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|titleUS=Flock Step
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|explainUS=It's amazing to see so many<br>birds migrating together.<br>Of course, to avoid stepping<br>on each others' toes, they'll<br>need good rhythm...
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{{Nihongo|'''Flock Step'''|鳥の大群|Tori no Taigun|"Bird's Flock"}} is the 24th minigame in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]'' and the 25th minigame in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''. It features a large flock of migrating [[Huebirds of Happiness]] stepping in rhythm.
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{{Nihongo|Flock Step|<ruby>鳥<rt>とり</rt></ruby>の<ruby>大<rt>たい</rt>群<rt>ぐん</rt></ruby>|Tori no Taigun}} is the 4th [[Rhythm Game]] of Stage 5 (24th overall) in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]'' and the 3rd of [[Songbird Land]] (25th overall) in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''.
The player controls a pink Huebird located in the center of the screen as it has to march in step along with the other Huebirds. When one of the birds squawks, this is a cue for all the Huebirds to squat and jump in time with each other.
[[File:Screenshot 3DS Flock Step.png|thumb]]
This game features a large flock of migrating [[Huebirds of Happiness]] stepping in rhythm. The player controls a pink one in-between a group of three other birds. When the birds squawk, all the Huebirds squat down and subsequently jump in time with each other.
==Controls==
==Controls==
===''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]] ''===
===''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]] ''===
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===''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''===
===''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''===
{{Controls|At=March|Bht=Squat|Brt=Jump}}
{{Controls|At=March|Bht=Squat|Brt=Jump}}
==Timing Display==
==[[Timing Display]]==
*'''Perfect!/Ace!''': The Huebird will step and jump in time with the others.
{{Timing
*'''Early!/Late!''': The Huebird will go offbeat while stepping or jumping depending on if the player was too early or late.
|just=The player steps and jumps in time with the others.
*'''Miss...''': The Huebird bumps into the bird in front of or behind him, looking surprised while the other bird looks annoyed. This may switch the footing pattern if the player continues without anymore breaks.
|miss=The player steps or jumps off the beat.
|through=The player bumps into the neighboring bird, looking surprised while the other bird looks annoyed. This may switch the footing pattern if the player continues without anymore breaks.}}
==Results==
==Results==
{{Results|Console = Wii|caption = Words of the Feathered|cp_DEF_Ng = Your footwork needs work.<br>Are you ethically opposed to jumping?<br>Did you get tired at the end?|cp_DEF_Hi = Great synchronized footwork!<br>Nice jump flaps!<br>You really stuck it out to the end.}}
{{Results
{{Results|Console = PAL|caption = The flock says...|cp_DEF_Ng = Your footwork needs more work.<br>Did you have your wings clipped?<br>Did you get tired at the end?|cp_DEF_Hi = You matched in time well.<br>You flapped well!<br>You did well right at the end.}}
|Console=Wii
{{Results|Console = 3DS|caption = Words of the Feathered|cp_DEF_Ng = Your footwork needs work.<br>Are you ethically opposed to jumping?|cp_DEF_Hi = Great synchronized footwork!<br>Nice jump flaps!}}
|caption=Words of the Feathered
|cp_DEF_Ng=Your footwork needs work.<br>Are you ethically opposed to jumping?<br>Did you get tired at the end?
|cp_DEF_Hi=Great synchronized footwork!<br>Nice jump flaps!<br>You really stuck it out to the end.
|caption Alt=The flock says...
|cp_DEF_Ng Alt=Your footwork needs more work.<br>Did you have your wings clipped?<br>Did you get tired at the end?
|cp_DEF_Hi Alt=You marched in time well.<br>You flapped well!<br>You did well right at the end.}}
{{Results
|Console=3DS
|caption=Words of the Feathered
|cp_DEF_Ng=Your footwork needs work.<br>Are you ethically opposed to jumping?
|desc = "Apparently if you collect one feather of each color, you will be irresistible to anyone you talk to." "Sorry, what did you say? I was...distracted."|name = Colorful Feathers|title = Love Spell|explain = "Apparently if you collect one feather of each color, you will be irresistible to anyone you talk to." "Sorry, what did you say? I was...distracted."}}
|explain="Apparently if you collect one<br>feather of each color, you will<br>be irresistible to anyone you<br>talk to."<br>"Sorry, what did you say? I<br>was...distracted."}}
==Skill Star==
==[[Skill Star]]==
The Skill Star appears on the three consecutive jumps in the middle of the game.
The Skill Star appears on the three consecutive jumps 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:
*The name "Flock Step" is a possible reference to ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]''’s [[Lockstep]].
*The large sphere with a smiley face from [[Cosmic Rhythm Rally|Rhythm Rally 2]] in ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' makes a cameo during the zoom-out segment.
**Further examined, both games objective's are to step in rhythm in a group. The only difference is the offbeat part that was in Lockstep, but not in Flock Step.
**Despite the sphere being redesigned to resemble the [[Cosmo Dancers]] in [[Cosmic Rhythm Rally]] in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'', this change was not reflected in Flock Step.
*The Huebirds later appear in the [[Night Walk (Wii)|Night Walk]] credits game, flying by in a huge flock partway through it.
*[[The Huebirds of Happiness]] later appear in [[Night Walk (Wii)|Night Walk]] in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]'', flying by in a huge flock partway through.
