{{Quote|This is high-power table tennis, not for the faint of heart. If you want to win, you'll have to master the high-speed rally!|Rhythm Rally 2/Cosmic Rhythm Rally Description}}{{Template:Game-Nav
|song = }}'''Cosmo Rhythm Rally''' (コスモピンポン Cosmo ping-pong), known in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' as '''Rhythm Rally 2''' (ピンポン2 ''Ping-Pong 2''), is the 36th minigame in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' and the 87th game in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''..It's a threequel to [[Rhythm Rally (3DS)|Rhythm Rally 2]]. The gameplay is extended longer and the rally game takes place in outer space with the paddlers in [[Rhythm Heaven]] or the cosmic dancers in [[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]].
{{Nihongo|Cosmic Rhythm Rally|コスモピンポン|Cosmo Ping-Pong}}, known in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' as {{Nihongo|Rhythm Rally 2|ピンポン２|Ping-Pong 2}}, is the 1st [[Rhythm Game]] of the eight stage (36th overall) in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' and the 2nd of [[Tibby's Mom]] (87th overall) in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''.
The short version, [[Rhythm Rally]], appears in [[Barbershop Land]] in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''.
The long version, [[Rhythm Rally 2]], appears in the second stage of ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' and [[Barbershop Tower]] in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''.
==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
[[File:Cosmo_Rally_gameplay.PNG|thumb|206px]]
[[File:Screenshot DS Rhythm Rally 2.png|thumb]]
The gameplay plays the same way as its sequel, but the gameplay is extended longer and it's more complicated.
Gameplay lasts much longer and is more fast paced than before. The camera is not always facing the opponent; it moves constantly around, to force the player to rely more on the rhythm of the ball's bounces. There is also a new move called the high-speed rally, which is cued by eight cowbell sounds, each of them half a beat apart. It is a faster variant of the regular rally and lasts for two measures. There is also a planet that sometimes blocks the view. In ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'', the [[Paddler]]s are redesigned to resemble the [[Cosmo Dancers]].
The camera angle is not fixed facing towards the opponent Cosmic Dancer (Paddler in Rhythm Heaven) the whole game like in Rhythm Rally 2. The angle adjusts constantly and moves in front of moving obstacles that will block the player's view, so this way it allows more of a challenge. There is a new tactic introduced in the prectice. When you hear a clock ticking for eight quick beats signals that the rally ball is about to move at a very fast speed, keep pressing A to paddle a ball as faster as you can.
==Controls==
==Controls==
====Button Mode====
*A: Swing Paddle
====Simple Tap Mode====
*Tap: Swing Paddle
==Timing Notes==
*Hit: The player will hit the ball and successfully continue the rally.
*Barely: The player hits the ball of the table. If the ball is hit too early, it will veer to the right (when viewed from the right-handed perspective). If the ball is hit too late, it will veer to the left. '''A barely counts as a miss'''.
*Miss: The ball will bounce off the table towards the player. Whether it is a Barely or a Miss, the opponent paddler will serve another ball.
==Rating Notes==
===''[[Rhythm Heaven]]''===
===''[[Rhythm Heaven]]''===
{{Controls|Th=Prepare to swing|Tr=Cancel|F=Swing paddle}}
===Header===
*"The ref says..."
===Try Again===
*"You don't seem to grasp the basics."
===OK===
*"Hmm..."
*"I don't know..."
===Superb===
*"You've got great reflexes!"
*"You have a good eye for distance."
*"You've got the basics down!"
===''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''===
===''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''===
{{Controls|At=Swing paddle}}
===Header===
==[[Timing Display]]==
*"Table Talk"
{{Timing
===Try Again===
|just=The player hits the ball, and the rally continues.
*"You don't seem to grasp the basics."
|miss=The player hits the ball in such a way that it bounces off the table to the side (right if early, left if late), making a "doink" sound. The rival serves a new ball afterwards.
===OK===
|through=The player never hits the ball. The rival serves a new ball.}}
*"Eh. Passable."
==Results==
===Superb===
{{Results
*"You've nailed the fundamentals!"
|Console=DS
*"You've got great reflexes."
|caption=The ref says...
|cp_DEF_Ng=You don't seem to grasp the basics.<br>You're not a good judge of distance.<br>You need to work on the fast bits.
|cp_DEF_Hi=You've got the basics down!<br>You have a good eye for distance.<br>You've got great reflexes.<br>That was a fantastic rally!
|caption Alt=The ref says...
|cp_DEF_Ng Alt=You don't seem to grasp the basics.<br>You're not a good judge of distance.<br>You need to work on the fast bits.
|cp_DEF_Hi Alt=You've got the basics down!<br>You have a good eye for distance.<br>You've got great reflexes.<br>That was a fantastic rally!}}
{{Results
|Console=3DS
|caption=Table Talk
|cp_DEF_Ng=You don't seem to grasp the basics.<br>The slow balls tripped you up.<br>You need to work on the fast bits.
