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=== Ace ===

An Ace hit is when the player hits the required button or performs the required gesture within an acceptable time frame. Typically this performs something good within the Rhythm Game.

As explained [[#Ranking|below]], getting a sufficient amount of Ace hits is necessary in order to pass a Rhythm Game, as well as to get a [[Superb]] rank.

An early or late hit is when the player hits the required button or performs the required gesture a bit too early or a bit too late. The effect depends on the Rhythm Game, and it can be indistinguishable from an Ace hit, indistinguishable from a Miss, a different outcome where something good happens, or a different outcome where something bad happens.

As explained [[#Ranking|below]], an early or late hit will not count as an Ace hit for the sake of passing or getting a [[Superb]] rank, but will also not count as a Miss for the sake of getting a [[Try Again]] rank.

Any early or late hit triggers a failure in a [[Perfect Campaign]], with the exception of the following Rhythm Games (alongside their appearances in sequels and [[Remix]]es):

A Miss is when the player does not hit the required button or perform the required gesture. Whenever this happens, the player is given an "invulnerability period" where they will not be penalized. This period depends on the Rhythm Game and the input. In some Rhythm Games, a Miss can also be registered if the player presses a button or does a gesture in a time where they shouldn't. This is the case for example if the player claps when they shouldn't in [[Fan Club]], though clapping at will becomes allowed during the ending where all of the monkeys cheer, where it's not registered as an Ace, an Early/Late, or a Miss.

Some Rhythm Games start with a number of "grace" misses. If the player makes a Miss on certain [[#Types of input|types of inputs]] while they have "grace" misses left, their number decrease by one and the player's number of Ace, Early/Late, or Misses is not changed in any way. The "invulnerability period" will still take effect after this.

* Hit properties: These properties are important for [[#Ranking|calculating the ranking]], and their values can either be a number or a percentage – in the case of the latter, it's a percentage of the inputs that were [[#Input availability|available]] in this attempt.

** Superb requirement: Inputs that need to be Aces for a [[Superb]] rank. Early/Late hits do not count.

** Passable requirements: Inputs that need to be Aces in order for the player to pass. Early/Late hits do not count. In Rhythm Games where this is always 0%, like in [[Crop Stomp]], that means it is possible to pass without a single Ace (provided there aren't enough Misses).

** Try Again requirements: Inputs Missed that will trigger a [[Try Again]] rank. Early/Late hits do not count. This can also be undefined, in which case this requirement will not be accounted for.

At the end of each Rhythm Game, the game will check the number of inputs that were [[#Input availability|available]] in that attempt, the number of Aces and Misses performed by the player for each [[#Types of input|input type]], and all of the requirements in that Rhythm Game's data, and use those to determine the final rank.

* The player made zero misses.

If the player meets the requirements for a [[Superb]], as explained [[#Superb|above]], they will instead get a Superb.

A [[Perfect]] rank is only awarded during [[Perfect Campaign]]s. If the player gets any [[#Miss|Miss]], the Perfect Campaign is failed right there and then. The same happens with an Early/Late hit, although there are a few exceptions as explained [[#Early/Late|above]].