{{GameExplainWii|titleUS = Air Rally|explainUS = Keep the rally going in this <br>badminton game! Try not to <br>let the birdie go out of <br>bounds, though...|titleUK = Air Rally|explainUK = Have you ever played <br>badminton this high up? <br>Try not to drop the <br>shuttlecocks, because <br>it's a long way down!}}
{{GameExplainWii
{{GameExplain3DS|title = Air Rally 2|explain = You know what livens up <br>a long plane trip? Badminton. <br>It makes the miles just fly by!|No Practice = 3DS}}
|explainUS=Keep the rally going in this<br>badminton game! Try not to<br>let the birdie go out of<br>bounds, though...
|-|3DS=[[File:return of air rally.png|240px]]</tabber>|bpm=182|number=[[File:ConsoleWii Icon.png|20px]] 13<br>[[File:Console3DS Icon.png|20px]] 35|gift=[[File:ConsoleWii Icon.png|20px]] [[Reading_Material_(Rhythm_Heaven_Fever)#Baxter_.26_Forthington|Baxter and Forthington]]<br>[[File:Console3DS Icon.png|20px]] [[Flow Ball]]|stage={{Stage|Wiistage3}}{{Stage|3DStower2}}}}
|titleUK=Air Rally
|explainUK=Have you ever played<br>badminton this high up?<br>Try not to drop the<br>shuttlecocks, because<br>it's a long way down!}}
{{Nihongo|'''Air Rally 2'''|かえってきた バドミントン|Kaettekita Badominton|"Return of Badminton"}}, known in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]'' as {{Nihongo|'''Air Rally'''|バドミントン|Badominton|"Badminton"}}, is the 13th minigame in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]'' and the 35th minigame in [[Rhythm Heaven Megamix|''Rhythm Heaven Megamix'']]. It features [[Baxter]] and [[Forthington]] playing badminton in the sky. It's the sequel to [[Air Rally]] in[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix|'' Rhythm Heaven Megamix'']].
{{GameExplain3DS
|title=Air Rally 2
|explain=You know what really livens up<br>a long plane trip? Badminton.<br>It makes the miles just fly by!
{{Nihongo|Air Rally 2|かえってきた バドミントン|Kaettekita Badminton}}, known in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]'' as {{Nihongo|Air Rally|バドミントン|Badminton}}, is the 3rd [[Rhythm Game]] of Stage 3 (13th overall) in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]'' and the 3rd of [[Honeybee Tower]] (35th overall) in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''.
The short version, [[Air Rally]], appears in [[Honeybee Land]] in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''.
The game revolves around [[Baxter & Forthington]] having a game of badminton while flying in their planes. Every time Forthington hits the birdie, the player, who controls Baxter, must hit it back on the following beat. Forthington sometimes says "Ba-bum bum bum!" before hitting a birdie, indicating the player must wait two beats before hitting it back. He counts out loud, "Two, three, four!" to indicate a return to the normal beat pattern.
The gameplay is similar to the prequel, but the tempo is much faster. Every time Forthington hits the shuttlecock, the player must press A on the following beat to hit it back. When Forthington says “Ba-bum bum bum!”, before hitting a shuttlecock, the player must hit it back two beats later.
The game tries to visually mislead the player by having the two planes distance from each other. The beat remains the same, however, at any distance. In the middle of the game, the sun sets, leaving the two players in silhouette. At night time, the clouds start to obscure the player's vision as well.
In addition to the increased tempo and altered aesthetics, the game will attempt to visually mislead the player by having the two planes distance from each other. The beat remains the same, however, at any distance. The lighting will also change overtime, making the characters appear silhouetted.
==Controls==
==Controls==
{{Controls|At=Swing racket}}
{{Controls|At=Swing racket}}
==[[Timing Display]]==
==[[Timing Display]]==
{{Timing|Ace!=The player hits the shuttlecock towards Forthington.|Early!/Late!= The player hits the shuttlecock, but it is knocked to the side, and Forthington serves another one (except on the last beat).|Miss...= The shuttlecock flies past the player, and Forthington serves another one (except on the last beat). If the player misses on the last beat, Forthington’s ending dialogue will be disappointed.}}
{{Timing
|just=The player hits the birdie towards Forthington.
|miss=The player hits the birdie, but it is knocked to the side.
