'''Samurai Slice''' (ゐあひ斬り外伝 Iai Giri Gaiden) is an [[Endless Game]] in [[Rhythm Heaven]]. 17 [[Medals]] are required to unlock it. It features [[the Wandering Samurai]] from [[Rhythm Tengoku]]'s [[Iai Giri]].
{{Nihongo|Samurai Slice|ゐあひ斬り外伝|Iai Giri Gaiden}} is the 4th [[Endless Game]] in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'', unlocked with 17 [[Medal]]s.
==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
Tapping the screen makes the samurai step on a wooden plank to bounce food. Coins will come out of the sliced food, which racks up the player's score; watermelons are worth one coin, while fish and Demons are worth two coins. When the full moon rises, all coins earned will be multiplied by 10x for a brief period of time. The game moves faster as the score rises. If the samurai fails to slice food items at least three times, the game is over.
[[File:Screenshot DS Samurai Slice.png|thumb]]
===List of Items===
[[The Wandering Samurai]] stands atop a wall with his foot on a wooden plank. Various items get thrown at the far end of the plank, which the samurai is tasked with popping up and then slicing. The sliced bits then are caught by the children below. Coins come out of the sliced objects, which serve as the player's score. When the full moon rises, all coins earned will be multiplied by 10x for a brief period of time. The game moves faster when it reaches the end of the loop in the music. After the first loop, particles indicating seasons begin falling for each loop (sakura leaves for spring, green leaves for summer, brown leaves for autumn, and snowflakes for winter).
[[File:Rhythm Heaven - Samurai Slice|thumb|right|220px|Gameplay of Samurai Slice]]
The variation in timing is also based on which food is going to be sliced.
* Watermelon: The most basic item to slice. The watermelon will bounce off the wooden plank once and then will be able to be sliced with the samurai's sword.
* Blue fish: This item will bounce off the wooden plank twice, so waiting twice as long to slice is crucial.
* Gold fish: This fish is rarer than the blue fish. Slicing it will give the player one heart.
* Demon: This enemy, who is returning from Iai Giri, has a mask with big red nose. Once it is bounced off the wooden plank it will be launched in the air and out of sight, and then fall down in front of the samurai. It will take two beats to it to fall.
==Controls==
{{Controls|T=Step on plank|F=Swing sword}}
==Timing Display==
The game begins with three lives, represented with flames. If the player loses them all, the game is over.
*'''Perfect!/Ace!''': The object is sliced and the kid is happy.
*'''Early!/Late!''': The object bounces off if the samurai slices it too early and it will fall down, causing this to lose one life. '''A barely counts as a miss.'''
*'''Miss...''': The object will fall down, and the kid will be upset. '''One miss costs the player a life.'''
Each item thrown has a different rhythm.
*Watermelon: The most basic item to slice. The watermelon bounces off the wooden plank once to then be sliced with the samurai's sword. Gives 1 coin.
*Fish: This item bounces off the wooden plank twice before being sliced. A yellow version may appear at the end of the loop, which restores one life if sliced, up to a total of 5. Gives 2 coins.
*[[Yokai]]: This enemy, returning from [[Iai Giri]], bounces off the wooden plank, gets launched high in the air and out of sight, then falls down in front of the samurai. The timing for the slice matches the timing it would take in [[Iai Giri]] following the music. Gives 2 coins.
==Controls==
{{Controls|T=Step on plank|Th=Keep foot on plank|Tr=Release plank|F=Swing sword}}
==[[Timing Display]]==
{{Timing
|just=The object is sliced in half; the child catches the pieces and walks away happy.
|miss=The object bounces off the plank or the sword and crashes into the ground, causing the child to cry. One life is deducted.
|through=The object crashes into the ground, causing the child to cry. One life is deducted. If all lives are lost, the game is over.}}
*The sprites for the rock and tree in the background, along with the general aesthetic, are reused directly from the microgames [[mariowiki:Stick & Move|Stick & Move]], [[mariowiki:Arrow Space|Arrow Space]] and [[mariowiki:Ninja Vision|Ninja Vision]] in ''[[mariowiki:WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!|WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]''. A sprite of Tiny Ninja, the character from these microgames, can also be found [[Samurai Slice/Development|unused]] in this game.
