{{quote|An army of evil spirits has <br>invaded a peaceful village. <br>Only a lone samurai can <br>stop them. What dastardly <br>deeds are they up to?|Samurai Slice Description (Rhythm Heaven Fever)}}
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{{Template:Quote|An army of evil spirits <br>descended on the peaceful <br>village. Only a lone samurai <br>can stop them and restore <br>peace to the land.|Samurai Slice Description (Beat the Beat Rhythm Paradise)}}
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{{Nihongo|Samurai Slice|<ruby>悪霊退散<rt>あくりょうたいさん</rt></ruby>|Akuryō Taisan}} is the 4th [[Rhythm Game]] of Stage 4 (19th overall) in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]'' and the 3rd of [[Shop No. 5]] (105th overall), costing 10 [[Flow Ball]]s, in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''.
{{Nihongo|'''Samurai Slice'''|悪霊退散|Akuryou Taisan|"Dispelling Evil Spirits"}} is the 19th minigame in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]'' and the 105th minigame in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''. It features the [[The Wandering Samurai|wandering samurai]]. In this game, you are slicing up demons who are spawning from a dark portal, in order to save the Lost Pinwheel of a child. This game has a sequel, called [[Samurai Slice 2]].
== Gameplay ==
The arrange version, [[Samurai Slice 2]], appears in Stage 8 in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]''.
[[File:SS_fever_gameplay.png|thumb|200px]]
==Gameplay==
[[File:Screenshot Wii Samurai Slice.png|thumb]]
[[File:Screenshot 3DS Samurai Slice.png|thumb]]
The player takes control of [[The Wandering Samurai]]. He must defeat red-eyed [[Demons|monsters]] spawning from a dark portal, using Samurai Technique I: The Slice. Occasionally, a group of green-eyed monsters appear all at once, which the samurai must dispatch with Samurai Technique II: Lots of Slicing, also known as a whirlwind slice. The red-eyed monsters vary in size, however this does not affect gameplay itself.
[[File:Samurai_Slice_M_gameplay.png|thumb|200px]]In this game, the player must slice a horde of demons, or evil spirits, as they appear, in order to protect the peaceful village. Evil spirits will appear and the player must slice them with their sword at the correct time to vanquish them, by pressing the A button. Occasionally, a vortex of demons will swarm at once and the player has to perform a whirlwind slice, which will make the samurai thrash his sword rapidly.
During practice, [[The Wandering Samurai]] can be found in what appears to be a bamboo forest, slicing monsters popping out of a burning straw house. After this, a single monster carrying a pinwheel appears, prompting the samurai to give chase. In the real game, the samurai moves into position, as the words "A Hero's Tale" (or "Samurai Slice" in ''[[Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise]]'') set the scene.
You use the normal slice for the red demons, but the green ones come out faster, so you have to use the whirlwind slice. The Red demons can also vary in size, but this is just a distraction. There is also a story, which covers the screen mid-game to obstruct the game's visuals.
During the first wave of monsters, snow starts falling, followed by sakura leaves. The game then covers the screen to show the story so far, showing the [[Pinwheel Girl]] and her friend playing with a pinwheel, which a monster swoops in and steals. The samurai appears before them, and proceeds to chase the monsters to see justice done. After this, a storm appears as the game nears the end. The very last monster is the one carrying the pinwheel. After it, the text "To be continued..." appears on screen, which the samurai can slice if he so chooses.
==Controls==
== Gameplay Features ==
=== Our Story So Far... ===
Various elements during the story segment can be affected negatively if the player's timing is off. When a barely occurs, the characters and texts will tilt slightly. When a miss occurs, the characters and text tilt drastically, reaching the edges of the screen. During the evil spirit's story segment, additional spirits alongside it appear if either a barely or miss occurs.
=== Wandering Samurai Dialogue ===
At the end of the story segment during the rhythm game, the Wandering Samurai will either say ''"I will see justice done."'' or ''"Don't worry."''
