Abstract: Unlike the current crop of music-based games that encourage players to wail into a microphone or perform on plastic instruments, this Japanese-made game takes a typically refreshing approach, with its retro-style graphics and devilishly addictive ga...
Abstract: Alexander Allen8.9It may not look like much but Nintendo’s Rhythm Heaven is one of the best DS games that I have played all year on this console. So what exactly is Rhythm Heaven? The core gameplay mechanics revolve around a variety of music and rhyth...
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: Although Nintendo's current-generation game catalog is a bone of contention among contemporary gamers, occasionally a title comes along that restores the commitment that Nintendo has to its core audience. If WiiMusic was Nintendo's must-have music game fo...
Abstract: While being indorced by celebrities and getting rave reviews from most game mags, Rhythm Heaven is far from earning its name.Upon starting up the game you are quickly given a tutorial on the game's mechanics, which while creative, lack any real variety...
Abstract: Is Nintendos new DS music-themed minigame collection truly heavenly, or is it more like gaming hell? Nintendo certainly has wasted no effort promoting their April 2009 release Rhythm Heaven, a musically themed minigame collection in the spirit of the...
The rule of thumb in deciding whether Rhythm Heaven is worth your time is by weighing in on how much you enjoyed the WarioWare titles. Much like its predecessor, Rhythm Heaven relies on players playing the same handful of mini games repeatedly, however...
Abstract: If there is one thing that I can say about Rhythm Heaven’s visuals it is that they are definitely original and stylistic. If you have played any of the Wario Ware games of past then you’ll be familiar with the visual approach. For those of you not fami...
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...
