Space Soccer

Don't drop the ball! It takes some crafty legwork to keep that thing in the air! Kick, kick, kick!

— Space Soccer Description

Space Soccer (リフティング^?, Lifting) is the 26th minigame unlocked in Rhythm Heaven. This game involves a Space Kicker who practices juggling a soccer ball by using only his legs. A sequel is unlocked later on, called Space Soccer 2.

Gameplay

File:Space Soccer gameplay.png

The objective of the game is to keep the ball aloft by kicking it in time with the rhythm. Four other Space Kickers will also join in sync midway through the game.
The player taps to kick the ball in time with the music. The space kicker will frequently kick the ball up higher and say, "High, kick, toe!" and the player has to flick to keep the ball in the air.

Controls

• Tap: Normal kick
• Tap (Hold): Prepare a high kick
• Tap (Release): Cancel a high kick
• Flick: Do a high kick

Timing Display

• Perfect!/Ace!: The ball is kicked up and the gameplay smoothly continues.
• Early!/Late!: The ball is kicked up and the gameplay smoothly continues, but the game will count it as a miss anyways.
• Miss...: The ball falls and another ball appears at the beginning of the following measure. If the player flicks the stylus too quickly or too late after holding it down, the space kicker makes a shocked expression and miss the ball completely.

Results

	Cosmic Coach says...()	Cosmic Coach says...()
	Watch your knees! You need to work on your trapping.	Watch your knees! You need to work on your trapping.
	Hm... Good enough... I don't know... I guess that was all right.	Hmm... Good enough... I don't know... I guess that was all right.
	Good knee kicks there! Your kick has a nice snap to it! Nice trapping legwork!	Good knee kicks there! Your kick has a nice snap to it! Nice trapping legwork!

Epilogue

• Space soccer tryagain.png

  "Buttertoes!"

• Space Soccer OK.png

  "We'll get it tomorrow."

• Space Soccer Superb.png

  "Hoo-wahh!"

Appearance

• Space Soccer Remix 10.png

  Space Soccer (Practice)
  Remix 10

• Space Soccer gameplay.png

  Space Soccer

• Space Soccer Remix 6.png

  Remix 6

• Space Soccer 2 west.png

  Space Soccer 2

• Space Soccer Remix 9.png

  Remix 9

Video

File:Rhythm Heaven - Space Soccer (Perfect) (English)-0

Trivia

• There are some unused sprites of the Space Kicker: the first one has his eyes crossed out, the second one has a small smile, and the third has a psychopathic grin.
• The Try Again epilogue has a caption similar to Drummer Duel's.
• If the player kicks in between the required kicks without dropping the ball, it will still affect their score at the end, as shown here. However, it won't affect the player's Perfect status during a Perfect campaign.

In Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	リフティング	Lifting
French	Football spatial
Spanish	Fútbol Espacial
Italian	Calcio spaziale
Korean	스페이스 사커	Space Soccer