Quirky, fresh, and entirely original; downright addicting
Slight difficulty curve; prepare for odd looks on the bus
A portable gamer through-and-through, I’m pretty used to playing any number of DS or PSP games during my daily bus journeys. Rhythm Heaven, however, may be the first title that’s officially engrossed me enough for me to not only miss my regula...
Abstract: WarioWare-esque mini-games plus crazy beats equals one wacky and addictive rhythm title. Rhythm Heaven, known as Rhythm Tengoku Gold in Japan, is the latest formerly Japan-only Nintendo title to make its way stateside. Created by the same team respons...
Abstract: In Rhythm Heaven, you tap, hold, slide, or flick to the beat to gain “flow” and medals, which opens more musically staged mini-games. That’s your simple goal in this single player game, which has international appeal among several challenges pushing th...
A memorable series of quirky mini-games that reward timing and precision more than twitchy reflexes.
Some mini-games are poorly explained or dont function so well with the touch screen; might cause broken styluses.
Rhythm Heavens marketing might indicate that if you can tap your foot, you can play the game. But if thats all the rhythm you have itll be a long, punishing road to completing the game. Even if you have the grace of a professional choreographer Nint...
Abstract: That Rhythm Heaven is the work of the minds behind the WarioWare series should come as no surprise to anyone. Both exhibit the same gleeful sense of dementia, the same surreal audio design, the same dissonant art direction, the same deft blend of delib...
Abstract: Dale North and I tried our best to try to convince you that you needed to import a copy of Rhythm Tengoku Gold for the Nintendo DS back in September of last year, and you know, if you didn't buy it, goddammit, you should have. The only acceptable excu...
