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In this game, the player controls a member of The Blue Birds, following orders from Captain Blue Bird. The objective of this game is to remain in sync with the other two birds. The captain has two commands:
Peck your beak! (つっつき?, tsuttsuki) calls for the birds to peck three times in quick succession.
Stretch out your neck! (ふんぞり?, funzori) asks them to peck into the ground for a bit before stretching out both their necks and their wings.
Perfect!/Ace!?: The player pecks or stretches in sync with the others. While pecking, a hit spark with stars appears. After a stretch, the captain blushes while stretching out his own wings.
Early!/Late!?: The player pecks out of sync, causing less impressive hit sparks to fly out, a "doink" sound to be heard, and a sweat drop to form. While stretching, the player's neck gets a cramp. The captain gets angry and huffs. In the international version of Rhythm Heaven, the animation for mistiming a stretch instead has the bird pose awkwardly.
Miss...?: The player either does nothing, or pecks when they're not supposed to, causing less impressive hit sparks to fly out, a "doink" sound to be heard, and a sweat drop to form. While stretching, they either do nothing or stretch when they're not supposed to. The captain gets angry and huffs.
Results
The captain says...()
The captain says...()
Where's your team spirit? That last part didn't look too good.
Where's your team spirit? That last part didn't look too good.
Hm... Good enough... I don't know... I guess that was all right.
Hmm... Good enough... I don't know... I guess that was all right.
Nice pecking, waaugh! Those last three were good.
Nice pecking, waaugh! Those last three were good.
The Captain Barks
Where's your team spirit? Your stretching was a bit of a reach.
It's too bright! There's pollen in the air! I just yawned! I am NOT crying! I'm not hiding behind sunglasses! Your hard work and dedication did NOT move me to tears! Get back to your station!
This game is similar to Marching Orders from Rhythm Tengoku, in that the player is part of a group that takes orders from a captain who gets angry when they mess up, and that the player's character keeps a diary detailing events from the game.
In the middle of the game, Captain Blue Bird slides out of the player's view, and flashbacks are shown above the birds. While the game itself doesn't elaborate on them, the Blue Bird Diary serves to explain them.