|explainEN=You are a mouse.<br>To reach your<br>beloved cheese,<br>Stop & Go!!}}
| Debut = Rhythm Tengoku
{{GameExplainArcade
| Number = Nine
|title=こっそりラット
|Reward = Tap Drum}}{{Nihongo|'''Rat Race'''|こっそりラット|Kossori Ratto; nicknamed '''Cheese Heist''' by fans}} is the ninth game in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]''. It's about three mice trying to find cheese while running and hiding from a cat. Getting a perfect on this game unlocks a gift "Tap Drum" which you can get it at the studio.
|explain=あなたはネズミ。<br>大スキなチーズをめざして<br>ストップ＆ゴー！！
|titleEN=Kossori Rat
|explainEN=You are a mouse.<br>To reach your beloved cheese,<br>Stop & Go!!}}
{{GameExplain3DS
|title=Rat Race
|explain=You are a rat. She is a cat.<br>You love cheese. We have all the<br>ingredients of a tense encounter.}}
{{Nihongo|Rat Race|こっそりラット|Kossori Rat}} is the 3rd [[Rhythm Game]] of Stage 2 (9th overall) in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'' and the 1st [[Rhythm Game]] of [[Donut Tower]] (48th overall) in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''.
==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
[[File:Stealthy_Rat.PNG|thumb|160px]]
[[File:Screenshot GBA Kossori Rat.png|thumb]]
The three mice will be running across a very, very long kitchen table. In practice, they will give you signals when you stop behind a stack of plates, but in the real game, there are no signals. It's appearances in remixes though, have signals in them. There is a cat trying to catch you, and when the cat pops up, you hold A to stop behind a plate. The music will go quiet for a few seconds, and you will hear the music building up, and the mice are in a position that they're about to run. You let go of A at the right time to get a clean getaway.
[[File:Screenshot Arcade Kossori Rat.png|thumb]]
[[File:Screenshot 3DS Rat Race.png|thumb]]
The three [[Rats]] run across a very, very long kitchen table. During the [[Practice]] and [[Remix]]es (and in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'', the first half of the game), the frontmost rat uses a stoplight to give signals. [[Ms. Whiskers]] repeatedly pops up to try to catch the rats, and when she appears, they need to stop behind a stack of plates. The music goes quiet for a few bit before it starts building up, and the rats prepare to run off.
==Controls==
==Controls==
*Hold A: Stop
{{Controls|Aht=Stop|Art=Go}}
*Release A: Go
==[[Timing Display]]==
{{Timing
==Hit or Miss==
|just=The white rat stops and starts correctly.
*Hit: Nothing goes wrong and you get away from the cat.
|miss=When stopping, the white rat halts abrutly, sweating a little. When starting, the white rat starts moving at the wrong time.
*Barely: You jump a little when you hide, and when you run, there is a "boing"ing sound.
|through=When stopping, the white rat bumps into the rat infront of him, causing it to get angry. When starting, the white rat stays in place, causing the one behind him to bump into him. If the player holds for too long, the white rat falls behind, and automatically starts moving to catch up. If any rat happens to not be covered by dishes when Ms. Whiskers comes up, they will cower in fear and sweat profusely.}}
*Miss: You bump into one of the other two mice. When hiding the mouse you hit moves out of position, and when running, the mouse you hit does not run momentarily, but catches up fast.
==Results==
==Rating Notes==
{{Results
*[[Try Again]]: ''"The important thing is that we're together."''
|Console=GBA
*[[OK]]: ''"I love you... and this cheese!"''
|caption=なかまから ひとこと
*[[Superb]]: ''"Want to hear about Daddy's big heist?"''
Try again rate cheese.PNG|"The important thing is that we're together."
|cp_DEF_Ng Alt=You weren't sharp.)''<br>''(Your starts were delayed...)''<br>''(Hey! Don't get in the way!
OK rate Cheese.PNG|"I love you... and this cheese!"
|cp_DEF_Hi Alt=Your stops were tight!)''<br>''(Your starts were great!}}
Superb rate Cheese.PNG|"Want to hear about Daddy's big heist?"
