix.png
Rhythm Rally Shoot-'Em-Up Blue Birds Moai Doo-Wop Remix 2
File:Rhythm rally.png File:Shoot 'em up.png File:Blue birds.png File:Moai Doo-Wop.png File:2nd Remix.png
Love Lizards Crop Stomp Freeze Frame The Dazzles Remix 3
File:Love lizards.png File:Crop stomp.png File:Freeze frame.png File:The dazzles.png File:3rd Remix.png
Munchy Monk DJ School Drummer Duel Love Lab Remix 4
File:Munchy monk.png File:DJ school.png File:Drummer duel.png File:Love lab.png File:4th Remix.png
Splashdown Big Rock Finish Dog Ninja Frog Hop Remix 5
Splashdown.png File:Big rock finish.png File:Dog ninja.png File:Frog hop title.png File:5th Remix.png
Space Soccer Lockstep Rockers Karate Man Remix 6
File:Space Soccer.png File:Lockstep.png File:Rockers.png File:Karate Man DS.PNG File:6th Remix.png
Airboarder
File:Airboarder.png
Built to Scale 2 The Dazzles 2 Frog Hop 2 Fan Club 2 Remix 7
File:Built to scale 2.png File:The dazzles 2.png File:Frog hop 2.png File:Fan club 2.png File:7th Remix.png
Rhythm Rally 2 Fillbots 2 Blue Birds 2 Lockstep 2 Remix 8
Rr2.png File:Fillbots 2.png File:Blue birds 2.png File:Lockstep 2.png File:8th Remix.png
Moai Doo-Wop 2 Karate Man 2 Glee Club 2 Space Soccer 2 Remix 9
File:Maoi doowop 2.png File:Karate Man 2 DS.PNG File:Glee club 2.png File:Space soccer 2.png File:9th Remix.png
Shoot-'Em-Up 2 Splashdown 2 Munchy Monk 2 Rockers 2 Remix 10
File:Shoot 'em up 2.png Splashdown 2.png File:Munchy monk 2.png File:Rockers 2.png File:10th Remix.png

Reception

Review scores
Publication Score
Famitsu ???
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This game received some fairy positive reviews. Official Nintendo Magazine gave this game 82% for it's "hilarious games" and "superb soundtack" but it was marred of it's length.[3] Jeremy Parish of 1UP.com gave this game a B+ as a "must-play experience" but felt forced to make use of the Touch Screen.[4] Craig Harris of IGN gave the game an "Amazing" rating of 9.0 for being "off-the-wall" and "incredibly fun and addictive" but criticized the "awful lyrics" in songs.<ref>http://uk.ign.com/articles/2009/03/31/rhythm-heaven-review</ref> This game is known to be favorable on MetaCritic with an avarage score of 84. <ref>http://www.metacritic.com/game/ds/rhythm-heaven</ref>

Trivia

  • This is the only Rhythm Heaven game to not have the following:
  • This is the first Rhythm Heaven game to use Rhythm Games with 3D models.
  • For promotional purposes, singer Beyonce appeared in the commercials for North America.

References

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20090701104808/http://www.rhythmheaven.com/iwata3.html
  2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20090701104808/http://www.rhythmheaven.com/iwata4.html
  3. ↑ |http://web.archive.org/web/20090502010320/http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/article.php?id=8139
  4. ↑ http://www.1up.com/reviews/rhythm-heaven
Rhythm Heaven
Rhythm Games
Built to Scale • Glee Club • Fillbots • Game DS 1-4.png • Remix 1
Rhythm Rally • Shoot-'Em-Up • Game DS 2-3.png • Game DS 2-4.png • Remix 2
Game DS 3-1.png • Game DS 3-2.png • Game DS 3-3.png • Game DS 3-4.png • Remix 3
Game DS 4-1.png • Game DS 4-2.png • Game DS 4-3.png • Game DS 4-4.png • Remix 4
Game DS 5-1.png • Game DS 5-2.png • Game DS 5-3.png • Game DS 5-4.png • Remix 5
Game DS 6-1.png • Game DS 6-2.png • Game DS 6-3.png • Karate Man • Remix 6
Built to Scale 2 • Game DS 7-2.png • Frog Hop 2 • Game DS 7-4.png • Remix 7
Rhythm Rally 2 • Fillbots 2 • Game DS 8-3.png • Game DS 8-4.png • Remix 8
Game DS 9-1.png • Karate Man 2 • Glee Club 2 • Game DS 9-4.png • Remix 9
Shoot-'Em-Up 2 • Game DS 10-2.png • Game DS 10-3.png • Game DS 10-4.png • Remix 10
Medal Corner Endless Games
Game DS E-1.gif • Shoot-'Em-Up • Game DS E-3.gif • Samurai Slice • Game DS E-5.gif • Game DS E-6.gif
Rhythm Toys
Game DS T-1.gif • Game DS T-2.gif • Game DS T-3.gif • Game DS T-4.gif • Game DS T-5.gif • Game DS T-6.gif • Game DS T-7.gif
Guitar Lessons
★Basic Course★
Crop Stomp Song • Glee Club Song • Built to Scale Song • Freeze Frame Song
Guitar Lessons
★Technical Course★
Munchy Monk Song • Space Soccer Song • Splashdown Song • Frog Hop 2
Miscellaneous
Cafe • Game DS B-Medal.png • Game DS B-Credit.png • Game DS B-Complete.png
Music Corner • Reading Corner • Practice Flicking • Perfect Campaign • Characters • The Rhythm League • Rhythm Heaven • Rock 'n' Roll Hall • Development History • Rhythm Tengoku Gold Comic
RTCMCSoundtrack cover.jpg • RTGCVCSoundtrack cover.jpg • Rhythmheaven MAINICON.png
Rhythm Heaven Series
Logo GBA Rhythm Tengoku.svg Logo DS Rhythm Heaven.svg Logo Wii Rhythm Heaven Fever.svg Logo 3DS Rhythm Heaven Megamix.svg
2006, GBA • 2007, Arcade 2008-2009, DS 2011-2012, Wii • 2016, Wii U 2015-2016, 3DS

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