Rhythm Tengoku

Rhythm Tengoku

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Rhythm Tengoku Boxart.png

Developer

Nintendo SPD

Publisher

Nintendo

Platform

Game Boy Advance

Release date(s)

August 3, 2006

Ratings

CERO:

- All ages

Modes

One Player

Games

48

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Rhythm Heaven

Rhythm Tengoku (リズム天国^?, Rhythm Heaven) is a rhythm game developed by Nintendo SPD. It was only released in Japan on August 3, 2006, and also the last game Nintendo had developed for the Game Boy Advance. This is the first installment of the Rhythm Heaven Series.

An arcade version was co-developed by Sega.

Gameplay

Gameplay of Polyrhythm

The core gameplay of all of the minigames is based on rhythm. Every minigame has its own set of rules.

Rhythm Games

Rhythm Games is the main core of Rhythm Tengoku. The object of this mode is to unlock each rhythm game, or mini-game, by achieving a decent score based on how well the player kept in the rhythm of the previous one. After unlocking and completing the first five games, a Remix will appear that combines previous games, usually those featured in the last Stage. Once the remix is completed, the next game will be unlocked as well as four other games waiting to be unlocked in its Stage and so forth. Stage 6 has a twist where each of the minigames are rearranged versions of the last minigame of each Stage before it. After that, there are two more Stages with harder versions of other minigames.

Once a "Superb" rank is achieved on a rhythm game, a chance to go for a "Perfect" will be available at random times. Other things can also be accessed in this mode during game progression such as the Café, Drum Lessons and Rhythm Toys. Everything unlockable in these areas can be obtained by earning Medals or achieving perfects.

List of Rhythm Games

Karateka	Rhythm Datsumo	Marcher	Air Batter	Pachi Pachi Sanninshu	Remix 1
File:Karate Man GBA.PNG	File:Vegeta-Pull.PNG	File:Marcher Card.PNG	File:Spaceball Card.PNG	File:The Clappy Tiro.PNG	File:Remix 1 Card.PNG
Shiroi Obake	Iai Giri	Kossori Rat	Baikin Hakase	The☆Bon Odori	Remix 2
File:Yak Yak Yak REKT.PNG	File:Sammy slice.PNG	File:Cheesey Heist.PNG	File:Back Teria.PNG	File:Bon Odori.PNG	File:Remix 2.PNG
Mahou Tsukai	Showtime	Usagi Tobi	Tram to Poline	Space Dance	Remix 3
File:Wizard's Faults.PNG	File:Showtime.PNG	File:Do the Bunny Hop.PNG	File:Trampauline.PNG	File:Space Dance.PNG	File:Remix 3 (GBA).PNG
Quiz	Night Walk	Rhythm o Shuji	Polyrhythm	Rap Men	Remix 4
File:Quiz.PNG	File:Night Walk.PNG	File:Power Calligraphy.PNG	File:Hilt To Scalllleee.PNG	File:RAPMEN.PNG	File:Remix 4 GBA.PNG
Hopping Road	Ninja	Toss Boys	Hanabi	Tap Dance	Remix 5
File:Hopping Road.PNG		File:Toss boys title.png	File:The Fireworks.PNG	File:Tap Trial.PNG	File:Remix 5.PNG
Bari Bari Sanninshu	Bon Dance	Cosmo Dance	Rap Women	Super Tap	Remix 6
File:Trio on Tour.PNG	File:The Bon Dance.PNG	File:Cosmo Dance.png	File:Rapwomen.PNG	File:Turbo Tap Trial.png	File:Remix 6.PNG

After Remix 6 is cleared, the Credits roll and harder mini games are unlocked.

Karateka 2	Rhythm Datsumo 2	Ninja no Shison	Night Walk 2	Marcher 2	Remix 7
File:Karate Man GBA.PNG	File:Vegeta-Pull.PNG	File:Ninja Reincarnate.png	File:Night Walk.PNG	File:Marcher 2.PNG	File:Remix 7 GBA.PNG
Hopping Road 2	Toss Boys 2	Polyrhythm 2	Air Batter 2	Shiroi Obake 2	Remix 8
File:Hopping Road.PNG	File:Toss Boys 2.PNG	File:Hilt To Scalllleee.PNG	File:Spaceball Card.PNG	File:Yak Yak Yak REKT.PNG	File:Remix 8 GBA.PNG

Menu

File:Rhythm Test.png

The Menu (メニュー^?, Menyū) is unlocked after the player clears Rhythm-kan Sokutei the first time on a new file. The options give the player access to Rhythm Games, Rhythm-kan Sokutei, Rhythm Shiryo Shitsu, Studio and Options.

