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The ''Rhythm Heaven'' series holds all of the ''Rhythm Heaven'' games. There are currently a total of four released games, with one port.  
{{Featured}}The {{Nihongo|''Rhythm Heaven''|リズム<ruby>天<rt>てん</rt></ruby><ruby>国<rt>ごく</rt></ruby>|Rhythm Tengoku}} series holds all of the ''Rhythm Heaven'' games. There are currently a total of four released games, with one port.  
== Games ==
==''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]''==
=== Rhythm Tengoku ===
[[File:Screenshot GBA Title.png|thumb]]
[[Rhythm Tengoku]] (Japanese: '''リズム天国''') is the first game in the Rhythm Heaven franchise released for the Game Boy Advance on August 3, 2006. The player uses the A, B and sometimes the arrow buttons to control various characters, from a clapping trio to a space batter. An unofficial fan translation patch known as ''[[Rhythm Heaven Silver]]'' can be downloaded [https://gbatemp.net/threads/rhythm-tengoku-translation-rhythm-heaven-silver.330147/ here].
{{Nihongo|''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]''|リズム<ruby>天<rt>てん</rt></ruby><ruby>国<rt>ごく</rt></ruby>|Rhythm Tengoku}} is the first game in the series released for the [[niwanetwork:Game Boy Advance|Game Boy Advance]] on August 3, 2006 in Japan, and also the last game [[niwanetwork:Nintendo|Nintendo]] had developed for the [[niwanetwork:Game Boy Advance|Game Boy Advance]]. This is the first installment of the series.
==== Boxarts ====
 
[[Rhythm Tengoku/Arcade|An arcade version]] was co-developed with [[niwanetwork:Sega|SEGA]] and released in September 20, 2007 in Japan.
 
The player uses , and sometimes to control various characters, from [[The Clappy Trio (characters)|a clapping trio]] to a [[Air Batter|space batter]].
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==== Title Screens ====
==''[[Rhythm Heaven]]''==
[[File:Screenshot DS Title.png|thumb]]
{{Nihongo|''[[Rhythm Heaven]]''|リズム<ruby>天<rt>てん</rt></ruby><ruby>国<rt>ごく</rt>ゴールド</ruby>|Rhythm Tengoku Gold}}, known as {{Nihongo|''Rhythm Paradise''}} in Europe and {{Nihongo|''Rhythm World''|리듬 세상|Lideum Sesang}} in Korea, is the second game in the series, released for the [[niwanetwork:Nintendo DS|Nintendo DS]] on July 31, 2008 in Japan, April 5, 2009 in North America, May 1, 2009 in Europe and September 24, 2009 in South Korea.
 
This game is entirely controlled to the side of the [[niwanetwork:Nintendo DS|Nintendo DS]] using the Touch Screen where the player can simply Tap, Flick or Slide to the beat with various [[Rhythm Games]].
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==''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]''==
[[File:Screenshot Wii Title.png|thumb]]
{{Nihongo|''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]''|みんなのリズム<ruby>天<rt>てん</rt></ruby><ruby>国<rt>ごく</rt></ruby>|Minna no Rhythm Tengoku}}, known as {{Nihongo|''Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise''}} in Europe, and {{Nihongo|''Rhythm World Wii''|리듬 세상 Wii|Lideum Sesang Wii}} in Korea, is the third game in the series, released for the [[niwanetwork:Wii|Wii]] on July 21, 2011 in Japan, February 13, 2012 in North America, July 6, 2012 in Europe, September 13, 2012 in Australia and September 12, 2013 in South Korea.


=== Rhythm Heaven ===
The game was digitally rereleased on the [[niwanetwork:Wii U|Wii U]] [[niwanetwork:Nintendo eShop|Nintendo eShop]] on July 27, 2016 in Japan, November 10, 2016 in North America, and November 24 in Europe.
[[File:RH_Title.png|right]]
'''''[[Rhythm Heaven]]''''' also known as ''Rhythm Tengoku Gold'' (Japanese: '''リズム天国ゴールド''') in Japan, ''Rhythm Paradise'' in Europe and ''Rhythm World'' in South Korea is the second Rhythm Heaven game in the series (first internationally) that was released for the [[Nintendo DS]]. It was released on July 31, 2008 in Japan, May 1, 2009 for North America, April 5, 2009 for Europe and September 2009 for South Korea.


This game is entirely controlled to the side of the Nintendo DS using the Touch Screen where the player can simply tap, flick or stroke to the beat with various Rhythm Games.
This game returns to the traditional button controls, being controlled with the Wii Remote using Ⓐ and Ⓐ+Ⓑ.
 
