{{GameExplainWii|titleUS = Samurai Slice|explainUS = 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?|titleUK = Samurai Slice|explainUK = 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.}}
{{GameExplainWii
{{GameExplain3DS|title = Samurai Slice|explain = An army of evil spirits has invaded <br>a peaceful village. Only a lone <br>samurai can stop them.}}
|explainUS=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?
{{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]].
|titleUK=Samurai Slice
|explainUK=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.}}
{{GameExplain3DS
|title=Samurai Slice
|explain=An army of evil spirits has invaded<br>a peaceful village. Only a lone<br>samurai can stop them.}}
|gift={{Console|Wii}} [[Music Corner#Music List (Rhythm Heaven Fever)|Samurai Slice]]<br>{{Console|3DS}} [[Flow Ball]]
|flowballs=10
|stage={{Stage|Wiistage4}}{{Stage|3DSshop5}}}}
{{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]]''.
== 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.
*'''Perfect!/Ace!''': The samurai slices the evil spirit in two. When facing a horde of spirits, they are easily cut up by his whirlwind slice.
{{Timing
*'''Early!/Late!''': The samurai's blade grazes the evil spirit and it flies away. When facing a horde of spirits, the samurai cuts them up as normal but will not shout at the very end.
|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.
*'''Miss...''': The evil spirit attacks the samurai and knocks him over. When facing a horde, any missed spirits will latch onto the samurai and bite him.
|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.
|through=The monster strikes the player, knocking them over. Any missed monsters in a group latch onto the samurai and bite him.}}
== Results ==
==Results==
{{Results|Console = Wii|caption = Pinwheel Boy's Gratitude|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!}}
{{Results
{{Results|Console = PAL|caption = The girl says...|cp_DEF_Ng = You should learn the basics first.<br>Your whirlwind slice needs work.|cp_DEF_Hi = You handled your sword so well.<br>Your whirlwind slice was impressive.<br>You got the windmill back!}}
|Console=Wii
{{Results|Console = 3DS|caption = Pinwheel Girl's Gratitude|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!}}
|caption=Pinwheel Boy's Gratitude
|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!
|caption Alt=The girl says...
|cp_DEF_Ng Alt=You should learn the basics first.<br>Your whirlwind slice needs work.
|cp_DEF_Hi Alt=You handle your sword so well.<br>Your whirlwind slice was impressive.<br>You got the windmill back!}}
{{Results
|Console=3DS
|caption=Pinwheel Girl's Gratitude
|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!}}
==Epilogue==
==Epilogue==
{{Epilogue
{{Epilogue
|Console=Wii
|Console=Wii
|NG Image=Samurai Slice Wii Try Again.png
|NG Image=Epilogue Wii Samurai Slice NG.png
|OK Image=Samurai Slice Wii OK.png
|OK Image=Epilogue Wii Samurai Slice OK.png
|HI Image=Samurai Slice Wii Superb.png
|HI Image=Epilogue Wii Samurai Slice HI.png
|NG=Mister... Mister! Are you all right?
|NG=Mister... Mister!<br>Are you all right?
|OK=I hear he's an OK samurai...
|OK=I hear he's an OK samurai...
|HI=Thanks, mister! You're the best!
|HI=Thanks, mister!<br>You're the best!
|NG alt=Hey, mister! Do you need a break?
|NG alt=Hey, mister! Do you need a break?
|OK alt=Are you sure he's a samurai?
|OK alt=Are you sure he's a samurai?
|HI alt=Thank you, mister!
|HI alt=Thank you, mister!}}
}}
{{Epilogue
{{Epilogue
|Console=3DS
|Console=3DS
|NG Image=Samurai Slice Wii 3DS Try Again.PNG
|NG Image=Epilogue 3DS Samurai Slice NG.png
|OK Image=Samurai Slice Wii 3DS OK.PNG
|OK Image=Epilogue 3DS Samurai Slice OK.png
|HI Image=Samurai Slice Wii 3DS Superb.PNG
|HI Image=Epilogue 3DS Samurai Slice HI.png
|NG=Mister... Mister! Are you all right?
|NG=Mister... Mister!<br>Are you all right?
|OK=I hear he's an OK samurai...
|OK=I hear he's an OK samurai...
|HI=Thanks, mister! You're the best!
|HI=Thanks, mister! You're the best!}}
}}
==[[Rhythm Item]]==
{{item
==Rhythm Item==
|name=Pinwheel
{{Template:Item
|title=Public-Service Announcement
|item = Pinwheel.png
|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. }}
|header = Public-Service Announcement
==[[Skill Star]]==
|desc = What makes a ghost steal a pinwheel? Malice? Greed? Loneliness? Did the ghost just want to play? Well, stealing is ALWAYS wrong, kids.|name = Pinwheel|title = Public-Service Announcement|explain = 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==
The Skill Star appears on the group of demons just before the story is told.
The Skill Star appears on the group of demons just before the story is told.
==Challenge Land==
==[[Challenge Land]]==
Samurai Slice appears in the following [[Challenge Train]] courses:
Samurai Slice appears in the following [[Challenge Train]] courses:
*[[Challenge Land#The Soul of Japan|The Soul of Japan]]
*[[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}}
*In ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'', the fog that appears along the bottom of the screen is oddly missing.
==In Other Languages==
*This is the only minigame from the [[Samurai Slice]] series that returns in ''Megamix''. The ones minigames that didn't return are [[Iai Giri]] and [[Samurai Slice (DS)|the DS/Endless version of Samurai Slice]].
{{Lang
*Due to the "To be continued..." line being kept, despite the sequel being unplayable, it is possible that this version of Samurai Slice is the prequel of [[Super Samurai Slice]] in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix|Megamix]]''.
|jp=悪霊退散
*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.
*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.
*After practice, A demon holding a pinwheel can be shown. This will know when the game starts.
==Video==
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|kr=악령퇴치
|rokr=Aglyeongtoechi
|rokr=Aglyeongtoechi
|mnkr = Evil Spirit Eradication
|mnkr=Exorcism}}
|es = El samurái rebanador
==References==
|mnes= Samurai slice
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|fr = Rythme tranchant
|it = Spirito samurai
|mnit = Samurai spirit}}
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Samurai Slice
An army of evil spirits has invaded a peaceful village. Only a lone samurai can stop them. What dastardly deeds are they up to?
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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