|through=The birdie flies past the player. If the player misses the last one, Forthington will be quite disappointed, yelling "Come on! You can't miss the last one! How lame is that?!"}}
==Results==
==Results==
{{Results|Console = Wii|caption = Local Birds' Thoughts|cp_DEF_Ng = You missed a lot of returns.<br>The changes really threw you.<br>The fast ones zapped past you.|cp_DEF_Hi = You kept that rally going!<br>You matched the changes well.<br>You handled the fast shots well.}}
{{Results
{{Results|Console = PAL|caption = The geese say...|cp_DEF_Ng = That couldn't even be called a rally.<br>You didn't hit the rhythm changes.<br>You let the fast ones get past you!|cp_DEF_Hi = That was a great rally!<br>You coped well with rhythm changes.<br>You took the fast shots in your swing.}}
|Console=Wii
{{Results|Console = 3DS|caption = Local Birds' Thoughts|cp_DEF_Ng = The long shots zapped past you.<br>You missed a lot of returns.<br>The changes really threw you.|cp_DEF_Hi = You kept that rally going!<br>You handled the long shots well.<br>You matched the changes well.}}
|caption=Local Birds' Thoughts
|cp_DEF_Ng=You missed a lot of returns.<br>The changes really threw you.<br>The fast ones zipped past you.
|cp_DEF_Hi=You kept that rally going!<br>You matched the changes well.<br>You handled the fast shots well.
|caption Alt=The geese say...
|cp_DEF_Ng Alt=That couldn't even be called a rally.<br>You didn't hit the rhythm changes.<br>You let the fast ones get past you!
|cp_DEF_Hi Alt=That was a great rally!<br>You coped well with rhythm changes.<br>You took the fast shots in your swing.}}
{{Results
|Console=3DS
|caption=Local Birds' Thoughts
|cp_DEF_Ng=You missed a lot of returns.<br>The changes really threw you.<br>The long shots zipped past you.
|cp_DEF_Hi=You kept that rally going!<br>You matched the changes well.<br>You handled the long shots well.}}
==Epilogue==
==Epilogue==
{{Epilogue
{{Epilogue
|Console=Wii
|Console=Wii
|NG Image=Air_rally_try_again.png
|NG Image=Epilogue Wii Air Rally NG.png
|OK Image=Air_rally_OK.PNG
|OK Image=Epilogue Wii Air Rally OK.png
|HI Image=Air_rally_Superb.png
|HI Image=Epilogue Wii Air Rally HI.png
|NG=This won't end well...
|NG=This won't end well...
|OK=Let's concentrate on flying for now.
|OK=Let's concentrate on flying<br>for now.
|HI=The only way to play badminton!
|HI=The only way to play badminton!
|NG alt=Mayday, mayday!
|NG alt=Mayday, mayday!
|OK alt=Let's just try flying for now.
|OK alt=Let's just try flying for now.
|HI alt=High altitude badminton is great!
|HI alt=High altitude badminton is great!}}
}}
{{Epilogue
{{Epilogue
|Console=3DS
|Console=3DS
|NG Image=Air Rally 3DS Try Again.PNG
|OK Image=Air Rally 3DS OK.PNG
|HI Image=Air Rally 3DS Superb.PNG
|NG=I blame you entirely for this.
|NG=I blame you entirely for this.
|OK=ANOTHER tied game?
|OK=ANOTHER tied game?
|HI=Outta my way, duck! I've got a rally to maintain!
|HI=Outta my way, duck! I've got<br>a rally to maintain!}}
}}
==[[Rhythm Item]]==
{{item
==Rhythm Item==
|name=Baxter's Racket
===Baxter's Racket===
|title=Forthington's Rival
{{Template:Item
|explain=Ever since Baxter started<br>using this racket, I haven't been<br>able to keep up with him! I can't<br>believe how much better he's<br>gotten--I must practice...and<br>maybe buy a new racket!}}
|item = Baxter's Racket.png
==[[Skill Star]]==
|name = Baxter's Racket
|title = Forthington's Rival
|explain = Ever since Baxter started using this racket, I haven't been able to keep up with him! I can't believe how much better he's gotten--I must practice...and maybe buy a new racket! }}
==Skill Star==
The Skill Star appears on the two slow rallies just before the background changes to night in the middle of the game.
The Skill Star appears on the two slow rallies just before the background changes to night in the middle of the game.
