Battle of the Bands
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The Battle of the Bands (ライブコンテスト?, Live Contest) is a bonus feature in Rhythm Heaven, unlocked after the player has completed Remix 10. It can accessed by tapping the right-most button on the blue ribbon in between the Rhythm Games sections.
On the entry screen, two buttons labeled "Beginners Enroll" (for the ★Basic Course★) and "Pros Enroll" (for the ★Technical Course★) are shown. To enroll, one must first complete all the Guitar Lessons in the ★Basic Course★ or the ★Technical Course★ in the Medal Corner each with at least an A Rank, then the player can enroll in the respective course.
Gameplay
The game takes place at Rock 'n' Roll Hall, where the Rockers are going through the songs from the ★Basic Course★ or ★Technical Course★ of the Guitar Lessons, after which they can place 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th in the results.
In the ★Technical Course★, if the player does really well, they get to play "That One Song" at the end.
Controls
- Tap: Mute strings
- Tap (Hold): Mute strings/Prepare to strum
- Tap (Release): Cancel
- Flick: Strum
- 🅁: Bend notes (Righty Mode) (★Technical Course★ only)
- 🄻: Bend notes (Lefty Mode) (★Technical Course★ only)
Timing Display
- Perfect!/Ace!?: The player strums correctly, causing white bolts to appear. The audience cheers.
- Early!/Late!?: The player strums slightly off tune, causing blue tears to appear. The audience claps.
- Miss...?: If the player strums at the wrong time, the strum is very off tune, causing yellow vines to appear. Regardless if the player strums at the wrong time or doesn't strum when they should, J.J. Rocker sumbles over, and the audience boos.
Songs List
★Basic Course★
★Technical Course★
Video
Trivia
- In Rhythm Tengoku, Live serves a similar purpose.
- The RAPMEN appear on the poster on the entry screen. The same poster also shows the number (555) ROCK-OUT, which can be inputted in the Phone.
- The camera is situated behind the Rockers, allowing the player to see the audience, which includes almost every character in the whole game, as well as the game's staff hiding in the corners. The missing characters are instead the other "bands" in the competition, being the Pop Singer, the Chorus Kids, DJ Yellow, The Dazzles, The Frogettes and the Tiny Ghosts.
- The Battle of the Bands poster appears in Rhythm Tengoku Gold Comic 06 DJ上京物語 その1：ライブ、何時ですか～？の巻き (DJ Going to Tokyo Part 1: What time is it live? by Maki).
Development History
- Main article: Battle of the Bands/Development
In Other Languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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 Japanese |
ライブコンテスト | Live Contest |
 EnglishNOA |
Battle of the Bands | |
 EnglishNOE |
Battle of the Bands | |
 French |
Les rois du rock | Kings of Rock |
 Spanish |
Concurso de Rock | Rock Contest |
 German |
Band-Wettbewerb | Band competition |
 Italian |
Sfida fra bande | Challenge between bands |
 Korean |
라이브 콘테스트 | Live Contest |
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