Karate Man Returns!: Difference between revisions

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|とんでくるモノを<br>Aボタンでパンチ！<br>よくあるゲーム？<br>…かもね。"<br>"(Punch the incoming objects with the A button! It's a common game... right?)

|Karate Man Description (Rhythm Tengoku)}}

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|とんでくるモノを Aボタンでパンチ！<br>気合とノリで ぶつ飛ばそう！"<br>"(Punch the incoming objects with the A button! With spirit and flow, let's fly!)

|Karate Man Description (Rhythm Tengoku Arcade)}}

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|More karate training! We've got<br>an all-new song and all new stuff<br>to throw at you! (No practice)

|Karate Man Returns! Description (Rhythm Heaven Megamix)}}

{{Minigame infobox

|Name = Karate Man Returns!

|Debut = Rhythm Tengoku<br>Rhythm Heaven Megamix

|Number = 1 (Tengoku)<br>33 (Megamix)

|Reward = Karate Man song (Tengoku)<br>1 Flow Ball (Megamix)

|image = <tabber>Rhythm Tengoku=[[File:Karate_Man_GBA.PNG|240px]]|-|Megamix=[[File:return of karate man.png|240px]]</tabber>|-|jname = かえってきた カラテ家

|rname = Kaettekita Karateka

|BPM = 119}}

{{Nihongo|'''Karate Man Returns!'''|かえってきた カラテ家|Kaettekita Karateka}}, simply called {{Nihongo|'''Karate Man'''|カラテ家|Karateka}} in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'', is the first minigame in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'' and the first game to appear in the ''[[Rhythm Heaven franchise|Rhythm Heaven]]'' series. It returns as the 33rd minigame in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'', as a sequel to [[Karate Man]].

A Flow gauge is located on the left and acts as an ability meter, responding to the player's success. Unless the gauge is at three bars or more, Karate Joe cannot punch rocks or bombs; attempting to do so will result in a miss. The ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'' version is slightly altered from the original for consistency with later versions, most notably the removal of the Flow gauge entierly.

===Simple Tap Mode===

*Hit: Karate Joe will punch the object off-screen. In ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'', the Flow gauge will increase by one.

*Barely: Karate Joe will wince as the object lands on the ground just in front of him. The Flow gauge will decrease by one. '''A barely counts as a miss.'''

*Miss: Karate Joe will gasp as the object flies past him. The Flow gauge will deplete completely. If punching a rock or a bomb in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'' when the Flow gauge is not high enough, Karate Joe will gasp as the object falls to the ground and his fist will turn red in pain.

Karate Man Tempo Up gameplay.png|Karate Man Tempo Up!<br>[[Remix 1 Tempo Up!]]

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|とんでくるモノを Aボタンでパンチ！<br>気合とノリで ぶっ飛ばそう!"<br>"(Punch the incoming objects with the A button! Let's go with the flow!)

|Karate Man 2P Description}}

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|Minigame_infobox/Data = N/A

|Minigame_infobox/Data2 = Rhythm Tweezers 2}}

{{Minigame infobox

|Name = Karate Man 2P

|image = [[File:Karate_Man_GBA.PNG|240px]]

|BPM = 119

|Debut = Rhythm Tengoku Arcade

|Number = 1

|Reward = None

|jname = カラテ家 2P

|rname = Karate 2P}}

Karate Man also appears in the two-player mode mode in [[Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)|the arcade version of ''Rhythm Tengoku'']] where it is referred to as {{Nihongo|'''Karate Man 2P'''|カラテ家 2P|Karateka 2P}}. It plays the same as the normal version, but has a split screen display to accommodate the second player. However, the flow gauge remains off screen, unable to be seen by both players.

**This game also has the most variations across the entire series.

*This is the first game in the [[Rhythm Heaven franchise|''Rhythm Heaven'' series]] to include vocals. Interestingly, the game's lyrics are given as part of the [[Rhythm_Shiryo_Shitsu#リズムポエム集 (Rhythm Poem Collection)|Rhythm Poem Collection]] rather than its own lyrics card. Its name is given as "Karate Rhythm".