{{Quote|Return the ball to the beat! The trick is knowing how <br>quickly the ball is coming at you. Good luck!|Rhythm Rally Description (Rhythm Heaven)}}
{{About|the long version of [[Rhythm Rally]] from [[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]|the [[Cosmic Rhythm Rally|arrange version]] in [[Rhythm Heaven]], known as [[Cosmic Rhythm Rally]] in [[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]}}
{{Template:Quote|Even better than table tennis is <br>table tennis on a huge cake. This is an undeniable truth.|Rhythm Rally 2 Description (Rhythm Heaven Megamix}}
{{GameExplainDS
{{Template:Game-Nav
|title=Rhythm Rally
|Minigame_infobox/Data = Remix 1 (DS)
|explain=Return the ball to the beat!<br>The trick is knowing how<br>quickly the ball is coming<br>at you. Good luck!}}
|Minigame_infobox/Data2 = Shoot-'em-up 2}}
{{GameExplain3DS
{{Template:Game-Nav
|title=Rhythm Rally 2
|Minigame_infobox/Data = Sneaky Spirits 2
|explain=Even better than table tennis<br>is table tennis on a huge cake.<br>This is an undeniable truth.}}
|Minigame_infobox/Data2 = Flipper-Flop 2}}{{Minigame infobox|Name = Rhythm Rally 2|jname = かえってきた ピンポン|rname = Kaettekita Pinpon|Debut = Rhythm Heaven<br>Rhythm Heaven Megamix|Number = 6 (Rhythm Heaven)<br>54 (Rhythm Heaven Megamix)|Reward = Rhythm Rally soundtrack (Rhythm Heaven)<br>1 Flow Ball (Rhythm Heaven Megamix)|image = <tabber>Rhythm Heaven=[[File:Rhythm_rally.png|240px]]|-|Megamix=[[File:return of Rhythm Rally.png|240px]]</tabber>}}{{Nihongo|'''Rhythm Rally 2'''|かえってきた ピンポン|Kaettekita Pin Pon|}}, known in [[Rhythm Heaven]] as {{Nihongo|'''Rhythm Rally'''|ピンポン|Ping-Pong}}, is the 6th minigame in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' and the 54th minigame in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''. It features two [[Paddler]]s playing a table tennis rally game together. A sequel appears later called [[Cosmic Rhythm Rally|Rhythm Rally 2]]. In ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'', the background is now a big strawberry cake and it acts as a sequel to [[Rhythm Rally]].
{{RhythmGame
|number={{Console|DS}} 6<br>{{Console|3DS}} 54
|version={{ver|Long}}
|gift={{Console|DS}} [[Music List#Music List (Rhythm Heaven)|Rhythm Rally]]<br>{{Console|3DS}} [[Flow Ball]]
|stage={{Stage|DSstage2}}{{Stage|3DStower6}}}}
{{Nihongo|Rhythm Rally 2|かえってきた ピンポン|Kaettekita Ping-Pong}}, known in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' as {{Nihongo|Rhythm Rally|ピンポン|Ping-Pong}}, is the 1st [[Rhythm Game]] of the second stage (6th overall) in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' and the 2nd of [[Barbershop Tower]] (54th overall) in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''.
The short version, [[Rhythm Rally]], appears in [[Barbershop Land]] in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''.
The arrange version, [[Cosmic Rhythm Rally]], appears in the eighth stage of ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' and [[Tibby's Mom]] in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''.
The game takes place in a featureless white plain in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'', and a giant cake in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''. The player takes control of a [[Paddler]], who is playing a table tennis match with their rival. The rival serves a ball, and the player must hit it back. There are three speeds of served balls: The normal ball, which bounces on every beat; the slow one, which bounces higher on every two beats; and the fast one, which is preceeded by a cowbell noise, after which the ball is bounces on each half beat before it's hit back.
The game starts after the whistle, you are a paddler with a box-head who is playing a table tennis match with his rival. Your rival will serve a ball to you, but in order to hit that ball, hold your Stylus to prepare your paddle and flick it to paddle it to serve it to your rival. There are three speeds of served balls: The normal ball which goes normally as it bounces smoothly, the slow one goes a little slower as it bounces higher, and the fast one before each fast one, there is a cowbell sound before it to warn you that it's coming at you in fast speed, so paddle it as soon as possible.. Each cue goes at the same speed, but there are different intervals and mixes of them.
==Controls==
==Controls==
===''[[Rhythm Heaven]]''===
===''[[Rhythm Heaven]]''===
*Hold Stylus: Prepare paddle
{{Controls|Th=Prepare to swing|Tr=Cancel|F=Swing paddle}}
*Flick: Paddle Ball
===''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''===
===''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''===
====Button Mode====
{{Controls|At=Swing paddle}}
*A: Paddle Ball
==[[Timing Display]]==
====Simple Tap Mode====
{{Timing
*Tap: Paddle Ball
|just=The player hits the ball, and the rally continues.
|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.
==Timing Notes==
|through=The player never hits the ball. The rival serves a new ball.}}
*Hit: The player will successfully continue the rally.