This is currently the only entry in the series to have songs and rhythm cues dubbed into six different languages which include English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Korean.
==== Boxarts ====
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==''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''==
[[File:Screenshot 3DS Title.png|thumb]]
{{Nihongo|''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''|リズム<ruby>天<rt>てん</rt></ruby><ruby>国<rt>ごく</rt></ruby> ザ・ベスト<ruby>+<rt>プラス</rt></ruby>|Rhythm Tengoku: The Best+}}, also known as {{Nihongo|''Rhythm Paradise Megamix''}} in Europe, and {{Nihongo|''Rhythm Sesang: The Best+''|리듬 세상 더 베스트<ruby>+<rt>플러스</rt></ruby>|Rhythm World: The Best+}} in Korea, is the fourth game in the series, released for the [[niwanetwork:Nintendo 3DS|Nintendo 3DS]] on June 11, 2015 in Japan, June 16, 2016 in North America, October 21, 2016 in Europe, October 22, 2016 in Australia, and December 1, 2016 in South Korea.


=== Rhythm Heaven Fever ===
This game includes 63 [[Rhythm Games]] from the previous three games, 19 new and 12 new versions of previous games. Games are again controlled using Ⓐ, Ⓑ and sometimes ✚ in Buttons mode, or with a {{Color|#0EB60E|Tap}} in the Simple Tap mode.
 
[[File:Rhythm-Heaven-Fever-NA-Title.png|right|240px]]
'''''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]''''' also known as ''Minna no Rhythm Tengoku'' (Japanese: '''みんあのリズム天国''') or in Europe as ''Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise'' and South Korea as ''Rhythm World Wii'', (is the third (second internationally) game in the series released for the [[Wii|Nintendo Wii]]. It was released on July 21, 2011 in Japan, February 13, 2012 for North America, July 6, 2012 for Europe, September 13, 2012 for Australia and September 12, 2013 for South Korea.
 
This game goes back to the traditional button controls as it is controlled with the Wii Remote using the A and B buttons.
 
==== Box Art ====
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|[[File:Logo 3DS Rhythm Heaven Megamix.svg|frameless|center]]
|[[File:Minnano.jpg|150px]]
|[[File:Megamix EU Boxart.png|frameless|center]]
|[[File:RHF_Korean_Boxart.jpg|150px]]
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=== Rhythm Heaven Megamix ===
==Future of the series==
[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]] (リズム天国ザ・ベスト+ ''Rhythm Tengoku: The Best Plus+'') also known as Rhythm Paradise Megamix in Europe, is the fourth game in the Rhythm Heaven Series. It was released on June 11th, 2015 in Japan, June 16, 2016 in the west during the E3 announcement, October 21, 2016 in Europe, October 22, 2016 in Australia, an December 1, 2016 in South Korea.
On August 17, 2017, a rumor started that the series no longer has a future<ref>[https://www.destructoid.com/opinion-rhythm-heaven-series-is-dead-mother-3-will-never-be-localized/ Opinion: Rhythm Heaven series is dead, Mother 3 will never be localized – Destructoid]</ref>. In an interview with Eurogamer on August 24, 2017, series co-producer [[niwanetwork:Yoshio Sakamoto|Yoshio Sakamoto]] confirmed that the series is not over, and the possibility for a new entry is always open<ref>"We generally don't comment on those kind of rumours, but I don't remember us ever saying it was over. Generally speaking, if there's an oppurtunity, a motivation, a need, we consider all opportunities and leave the door open. That's all I can say. (...) No, it's not dead." ~ [[niwanetwork:Yoshio Sakamoto|Yoshio Sakamoto]], [https://www.eurogamer.net/returning-to-metroid Returning to Metroid | Eurogamer.net]</ref>. In the following years, series producer [[generasia:Tsunku|Tsunku♂]] has also expressed interest in developing a new game. On May 8, 2019, he retweeted an article about the game, asking fans what they think is revolutionary about the series. Later on April 9, 2020, he replied to a post regarding his interest in continuing the series, expressing ideas for what features a title on [[niwanetwork:Nintendo Switch|Nintendo Switch]] could have<ref>[https://twitter.com/tsunkuboy/status/1248327915223175169?s=20 つんく♂ on Twitter]</ref>. On July 31, 2020, he tweeted in celebration of the fifth anniversary of ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'', reaffirming a desire for a Switch title<ref>[https://twitter.com/tsunkuboy/status/1289175158075174918?s=20 つんく♂ on Twitter]</ref>, and on August 3, 2021, he posted about the 15th anniversary of the series, expressing his desire to make a new game<ref>[https://twitter.com/tsunkuboy/status/1422436600131186689?s=20 つんく♂ on Twitter]</ref>. On June 16, 2022, he retweeted a fan request for a new title on Switch<ref>[https://twitter.com/tsunkuboy/status/1537445315678466055?s=20 つんく♂ on Twitter]</ref>. Despite all these affirmations, there is no information regarding a new title in the series being developed<ref>[https://automaton-media.com/en/news/20220620-13436/ Rhythm Heaven creator Tsunku still hopes to make a new title - AUTOMATON WEST]</ref>.
 
==In Other Languages==
This game includes 70 minigames from the previous three Rhythm Tengoku games, 20 new minigames and 10 new version of previous games.<gallery>
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|rojp=Rizumu Tengoku
 
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<nowiki>*</nowiki>The American version was digital only, thus it only has a logo.[[File:3DS4.jpg|thumb|1x1px]]
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|mnkr=Rhythm World}}
==Ports==
==References==
[[Rhythm Tengoku (Arcade)]]
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