{{Quote|This one's all about hitting the beat,<br>flipping it, and then nailing the backbeat.<br>Experience both sides of the rhythm!|Lockstep Description}}
{{GameExplainDS
{{Game-Nav
|title=Lockstep
|Minigame_infobox/Data = Space Soccer
|explain=This one's all about hitting<br>the beat, flipping it, and<br>then nailing the backbeat.<br>Experience both sides<br>of the rhythm!}}
|Minigame_infobox/Data2 = Rockers}}
{{GameExplain3DS
{{Game-Nav
|title=Lockstep
|Minigame_infobox/Data = Space Dance
|explain=This one's all about hitting the beat,<br>flipping it, and then nailing the backbeat.<br>Experience both sides of the rhythm!}}
{{Nihongo|Lockstep|ウラオモテ|Ura Omote}} is the 2nd [[Rhythm Game]] of the sixth stage (27th overall) in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' and the 2nd of [[Planet Land]] (72nd overall) in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''.
{{Nihongo|'''Lockstep'''|ウラオモテ|Ura Omote|"Backward Face"}} is the 27th minigame in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' and the 72nd minigame in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''. In this game, you must tap to keep the beat and then make transitions to the offbeats. Its sequel, [[Lockstep 2]], is unlocked later on in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]''.
The arrange version, [[Lockstep 2]], appears in the eighth stage of ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]''.
==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
[[File:Lockstep English.png|192px|right]]
[[File:Screenshot DS Lockstep.png|thumb]]
[[File:Lockstep_3DS.PNG|192px|right]]
[[File:Screenshot 3DS Lockstep.png|thumb]]
In this game, the player plays the [[Stepswitchers|Stepswitcher]] in the center of the screen. The Stepswitchers will first begin stepping in beat after the clock signal in the background reaches its fourth tick. The player must step consistently in this same beat until one of the step-switchers signals to step in offbeat to the rhythm. The rhythm will keep switching on and offbeat during the game when signaled.
In this game, the player plays as a [[Stepswitchers|Stepswitcher]] in the center of the screen. The Stepswitchers begin stepping in beat after the cowbell clicks. The player must step consistently in this same beat until one of the Stepswitchers signals to step in offbeat to the rhythm. The rhythm will keep switching on and offbeat during the game when signaled.
To confuse the player, the screen will zoom out, showing many more Stepswitchers. When zoomed out completely, the [[Stepswitchers]] form the image of what appears to be [[wikipedia:Johann Sebastian Bach|Johann Sebastian Bach]], a famous German composer of the 1700's, although the real person lacked the curly mustache seen in the game.
==Controls==
==Controls==
===Button Mode===
{{Controls|At=March}}
*A button: March
==[[Timing Display]]==
===Simple Tap Mode===
{{Timing
*Tap: March
|just=The player marches correctly.
==Timing Notes==
|miss=The player marches slightly off, resulting in a "tick" sound. In ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' only, this does not cause the player to fail a [[Perfect Campaign]].
*Hit: The marching continues.
|through=The player steps on the wrong beat (or not at all) and gets smacked by the Stepswitcher next to them.}}
*Barely: A small 'tick' sound is heard. The player should also notice that they are out of step with the others. '''A barely counts as a hit in ''Rhythm Heaven'', but it counts as a miss in ''Rhythm Heaven Megamix''.'''
==Results==
*Miss: The Stepswitchers on either side of the player will slap his head while doing their routine.
{{Results
==Rating Notes==
|Console=DS
===Header===
|caption=Your partners say...
*"Your Partners Say"
|cp_DEF_Ng=On the beat? You're a little off.<br>Offbeat? More like just plain "off."<br>Sloppy work on the transitions.
===Try Again===
|cp_DEF_Hi=You were all right on the beat.<br>You hit the offbeats pretty well.<br>Nice transitions between beats.
*"On the beat? You're a little off."
|caption Alt=Your partners say...
*"Offbeat? More like just plain "off.""
|cp_DEF_Ng Alt=On the beat? You're a little off.<br>Offbeat? More like just plain "off."<br>Sloppy work on the transitions.
*"Sloppy work on the transitions."
|cp_DEF_Hi Alt=You were all right on the beat.<br>You hit the offbeats pretty well.<br>Nice transitions between beats.}}
===OK===
{{Results
*"Hm..." (Rhythm Heaven only)
|Console=3DS
*"I don't know..." (Rhythm Heaven only)
|caption=Your Partners Say
*"Good enough..." (Rhythm Heaven only)
|cp_DEF_Ng=On the beat? You're a little off.<br>Offbeat? More like just plain "off."<br>Sloppy work on the transitions.
*"I guess that was all right." (Rhythm Heaven only)
|cp_DEF_Hi=You were all right on the beat.<br>You hit the offbeats pretty well.<br>Nice transitions between beats.}}
*"Eh. Passable." (Rhythm Heaven Megamix only)
===Superb===
*"You were all right on the beat."
*"You hit the offbeats pretty well."
*"Nice transitions between beats."
==Epilogue==
==Epilogue==
===''[[Rhythm Heaven]]''===
{{Epilogue
<gallery>
|Console=DS
Lockstep_tryagain.png|"You need to get in step!"
|NG=You need to get in step!
Lockstep_ok.png|"Not bad, I say. Not bad."
|OK=Not bad, I say. Not bad.