=== To Be Continued... ===
At the end of the rhythm game, the words "To be continued..." appear. If the player slices at them four to five times, the words will be cut in half.
=== From Superb to OK ===
Like some other rhythm games, missing the last hit will result in an OK regardless of how well the player performed.
|just=The player slices the monsters in half. Interestingly, the end of a whirlwind slice is counted as a perfect input even though the player does not need to release the button at the right time.
*Tap: Slice
|miss=The player grazes the monster, making it fly away. When facing a group of monsters, the first one is grazed, and the samurai does not yell at the end.
*Hold and release Stylus: Whirlwind slice
|through=The monster strikes the player, knocking them over. Any missed monsters in a group latch onto the samurai and bite him.}}
==Results==
== Timing Notes ==
{{Results
*Hit: The samurai slices the evil spirit in two. When facing a horde of spirits, they are easily cut up by his whirlwind slice.
|Console=Wii
*Barely: The samurai's blade grazes the evil spirit and it flies away. '''A barely counts as a miss'''. When facing a horde of spirits, the samurai cuts them up as normal though this will count as a miss if the initial hit was a barely.
|caption=Pinwheel Boy's Gratitude
*Miss: The evil spirit attacks the samurai and knocks him over. When facing a horde, each latch onto the samurai and bite him.
|cp_DEF_Ng=Your sword technique seemed lacking.<br>You had trouble when they ganged up on you.
|cp_DEF_Hi=You sliced a LOT of monsters!<br>Your sword moved so fast!<br>You got the pinwheel back!
== Rating Notes ==
|caption Alt=The girl says...
===''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]''===
|cp_DEF_Ng Alt=You should learn the basics first.<br>Your whirlwind slice needs work.
====Header====
|cp_DEF_Hi Alt=You handle your sword so well.<br>Your whirlwind slice was impressive.<br>You got the windmill back!}}
*"Pinwheel Boy's Gratitude"
{{Results
====Try Again====
|Console=3DS
*"Your sword technique seemed lacking."
|caption=Pinwheel Girl's Gratitude
*"You had trouble when they ganged up on you."
|cp_DEF_Ng=Your sword technique seemed lacking.<br>You had trouble when they ganged up on you.
====OK====
|cp_DEF_Hi=You sliced a LOT of monsters!<br>Your sword moved so fast!}}
|explain=What makes a ghost steal a<br>pinwheel? Malice? Greed?<br>Loneliness? Did the ghost<br>just want to play? Well,<br>stealing is ALWAYS wrong,<br>kids. }}
==[[Skill Star]]==
The Skill Star appears on the group of demons just before the story is told.
==[[Challenge Land]]==
Samurai Slice appears in the following [[Challenge Train]] courses:
*[[The Soul of Japan]]
*[[Game Gamble: Intermediate]]
*[[Demon Slayer]]
==Appearances==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Samurai Slice Wii Try Again.png|"Mister... Mister! <br>Are you all right?"
Samurai Slice EU Try Again.png|"Hey, mister! Do you need a break?"
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Samurai Slice EU OK.png|"Are you sure he's a samurai?"
Samurai Slice EU Superb.png|"Thank you, mister!"
</gallery>
===''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''===
<gallery>
Samurai Slice Wii 3DS Try Again.PNG|"Mister... Mister! <br>Are you all right?"
Samurai Slice Wii 3DS OK.PNG|"I hear he's an OK samurai..."
Samurai Slice Wii 3DS Superb.PNG|"Thanks, mister! You're the best!"
</gallery>
==Rhythm Item==
===Pinwheel===
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|item = Pinwheel.png
|header = Public-Service Announcement
|desc = What makes a ghost steal a pinwheel? Malice? Greed? Loneliness? Did the ghost just want to play? Well, stealing is ALWAYS wrong, kids.}}
==Skill Star==
There is a second horde of green demons before the story starts, you have to use the whirlwind slice to slice them out and perfect on the last one in right time to collect the star.
