Rhythm Heaven

A Review: Simplicity + charm + rhythm = Rhythm Heaven Fever for Wii

At first I was surprised that Rhythm Heaven Fever didn’t include motion in its control scheme. The controls, in fact, are infinitely simple: the “A” and “B” buttons are essentially the summary of control for the entire game. Upon thinking about this, I decided it was for the game’s benefit. Rhythm is a precise art (trust me, I know). Motion control is not a prec...

Minna no Rhythm Tengoku tops Japanese sales charts, Wii’s elsewhere jealous

Aside from the occasional Virtual Console or WiiWare title, I am sad to say that my Wii has received as much action this summer as the pimply kid on prom night. Thankfully there are  titles in the pipeline such as Skyward Sword and Rhythm Heaven to fight for my hard earned free time. Although no definitive release date has been confirmed for Rhythm Heaven stateside, the game has already released...

Did you buy Rhythm Heaven for DS? Would you support a U.S. release of the Wii sequel?

Rhythm Heaven, one of the DS’s funniest and most original games, is getting a Wii follow-up in Japan. I’ve got my fingers crossed for a North American release. U.S. sales of Rhythm Heaven didn’t reach Brain-Age level heights, despite a cute marketing campaign featuring Beyonce. How many of you out there bought this terrific Music Game/Warioware hybrid?

Go buy Rhythm Heaven if you haven’t already

I’ve been playing Rhythm Heaven for a couple of weeks now, and I gotta say these game is a hoot. If you liked Elite Beat Agents, or are a rabid rhythm game fan, it will challenge your skill in new creative ways. If you’re not big on music games, you might not like it, but the puzzles are so clever, I suspect if you’re in the latter category, you still might dig it. Any readers ou...