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{{GameExplainDS
|Minigame_infobox/Data = Big Rock Finish (Megamix)
|title=Karate Man
|Minigame_infobox/Data2 = Built to Scale (Megamix)}}{{Template:Minigame infobox
|explain=Who knew karate training<br>could be so brutal? A<br>punch will take care of<br>most things, but those<br>bombs call for a solid kick!}}
|explain=Who knew karate training was so brutal?<br>A punch will take care of most things,<br>but those bombs call for a solid kick!}}
|rname = Karateka Kikku}}'''Karate Man Kicks!''' (カラテ家キック karateka kikku) is identical to [[Karate Man (DS)|Karate Man]] from ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' and it's a shop game bought from museum shop 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.
{{RhythmGame
|number={{Console|DS}} 29<br>{{Console|3DS}} 96
|version={{ver|Long}}
|gift={{Console|DS}} [[Music Corner#Music List (Rhythm Heaven)|Karate Man]]<br>{{Console|3DS}} [[Flow Ball]]
|flowballs=8
|song=♪ [[Struck by the Rain]]
|stage={{Stage|DSstage6}}{{Stage|3DSshop2}}}}
{{Nihongo|Karate Man Kicks!|カラテ<ruby>家<rt>か</rt></ruby>キック|Karateka Kikku}}, known in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' as {{Nihongo|Karate Man|カラテ家|Karateka}}, is the 4th [[Rhythm Game]] of the sixth stage (29th overall) in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' and the 3rd of [[Shop No. 2]] (96th overall), costing 8 [[Flow Ball]]s, in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''.
The arrange version, [[Karate Man 2 (DS)|Karate Man 2]], appears in the ninth stage in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]''.
The main goal of this game is to help Karate Joe punch flying objects thrown to him. Punches are performed by 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 releasing A button at the same time.
[[File:Screenshot 3DS Karate Man Kicks!.png|thumb]]
The gameplay is lifted mainly from ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'''s [[Karate Man Returns!|Karateka]], which revolves around [[Karate Joe]] punching flying objects thrown to him. Punches must be timed correctly to the rhythm of the music. Upon hearing {{Nihongo|"Hit 3!"|３つ！|Mittsu!}}, the player must hit three consecutive pots.
==Controls==
On occasion, a Light Bulb is thrown, indicating that a barrel containing a bomb follows. The player is instructed to {{Nihongo|"Punch, kick!"|「パンチ キーック」|Panchi Kīkku}} in rhythm. After punching the barrel open, the bomb must then be kicked away afterwards. Some barrels do not have a Light Blub preceeding them, however.
====Button Mode====
*A: Punch, continue to enter Hold
*Hold A: Crouch
*Release A: Kick
====Simple Tap Mode====
*Tap, continue to enter Hold
*Hold Stylus: Crouch
*Release Stylus: Kick
==Timing Notes==
In ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'', a few changes are made to match the [[Karate Man (Wii)|later iteration]] in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]''. The "Hit 3!" cue now has a visual indicator in addition to the voice clip, and the last pot in these sets was changed to a rock. The Light Bulbs now glow yellow (taken from the gameplay in [[Karate Man Senior]]). The bombs also now explode instead of disappearing.
*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.
==Rating Notes==
In ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'', [[Karate Joe]] faces to the left if playing in Righty mode, and to the right in Lefty mode. In ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'', although all other games returning from ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' are based on how they appear in Righty mode, this one has [[Karate Joe]] face to the right like in Lefty mode, and all other [[Karate Man]] games in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''. Despite this, kicked bombs fly to the right as they would in Righty mode, rather than to the left like in Lefty mode.
*[[Try Again]]: "''My feet just aren't feeling it..."''
==Controls==
*[[OK]]: ''"The stomach carries the legs!"''
===''[[Rhythm Heaven]]''===
*[[Superb]]: ''"Ayaaahhh!"''