==Challenge Land==
==[[Challenge Land]]==
{{PAGENAME}} appears in the following [[Challenge Train]] courses:
{{PAGENAME}} appears in the following [[Challenge Train]] courses:
*[[Challenge Land#Be a Good Sport|Be a Good Sport]]
*[[Challenge Land#Back and So Forth|Back and So Forth]]
*[[Back and So Forth]]
==Appearances==
==Appearances==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Fever Air Rally Practice.PNG|Air Rally (Practice)
Screenshot Wii Air Rally Practice.png|[[Air Rally 2|Air Rally]] ([[Practice]])
Air Rally gameplay.png|Air Rally<br>[[Remix 10 (Wii)|Remix 10]]
Screenshot Wii Air Rally.png|[[Air Rally 2|Air Rally]]<br>[[Remix 10 (Wii)|Remix 10]]
Air Rally Remix 3.png|[[Remix 3 (Wii)|Remix 3]]
Screenshot Wii Air Rally Remix 3.png|[[Remix 3 (Wii)|Remix 3]]
Air Rally Remix 8.png|[[Remix 8 (Wii)|Remix 8]]
Screenshot Wii Air Rally Remix 8.png|[[Remix 8 (Wii)|Remix 8]]
Air Rally Practice Megamix.PNG|[[Air Rally]] (Practice)
Screenshot 3DS Air Rally Practice.png|[[Air Rally]] ([[Practice]])
Air Rally Story gameplay.png|[[Air Rally]]
Screenshot 3DS Air Rally.png|[[Air Rally]]
Air Rally 2 Final.png|Air Rally 2<br>[[Final Remix]]
Screenshot 3DS Air Rally 2.png|[[Air Rally 2]]<br>[[Final Remix]]
Air Rally Honeybee.png|[[Honeybee Remix]]
Screenshot 3DS Air Rally 2 Honeybee Remix.png|[[Honeybee Remix]]
</gallery>
</gallery>
== Trivia ==
*Sometimes the [[Blue Birds]] and their captain from ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' fly through the sky in the background, replacing the normal birds. A Blue Bird can also be seen in the Superb epilogue screen.
*At the end of the game, Forthington says “Good job!” (“You deserve a treat!” in ''Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise''). If you miss the last shot of the game, Forthington instead says, "Come on! You can't miss the last shot! How lame is that? Anyway, good game!"
*There is no practice for this game in ''Megamix'', despite the presence of a new feature: Forthington moving further away from Baxter. This is one of a few times that a new feature wasn’t given or mentioned in a practice; the others being [[Night Walk 2]], [[Bon Dance]], [[Karate Man 2 (GBA)]], [[Marcher 2]], [[Sneaky Spirits 2]], [[Shiroi Obake 2|the GBA sequel]], [[Karate Man]], [[The Dazzles 2]], & [[Glee Club 2 (DS)]].
*This is one of the few games in the franchise to require player input after the music finishes. Other games like this are [[Remix 4 (GBA)]], [[Remix 5 (GBA)]], [[Air Batter 2]], [[Lockstep]], [[Fan Club 2]], [[Lockstep 2]], and [[Flock Step]].
*The second "Ba-bum bum bum!" was changed in ''Megamix''.
*A [[Threefish]] from [[Catch of the Day]] appears in the sprite sheet for this game, but it went completely unused.
*The amount of clouds in the game was reduced in ''Megamix''.
==Video==
==Video==
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!Rhythm Heaven Megamix
==Trivia==
|-
*At the start of the game, a flock of geese can be seen flying by. Sometimes, this flock is replaced by [[Captain Blue Bird]] and five members of [[The Blue Birds]]. One member is also seen in the [[Superb]] epilogue.
|[[File:Rhythm Heaven Fever ~ Air Rally (Perfect)|300px]]
*Presumably due to hardware limitations, the amount of clouds was reduced in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'', reducing their effectiveness as a visual distraction.
|[[File:Rhythm Heaven Megamix - Air Rally 2 (Perfect) (English)|300px]]
|mnes = Pun on the phrase meaning "quickly", literally "feather flight"
|mnes=Feather flight (Phrase meaning "quickly")
|it = Partita al volo
|de=Badminton
|mnit = Match on the fly
|it=Partita al volo
|nl = Air Rally<ref>[https://www.nintendo.nl/Iwata-vraagt/Iwata-vraagt-Beat-the-Beat-Rhythm-Paradise/Iwata-vraagt-Beat-the-Beat-Rhythm-Paradise/3-Bruidstaart-en-Ringside-/3-Bruidstaart-en-Ringside--236521.html], Iwata vraagt: Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise, 3. Bruidstaart en ''Ringside''</ref>
|mnit=Match on the fly
|pt = Air Rally<ref>[https://www.nintendo.pt/Iwata-Pergunta/Iwata-Pergunta-Beat-the-Beat-Rhythm-Paradise/Iwata-Pergunta-Beat-the-Beat-Rhythm-Paradise/3-Bolo-de-casamento-e-Ringside-/3-Bolo-de-casamento-e-Ringside--236521.html], Iwata Pergunta: Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise, 3. Bolo de casamento e ''Ringside''</ref>
