Air Rally 2

Air Rally

Keep the rally going in this
badminton game! Try not to
let the birdie go out of
bounds, though...

　Rhythm Heaven Fever

Air Rally

Have you ever played
badminton this high up?
Try not to drop the
shuttlecocks, because
it's a long way down!

Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise

Air Rally 2

You know what livens up
a long plane trip? Badminton.
It makes the miles just fly by!

　Rhythm Heaven Megamix

Air Rally 2 (かえってきたバドミントン^?, Kaettekita Badominton), known in Rhythm Heaven Fever as Air Rally (バドミントン^?, Badominton), is the 13th minigame in Rhythm Heaven Fever and the 35th minigame in Rhythm Heaven Megamix. It features Baxter and Forthington playing badminton in the sky. It's the sequel to Air Rally in Rhythm Heaven Megamix.

Gameplay

File:Air Rally gameplay.png

File:Air rally.png

The Gameplay is the exact same as the prequel, but the tempo is now much faster. The game takes place much higher in the sky.

In addition to the increased tempo and altered aesthetics, the game will attempt to visually mislead the player by having the two planes distance from each other. The beat remains the same, however, so don't be fooled!

Controls

Ⓐ/Tap: Swing racket

Timing Display

Perfect!/Ace!^?:
Early!/Late!^?:
Miss...^?:

Results

	Local Birds' Thoughts()	Local Birds' Thoughts()
	You missed a lot of returns. The changes really threw you. The fast ones zapped past you.	You missed a lot of returns. The changes really threw you. The fast ones zapped past you.
	Eh. Good enough.	Good try.
	You kept that rally going! You matched the changes well. You handled the fast shots well.	You kept that rally going! You matched the changes well. You handled the fast shots well.

	The geese say...
	That couldn't even be called a rally. You didn't hit the rhythm changes. You let the fast ones get past you!
	Eh. Passable.
	That was a great rally! You coped well with rhythm changes. You took the fast shots in your swing.

	Local Birds' Thoughts
	The long shots zapped past you. You missed a lot of returns. The changes really threw you.
	Eh. Passable.
	You kept that rally going! You handled the long shots well. You matched the changes well.

Epilogue



File:Air rally try again.png	File:Air rally OK.PNG	File:Air rally Superb.png
This won't end well...	Let's concentrate on flying for now.	The only way to play badminton!
Mayday, mayday!	Let's just try flying for now.	High altitude badminton is great!



File:Air Rally 3DS Try Again.PNG	File:Air Rally 3DS OK.PNG	File:Air Rally 3DS Superb.PNG
I blame you entirely for this.	ANOTHER tied game?	Outta my way, duck! I've got a rally to maintain!

Rhythm Item

Baxter's Racket

Baxter's Racket	Forthington's Rival
File:Sprite 3DS Rhythm Item Baxter's Racket.png.png	Ever since Baxter started using this racket, I haven't been able to keep up with him! I can't believe how much better he's gotten--I must practice...and maybe buy a new racket!

Skill Star

The Skill Star appears on the two slow rallies just before the background changes to night in the middle of the game.

Challenge Land

Air Rally 2 appears in the following Challenge Train courses:

Appearances

Fever Air Rally Practice.PNG

Air Rally (Practice)
Air Rally gameplay.png

Air Rally
Remix 10
Air Rally Remix 3.png

Remix 3
Air Rally Remix 8.png

Remix 8
Air Rally Practice Megamix.PNG

Air Rally (Practice)
Air Rally Story gameplay.png

Air Rally
Air Rally 2 Final.png

Air Rally 2
Final Remix
Air Rally Honeybee.png

Honeybee Remix

Trivia

Sometimes in the background, the player can see the Blue Birds and their captain from Rhythm Heaven flying through the sky, replacing the normal birds. One can also be seen in the Superb epilogue screen.
If you miss the last shot of the game, Forthington says, "Come on! You can't miss the last shot! How lame is that! Anyway, good game!"
There is no practice for this game in Megamix, but there is a new one that changes distance between Forthington's place to far away while Baxter's place on his right side, making it difficult to hit the shuttlecock at the same time. This is one of a few times that a new cue wasn’t given or mentioned in a practice; the others including Night Walk 2, Bon Dance, Karate Man 2 (GBA), Marcher 2, Sneaky Spirits 2, the GBA sequel, Karate Man, The Dazzles 2, & Glee Club 2 (DS).
This is one of the few games in the franchise to require player input after the music finishes. Other games like this are Remix 4 (GBA), Remix 5 (GBA), Air Batter 2, Lockstep, Fan Club 2, Lockstep 2, and Flock Step.
The second "Bu-bum bum bum!" was changed in Megamix.
A Threefish from Catch of the Day is in the sprite sheet for this game, but it went completely unused.

Video

Rhythm Heaven Fever	Rhythm Heaven Megamix
File:Rhythm Heaven Fever ~ Air Rally (Perfect)	File:Rhythm Heaven Megamix - Air Rally 2 (Perfect) (English)

In Other Languages

Rhythm Heaven Fever

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	バドミントン	Badminton
French	Badminton
Spanish	A vuelapluma	Pun on the phrase meaning "quickly", literally "feather flight"
Italian	Partita al volo	Match on the fly
Dutch	Air Rally^[1]
Portuguese	Air Rally^[2]
Korean	배드민턴	Badminton

Rhythm Heaven Megamix

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	かえってきたバドミントン	Return of Badminton
French	Badminton extrême	Extreme badminton
Spanish	A vuelapluma 2	Pun on the phrase meaning "quickly", literally "feather flight 2"
Italian	Partita al volo 2	Match on the fly 2
Korean	돌아온 배드민턴	Return of Badminton

References

↑ [1], Iwata vraagt: Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise, 3. Bruidstaart en Ringside
↑ [2], Iwata Pergunta: Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise, 3. Bolo de casamento e Ringside

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