{{Results
</gallery>
|Console=3DS
|caption=Hushed Whispers
|cp_DEF_Ng=Work on those stops!<br>You need to practice your starts.
|cp_DEF_Hi=Your stops were perfect!<br>Great starts!}}
==Epilogue==
{{Epilogue
|Console=GBA
|NG=チーズ 食べたいよ～…
|OK=チーズ おいしいね。
|HI=みんな、 よかったネ！
|NG alt=I wanna eat some cheese...
|OK alt=Cheese is yummy.
|HI alt=Everyone, it was good!}}
{{Epilogue
|Console=Arcade
|NG=チーズ 食べたいよ～…
|OK=チーズ おいしいね。
|HI=みんな、 よかったネ！
|NG alt=I wanna eat some cheese...
|OK alt=Cheese is yummy.
|HI alt=Everyone, it was good!}}
{{Epilogue
|Console=3DS
|NG=I guess we could try to eat the<br>plate...
|OK=You know, I really like cheese.<br>Like, a LOT.
|HI=We'll have to start a family to eat<br>all this!}}
==[[Rhythm Item]]==
{{item
|name=Stoplight
|title=Yellow Means Cheese
|explain=This antique traffic signal has been<br>used to train young rats for many<br>generations. They train hard every<br>night, since they know their survival<br>(and cheese consumption) depends<br>on it.}}
==[[Skill Star]]==
The Skill Star appears on the second stop after the stoplight is thrown away.
==[[Challenge Land]]==
{{PAGENAME}} appears in the following [[Challenge Train]] courses:
*[[Game Gamble: Intermediate]]
*[[Rhythm Safari]]
==Appearances==
==Appearances==
*[[Remix 2 (GBA)|Remix 2]]
*[[Remix 6 (GBA)|Remix 6]]
*[[Remix 8 (GBA)|Remix 8]]
==Rhythm Heaven Megamix==
{{Template:Game-Nav
|Minigame_infobox/Data = Citrus Remix
|Minigame_infobox/Data2 = Fan Club}}{{Template:Minigame infobox
|Number = 48|Reward = 1 Flow Ball}}'''Rat Race '''(こっそりラット ''Kossori Ratto; nicknamed '''Cheese Heist''' by fans''<sup>?</sup>) is a minigame from [[Rhythm Tengoku]] that returns and remade in [[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]. The name was changed to Rat Race in the English version.
==Gameplay==
[[File:Cheese_Heist_gameplay_3DS.PNG|200px]]
The graphics of the game are now updated to be in the same style as ''Rhythm Heaven Megamix's'' artwork, and the 3D Effect of the [[Nintendo 3DS]] were added in this game to give more details. Unlike the GBA version, the brown mouse will give the player signals immediately rather than in the tutorial, and he will throw it near the end of the game anyway, so you must continue the routine without using it. The controls and the entire game itself are left original.
==Controls==
====Button Mode====
*Hold A: Stop
*Release A: Go
====Simple Tap Mode====
*Hold stylus: Stop
*Release stylus: Go
==Hit or Miss==
*Hit: Nothing goes wrong and you get away from the cat.
*Barely: You jump a little when you hide, and when you run, there is a "boing"ing sound.
*Miss: You bump into one of the other two mice. When hiding the mouse you hit moves out of position, and when running, the mouse you hit does not run momentarily, but catches up fast.
==Rating Notes==
*[[Try Again]]: ''"The important thing is that we're together."''
*[[OK]]: ''"I love you, honey... and this cheese too!"''
*[[Superb]]: ''"Want to hear about Daddy's big heist?"''
==Rating Screens==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Cheese Heist 3DS Try Again.PNG|"The important thing is that we're together."
Cheese Heist 3DS Superb.PNG|"Want to hear about Daddy's big heist?"