|nl=Air Rally<ref>[https://www.nintendo.nl/games/oms/beat_the_beat_rhythm_paradise/rythm.html#rythm/air-rally.html Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise | Muziekspel | Wii | Nintendo]</ref><ref>[https://www.nintendo.nl/Iwata-vraagt/Iwata-vraagt-Beat-the-Beat-Rhythm-Paradise/Iwata-vraagt-Beat-the-Beat-Rhythm-Paradise/3-Bruidstaart-en-Ringside-/3-Bruidstaart-en-Ringside--236521.html Iwata vraagt | 3. Bruidstaart en ''Ringside'' | Iwata vraagt: Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise | Nintendo]</ref>
|kr = 배드민턴
|pt=Air Rally<ref>[https://www.nintendo.pt/games/oms/beat_the_beat_rhythm_paradise/rythm.html#rythm/air-rally.html Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise | Jogo de música | Wii | Nintendo]</ref><ref>[https://www.nintendo.pt/Iwata-Pergunta/Iwata-Pergunta-Beat-the-Beat-Rhythm-Paradise/Iwata-Pergunta-Beat-the-Beat-Rhythm-Paradise/3-Bolo-de-casamento-e-Ringside-/3-Bolo-de-casamento-e-Ringside--236521.html Iwata Pergunta | 3. Bolo de casamento e ''Ringside'' | Iwata Pergunta: Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise | Nintendo]</ref>
|rokr = Baedeuminteon
|kr=배드민턴
|mnkr = Badminton}}
|rokr=Baedeuminteon
|mnkr=Badminton}}
===Rhythm Heaven Megamix===
===''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''===
{{Lang
{{Lang
|jp = かえってきた バドミントン
|jp=かえってきた バドミントン
|rojp = Kaettekita Badominton
|rojp=Kaettekita Badominton
|mnjp = Return of Badminton
|mnjp=Badminton Returns
|fr = Badminton extrême
|us=Air Rally 2
|mnfr = Extreme badminton
|fr=Badminton extrême
|du = Badminton 2
|mnfr=Extreme badminton
|es = A vuelapluma 2
|es=A vuelapluma 2
|mnes = Pun on the phrase meaning "quickly", literally "feather flight 2"
|mnes=Feather flight 2 [Phrase meaning "quickly"]
|it = Partita al volo 2
|de=Badminton 2
|mnit = Match on the fly 2
|it=Partita al volo 2
|kr = 돌아온 배드민턴
|mnit=Match on the fly 2
|rokr = Dol-aon Baedeuminteon
|kr=돌아온 배드민턴
|mnkr = Return of Badminton}}
|rokr=Dol-aon Baedeuminteon
|mnkr=Badminton Returns}}
==References==
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Latest revision as of 00:36, 1 September 2024
Air Rally
Keep the rally going in this badminton game! Try not to let the birdie go out of bounds, though...
The game revolves around Baxter & Forthington having a game of badminton while flying in their planes. Every time Forthington hits the birdie, the player, who controls Baxter, must hit it back on the following beat. Forthington sometimes says "Ba-bum bum bum!" before hitting a birdie, indicating the player must wait two beats before hitting it back. He counts out loud, "Two, three, four!" to indicate a return to the normal beat pattern.
The game tries to visually mislead the player by having the two planes distance from each other. The beat remains the same, however, at any distance. In the middle of the game, the sun sets, leaving the two players in silhouette. At night time, the clouds start to obscure the player's vision as well.
Perfect!/Ace!?: The player hits the birdie towards Forthington.
Early!/Late!?: The player hits the birdie, but it is knocked to the side.
Miss...?: The birdie flies past the player. If the player misses the last one, Forthington will be quite disappointed, yelling "Come on! You can't miss the last one! How lame is that?!"
Results
Local Birds' Thoughts()
The geese say...()
You missed a lot of returns. The changes really threw you. The fast ones zipped past you.
That couldn't even be called a rally. You didn't hit the rhythm changes. You let the fast ones get past you!
Eh. Good enough.
Good try.
You kept that rally going! You matched the changes well. You handled the fast shots well.
That was a great rally! You coped well with rhythm changes. You took the fast shots in your swing.
Local Birds' Thoughts
You missed a lot of returns. The changes really threw you. The long shots zipped past you.
Eh. Passable.
You kept that rally going! You matched the changes well. You handled the long shots well.
Ever since Baxter started using this racket, I haven't been able to keep up with him! I can't believe how much better he's gotten--I must practice...and maybe buy a new racket!
At the start of the game, a flock of geese can be seen flying by. Sometimes, this flock is replaced by Captain Blue Bird and five members of The Blue Birds. One member is also seen in the Superb epilogue.
Presumably due to hardware limitations, the amount of clouds was reduced in Rhythm Heaven Megamix, reducing their effectiveness as a visual distraction.
Rhythm Heaven Megamix
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