Mr. Upbeat

Mr. Upbeat (ウラおとこ ura Otoko "backwards boy") is an Endless Game featured in both Rhythm Tengoku and American / European versions of Rhythm Heaven Fever. The player controls a stick figure named Mr. Upbeat, who must constantly step over a metronome needle.

In Rhythm Tengoku, it is unlocked when the player has one Medal and has cleared Remix 1. In Rhythm Heaven Fever, it is unlocked when the player has three Medals.

Description

As the game starts, a voice will count off a rhythm for eight beats. After this, a pendulum will begin to swing at the player. To dodge the pendulum, the player need to make Mr. Upbeat "step" as the pendulum nears his feet. To assist the player, the light on Mr. Upbeat's head will flash on each correct beat.

Every 16 successful steps, the pendulum will temporarily stop. During this time, the player will receive one point, and a new tempo will be counted.

Rhythm Heaven Fever

The game remains mostly the same. However, there are minor differences with scoring, and other added features.

The most notable change is in the scoring: the player receives one point for every step rather than every set. In addition, the beat will restart every 32 steps, not every 16.

Every tempo change, Mr. Upbeat will say something to you. At first, he is congratulating you for doing well, but as the game gets faster, he starts wondering how you're able to do this. Eventually, he starts begging you to stop for the sake of his aching feet.

Mr. Upbeat also appears in the Endless Remix.

Hit or Miss

• Hit: Mr. Upbeat will step over the needle, and play will continue.
• Barely: N/A
• Miss: Mr. Upbeat will let out a cry and land on his rear end. One miss ends the game.

Controls

A: Step

Texts

Main article: A Musical Term

Mr. Upbeat is featured in a "Read Something" Gift in Rhythm Heaven Fever. It is the 22nd text gift, entitled "A Musical Term". It is unlocked by perfecting Karate Man 2.

Trivia

• Mr. Upbeat appears in the American / European versions of Rhythm Heaven Fever, but it does not appear in the Japanese version. It was added in by the localization team as a substitute for Manzai Birds, which was deemed too difficult to localize a game based mostly on Japanese culture.
• In Rhythm Heaven Fever, once the player reaches 130 points (and every so often after that), Mr. Upbeat's light will grow over the next few steps, display a series of letters, and then go back to normal. The letters that pop up spell MATCH, which can be inserted into the Police Call Rhythm Toy.