Rhythm Heaven Fever

Rhythm Heaven Fever, known as Minna no Rhythm Tengoku (Everyone's Rhythm Heaven) in Japan and Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise in PAL regions, is a rhythm game developed and published by Nintendo, with TNX, Inc./Tsunku♂ as supporting developers. It is the third game in the Rhythm Heaven series, and was released on July 21, 2011 in Japan, then throughout 2012 in North America and PAL regions. It was followed up by Rhythm Heaven Megamix in 2015/2016, which is currently the final game in the series.

Rhythm Heaven Fever
"Wubba-dubba-dubba, zat's cool!" — The reporter from "Ringside", probably
Protagonist(s): Marshall, Cam & Miss Ribbon Genre(s): Rhythm Platform(s): Wii Release Date: JP: July 21, 2011 NA: February 13, 2012 EU: July 6, 2012 AU: September 13, 2012 Developer(s): Nintendo SPD TNX, inc. Publisher(s): Nintendo Country: Japan Series: Rhythm Heaven Predecessor: Rhythm Heaven Successor: Rhythm Heaven Megamix

Why It's "Wubba-Dubba-Dubba Cool"

1. The same Rhythm Heaven gameplay of playing various minigames with their own separate rules returns here from the previous two games, this time while utilizing the Wii Remote's A and B buttons rather than tapping, sliding, and flicking the DS Touch Screen.
2. All 50 of this game's rhythm games are as much fun as one can expect from the series, with such good games as:
   • Hole-in-One (the first game)
   • Screwbot Factory
   • See-Saw
   • Double Date
   • Board Meeting
   • Monkey Watch
   • Air Rally
   • Figure Fighter
   • Ringside (the most popular rhythm game here)
   • Packing Pests
   • Flipper-Flop
   • Flock Step
   • Bossa Nova
   • Love Rap
   • Cheer Readers
   • Karate Man aka (Karate Man Combos!)
3. The new characters introduced here are just as funny and entertaining as always, with Marshall, Cam, and Miss Ribbon being good hosts for the game. Some of the good characters include:
   • Monkey and Mandrill
   • See and Saw
   • A Boy and His Crush
   • The Weasel Couple
   • Baxter and Forthington
   • Wrestler and Reporter
   • Captain Tuck and the Flippers
   • The Huebirds of Happiness
   • Uhh...the Donk-Donk guys?
   • MC Adore and Her Backup Rappers
   • The Cheer Readers
     • As always, Karate Joe returns for his Karate Man games (including Karate Man Combos! in this game).
4. The remixes are just as varied as always, with many themes seen in previous games as well as some new ones:
   • Remix 1 has a tropical vibe to it, and each game in this one has continuity to it.
   • Remix 2 incorporates a heavy metal theme.
   • Remix 3 has a kitchen theme and is the first remix in this game to include a vocal song, that being "I Feel Fine!!"
   • Remix 4 has a traditional Japanese theme to it, with many characters' outfits matching this theme.
   • Remix 5 sets the games in prehistoric times
   • Remix 6 is set in a carnival, with a circus music theme to it.
   • Remix 7 is the usual spacey/cosmic remix of the game.
   • Remix 8 is set to the song "I Love You", and its visuals are reminiscent of old-timey photos.
   • Remix 9 is set on a grand stage, with stage lights and support beams, as well as a red-and-black color palette.
   • Remix 10 is the "Final Remix" of this game, with each non-sequel minigame you played back-to-back.
5. As always, the music composed by Tsunku♂ fits well with each rhythm game and/or remix, with a variety of genres to boot. The vocal songs are also real bangers, including "I Feel Fine!!", "Lonely Storm," "I Love You", and especially "Dreams of Our Generation".
6. Once again, when you get a Superb on each song, you gain a Medal used to unlock Endless Games and Rhythm Toys, and you can also "Go For a Perfect" to unlock supplemental materials, giving the game a lot of replay value.
   • You can even unlock rhythm games from Rhythm Tengoku, including The Clappy Trio, Tap Trial, and Power Calligraphy.
7. Endless Games now include a two-player mode, in which each player uses a Wiimote to control a specific object, such as each of the Clap Trap Doll's arms or a differently-clothed Wrestler.
8. Just like the previous game, the end credits are set in a rhythm game that can then be replayed later, that being a new version of Night Walk from Tengoku, and then the character roll call is shown before the player unlocks the sequel games.

Bad Qualities

1. Since Fever has no latency calibration, all inputs from the player on an HD-TV are slightly delayed, making a CRT the best way to play the game.
2. As per usual, there are some bad and/or mediocre games, such as Working Dough, Catch of the Day, Micro-Row, Donk-Donk, etc.
   • Additionally, there are some parts of remixes that may throw players off, including Remix 7's long "tap-tap-tap", that one part of Remix 9's Ringside section, and the triple fake-out in Remix 10.
3. Unlocking the Endless Remix is easier said than done, considering you have to "Go For a Perfect" on all 50 minigames.
4. The Endless Game "Manzai Birds" was replaced by Mr. Upbeat from Tengoku in international versions, likely due to some of the jokes being nonsensical when translated.
5. Fever is only dubbed into English and Japanese, which makes no sense considering that Rhythm Heaven DS was translated into other languages.

Reception

Rhythm Heaven Fever received mostly positive reviews from critics and users, scoring 83/100 and 8.3/10, respectively, on Metacritic. Reviewers praised the game's humor, control scheme, music, and graphics, and it holds the record of being the best-selling game in the series with over 600,000 copies sold.

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