Rat Race

こっそりラット あなたはネズミ。 大スキなチーズを めざして ストップ＆ゴー！！ Rhythm Tengoku	Kossori Rat You are a mouse. To reach your beloved cheese, Stop & Go!! (Translation)

こっそりラット あなたはネズミ。 大スキなチーズをめざして ストップ＆ゴー！！ Rhythm Tengoku	Kossori Rat You are a mouse. To reach your beloved cheese, Stop & Go!! (Translation)

Rat Race

You are a rat. She is a cat. You love cheese. We have all the ingredients of a tense encounter.

Rhythm Heaven Megamix

Rat Race

Image

Number

9
48

Version^?

Long

Gift

"タップなドラム" (Tap Drum)
Flow Ball

STAGE 2
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Rat Race (こっそりラット^?, Kossori Rat) is the 3rd Rhythm Game of Stage 2 (9th overall) in Rhythm Tengoku and the 1st Rhythm Game of Donut Tower (48th overall) in Rhythm Heaven Megamix.

Gameplay

The three Rats run across a very, very long kitchen table. During the Practice and Remixes (and in Rhythm Heaven Megamix, the first half of the game), the frontmost rat uses a stoplight to give signals. Ms. Whiskers repeatedly pops up to try to catch the rats, and when she appears, they need to stop behind a stack of plates. The music goes quiet for a few bit before it starts building up, and the rats prepare to run off.

Controls

• Ⓐ (Hold)/Tap (Hold): Stop
• Ⓐ (Release)/Tap (Release): Go

Timing Display

• Perfect!/Ace!^?: The white rat stops and starts correctly.
• Early!/Late!^?: When stopping, the white rat halts abrutly, sweating a little. When starting, the white rat starts moving at the wrong time.
• Miss...^?: When stopping, the white rat bumps into the rat infront of him, causing it to get angry. When starting, the white rat stays in place, causing the one behind him to bump into him. If the player holds for too long, the white rat falls behind, and automatically starts moving to catch up. If any rat happens to not be covered by dishes when Ms. Whiskers comes up, they will cower in fear and sweat profusely.

Results

	なかまから　ひとこと (A word from your friends)	なかまから　ひとこと (A word from your friends)
	キレが　ないよ。(Your stops were bad.) でだしが　ぐだぐだ・・・(Your starts were delayed...) もう！　ジャマしないでよ！(Hey! Don't get in the way!)	キレが　ないよ。(Your stops were bad.) でだしが　ぐだぐだ・・・(Your starts were delayed...) もう！　ジャマしないでよ！(Hey! Don't get in the way!)
	う～ん．．． まぁまぁ、　かな。 とりあえず．．． よしと　します。	(Hmm...) (Well, I wonder.) (For now...) (All right.)
	きっちり　とまってる！(Your stops were tight!) でだしが　バッチリ！(Your starts were great!)	きっちり　とまってる！(Your stops were tight!) でだしが　バッチリ！(Your starts were great!)

	Hushed Whispers
	Work on those stops! You need to practice your starts.
	Eh. Passable.
	Your stops were perfect! Great starts!

Epilogue

	チーズ 食べたいよ~…	チーズ おいしいね。	みんな、 よかったネ！
	(I wanna eat some cheese...)	(Cheese is yummy.)	(Everyone, it was good!)

	I guess we could try to eat the plate...	You know, I really like cheese. Like, a LOT.	We'll have to start a family to eat all this!

Rhythm Item

Stoplight	Yellow Means Cheese
	This antique traffic signal has been used to train young rats for many generations. They train hard every night, since they know their survival (and cheese consumption) depends on it.

Skill Star

The Skill Star appears on the second stop after the stoplight is thrown away.

Challenge Land

Rat Race appears in the following Challenge Train courses:

• Game Gamble: Intermediate
• Rhythm Safari

Appearances

• 

  Kossori Rat

• 

  Remix 2
  Remix 6
  Remix 8

• 

  Rat Race
  Final Remix

• 

  Donut Remix

Kossori Rat 2P

こっそりラット 2P あなたはネズミ。 大スキなチーズをめざして ストップ＆ゴー！！ Rhythm Tengoku	Kossori Rat 2P You are a mouse. To reach your beloved cheese, Stop & Go!! (Translation)

こっそりラット 2P

Image

Number

File:Rhythm Tengoku (リズム天国) (Arcade) Logo.svg 6

Version^?

Two Player

STAGE 2
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Kossori Rat 2P (こっそりラット 2P^?, Kossori Rat 2P) is the 2nd Rhythm Game of Stage 2 (6th overall) in the 2P mode of Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade).

It plays the same as the 1P version, but there is a second set of rats, with both players controlling the white rats. Interestingly, while most 2P games show a How to Play video instead of a Practice, Kossori Rat 2P shows a How to Play video, and a Practice right after.

• 

Video

File:Rhythm Heaven Megamix - Rat Race (Perfect) (English)

Trivia

• When the Rats stop, the stoplight shows three red lights. In Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade), the lights stay off while the Rats are stopped. This is reverted back to showing red lights in Rhythm Heaven Megamix.
  • The How to Play video for Kossori Rat 2P shows red lights, however.
• The Rats make a cameo in Freeze Frame, where they sometimes appear in the photos.
• Ms. Whiskers makes a cameo in Wake-Up Caller, sometimes appearing at the window.
• Bunny Hop, Fan Club 2, Quiz Show, and this game are the only games to receive remixed music in Rhythm Heaven Megamix.

In Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	こっそりラット	Sneaky Rat
EnglishNOA	Rat Race	Literal definition of "rat race".
EnglishNOE	Rat Race
French	Rats cache-cache	Rats hide and seek
Spanish	Ratas a la carrera	Rats on the run
Italian	La corsa dei topi	The racing rats
Korean	생쥐 레이스	Rat Race