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[[File:Screenshot DS Lockstep.png|thumb]] | [[File:Screenshot DS Lockstep.png|thumb]] | ||
[[File:Screenshot 3DS Lockstep.png|thumb]] | [[File:Screenshot 3DS Lockstep.png|thumb]] | ||
In this game, the player plays as a [[ | In this game, the player plays as a [[Stepswitcher]] in the center of the screen. The [[Stepswitchers]] begin stepping in beat after the cowbell clicks. The player must step consistently in this same beat until one of the [[Stepswitchers]] signals to step in offbeat to the rhythm. The rhythm will keep switching on and offbeat during the game when signaled. | ||
To confuse the player, the screen will zoom out, showing many more Stepswitchers. When zoomed out completely, the [[Stepswitchers]] form the image of what appears to be [[wikipedia:Johann Sebastian Bach|Johann Sebastian Bach]], a famous German composer of the 1700's, although the real person lacked the curly mustache seen in the game. | To confuse the player, the screen will zoom out, showing many more [[Stepswitchers]]. When zoomed out completely, the [[Stepswitchers]] form the image of what appears to be [[wikipedia:Johann Sebastian Bach|Johann Sebastian Bach]], a famous German composer of the 1700's, although the real person lacked the curly mustache seen in the game. | ||
==Controls== | ==Controls== | ||
{{Controls|At=March}} | {{Controls|At=March}} | ||
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|just=The player marches correctly. | |just=The player marches correctly. | ||
|miss=The player marches slightly off, resulting in a "tick" sound. In ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' only, this does not cause the player to fail a [[Perfect Campaign]]. | |miss=The player marches slightly off, resulting in a "tick" sound. In ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' only, this does not cause the player to fail a [[Perfect Campaign]]. | ||
|through=The player steps on the wrong beat (or not at all) and gets smacked by the Stepswitcher next to them.}} | |through=The player steps on the wrong beat (or not at all) and gets smacked by the [[Stepswitcher]] next to them.}} | ||
==Results== | ==Results== | ||
{{Results | {{Results | ||
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|caption=Your partners say... | |caption=Your partners say... | ||
|cp_DEF_Ng=On the beat? You're a little off.<br>Offbeat? More like just plain "off."<br>Sloppy work on the transitions. | |cp_DEF_Ng=On the beat? You're a little off.<br>Offbeat? More like just plain "off."<br>Sloppy work on the transitions. | ||
|cp_DEF_Hi | |cp_DEF_Hi=You were all right on the beat.<br>You hit the offbeats pretty well.<br>Nice transitions between beats.}} | ||
{{Results | {{Results | ||
|Console=3DS | |Console=3DS | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*In ''[[Rhythm Heaven]],'' the game stops tracking the player's performance during the last ten steps, meaning it does not impact the player's score or [[Perfect Campaign]]. This is no longer true in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'', however. | *In ''[[Rhythm Heaven]],'' the game stops tracking the player's performance during the last ten steps, meaning it does not impact the player's score or [[Perfect Campaign]]. This is no longer true in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'', however. | ||
*The Stepswitchers make a cameo in [[Cheer Readers]]. | *The [[Stepswitchers]] make a cameo in [[Cheer Readers]]. | ||
*This is one of the few games to keep the same controls from ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' to ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'' in Simple Tap mode, alongside [[Fillbots 2]]. Excluding the ability to flick despite not needing to, [[Shoot-'em-up 2]], [[Freeze Frame]] and [[Munchy Monk]] can also be included. | *This is one of the few games to keep the same controls from ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'' to ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'' in Simple Tap mode, alongside [[Fillbots 2]]. Excluding the ability to flick despite not needing to, [[Shoot-'em-up 2]], [[Freeze Frame]] and [[Munchy Monk]] can also be included. | ||
==Development History== | ==Development History== | ||