Mr. Upbeat

This is the Article describing the Minigame in Rhythm Tengoku and Rhythm Heaven Fever. If this was not what you wanted, I Suppose you might've been looking for the article on the character of the same name?

ウラ、
はじめました。"
"(Mr. Upbeat, nice to meet you.)

— Mr. Upbeat (Rhythm Tengoku)

Template:Game-Nav Template:Game-Nav Template:Endless game infobox Mr. Upbeat (ウラおとこ?, Ura Otoko) is an Endless Game featured in both Rhythm Tengoku, unlocked by obtaining 1 Medal, and non-Japanese versions of Rhythm Heaven Fever, unlocked with 3 Medals. The player controls a stick figure named Mr. Upbeat, who must step over a metronome needle to the offbeat of a song.

Gameplay

As the game starts, a voice will count off a rhythm for eight beats. After this, a pendulum will begin to swing at the player. To dodge the pendulum, the player needs to make Mr. Upbeat "step" as the pendulum nears his feet, which happens on the offbeats. To assist the player, the light on Mr. Upbeat's head will flash on each correct beat. Every 16 successful steps, the pendulum will temporarily stop. During this time, the player will receive one point, and a new tempo will be counted.
In Rhythm Heaven Fever's version, each step gives a point instead of one point for every 16 steps. In addition, the tempo change happens every 32 steps rather than every 16.

Controls

  • A: Step

Timing Notes

  • Hit: Mr. Upbeat will step over the needle, and play will continue.
  • Barely: N/A
  • Miss: Mr. Upbeat will let out a cry and fall over, as the score is tallied with him looking exhausted. One miss ends the game.

Appearances



Trivia

  • Mr. Upbeat appears in the American, European and Korean versions of Rhythm Heaven Fever, but it does not appear in the Japanese version. It was added in by the localization team as a substitute for Manzai, which is an endless game based mostly on Manzai culture.
  • Mr. Upbeat is featured in a "Read Something" Gift in Rhythm Heaven Fever. It is the 22nd text gift, entitled "A Musical Term". It is unlocked by perfecting Karate Man 2.
  • If the word POSITIVE is put into the Police Call phone, a secret word will be activated for this game (the word is MATCH which can be seen after getting 130 or more points). The codeword can be put into the phone to unlock a secret call.

In Other Languages

Language Name Meaning
Flag of Japan.svg Japanese ウラおとこ Backwards Boy
Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1974, 2020–present).svg French M. Contretemps
Flag of Spain.svg Spanish Don Contratiempo
Flag of Italy.svg Italian Mr. Contrattempo
Flag of South Korea.svg Korean 미스터 엇박 Mr.Offbeat
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Two Player
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