Screenshot 3DS Rat Race.png|[[Rat Race]]<br>[[Final Remix]]
Screenshot 3DS Rat Race Donut Remix.png|[[Donut Remix]]
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Kossori Rat 2P==
{{GameExplainArcade
|title=こっそりラット 2P
|explain=あなたはネズミ。<br>大スキなチーズをめざして<br>ストップ＆ゴー！！
|titleEN=Kossori Rat 2P
|explainEN=You are a mouse.<br>To reach your beloved cheese,<br>Stop & Go!!}}
{{RhythmGame
|name=こっそりラット 2P
|image={{TabStart|style=text-align:center}}{{TabHeader|{{Console|Arcade|32px}}}}[[File:Prologue Arcade Rat Race.png|240px]]{{TabEnd}}
|number={{Console|Arcade}} 6
|version={{ver|Two Player}}{{ver|Long}}
|stage={{Stage|GBA2Pstage2}}}}
{{Nihongo|Kossori Rat 2P|こっそりラット 2P|Kossori Rat 2P}} is the 2nd [[Rhythm Game]] of Stage 2 (6th overall) in the [[Two-Player Menu|2P mode]] of ''[[Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)]]''.
It plays the same as the 1P version, but there is a second set of rats, with both players controlling the white rats. Interestingly, while most [[Two-Player Menu|2P]] games show a How to Play video instead of a [[Practice]], Kossori Rat 2P shows a How to Play video, and a [[Practice]] right after.<gallery>Screenshot Arcade Kossori Rat 2P.png</gallery>{{clear}}
==Video==
{{#ev:youtube|c7s50MLG5_Q||inline}}
{{#ev:youtube|kLUTJRwGdG4||inline}}
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The stealth rats make a cameo in Rhythm Heaven's Freeze Frame while sometimes appearing in the pictures the player takes.
*When the [[Rats]] stop, the stoplight shows three red lights. In ''[[Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)]]'', the lights stay off while the [[Rats]] are stopped. This is reverted back to showing red lights in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''.
**The How to Play video for Kossori Rat 2P shows red lights, however.
*The [[Rats]] make a cameo in [[Freeze Frame]], where they sometimes appear in the photos.
*[[Ms. Whiskers]] makes a cameo in [[Wake-Up Caller]], sometimes appearing at the window.
*[[Bunny Hop]], [[Fan Club 2]], [[Quiz Show]], [[Big Rock Finish]] and this game are the only games to receive remixed music in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''.
==Development History==
{{Main|Rat Race/Development}}
==In Other Languages==
{{Lang
|jp=こっそりラット
|rojp=Kossori Ratto
|mnjp=Sneaky Rat
|us=Rat Race
|mnus=Pun on the phrase "[[wikipedia:rat race|rat race]]"
The three Rats run across a very, very long kitchen table. During the Practice and Remixes (and in Rhythm Heaven Megamix, the first half of the game), the frontmost rat uses a stoplight to give signals. Ms. Whiskers repeatedly pops up to try to catch the rats, and when she appears, they need to stop behind a stack of plates. The music goes quiet for a few bit before it starts building up, and the rats prepare to run off.
Perfect!/Ace!?: The white rat stops and starts correctly.
Early!/Late!?: When stopping, the white rat halts abrutly, sweating a little. When starting, the white rat starts moving at the wrong time.
Miss...?: When stopping, the white rat bumps into the rat infront of him, causing it to get angry. When starting, the white rat stays in place, causing the one behind him to bump into him. If the player holds for too long, the white rat falls behind, and automatically starts moving to catch up. If any rat happens to not be covered by dishes when Ms. Whiskers comes up, they will cower in fear and sweat profusely.
Results
なかまから ひとこと
(A word from your friends)
キレが ないよ。 でだしが ぐだぐだ・・・ もう！ ジャマしないでよ！
(You weren't sharp.) (Your starts were delayed...) (Hey! Don't get in the way!)
う～ん．．． まぁまぁ、 かな。 とりあえず．．． よしと します。
(Hmm...) (Well, I wonder.) (For now...) (All right.)
きっちり とまってる！ でだしが バッチリ！
(Your stops were tight!) (Your starts were great!)
Hushed Whispers
Work on those stops! You need to practice your starts.
This antique traffic signal has been used to train young rats for many generations. They train hard every night, since they know their survival (and cheese consumption) depends on it.
It plays the same as the 1P version, but there is a second set of rats, with both players controlling the white rats. Interestingly, while most 2P games show a How to Play video instead of a Practice, Kossori Rat 2P shows a How to Play video, and a Practice right after.
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