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After the player gets past the [[Introduction]], the first rhythm game is available to play. These games can be played with buttons (or sometimes tap controls) to the beat of the music, the timing depending on each game. Most games allow the player to [[Practice]] before diving into the real thing, which can be skipped. The player can pause the game and quit at any time. In ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'', they also have the option to start over, instead of quitting and reopening the game all over again.

After reaching the end of the game, the player receives a [[Rank]] depending on their performance. If the player gets at least an [[OK]], they unlock the next game. If the player gets a [[Superb]], they also earn a [[Medal]], and the game will be eligible for a [[Perfect Campaign]]. After the clearing of a game, the player's Flow score is recalculated based on their performance, though it doesn't impact the game in any way<ref>"I hope you're not spending too much time worrying about Flow... You know what I mean. It's the number that rises or falls when you finish a game. The way I see it, it's like Flow is an evaluation of your overall progress. If you've got a good Flow score, you've probably got a good sense of rhythm. But your score won't affect the game at all. So don't sweat it too much. See you around." ~ [[Barista]], ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]''</ref>. Each game is part of a stage, which usually ends with a [[Remix]] containing the games from the respective stage. ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'' contains five games per stage and a [[Remix]]<ref>"ステージ １" (Stage 1) ~ On-screen message on the Game Select, ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]''</ref><ref>"ステージを選んでね♪" (Choose a stage♪) ~ On-screen message on the Game Select, ''[[Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)]]''</ref><ref>"ステージを選択してね" (Please select a stage) ~ Voiceover on the Game Select, ''[[Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)]]''</ref>, ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' and ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]'' contain four games per stage and a [[Remix]]<ref>"リミックス（ステージ１）" (Remix (Stage 1)) ~ [[Debug Menu]], ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]''</ref>, while ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'' has several lands with four games each, and towers containing four games and a [[Remix]], all still collectively referred to as stages<ref>"Just press  to go on to the next stage." ~ [[Boondog]], ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''</ref>.

==Versions==

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Some rhythm games have modified versions. While these are not given a catch-all name within the games, for the purposes of the {{SITENAME}}, these are dubbed "versions", derived from internal data in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'', ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]'' and ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'', where the graphics files for these are stored in folders labeled "ver0", "ver1" and so on, or "ver_long", "ver_arrange" and such. The internal data for ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'' is used to label the following versions as such:

*{{Nihongo|Short}}: Shortened versions of rhythm games found in [[Honeybee Land]], [[Machine Land]], [[Citrus Land]] and [[Barbershop Land]] in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''. These feature completely new music and appearances for the games, and a lower difficulty.

*{{Nihongo|Long}}: The most common type, which are found from the start of the game until the [[Staff Credits]]. Some internal data may call these "Normal" versions, but most of the time they are left without a label. These games appear in [[Donut Land]], [[Songbird Land]], the Towers in [[Lush Woods]], the Lands in [[Heaven World]] and the [[Shop]] in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''. These games are internally labeled as such regardless if they have a Short version to compare to, and for the purposes of {{SITENAME}}, this label is used retroactively for prior games as well for the sake of brevity.

*{{Nihongo|Arrange}}: These games appear in Revival, Technician and Last Technician in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'', after the [[Staff Credits]] in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' and ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]'', and in [[Mamarin Palace]] in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''. They have an arranged version of the original song, a new appearance, and often a higher difficulty. Most of them in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'' and some in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' don't feature unique music or appearances, however.

*{{Nihongo|Remix}}: Special games that combine previous ones into a new one, often with new visuals to match. The graphics for these are usually labeled with the number of the [[Remix]] they belong to.

===Other Versions===

*{{Nihongo|Endless}}: Most [[Endless Games]] are unique, however [[Sick Beats#Endless Game|some]] [[Quiz Special|are]] [[Shoot-'em-up 2#Engless Game|endless]] [[Bossa Nova#Endless Game|versions]] of regular games.

*{{Nihongo|Two Player}}: Some games have a version in the [[Two-Player Menu]]. These are internally labeled {{Nihongo|2play}} in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]''.

*{{Nihongo|Credits}}: [[Airboarder]] and [[Night Walk (Wii)|Night Walk]] are the [[Staff Credits|credits games]] for their respective installment.

*{{Nihongo|[[Guitar Lessons]]/[[Battle of the Bands]]}}: The gameplay from [[Rockers]] and [[Rockers 2]] is used in the [[Guitar Lessons]] and [[Battle of the Bands]]. Internally, the graphics for these are stored in folders labeled {{Nihongo|ver4}} and {{Nihongo|ver5}} respectively.

*{{Nihongo|Extra}}: The Extra stage in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)]]'' contains modified versions of the games in Stage 1. [[The Clappy Trio 2|Four]] [[Tap Trial|of the]] [[Sneaky Spirits 2|Rhythm]] [[Power Calligraphy|Games]] from ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'' also appear as [[Extra Games]] in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]''.

The [[Endless Games]] in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'' first appear as a challenge given by the [[Gatekeeper Trio]], who offer three trials of varying difficulty. Clearing all of these trials unlocks the [[Endless Game]] proper at the [[Museum]].

*{{Nihongo|初級|Beginner}}: The internal name given to the [[Saffron]] Trial of each game.

*{{Nihongo|中級|Intermediate}}: The internal name given to the [[Saltwater]] Trial of each game.

*{{Nihongo|上級|Advanced}}: The internal name given to the [[Paprika]] Trial of each game.

==List of Rhythm Games==

*[[Rhythm Tengoku#Rhythm Games|In ''Rhythm Tengoku'']]

*[[Rhythm Tengoku/Arcade#Rhythm Games|In ''Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)'']]

*[[Rhythm Heaven#Rhythm Games|In ''Rhythm Heaven'']]

*[[Rhythm Heaven Fever#Rhythm Games|In ''Rhythm Heaven Fever'']]

*[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix#Rhythm Games|In ''Rhythm Heaven Megamix'']]

''See also: [[List of Scrapped Rhythm Games]]''

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