You go from simple hitting on quarter notes to complicated sixteenth note patterns. Whereas Karate Man was a bit on the “too easy” side, Rhythm Tweezers is a bit on the “too hard” side, and the fact that both of them are right next to each other doesn’t help either games’ case. That’s dandy and all, but I feel like this game suffers the opposite issue that Karate Man had. So the purpose of this game is to get the player practiced enough in alternating the A button and D-pad. So immediately after the easy, simplistic introduction that Karate Man gave us, where do we go next? The hardest game in the first set, and probably the hardest in the early game too. It’s missing the satisfying “you’re getting it” feeling other introductions of its kin have that would’ve made the level worth a revisit. Karate Man is an ok game that’s fine as a tutorial level, but doesn’t really go for anything much greater than being a lukewarm first step. It’s still not something I’d listen to in my own time, but I like the sound of the bassline and percussion. I think the overall weirdness helps establish the whole quirkiness and “unorthodox karate” that this game has going for it. Not helping was that I loved the song of both the DS and Wii Karate Man games. First time I heard it, I was incredibly off-put by the voice because it sounds.strangely seductive and unfitting.
The music isn’t anything particularly great. It’s a cute, iconic look that works out well for this game and helps make it more appealing to beginners of the series, who, at the time the game was released, would be literally everyone. Karate Man is a game that’s simple by design, and the style of the visuals further emphasizes this. Not one that’s particularly memorable like Built to Scale or Hole in One that you can revisit even after you’ve done all of the other games and still feel just as great as you did before. Its incredible simplicity even by Rhythm Heaven standards makes it a serviceable tutorial, but that’s just it. I mean, it’s nothing particularly terrible.
You should check it out yourself if you’ve got 13 dollars to burn.Īnyways, enough about Rhythm Tengoku as a whole, let’s get into its games! Karate ManĪh, here we are at the game that started it all. It’s also cheaper on Amazon, makes all of the bonus gifts meaningful, and is altogether a really well done translation. It probably doesn’t make much of a difference, since I know the rules to all of the games anyways, but it makes for a better experience when you know all of the words the game is saying. Oh yeah, and I’m playing the fan-translated version. Actually, I’m playing this on a Nintendo DS, so I’m not actually sure if it actually has the backlit screen or if the DS is just magically good at making things brighter. The smaller screen makes the game look better, the headphones make every bit of the music pop out more, and the GBA’s backlit screen makes the games much more brighter and saturated. And I’ve gotta say, playing through them with headphones on has already proven to be a way better experience than watching them on Youtube. My prior experiences with this game include watches of a few Let’s Plays on Youtube as well as playthroughs of the games’ Megamix counterparts, but this is the first time that I’ll be playing the original versions in all of their Gameboy Advanced glory. These include Karate Man, Rhythm Tweezers, Marching Orders, Spaceball, The Clappy Trio, Remix 1, Sneaky Spirits, Samurai Slice, Rat Race, Sick Beats, The Bon Odori, and Remix 2! Hey! I’m SirMadameTheKnight (TheGreatAndMightyWaffleCaptain on the associated Discord server), and I’m continuing my foray into the unknown by ranking every Rhythm Heaven game! I’m currently starting off Rhythm Tengoku, which means that today we’ll be covering its first two sets. Check out the RH Modding Server as well!.Come and join the /r/rhythmheaven Discord Server!.Please do not advertise your chat/project/whatever unless you have something to show for your work! Links to emulators and fan translation projects is allowed, but any posting of ROMs will be deleted. If you post something you didn't make, please give proper attribution to the original creator.
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