Lockstep superb.png|"Ah, yes! Most Excellent!"
|HI=Ah, yes! Most excellent!}}
</gallery>
{{Epilogue
===''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''===
|Console=3DS
<gallery>
|NG=You need to get in step!
Lockstep 3DS Try Again.PNG|"You need to get in step!"
|OK=Not bad, I say. Not bad.
Lockstep 3DS OK.PNG|"Not bad, I say. Not bad."
|HI=Ah, yes! Most excellent!}}
Lockstep 3DS Superb.PNG|"Ah, yes! Most excellent!"
==[[Rhythm Item]]==
</gallery>
{{item
==Rhythm Item==
|name=Famous Painting
===Famous Painting===
|title=Paranormal Phenomena
{{Template:Item
|explain=It's creepy the way the painting's<br>eyes seem to follow you wherever<br>you go, but it's even creepier when<br>you mess up your rhythm and the<br>painting laughs at you. Also, it's a<br>bit embarrassing.}}
|item = Famous Painting.png
==[[Skill Star]]==
|header = Paranormal Phenomena
The Skill Star appears when switching back to the beat near the end of the game.
|desc = It's creepy the way the painting's eyes seem to follow you whenever you go, but it's even creepier when you mess up your rhythm and the painting laughs at you. Also, it's a bit embarrassing.}}
==[[Challenge Land]]==
==Skill Star==
{{PAGENAME}} appears in the following [[Challenge Train]] courses:
The Skill Star can be collected if you switch back to the beat near the end of the game.
*The colors in this game were changed from the Japanese version from white to light-pink to the international version for unknown reasons. The original colors were restored in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''.
*In ''[[Rhythm Heaven]],'' the game stops tracking the player's performance during the last ten steps, meaning it does not impact the player's score or [[Perfect Campaign]]. This is no longer true in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'', however.
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
*The Stepswitchers make a cameo in [[Cheer Readers]].
!Japanese
*This is one of the few games to keep the same controls from ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' to ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'' in Simple Tap mode, alongside [[Fillbots 2]]. Excluding the ability to flick despite not needing to, [[Shoot-'em-up 2]], [[Freeze Frame]] and [[Munchy Monk]] can also be included.
!International
==Development History==
!Megamix
{{Main|Lockstep/Development}}
|-
|[[File:Lockstep Japanese.png|192px]]
|[[File:Lockstep English.png|192px]]
|[[File:Lockstep_3DS.PNG|240px]]
|}
{{clear}}
*The person the Stepswitchers form when fully zoomed out appears to be [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Sebastian_Bach Johann Sebastian Bach], a famous German composer of the 1700's. He had a very distinct hairstyle, although he lacks the curly mustache seen in the game.
*As a reference to how the stepswitchers flip (or maybe just a coincidence), the game number in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'' is the same as in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'', but flipped.
*When going for a perfect in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'', the game doesn't care about whether or not you got a barely, considering this game is very hard. This also applies to [[Shoot-'em-up 2|Shoot-'Em-Up]], and [[Shoot-'Em-Up 2 (DS)|Shoot-'Em-Up 2]], [[Frog Hop]], [[Jumpin' Jazz|Frog Hop 2]] and [[Lockstep 2]].
**This was changed in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''.
*The Stepswitchers made a cameo during the minigame [[Cheer Readers]], during one of the "OK, it's on!" cues.
*This is one of a few games to keep the same controls for tapping from ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' to ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'' when playing in Simple Tap Mode. The others being [[Fillbots]], [[Shoot-'em-up]], [[Freeze Frame]] and [[Munchy Monk]].
In this game, the player plays as a Stepswitcher in the center of the screen. The Stepswitchers begin stepping in beat after the cowbell clicks. The player must step consistently in this same beat until one of the Stepswitchers signals to step in offbeat to the rhythm. The rhythm will keep switching on and offbeat during the game when signaled.
To confuse the player, the screen will zoom out, showing many more Stepswitchers. When zoomed out completely, the Stepswitchers form the image of what appears to be Johann Sebastian Bach, a famous German composer of the 1700's, although the real person lacked the curly mustache seen in the game.
Early!/Late!?: The player marches slightly off, resulting in a "tick" sound. In Rhythm Heaven only, this does not cause the player to fail a Perfect Campaign.
Miss...?: The player steps on the wrong beat (or not at all) and gets smacked by the Stepswitcher next to them.
Results
Your partners say...()
Your partners say...()
On the beat? You're a little off. Offbeat? More like just plain "off." Sloppy work on the transitions.
On the beat? You're a little off. Offbeat? More like just plain "off." Sloppy work on the transitions.
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 were all right on the beat. You hit the offbeats pretty well. Nice transitions between beats.
You were all right on the beat. You hit the offbeats pretty well. Nice transitions between beats.
Your Partners Say
On the beat? You're a little off. Offbeat? More like just plain "off." Sloppy work on the transitions.
Eh. Passable.
You were all right on the beat. You hit the offbeats pretty well. Nice transitions between beats.
It's creepy the way the painting's eyes seem to follow you wherever you go, but it's even creepier when you mess up your rhythm and the painting laughs at you. Also, it's a bit embarrassing.
In Rhythm Heaven, the game stops tracking the player's performance during the last ten steps, meaning it does not impact the player's score or Perfect Campaign. This is no longer true in Rhythm Heaven Megamix, however.
Rhythm Heaven Megamix
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