Rhythm Games goes to the Game Select menu, where all of the unlocked Stages and the Omaku Corner are accessed.

Rhythm-kan Sokutei is a replay of the test given at the start of the game. The player can Pause and Quit this time.

Rhythm Shiryo Shitsu is where the player can read various things, received as a Gift from the Perfect Camapaign on certain games.

The Studio meanwhile allows the player to listen to the music they've received also as Gifts, as well as drum to them.

Options is where the player can change their sound preference to "stereo" (for headphones or DS speakers) or "mono" (for GBA speakers), or delete all of their saved game data.

Rhythm Tengoku Taikenhan

File:RhythmTengokuTrialVersion.png

Rhythm Tengoku Taikenhan (リズム天国 体験版^?, Rizumu Tengoku Trial Version) is a demo version of the game, which was playable in kiosks up until the game's release. It reminds the player of the price of the final game in all 3 available games (Karateka, Rhythm Datsumo and Pachi Pachi Sanninshu), the price being 3,800 yen, or 33.53$ in USD. It also includes a shortened version of Rhythm-kan Sokutei directly in the Game Select.

Although the player can obtain Medals, there is no Omake Corner, and therefore nothing to unlock with them.

Gallery

• IMG 20201017 142412 new.jpg

  Gameplay of the trial version of Karateka

• Rhythm Datsumo Trial Version.jpg

  The end of the trial version of Rhythm Datsumo

• The Clappy Demo.png

  The end of the trial version of Pachi Pachi Sanninshu

Trivia

• This is the first ever rhythm game to have multiple gameplay styles.
• A strategy guide for this game was released in Japan only.
• This is the only Rhythm Heaven game to have 5 Rhythm Games and a Remix in each Stage.
  • This is also the only game to have only 8 stages, instead of the usual 10.
  • This game does not have a variant of Munchy Monk.
• The Trial version, unsurprisingly, has the data for everything else from the final version. There are however, some things that go unused exclusively in this version.
  • Marcher has the "リズム天国 おねだん ¥３,８００" text appear on the conveyer belt at the end, while in Air Batter, it appears on the last zoom-out. Marcher 2 has glitchy sprites instead of the actual text. Finally, Karateka 2 has the text in the background the same way the original does.
  • Although the Menu can be accessed through the debug menu, the Stereo/Mono options are non-functional. The game is locked to Mono sound regardless of which option is chosen.

In Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	リズム天国	Rhythm Heaven
EnglishNOA	Rhythm Tengoku
EnglishNOE	Rhythm Tengoku
French	Rhythm Tengoku
Spanish	Rhythm Tengoku
Italian	Rhythm Tengoku
Dutch	Rhythm Tengoku
Portuguese	Rhythm Tengoku

External Links

• Rhythm Tengoku Offical Site (Japanese)

References

Rhythm Tengoku (GBA/Arcade)
Rhythm Games	Omake Corner	• • • • •
	STAGE 1	• • • • •
	STAGE 2	• • • • •
	STAGE 3	• • • • •
	STAGE 4	• • • • •
	STAGE 5	• • • • •
	Revival	• • • • •
	Technician	• • • • •
	Last Technician	• • • • •
Arcade Only (1P)	Extra	• • • • •
Arcade Only (2P)	STAGE 1	• • •
	STAGE 2	• • •
	STAGE 3	• • •
	STAGE 4	• • •
	STAGE 5	• • •
	Extra	• • •
Rhythm Omocha		• • •
Endless Games		• • •
Miscellaneous		• Rhythm Shiryo Shitsu • Studio • Perfect Campaign • Characters • The Rhythm League Development History • Sequence Test • Dance Lesson 1 • Tanuki & Monkey

Rhythm Heaven Series
2006, GBA • 2007, Arcade	2008-2009, DS	2011-2012, Wii • 2016, Wii U	2015-2016, 3DS