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...

— Flock Step Description US version

The migration of so many birds is a wonderful event. Just don't step on any other bird's toes.

— Flock Step Description European version

Template:Game-NavTemplate:Minigame infoboxFlock Step (鳥の大群^?, Tori no Taigun) is the 24th game in Rhythm Heaven Fever. It features a large flock of migrating Huebirds of Happiness stepping in rhythm. Getting a perfect on this game will grand a gift "Birds of the Universe" which you can read it at the cafe.

Gameplay

File:Flock Step Wii gameplay.png

The player controls a pink Huebird located in the center of the screen. It has to march in step along with the other Huebirds, marching is done by pressing A button. When one of the birds squawks, this is a cue for all the Huebirds to squat and jump in time with each other. To squat, hold A and B button, and to jump, release both buttons at the same time.

Controls

• A: March
• Hold A+B: Squat
• Release A+B: Jump

Timing Notes

• Hit: The Huebird will step and jump in time with the others.
• Barely: None of this game. Barely counts as a hit.
• 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.

Rating Notes

American Version

• Try Again: "Where'd everybody go?"
• OK: "Long road ahead..."
• Superb: "It feels good to belong."

European/Australian Version

• Try Again: "Where'd everybody go?"
• OK: "You've got a long walk ahead."
• Superb: "The flock has really grown!"

Rating Screens

• Flock Step Try Again.png

  "Where'd everybody go?"

• Flock Step OK.png

  "Long road ahead..."

• Flock Step Superb.png

  "It feels good to belong."

Appearances

• Flock Step
• Remix 5
• Remix 10

Trivia

• The name 'Flock Step' is a possible reference to Rhythm Heaven's Lockstep.
  • Further examined, both games objective's are to step in rhythm in a group.
• The Huebirds later appear in the Night Walk credits game, flying by in a huge flock partway through it.
• In Rhythm Heaven Fever, both this minigame and Tap Trial have the same Superb message "It feels good to belong", except that Flock Step's Superb message has a full stop at the end while Tap Trial's has an exclamation point.
• According to debug notes found in the files of Rhythm Heaven Megamix, this game, Board Meeting, Fork Lifter, and Packing Pests would have its story mode variant added in that game but got cut for unknown reasons.

In Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	鳥の大群 Bird's Flock
French	Défilé d'échassiers
Spanish	La Bandada