Drummer Duel

The red team's pushed you around for long enough! It's time to show them who's really got rhythm! Go, blue!

— Drummer Duel Description

Drummer Duel (応援団^?, Ouendan) is the 18th minigame in Rhythm Heaven. The player controls the blue drummer who is competing against the 'red team' in a taiko duel. Getting a perfect on this game earns the gift "Cheering Tips" in the Café.

Gameplay

File:Drummer Duel gameplay.png

The blue drummer must copy every beat the red drummer makes during his turn and must perform it correctly in the same rhythm as him. The red drummer's speed in rhythm gets gradually faster near the end of the game.

Controls

• Tap: Beat drum

Timing Notes

• Hit: Yellow stars emit from the drum. The cheerleaders will cheer the player on at the end of the turn.
• Barely: N/A
• Miss: Black sparks emit from the drum. The drummer will have an embarrassed look on his face. The cheerleaders will stumble over.

Rating Notes

Header

• "The drum leader says..."

Try Again

• "I can't feel your spirit!"
• "The quick beats were tricky, huh?"
• "Not so great on the fastest bits."

OK

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

Superb

• "Your spirit is really in it!"
• "I love that quick stick work!"
• "Perfect on the fastest parts!"

Epilogue

• Drummer duel tryagain.png

  "Butterfingers!"

• Drummer duel ok.png

  "You'll do better next time."

• Drummer duel superb.png

  "Everybody wins when the rhythm is right!"

Appearances

• Drummel Duel Remix 8 left.png

  Drummer Duel
  Remix 8
  Remix 10

• Drummer Duel Remix 4 right.png

  Remix 4

Trivia

• The chanting heard in the background "Don! Doko! Don!" is Japanese onomatopoeia used to represent impact sounds (like drum beats).
  • In the Korean version, they were changed to "Doong! Doong!" (둥! 둥!).
• In the Japanese version, the "You" sign is colored black with a white outline, while it is colored white with a black outline (like in almost every other game) in the other versions.
• Although the drummer on the left isn't playable, he still has sprites for making a miss. The cheerleaders on the left side also have sprites for tumbling over.
  • 
    Additionally, there's sprites for what appears to be an announcer, who points to the currently playing drummer, reacting to the player's performance the same way as the cheerleaders. However, this character doesn't appear in the game.
• Missing just one beat in any of the fast sections with cost you a Superb.

Video

File:Rhythm Heaven - Drummer Duel (Perfect) (English)-0

In Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	応援団 Cheering Party
French	Coups de taiko
Spanish	Duelo de tambores
Italian	Duello di tamburi
Korean	응원단 Cheering Party