{{Controls|T=Punch|Th=Squat|Tr=Stand back up|F=Kick}}
==Rating Screens==
===''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''===
{{Controls|At=Punch|Aht=Squat|Art=Kick}}
==[[Timing Display]]==
{{Timing
|just=Karate Joe punches the object off-screen. For a barrel, he punches it and kicks away the bomb in it, smiling afterwards.
|miss=Karate Joe mistimes the punch, causing him to wince as the object lands on the ground just in front of him. If the barrel is broken, the bomb is grazed, landing only a short distance away.
|through=Karate Joe gasps as the object flies past him. If the barrel is broken, the bomb falls to the ground.}}
==Results==
{{Results
|Console=DS
|caption=The Master speaks...
|cp_DEF_Ng=Focus on learning the basics first.<br>Those rhythm changes fooled you!<br>You need to work on your kicks.<br>You really messed up the ending.
|cp_DEF_Hi=You've got the basics down!<br>You kept up with the rhythm well.<br>You nailed the first one!<br>Nice timing on the kicks!
|caption Alt=The Master speaks...
|cp_DEF_Ng Alt=Focus on learning the basics first.<br>Those rhythm changes fooled you!<br>You need to work on your kicks.<br>You really messed up the ending.
|cp_DEF_Hi Alt=You've got the basics down!<br>You kept up with the rhythm well.<br>You nailed the first one!<br>Nice timing on the kicks!}}
{{Results
|Console=3DS
|caption=The Master's Commentary
|cp_DEF_Ng=You cannot progress without better fundamentals.<br>Your triple punches were thrice cursed.<br>You kick like a slug.
|cp_DEF_Hi=Your fundamentals are excellent.<br>Your triple punches were triply passable.<br>You kick like a cricket!}}
==Epilogue==
{{Epilogue
|Console=DS
|NG=Whiff!
|OK=All right, let's break for lunch.
|HI=You're on fire! (Figuratively.)}}
{{Epilogue
|Console=3DS
|NG=My feet just aren't feeling it...
|OK=The stomach carries the legs!
|HI=Ayaaahhh!}}
==[[Rhythm Item]]==
{{item
|name=Bomb
|title=Karate Memory #4
|explain=My father got these bombs<br>to help me face my fears.<br>I thought he was joking at<br>first, but then one exploded!<br>Where did he even get<br>these?}}
==[[Skill Star]]==
The Skill Star appears on the barrel just before the chorus.
==[[Challenge Land]]==
{{PAGENAME}} appears in the following [[Challenge Train]] courses:
*[[Getting Vocal]]
*[[Game Gamble: Intermediate]]
*[[Karate Joe vs. the Monster]]
==Appearances==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Karate Man Kick Try Again.PNG|"My feet just aren't feeling it..."
Screenshot DS Karate Man Remix 8.png|[[Karate Man (DS)|Karate Man]]<br>[[Remix 8 (DS)|Remix 8]]<br>[[Remix 10 (DS)|Remix 10]]
Karate Man Kicks.png|"The stomach carries the legs!"
Screenshot DS Karate Man Remix 6.png|[[Remix 6 (DS)|Remix 6]]
Karate Man Kick Superb.PNG|"Ayaaahhh!"
Screenshot DS Karate Man Remix 9.png|[[Karate Man 2 (DS)|Karate Man 2]]<br>[[Remix 9 (DS)|Remix 9]]
Screenshot 3DS Karate Man Kicks!.png|[[Karate Man Kicks!]]
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Rhythm Item==
==Video==
===Bomb===
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==Skill Star==
==Commentary==
When the song says "Oh yeah!", you have to kick the bomb in right time to collect the star.
