Rhythm Heaven
"Tap into the rhythm, and experience a little slice of Rhythm Heaven in the palm of your hand. Over 50 rhythm games will get you tapping, flicking and sliding to the beat. Ever stomp your feet to the pulse of your favorite song? Does the groove just get you every time? Then go with the flow, and let the rhythm be your guide!" |
Rhythm Tengoku
Rhythm Heaven Fever
Rhythm Heaven (リズム天国ゴールド?, Rhythm Tengoku Gold), known as Rhythm Paradise in Europe and Rhythm World[2] (리듬 세상?, Lideum Sesang) in Korea, is the second game in the Rhythm Heaven Series, released for the 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. It was the first game to be released outside of Japan.
Gameplay
The game is meant to be played by holding the Nintendo DS sideways. Left-handers have an option to change the position of the visual gameplay to allow easier playing. The game primarily uses the Touch Screen. The controls, just like every other game in the series, are very basic. There are four main mechanics used, both for all of the Rhythm Game available to play and just getting around the game itself. These controls are tapping, holding, sliding and flicking, in addition to the 🄻 and 🅁 buttons that are used in exclusively Rockers 2. The Start button is used to pause during a Rhythm Game.
Rhythm Games
Official Websites
- リズム天国ゴールド (Rhythm Tengoku Gold)
- Rhythm Heaven [Archive]
- Rhythm Paradise | Nintendo DS | Games | Nintendo
- 리듬 세상 (Rhythm Sesang) [Archive]
Logos
Rhythm Heaven Demo Version
Rhythm Heaven Demo Version (リズム天国ゴールド体験版[3]?, Rhythm Tengoku Gold Taikenban), also known as Rhythm Paradise Demo Version in Europe, is a stripped down version of the game for demo purposes. One version of the demo was playable at kiosks, while the other version could be downloaded through the Nintendo Channel's DS Download Service and through the DS Download Station.
In the kiosk version, the game starts with a seizure warning screen, followed by the game's Title Screen (with "Demo Version" added to the logo), and starting the game goes directly to Practice Flicking (which can be skipped), after which the player goes to the Game Select, with only the first Rhythm Game available.
Curiously, clearing Built to Scale unlocks both Glee Club and Fillbots at once, after which both must be cleared to unlock Fan Club. The Game Select also has a padlock for Remix 1, which is inaccessible.
After completing all the Rhythm Games, The Bandleader shows up to say that this is all the demo includes, and the game returns to the Title Screen.
When starting up the DS Download version, the game asks the player if they are "Left or Right?"-handed. After the choice is made, the player meets The Bandleader who first thanks the player for downloading the demo, after which they are taken to Practice Flicking (which can be skipped), and then they are taken directly to the first Rhythm Game. After each game, The Bandleader shows up to comment on the rating. If the player got OK or higher, they move on to the next game, without the Game Select.
- Built to Scale
- Glee Club
- Fillbots (Practice only)
After completing all the Rhythm Games, The Bandleader shows up to say that this is all the demo includes, and it returns to the "Left or Right?" question.
Although the player can obtain Medals in both versions, the Medal Corner is never unlocked.
In both versions, all epilogues are replaced with one thanking the player for playing the game (all of which play the "OK" jingle). It depicts the Girl next to the game's boxart. The text differs between the and versions.
Reception
Rhythm Heaven received fairly positive reviews. Official Nintendo Magazine gave the game 82% for its "hilarious games" and "superb soundtrack" but marred it for its length[4]. Jeremy Parish of 1UP.com gave this game a B+ as a "must-play experience" but felt forced to make use of the touch screen[5]. Craig Harris of IGN gave the game an "Amazing" rating of 9.0 for being "off-the-wall" and "incredibly fun and addictive" but criticized the "awful lyrics" in songs[6]. This game is known to be favorable on Metacritic, with an average score of 84[7].
Trivia
- There are certain Rhythm Games which do not end a Perfect run if the player goes only slightly off. They include Shoot-'Em-Up, Frog Hop, Lockstep, as well as their arrange versions and their appearances in Remixes. These misses still impact the player's score outside of the Perfect Campaign, however.
- The game was released in North America on the same day as the Nintendo DSi in the same region.
- The game's commercials in North America featured the pop singer Beyoncé.
- The English, French, German, Spanish, and Italian singers are uncredited in the Staff Credits for their languages. They are instead credited in Rhythm Tengoku Gold Kokunai-ban Kaigai-ban Zen Vocal-shu.
Development History
- Main article: Rhythm Heaven/Development
In Other Languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
---|---|---|
Japanese | リズム天国ゴールド | Rhythm Heaven Gold |
EnglishNOA | Rhythm Heaven | |
EnglishNOE | Rhythm Paradise | |
FrenchNOA | Rhythm Heaven[8][9] | |
FrenchNOE | Rhythm Paradise | |
SpanishNOA | Rhythm Heaven[10] | |
SpanishNOE | Rhythm Paradise | |
German | Rhythm Paradise | |
Italian | Rhythm Paradise | |
Dutch | Rhythm Paradise[11] | |
Portuguese | Rhythm Paradise[12] | |
Russian | Rhythm Paradise[13] | |
ChineseTR | 節奏天國GOLD[14] | Rhythm Heaven GOLD |
Korean | 리듬 세상 Rhythm World[2] |
Rhythm World Rhythm World |
References
- ↑ Consegues acompanhar o ritmo? | 2009 | Notícias | Nintendo
- ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 "Rhythm World" ~ Title shown on the DS menu if the language is set to anything except Korean.
- ↑ TAS リズム天国ゴールド店頭試遊ソフト - NicoVideo
- ↑ Review: Rhythm Paradise - Official Nintendo Magazine
- ↑ Rhythm Heaven Review for DS from 1UP.com
- ↑ Rhythm Heaven Review - IGN
- ↑ Rhythm Heaven for DS Reviews - Metacritic
- ↑ eBay
- ↑ Rhythm Heaven Manuel d'Instructions (French)
- ↑ Rhythm Heaven [Official Website in Spanish]
- ↑ Iwata vraagt | 1. Rhythm Tengoku: Game Boy Advance | Iwata vraagt: Rhythm Paradise | Nintendo
- ↑ Iwata Pergunta | 1. Rhythm Tengoku: Game Boy Advance | Iwata Pergunta Rhythm Paradise | Nintendo
- ↑ Rhythm Paradise Megamix | Игры для Nintendo 3DS
- ↑ Nintendo DS 遊戯軟體 (Nintendo DS game software)
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