'''Battle of the Bands''' is a bonus section in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' which is unlocked after the player has completed all minigames including remixes. After doing that, the player can access the section by tapping the right-most part of the blue ribbon in between the minigame sections. In there, an ad tells you to sign up for "Battle of the Bands". There will be two buttons, one saying "Beginners Enroll" and below the first one saying "Pros Enroll". But before one can even enter the beginners' game, they must complete all the Basic Guitar lessons in the Medal Corner each with at least an A Rank. Doing the same thing also goes with the Technical Lessons and the "Pros Enroll" game. After doing that, the player can now enter either the Beginners or the Pros game depending on what they did. Each game consists of the Rockers with the camera behind them instead of in front of them allowing the player to see that the audiences are actually characters in the whole game itself and all songs from the Basic/Technical Guitar Lesson in one part. The player cannot lose in this game and even if they did well, the Rockers will be put in either first, second or third place in the Battle of the Bands result. Aside from that nothing else in the game actually changes. In the Pros game, not only the player will have to play all the Technical Guitar lesson's songs, they also get to play their own song ([[Rockers 2]]) at the end. There is also an unseen character only known as The Announcer in these games.
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The {{Nihongo|Battle of the Bands|ライブコンテスト|Live Contest}} is a bonus feature in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'', unlocked after the player has completed [[Remix 10 (DS)|Remix 10]]. It can accessed by tapping the right-most button on the blue ribbon in between the [[Rhythm Games]] sections.
On the entry screen, two buttons labeled "Beginners Enroll" (for the ★Basic Course★) and "Pros Enroll" (for the ★Technical Course★) are shown. To enroll, one must first complete all the [[Guitar Lessons]] in the ★Basic Course★ or the ★Technical Course★ in the [[Medal Corner]] each with at least an A Rank, then the player can enroll in the respective course.
==Gameplay==
[[File:Screenshot DS Rockers Battle of the Bands.png|thumb]]
The game takes place at [[Rock 'n' Roll Hall]], where the [[Rockers (characters)|Rockers]] are going through the songs from the ★Basic Course★ or ★Technical Course★ of the [[Guitar Lessons]], after which they can place 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th in the results.
In the ★Technical Course★, if the player does really well, they get to play "[[Rockers 2|That One Song]]" at the end.
==Controls==
{{Controls|T=Mute strings|Th=Mute strings/Prepare to strum|Tr=Cancel|F=Strum}}
*🅁: Bend notes (Righty Mode) (★Technical Course★ only)
*🄻: Bend notes (Lefty Mode) (★Technical Course★ only)
==[[Timing Display]]==
{{Timing
|just=The player strums correctly, causing white bolts to appear. The audience cheers.
|miss=The player strums slightly off tune, causing blue tears to appear. The audience claps.
|through=If the player strums at the wrong time, the strum is very off tune, causing yellow vines to appear. Regardless if the player strums at the wrong time or doesn't strum when they should, J.J. Rocker stumbles over, and the audience boos.}}
*[[File:Game DS 7-3.png|32px|link=Jumpin' Jazz|Frog Hop Song]] [[Jumpin' Jazz|Frog Hop Song]]
*[[File:Game DS 10-4.png|32px|link=Rockers 2|That One Song]] [[Rockers 2|That One Song]]
==Video==
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==Trivia==
*In ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'', [[Live]] serves a similar purpose.
*The [[RAPMEN]] appear on the poster on the entry screen. The same poster also shows the number {{Nihongo|(555) ROCK-OUT}}, which can be inputted in the [[Phone]].
**In ''[[Rhythm Tengoku Gold Comic]]'' [[Rhythm Tengoku Gold Comic#06 DJ上京物語 その1：ライブ、何時ですか～？の巻き (DJ Going to Tokyo Part 1: What time is it live? by Maki)|06 DJ上京物語 その1：ライブ、何時ですか～？の巻き]] (DJ Going to Tokyo Part 1: What time is it live? by Maki), [[DJ Yellow and Student|DJ Yellow's student]] meets the [[RAPMEN]], who give him a card depicting the poster.
*[[File:Battle of the Bands Audience.png|thumb]]The camera is situated behind the [[Rockers (characters)|Rockers]], allowing the player to see the audience, which includes almost every character in the whole game, as well as the game's staff hiding in the corners. The missing characters are instead the other "bands" in the competition, being the [[Pop Singer]], the [[Chorus Kids]], [[DJ Yellow]], [[The Dazzles (characters)|The Dazzles]], [[The Frogettes]] and the [[Tiny Ghosts]].
The Battle of the Bands (ライブコンテスト?, Live Contest) is a bonus feature in Rhythm Heaven, unlocked after the player has completed Remix 10. It can accessed by tapping the right-most button on the blue ribbon in between the Rhythm Games sections.
On the entry screen, two buttons labeled "Beginners Enroll" (for the ★Basic Course★) and "Pros Enroll" (for the ★Technical Course★) are shown. To enroll, one must first complete all the Guitar Lessons in the ★Basic Course★ or the ★Technical Course★ in the Medal Corner each with at least an A Rank, then the player can enroll in the respective course.
The game takes place at Rock 'n' Roll Hall, where the Rockers are going through the songs from the ★Basic Course★ or ★Technical Course★ of the Guitar Lessons, after which they can place 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th in the results.
In the ★Technical Course★, if the player does really well, they get to play "That One Song" at the end.
Controls
Tap: Mute strings
Tap (Hold): Mute strings/Prepare to strum
Tap (Release): Cancel
Flick: Strum
🅁: Bend notes (Righty Mode) (★Technical Course★ only)
🄻: Bend notes (Lefty Mode) (★Technical Course★ only)
Perfect!/Ace!?: The player strums correctly, causing white bolts to appear. The audience cheers.
Early!/Late!?: The player strums slightly off tune, causing blue tears to appear. The audience claps.
Miss...?: If the player strums at the wrong time, the strum is very off tune, causing yellow vines to appear. Regardless if the player strums at the wrong time or doesn't strum when they should, J.J. Rocker stumbles over, and the audience boos.
The camera is situated behind the Rockers, allowing the player to see the audience, which includes almost every character in the whole game, as well as the game's staff hiding in the corners. The missing characters are instead the other "bands" in the competition, being the Pop Singer, the Chorus Kids, DJ Yellow, The Dazzles, The Frogettes and the Tiny Ghosts.
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