{{GameExplainDS|title = Drummer Duel|explain = The red team's pushed you<br>around for long enough! It's<br>time to show them who's<br>really got rhythm! Go, blue!}}
{{GameExplainDS
|title=Drummer Duel
|explain=The red team's pushed you<br>around for long enough! It's<br>time to show them who's<br>really got rhythm! Go, blue!}}
{{Nihongo|Drummer Duel|<ruby>応援団<rt>おうえんだん</rt></ruby>|Ōen-dan}} is the 3rd [[Rhythm Game]] of the fourth stage (18th overall) in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]''.
{{Nihongo|'''Drummer Duel'''|応援団|Ouendan|"Cheering Party"}} 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]].
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.
The player controls a blue drummer who is competing against the red team in a taiko duel. The red drummer plays a pattern on the drum, and the blue drummer must copy it. While they drum, a set of cute cheerleaders dance around beneath them.
==Controls==
==Controls==
{{Controls|T=Drum}}
{{Controls|T=Drum}}
==[[Timing Display]]==
==Timing Display==
{{Timing
*'''Perfect!/Ace!''': Yellow stars emit from the drum. The cheerleaders will cheer the player on at the end of the turn.
|just=Yellow stars emit from the drum as it makes a deep sound. The cheerleaders wave around their pompoms in celebration at the end of the turn.
*'''Early!/Late!''': N/A
|miss=Black sparks emit from the drum as it makes a high pitched sound. The drummer makes an embarrassed face. The cheerleaders wave around their pompoms in celebration at the end of the turn.
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|through=The player does nothing. Attempting to hit the drum when they're not supposed to causes black sparks emit from the drum as it makes a high pitched sound. The drummer makes an embarrassed face. The cheerleaders stumble over at the end of the turn.}}
*'''Miss...''': Black sparks emit from the drum. The drummer will have an embarrassed look on his face. The cheerleaders will stumble over.
==Results==
==Results==
{{Results|Console = DS|caption = The drum leader says...|cp_DEF_Ng = I can't feel your spirit!<br>The quick beats were tricky, huh?<br>Not so great on the fastest bits.|cp_DEF_Hi = Your spirit is really in it!<br>I love that quick stick work!<br>Perfect on the fastest parts!}}
{{Results
==Epilogues==
|Console=DS
|caption=The drum leader says...
|cp_DEF_Ng=I can't feel your spirit!<br>The quick beats were tricky, huh?<br>Not so great on the fastest bits.
|cp_DEF_Hi=Your spirit is really in it!<br>I love that quick stick work!<br>Perfect on the fastest parts!
|caption Alt=The drum leader says...
|cp_DEF_Ng Alt=I can't feel your spirit!<br>The quick beats were tricky, huh?<br>Not so great on the fastest bits.
|cp_DEF_Hi Alt=Your spirit is really in it!<br>I love that quick stick work!<br>Perfect on the fastest parts!}}
==Epilogue==
{{Epilogue
{{Epilogue
|Console=DS
|Console=DS
|NG Image=Epilogue DS Drummer Duel NG.png
|OK Image=Epilogue DS Drummer Duel OK.png
|HI Image=Epilogue DS Drummer Duel HI.png
|NG=Butterfingers!
|NG=Butterfingers!
|OK=You'll do better next time.
|OK=You'll do better next time.
|HI=Everybody wins when the rhythm is right!
|HI=Everybody wins when the rhythm is right!}}
}}
==Appearances==
==Appearances==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Drummer Duel Practice 1.png|Drummer Duel (practice)
*The chanting heard in the background ''"Don! Doko! Don!"'' is Japanese onomatopoeia used to represent impact sounds (like drum beats).
*Oddly, the player is able to flick in this game in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'', despite this action not doing anything. This trait is shared with [[Shoot-'Em-Up (DS)|Shoot-'Em-Up]], [[Freeze Frame]] and [[Munchy Monk]]. All other games that don't use the flick don't allow the player to perform it.
**In the Korean version, they were changed to ''"Doong! Doong!"'' (둥! 둥!).
==Development History==
*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 international versions.
{{Main|Drummer Duel/Development}}
*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.
**[[File:Drummer Duel Unused sprite.png|thumb|right]]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.
The player controls a blue drummer who is competing against the red team in a taiko duel. The red drummer plays a pattern on the drum, and the blue drummer must copy it. While they drum, a set of cute cheerleaders dance around beneath them.
Perfect!/Ace!?: Yellow stars emit from the drum as it makes a deep sound. The cheerleaders wave around their pompoms in celebration at the end of the turn.
Early!/Late!?: Black sparks emit from the drum as it makes a high pitched sound. The drummer makes an embarrassed face. The cheerleaders wave around their pompoms in celebration at the end of the turn.
Miss...?: The player does nothing. Attempting to hit the drum when they're not supposed to causes black sparks emit from the drum as it makes a high pitched sound. The drummer makes an embarrassed face. The cheerleaders stumble over at the end of the turn.
Results
The drum leader says...()
The drum leader says...()
I can't feel your spirit! The quick beats were tricky, huh? Not so great on the fastest bits.
I can't feel your spirit! The quick beats were tricky, huh? Not so great on the fastest bits.
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.
Your spirit is really in it! I love that quick stick work! Perfect on the fastest parts!
Your spirit is really in it! I love that quick stick work! Perfect on the fastest parts!
Oddly, the player is able to flick in this game in Rhythm Heaven, despite this action not doing anything. This trait is shared with Shoot-'Em-Up, Freeze Frame and Munchy Monk. All other games that don't use the flick don't allow the player to perform it.
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