* This is the first and only time the Wandering Samurai stars in an Endless Game.
*The name of this game in Japanese uses a nearly obsolete Japanese kana, {{Nihongo|[[wikipedia:Wi (kana)|ゐ]]|wi}}, which is rarely used in modern Japanese. The modern spelling would be {{Nihongo|いあい斬り外伝|Iai Slash Sidestory}}. "[[wikipedia:Iaijutsu|Iai]]" refers to the "art of quickly drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards". In short, a quick-draw sword technique.
* Further in the game, the words 555-SAMURAI will appear on the Moon. If the player types that into the [[Phone]] rhythm toy, they will get sounds of the Wandering Samurai from ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]''.
*The music in this game, named "Fresh Samurai" in the [[Music Corner#Music List (Rhythm Heaven)|Music Corner]], is a remix of the music from [[Iai Giri]]. Similar to that game, the phrases that play when two objects appear at once is a sound effect rather than part of the music, allowing the game to mix them up. Unlike [[Iai Giri]] though, which has a separate track with the phrases mixed in for the [[Studio]], they are not represented in "Fresh Samurai".
* The music in this game is similar, or the same, as [[Iai Giri]]'s music.
*Occasionally, the moon may appear with the text {{Nihongo|555-SAMURAI|246936♪1}} on it. If the player inputs this into the [[Phone]], they will get sounds from [[Iai Giri]] from ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]''.
* This marks the first time that the Wandering Samurai changes his appearance in the Korean version, as seen on the right.
*The seasonal particles make a return in [[Samurai Slice (Wii)|Samurai Slice]] in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]'', where snowflakes and sakura leaves fall during the first half of the game.
** However, this is different from the Wii and Super Samurai Slice versions.
==Development History==
* According to the “Listen to Music” section of the [[Café]], the song for this minigame is called ''Fresh Samurai''.
The Wandering Samurai stands atop a wall with his foot on a wooden plank. Various items get thrown at the far end of the plank, which the samurai is tasked with popping up and then slicing. The sliced bits then are caught by the children below. Coins come out of the sliced objects, which serve as the player's score. When the full moon rises, all coins earned will be multiplied by 10x for a brief period of time. The game moves faster when it reaches the end of the loop in the music. After the first loop, particles indicating seasons begin falling for each loop (sakura leaves for spring, green leaves for summer, brown leaves for autumn, and snowflakes for winter).
The game begins with three lives, represented with flames. If the player loses them all, the game is over.
Each item thrown has a different rhythm.
Watermelon: The most basic item to slice. The watermelon bounces off the wooden plank once to then be sliced with the samurai's sword. Gives 1 coin.
Fish: This item bounces off the wooden plank twice before being sliced. A yellow version may appear at the end of the loop, which restores one life if sliced, up to a total of 5. Gives 2 coins.
Yokai: This enemy, returning from Iai Giri, bounces off the wooden plank, gets launched high in the air and out of sight, then falls down in front of the samurai. The timing for the slice matches the timing it would take in Iai Giri following the music. Gives 2 coins.
The sprites for the rock and tree in the background, along with the general aesthetic, are reused directly from the microgames Stick & Move, Arrow Space and Ninja Vision in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!. A sprite of Tiny Ninja, the character from these microgames, can also be found unused in this game.
The name of this game in Japanese uses a nearly obsolete Japanese kana, ゐ (wi?), which is rarely used in modern Japanese. The modern spelling would be いあい斬り外伝 (Iai Slash Sidestory?). "Iai" refers to the "art of quickly drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards". In short, a quick-draw sword technique.
The music in this game, named "Fresh Samurai" in the Music Corner, is a remix of the music from Iai Giri. Similar to that game, the phrases that play when two objects appear at once is a sound effect rather than part of the music, allowing the game to mix them up. Unlike Iai Giri though, which has a separate track with the phrases mixed in for the Studio, they are not represented in "Fresh Samurai".
Occasionally, the moon may appear with the text 555-SAMURAI (246936♪1?) on it. If the player inputs this into the Phone, they will get sounds from Iai Giri from Rhythm Tengoku.
The seasonal particles make a return in Samurai Slice in Rhythm Heaven Fever, where snowflakes and sakura leaves fall during the first half of the game.
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