*[[File:Samuraislicekorean.png|thumb]]In the Korean version of Rhythm Heaven Fever, the three characters featured in this rhythm game have their traditional Japanese clothing altered to resemble Korean traditional clothing, called "Hanbok".
*In the {{US}} English version of ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]'', the child in blue clothing is referred to as [[Pinwheel Boy]]. All other versions either refer to them as a girl or simply a child.
**Also, in the Superb epilogue screen, the colors of the background were changed from red and yellow to blue and cyan, to cover up the Rising Sun colors.
==Development History==
**The clothing of the Pinwheel Boy and girl are also altered.
{{Main|Samurai Slice/Development}}
*This is the only minigame from the [[Samurai Slice]] series that returns in ''Megamix''. The only minigames that didn't return is [[Samurai Slice (GBA)|Samurai Slice for GBA]] and [[Samurai Slice (DS)|DS]].
==In Other Languages==
*This is the only minigame that keeps "To be continued..." sign, though its sequel does not appear so it would have "The End" instead, but it is possible that it is the prequel of [[Super Samurai Slice]] in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix|Megamix]]''.
{{Lang
*In ''Rhythm Heaven Fever'', the child in blue clothing is referred to as '''Pinwheel Boy''' in the rating notes screen. In Megamix, his name was changed to [[Pinwheel Girl]]. This was also reflected in European version of Fever.
|jp=悪霊退散
*In ''Megamix'', letting go of the B button after a whirlwind slice will always indicate a perfect hit. Due to this, the Skill Star can almost always be collected in every run.
|rojp=Akuryō Taisan
|mnjp=Expelling Evil Spirits
==Video==
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The player takes control of The Wandering Samurai. He must defeat red-eyed monsters spawning from a dark portal, using Samurai Technique I: The Slice. Occasionally, a group of green-eyed monsters appear all at once, which the samurai must dispatch with Samurai Technique II: Lots of Slicing, also known as a whirlwind slice. The red-eyed monsters vary in size, however this does not affect gameplay itself.
During practice, The Wandering Samurai can be found in what appears to be a bamboo forest, slicing monsters popping out of a burning straw house. After this, a single monster carrying a pinwheel appears, prompting the samurai to give chase. In the real game, the samurai moves into position, as the words "A Hero's Tale" (or "Samurai Slice" in Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise) set the scene.
During the first wave of monsters, snow starts falling, followed by sakura leaves. The game then covers the screen to show the story so far, showing the Pinwheel Girl and her friend playing with a pinwheel, which a monster swoops in and steals. The samurai appears before them, and proceeds to chase the monsters to see justice done. After this, a storm appears as the game nears the end. The very last monster is the one carrying the pinwheel. After it, the text "To be continued..." appears on screen, which the samurai can slice if he so chooses.
Perfect!/Ace!?: The player slices the monsters in half. Interestingly, the end of a whirlwind slice is counted as a perfect input even though the player does not need to release the button at the right time.
Early!/Late!?: The player grazes the monster, making it fly away. When facing a group of monsters, the first one is grazed, and the samurai does not yell at the end.
Miss...?: The monster strikes the player, knocking them over. Any missed monsters in a group latch onto the samurai and bite him.
Results
Pinwheel Boy's Gratitude()
The girl says...()
Your sword technique seemed lacking. You had trouble when they ganged up on you.
You should learn the basics first. Your whirlwind slice needs work.
Eh. Good enough.
Good try.
You sliced a LOT of monsters! Your sword moved so fast! You got the pinwheel back!
You handle your sword so well. Your whirlwind slice was impressive. You got the windmill back!
Pinwheel Girl's Gratitude
Your sword technique seemed lacking. You had trouble when they ganged up on you.
Eh. Passable.
You sliced a LOT of monsters! Your sword moved so fast!
In the English version of Rhythm Heaven Fever, the child in blue clothing is referred to as Pinwheel Boy. All other versions either refer to them as a girl or simply a child.
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