==Results==
*Barely: The player hits the ball off the table. '''A barely counts as a miss'''.
{{Results
*Miss: The ball falls into the players side. The coach will bring out another ball.
|Console=DS
|caption=The ref says...
==Rating Notes==
|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.
===''[[Rhythm Heaven]]''===
|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!
===Header===
|caption Alt=The ref says...
*"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.
===Try Again===
|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!}}
*"You don't seem to grasp the basics."
{{Results
*"You're not a good judge of distance."
|Console=3DS
*"You need to work on the fast bits."
|caption=Ref's Call
|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.
===OK===
|cp_DEF_Hi=You've nailed the fundamentals!<br>You have a good eye for distance.<br>You've got great reflexes.}}
*"Hm..."
==Epilogue==
*"I don't know..."
{{Epilogue
*"Good enough..."
|Console=DS
*"I guess that was all right."
|NG Image=Epilogue DS Rhythm Rally NG.png
|OK Image=Epilogue DS Rhythm Rally OK.png
===Superb===
|HI Image=Epilogue DS Rhythm Rally HI.png
*"You've got great reflexes."
|NG=Sometimes it hurts to lose...
*"You have a good eye for distance."
|OK=That was a great match!
*"That was a fantastic rally!"
|HI=Nothing beats a good rally!}}
*"You've got the basics down!"
{{Epilogue
|Console=3DS
===''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''===
|NG=I really wanted to win this time...
===Header===
|OK=Good game!
*"Ref's Call"
|HI=Nothing beats a good rally!}}
===Try Again===
==[[Rhythm Item]]==
*"You don't seem to grasp the basics."
{{item
*"You need to work on the fast bits."
|name=Strawberry Paddle
===OK===
|title=Sales Pitch #2
*"Eh. Passable."
|explain=Welcome to Rhythm Table<br>Tennis! Our special today is<br>the strawberry paddle! Isn't it<br>adorable? And I guarantee that<br>you will never find a table-<br>tennis paddle that smells better!}}
===Superb===
==[[Skill Star]]==
*"You've nailed the fundamentals!"
The Skill Star appears after the four slow rallies followed up by a fast one at the middle of the game.
*"You've got great reflexes."
==[[Challenge Land]]==
{{PAGENAME}} appears in the following [[Challenge Train]] courses:
==Rating Screens==
*[[Be a Good Sport]]
===''[[Rhythm Heaven]]''===
*[[Extreme Sports]]
*[[Game Gamble: Intermediate]]
==Appearances==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Rhythm_rally tryagain.png|"Sometimes it hurts to lose..."
Rhythm Rally 3DS Try Again.PNG|"I really wanted to win this time..."
{{#ev:youtube|N7DLpsasqe4||inline}}
Rhythm Rally 3DS OK.PNG|"Good game!"
Rhythm Rally 3DS Superb.PNG|"Nothing beats a good rally!"
</gallery>
==Rhythm Item==
===Strawberry Paddle===
{{item
|item = Strawberry Paddle.png
|header = Sales Pitch #2
|desc = Welcome to Rhythm Tennis Table! Our special today is the strawberry paddle! Isn't it adorable? And I guarantee that you will never find a table tennis paddle that smells better!}}
==Skill Star==
When the paddler does a bunch of slow ones and then a fast one, hit the ball perfectly to collect the star.
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* This is one of the few games to use 3D models in the [[Rhythm Heaven franchise]].
*This is one of the few games to use 3D models in the ''[[Rhythm Heaven Series]]''.
* Both this minigame and [[Rhythm Rally]] have the same superb message "Nothing beats a good rally!"
==Development History==
* The Japanese version title is different, as it shows the character rather than the silhouette and uses the letters to show a bouncing ball.
{{Main|Rhythm Rally 2/Development}}
** This is also the same for the [[Cosmic Rhythm Rally|sequel]].
==In Other Languages==
** The Korean version's title is the same as international version, but with no borders.
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
!Rhythm Rally
!Rhythm Rally 2
|-
|[[File:Japanese_rhythm_rally.png]]
|[[File:Japanese_rhythm_rally2.png]]
|}
[[File:Swolepaddler.png|thumb|256x256px|The unused title card.]]
* There is an alternate version of the title card featuring a muscular Paddler that is never used. This image is the same in all versions.
The game takes place in a featureless white plain in Rhythm Heaven, and a giant cake in Rhythm Heaven Megamix. The player takes control of a Paddler, who is playing a table tennis match with their rival. The rival serves a ball, and the player must hit it back. There are three speeds of served balls: The normal ball, which bounces on every beat; the slow one, which bounces higher on every two beats; and the fast one, which is preceeded by a cowbell noise, after which the ball is bounces on each half beat before it's hit back.
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!
Ref's Call
You don't seem to grasp the basics. You're not a good judge of distance. You need to work on the fast bits.
Eh. Passable.
You've nailed the fundamentals! You have a good eye for distance. You've got great reflexes.
Welcome to Rhythm Table Tennis! Our special today is the strawberry paddle! Isn't it adorable? And I guarantee that you will never find a table- tennis paddle that smells better!
Rhythm Heaven Megamix
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