*In ''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]'', both this minigame and [[Tap Trial]] have the same Superb message: "It feels good to belong". However, Flock Step's Superb message has a full stop at the end while Tap Trial's has an exclamation point.
==Development History==
*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 [[Air Rally 2|Air Rally]].
{{Main|Flock Step/Development}}
*According to debug notes found in the files of ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'', this game, [[Board Meeting]], [[Fork Lifter]], [[Double Date]], [[Cheer Readers]] and [[Packing Pests]] would have short variants added in that game, but they got cut for unknown reasons.
*In ''Fever'', when the player jumps along with the rest of the flock, the Wiimote will vibrate.
* The large sphere with a smiley face from [[Cosmic Rhythm Rally|the DS version of Rhythm Rally 2]] makes a cameo during the zoom-out segment.
** Despite the sphere in Cosmic Rhythm Rally being redesigned to resemble the [[Cosmo Dancers]] in ''Megamix'', this change was not reflected in Flock Step.
*The zoom-out might be a pun on “bird’s-eye view”.
==In Other Languages==
==In Other Languages==
{{Lang
{{Lang
|jp=鳥の大群
|jp=鳥の大群
|rojp=Tori No Taigun
|rojp=Tori no Taigun
|mnjp=Bird's Flock
|mnjp=Bird's Flock
|us=Flock Step
|us=Flock Step
|mnus=A pun on flock, and lock step. Also possibly references Lockstep.
|mnus=Pun on "flock", and "[[wikipedia:Lockstep|Lockstep]]". Also possibly a reference to the [[Rhythm Game]] [[Lockstep]].
|fr=Défilé d'échassiers
|fr=Défilé d'échassiers
|mnfr=Parade of Waders
|mnfr=Parade of waders
|du=Vogelmarsch
|es=La bandada
|mndu=Bird March
|mnes=The flock
|de=Vogelmarsch
|mnde=Birdmarch
|it=La marcia degli uccelli
|it=La marcia degli uccelli
|mnit=The March of the Birds
|mnit=The march of the birds
|es=La bandada
|pt=Flock Step<ref>[https://www.nintendo.pt/Jogos/Nintendo-3DS/Rhythm-Paradise-Megamix-1091313.html#Jogos_de_ritmo Rhythm Paradise Megamix | Nintendo 3DS | Jogos | Nintendo]</ref><ref>''[[Rhythm Paradise Megamix]]'' Back Cover (Spanish/Portuguese)</ref>
|mnes=The Flock
|pt=Flock Step<ref>[https://www.nintendo.pt/Jogos/Nintendo-3DS/Rhythm-Paradise-Megamix-1091313.html#Jogos_de_ritmo Rhythm Paradise Megamix | Nintendo 3DS | Jogos | Nintendo]</ref><ref>''Rhythm Paradise Megamix''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Spanish/Portuguese back cover</ref>
|nl=Flock Step<ref>[https://www.nintendo.nl/Games/Nintendo-3DS/Rhythm-Paradise-Megamix-1091313.html#Minigames Rhythm Paradise Megamix | Nintendo 3DS | Games | Nintendo]</ref>
|nl=Flock Step<ref>[https://www.nintendo.nl/Games/Nintendo-3DS/Rhythm-Paradise-Megamix-1091313.html#Minigames Rhythm Paradise Megamix | Nintendo 3DS | Games | Nintendo]</ref>
|ru=В ритме стаи<ref>[https://www.nintendo.ru/-/Nintendo-3DS/Rhythm-Paradise-Megamix-1091313.html#Rhythm_games Rhythm Paradise Megamix | Nintendo 3DS | Игры | Nintendo]</ref>
|ru=В ритме стаи<ref>[https://www.nintendo.ru/-/Nintendo-3DS/Rhythm-Paradise-Megamix-1091313.html#Rhythm_games Rhythm Paradise Megamix | Nintendo 3DS | Игры | Nintendo]</ref>
|mnru=In The rhythm of the pack
|roru=V ritme stai
|mnru=In The rhythm of the flock
|kr=새 무리
|kr=새 무리
|rokr=Sae Muli
|rokr=Sae Muli
|mnkr=A Group of Birds}}
|mnkr=Bird Flock}}
==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 23:43, 31 August 2024
Flock Step
It's amazing to see so many birds migrating together. Of course, to avoid stepping on each others' toes, they'll need good rhythm...
This game features a large flock of migrating Huebirds of Happiness stepping in rhythm. The player controls a pink one in-between a group of three other birds. When the birds squawk, all the Huebirds squat down and subsequently jump in time with each other.
Perfect!/Ace!?: The player steps and jumps in time with the others.
Early!/Late!?: The player steps or jumps off the beat.
Miss...?: The player bumps into the neighboring bird, looking surprised while the other bird looks annoyed. This may switch the footing pattern if the player continues without anymore breaks.
Results
Words of the Feathered()
The flock says...()
Your footwork needs work. Are you ethically opposed to jumping? Did you get tired at the end?
Your footwork needs more work. Did you have your wings clipped? Did you get tired at the end?
Eh. Good enough.
Good try.
Great synchronized footwork! Nice jump flaps! You really stuck it out to the end.
You marched in time well. You flapped well! You did well right at the end.
Words of the Feathered
Your footwork needs work. Are you ethically opposed to jumping?