The following is commentary given on the STAFF'S VOICE section of the booklet included in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku Zen Kyoku-shu]]''.
|[[generasia:Tsunku|Tsunku♂]]: When I created the song "[[Struck by the Rain]]" for this game, I thought it was a great song and that it absolutely had to be included in the DS version. I thought that many people would listen to it through the game and that it would be a good story for [[generasia:Canary Club|Canary CLUB]]. I knew that if I gave them the song, the people at Nintendo would cook it up into a very attractive game. So I was waiting for a very dramatic and cool game to be made and it was...... "Karate Man". The lyrics are really good, but then there's "Punch, Kick" (laughs).
|[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10236295/ Oguro]: When we sent the song, Nintendo asked "Can we include "Punch, Kick"?" and I thought "What if...?" They also requested "Can we also have "Punch, Kick" in Tsunku♂-san's voice?"... After all, it is "Karate Man" (laughs). In the end, I don't think that voice was included in the final version.
|[[niwanetwork:Masami Yone|Yone]]: Originally, the GBA version of "[[Karate Man Returns!|Karate Man]]" had a song-like tune, so we thought it would be a good idea to include a new song in the DS version. I could say that I chose this song because I wanted to do the "Punch, Kick" action, and the rhythm was so perfect for it. Was I wrong? (Laughs)
|}
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In Megamix, due to the fact that every version appeared, the DS version was named "Karate Man Kicks!" The Wii version was named "[[Karate Man Combos!]]" And the GBA version is named "[[Karate Man Returns!]]"
*Karate Man is the last main game in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' before the [[Airboarder|credits]], in direct contrast to ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'' having it as the first game. This formula would later be borrowed for [[Karate Man Combos!|Karate Man]]'s appearance in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]''.
*Missing the first "punch-kick" costs you the Superb, and missing the last flowerpot is a guaranteed Try Again.
*Unlike in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'', the "Hit 3!" and "Punch, Kick!" voice clips are said in English in the French, German, Italian and Spanish versions of ''[[Rhythm Paradise Megamix]]'', despite the song still being dubbed in those languages. This is most likely because the rest of the audio in the game is borrowed from the [[Karate Man Combos!|Karate Man]] game in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]'', which wasn't dubbed in those languages.
*This is the first time in the [[Karate Man]] series that the lightbulbs glow.
==Development History==
*Totally, this is one of the games to have different phrases in the Rating Screens and the own Rating Screens, except the OK Rating Screen, which is the same as the original.
{{Main|Karate Man Kicks!/Development}}
==In Other Languages==
==In Other Languages==
{{Template:Lang
===''[[Rhythm Heaven]]''===
|jp = カラテ家キック Karateka Kick
{{Lang
|es = Kárate Killo: ¡patadas!
|jp=カラテ家
|du = Karateka-Kicks!
|rojp=Karateka
|it = I calci di Karate Ka|fr = Karaté kicks}}
|mnjp=Karateka
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|us=Karate Man
[[Category:Rhythm Games]]
|fr=Karatéka
[[Category:Rhythm Heaven Megamix Games]]
|mnfr=Karateka
[[Category:Shop Games]]
|es=Kárate Killo
|mnes=Karate Killo
|de=Karateka!
|mnde=Karateka!
|it=Karate Ka
|mnit=Karate Ka
|kr=격투가
|rokr=Gyeogtuga
|mnkr=The Fighter}}
===''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''===
{{Lang
|jp=カラテ家キック
|rojp=Karateka Kikku
|mnjp=Karateka Kick
|us=Karate Man Kicks!
|fr=Karaté kicks
|mnfr=Karate kicks
|es=Kárate Killo: ¡patadas!
|mnes=Karate Killo: kicks!
|de=Karateka-Kicks!
|mnde=Karateka Kicks!
|it=I calci di Karate Ka
|mnit=The kicks of Karate Ka
|kr=격투가 킥
|rokr=Gyeogtuga Kig
|mnkr=The Fighter Kick}}
{{Game Navigation}}
Latest revision as of 23:52, 9 September 2024
Karate Man
Who knew karate training could be so brutal? A punch will take care of most things, but those bombs call for a solid kick!
The gameplay is lifted mainly from Rhythm Tengoku's Karateka, which revolves around Karate Joe punching flying objects thrown to him. Punches must be timed correctly to the rhythm of the music. Upon hearing "Hit 3!" (３つ！?, Mittsu!), the player must hit three consecutive pots.