|cp_DEF_Hi=You've nailed the fundamentals!<br>Slow balls were no problem for you.<br>You've got great reflexes.}}
==Epilogue==
==Epilogue==
===''[[Rhythm Heaven]]''===
{{Epilogue
|Console=DS
|NG Image=Epilogue DS Rhythm Rally 2 NG.png
|OK Image=Epilogue DS Rhythm Rally 2 OK.png
|HI Image=Epilogue DS Rhythm Rally 2 HI.png
|NG=The agony of defeat!
|OK=Finally, a worthy challenger!
|HI=Nothing beats a good rally!}}
{{Epilogue
|Console=3DS
|NG=The agony of defeat!
|OK=Finally, a worthy challenger!
|HI=Table tennis is the best use of a<br>table yet devised!}}
==[[Rhythm Item]]==
{{item
|name=Rainbow Paddle
|title=Sales Pitch #3
|explain=Welcome to Rhythm Table<br>Tennis! Our special today is<br>the rainbow paddle. Truly,<br>this is the greatest and best<br>paddle ever made. Just LOOK<br>at all those colors!}}
==[[Skill Star]]==
The Skill Star appears on the second high-speed rally near the end of the game.
==[[Challenge Land]]==
{{PAGENAME}} appears in the following [[Challenge Train]] courses:
*[[Back and So Forth]]
*[[Spaaaaaaaaaaaaaaace!]]
*[[Game Gamble: Advanced]]
==Appearances==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Rhythm Rally 2 tryagain.png|"The agony of defeat!"
Cosmo Rally OK.PNG|"Finally, a worthy challenger!"
Cosmo Rally Superb.PNG|"Table tennis is the best use of a table yet devised!"
</gallery>
==Rhythm item==
===Rainbow Paddle===
{{Item|header = Sales Pitch #3|desc = Welcome to Rhythm Table Tennis! Our special today is the rainbow paddle. Truly, this is the greatest and best paddle ever made! Just LOOK at all these colors!|item = Rainbow Paddle.png}}
==Skill Star==
The Skill Star can be collected when you do the second quick fast ball.
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*This is one of the four sequels in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]] ''to have a new cue and tutorial, the other being [[Fan Club 2]], [[Fillbots 2 (DS)|Fillbots 2]], and [[Rockers 2]].
*Cosmic Rhythm Rally is one of the four arrange versions in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' to introduce a new cue and a [[Practice]] section for said cue, the others being [[Fan Club 2]], [[Fillbots 2 (DS)|Fillbots 2]], and [[Rockers 2]].
*In Rhythm Heaven, both this minigame and [[Rhythm_Rally 2|Rhythm Rally]] have the same superb message "Nothing beats a good rally!".
==Development History==
*This is one of the sequels from Rhythm Heaven where you play different characters. Instead of the Paddlers, you have Cosmic Dancers playing table-tennis rally.
{{Main|Cosmic Rhythm Rally/Development}}
*This is the only threequel game to have a new practice section and a cue in megamix.
Gameplay lasts much longer and is more fast paced than before. The camera is not always facing the opponent; it moves constantly around, to force the player to rely more on the rhythm of the ball's bounces. There is also a new move called the high-speed rally, which is cued by eight cowbell sounds, each of them half a beat apart. It is a faster variant of the regular rally and lasts for two measures. There is also a planet that sometimes blocks the view. In Rhythm Heaven Megamix, the Paddlers are redesigned to resemble the Cosmo Dancers.
Perfect!/Ace!?: The player hits the ball, and the rally continues.
Early!/Late!?: The player hits the ball in such a way that it bounces off the table to the side (right if early, left if late), making a "doink" sound. The rival serves a new ball afterwards.
Miss...?: The player never hits the ball. The rival serves a new ball.
Results
The ref says...()
The ref says...()
You don't seem to grasp the basics. You're not a good judge of distance. You need to work on the fast bits.
You don't seem to grasp the basics. You're not a good judge of distance. You need to work on the fast 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.
You've got the basics down! You have a good eye for distance. You've got great reflexes. That was a fantastic rally!
You've got the basics down! You have a good eye for distance. You've got great reflexes. That was a fantastic rally!
Table Talk
You don't seem to grasp the basics. The slow balls tripped you up. You need to work on the fast bits.
Eh. Passable.
You've nailed the fundamentals! Slow balls were no problem for you. You've got great reflexes.
Epilogue
The agony of defeat!
Finally, a worthy challenger!
Nothing beats a good rally!
The agony of defeat!
Finally, a worthy challenger!
Table tennis is the best use of a table yet devised!
Welcome to Rhythm Table Tennis! Our special today is the rainbow paddle. Truly, this is the greatest and best paddle ever made. Just LOOK at all those colors!
Rhythm Heaven Megamix
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