Karate Man (3DS)

The key to karate, as in all other things, is rhythm. Now, let us throw some stuff at you for you to punch.

— Karate Man Description

Karate Man (カラテ家 Karateka) is the first minigame and it's a variation of Karate Man from Rhythm Tengoku that appears in Rhythm Heaven Megamix. It is the first game that is played. In this game, you are playing as Karate Joe who must punch the flying objects off-screen  The game scenery is pink with light-pink circles.

A sequel later appears in Honeybee Tower under the title Karate Man Returns!.

Gameplay

File:Karate Man Story gameplay.png

The game revolves around Karate Joe punching objects. As objects fly by the character, the player must press A to punch them off-screen.

There are various objects that need to be punched off-screen:

• Flower pots
• Rock
• Soccer ball

Just notice that the black pots do not appear in this variant.

Controls

Button Mode

• A: Punch

Simple Tap Mode

• Tap: Punch

Timing Notes

• Hit: Karate Joe will punch the object off-screen.
• Barely: Karate Joe will wince as the object lands on the ground just in front of him. A barely counts as a miss.
• Miss: Karate Joe will gasp as the object flies past him.

Rating Notes

Header

• "Wisdom from the Master"

Try Again

• "You needed to focus on the basics.

OK

• "Eh. Passable."

Superb

• "You have skill in the fundamentals."
• "Your triple punches were precise!"

Epilogue

• Try Again: "I'm ready to try again! You hear me, seagulls?! I'm ready!"
• OK: "My mind...is filled with stars."
• Superb: "I could karate all day!"

Rating Screens

• Karate Man Story Try Again.PNG

  "I'm ready to try again! You hear me, seagulls?! I'm ready!"

• Karate Man Story OK.PNG

  "My mind...is filled with stars."

• Karate Man Story Superb.PNG

  " I could karate all day!"

Rhythm Item

Soccer Ball

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Skill Star

To collect the first Skill Star, punch the soccer ball at the right moment later in the minigame.

Trivia

• This is one of the few games to have different rating screens in both versions, except for the Try Again rating, as it stays the same as the original, but with a slight change. It is switched to the right, rather than the left.
• Like in Rhythm Tengoku, this is the first game you play.