On occasion, a Light Bulb is thrown, indicating that a barrel containing a bomb follows. The player is instructed to "Punch, kick!" (「パンチ キーック」?, Panchi Kīkku) in rhythm. After punching the barrel open, the bomb must then be kicked away afterwards. Some barrels do not have a Light Blub preceeding them, however.
In Rhythm Heaven Megamix, a few changes are made to match the later iteration in Rhythm Heaven Fever. The "Hit 3!" cue now has a visual indicator in addition to the voice clip, and the last pot in these sets was changed to a rock. The Light Bulbs now glow yellow (taken from the gameplay in Karate Man Senior). The bombs also now explode instead of disappearing.
In Rhythm Heaven, Karate Joe faces to the left if playing in Righty mode, and to the right in Lefty mode. In Rhythm Heaven Megamix, although all other games returning from Rhythm Heaven are based on how they appear in Righty mode, this one has Karate Joe face to the right like in Lefty mode, and all other Karate Man games in Rhythm Heaven Megamix. Despite this, kicked bombs fly to the right as they would in Righty mode, rather than to the left like in Lefty mode.
Perfect!/Ace!?: Karate Joe punches the object off-screen. For a barrel, he punches it and kicks away the bomb in it, smiling afterwards.
Early!/Late!?: Karate Joe mistimes the punch, causing him to wince as the object lands on the ground just in front of him. If the barrel is broken, the bomb is grazed, landing only a short distance away.
Miss...?: Karate Joe gasps as the object flies past him. If the barrel is broken, the bomb falls to the ground.
Results
The Master speaks...()
The Master speaks...()
Focus on learning the basics first. Those rhythm changes fooled you! You need to work on your kicks. You really messed up the ending.
Focus on learning the basics first. Those rhythm changes fooled you! You need to work on your kicks. You really messed up the ending.
Hm... Good enough... I don't know... I guess that was all right.
Hmm... Good enough... I don't know... I guess that was all right.
You've got the basics down! You kept up with the rhythm well. You nailed the first one! Nice timing on the kicks!
You've got the basics down! You kept up with the rhythm well. You nailed the first one! Nice timing on the kicks!
The Master's Commentary
You cannot progress without better fundamentals. Your triple punches were thrice cursed. You kick like a slug.
Eh. Passable.
Your fundamentals are excellent. Your triple punches were triply passable. You kick like a cricket!
Tsunku♂: When I created the song "Struck by the Rain" for this game, I thought it was a great song and that it absolutely had to be included in the DS version. I thought that many people would listen to it through the game and that it would be a good story for Canary CLUB. I knew that if I gave them the song, the people at Nintendo would cook it up into a very attractive game. So I was waiting for a very dramatic and cool game to be made and it was...... "Karate Man". The lyrics are really good, but then there's "Punch, Kick" (laughs).
Oguro: When we sent the song, Nintendo asked "Can we include "Punch, Kick"?" and I thought "What if...?" They also requested "Can we also have "Punch, Kick" in Tsunku♂-san's voice?"... After all, it is "Karate Man" (laughs). In the end, I don't think that voice was included in the final version.
Yone: Originally, the GBA version of "Karate Man" had a song-like tune, so we thought it would be a good idea to include a new song in the DS version. I could say that I chose this song because I wanted to do the "Punch, Kick" action, and the rhythm was so perfect for it. Was I wrong? (Laughs)
Unlike in Rhythm Heaven, the "Hit 3!" and "Punch, Kick!" voice clips are said in English in the French, German, Italian and Spanish versions of Rhythm Paradise Megamix, despite the song still being dubbed in those languages. This is most likely because the rest of the audio in the game is borrowed from the Karate Man game in Rhythm Heaven Fever, which wasn't dubbed in those languages.
Rhythm Heaven Megamix
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Japanese
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German
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