Drummer Duel

Drummer Duel The red team's pushed you around for long enough! It's time to show them who's really got rhythm! Go, blue! 　Rhythm Heaven	Drummer Duel The red team's pushed you around for long enough! It's time to show them who's really got rhythm! Go, blue! 　Rhythm Paradise

Drummer Duel (応援団おうえんだん^?, Ōen-dan) is the 3rd Rhythm Game of the fourth stage (18th overall) in Rhythm Heaven.

Drummer Duel

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Number

18

Version^?

Long

Gift

Cheering Tips

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Gameplay

The game stars the Taiko Rally Squad. The player controls a blue drummer who is competing against the red team in a taiko duel. The red drummer plays a pattern on the drum, and the blue drummer must copy it. While they drum, a set of cute cheerleaders dance around beneath them.

Controls

• Tap: Drum

Timing Display

• Perfect!/Ace!^?: Yellow stars emit from the drum as it makes a deep sound. The cheerleaders wave around their pompoms in celebration at the end of the turn.
• Early!/Late!^?: Black sparks emit from the drum as it makes a high pitched sound. The drummer makes an embarrassed face. The cheerleaders wave around their pompoms in celebration at the end of the turn.
• Miss...^?: The player does nothing. Attempting to hit the drum when the player is not supposed to causes black sparks emit from the drum as it makes a high pitched sound. The drummer makes an embarrassed face. The cheerleaders stumble over at the end of the turn.

Results

	The drum leader says...()	The drum leader says...()
	I can't feel your spirit! The quick beats were tricky, huh? Not so great on the fastest bits.	I can't feel your spirit! The quick beats were tricky, huh? Not so great on the fastest bits.
	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.
	Your spirit is really in it! I love that quick stick work! Perfect on the fastest parts!	Your spirit is really in it! I love that quick stick work! Perfect on the fastest parts!

Epilogue

	Butterfingers!	You'll do better next time.	Everybody wins when the rhythm is right!

Appearances

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  Drummer Duel (Practice)

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  Drummer Duel
  Remix 8
  Remix 10

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  Remix 4

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Trivia

• Oddly, the player is able to flick in this game, despite this action not doing anything. This trait is shared with Shoot-'Em-Up, Freeze Frame and Munchy Monk. All other games that don't use the flick don't allow the player to perform it.

Development History

Main article: Drummer Duel/Development

In Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	応援団	Cheering Squad
EnglishNOA	Drummer Duel
EnglishNOE	Drummer Duel
French	Coups de taiko	Taiko hits
Spanish	Duelo de Tambores	Drum Duel
German	Trommelduell	Drum duel
Italian	Duello di tamburi	Duel of drums
Korean	응원단	Cheering Squad