Rhythm Paradise (Nintendo DS)

Rhythm paradise is an rhythm based game which has MANY OBJECTIVES, but the main one is to feel the beat and the music or else you will end up hating the title. You have to use your stylus to hit the correct beat at the correct time in the correct rhythm.

There are three controls in the game - Tap, Tap and hold and Flick (slide the stylus fast across the screen).

When you first start the game you will have to enter your details ...
...many great different interactive mini rhythm game. What i expected is one game, that you have to master, but it is not like that.
They are several mini-games which offer different game play and different tutorials for each one, and that is the main thing that makes the game so surprisingly addictive.

When you get to the challenges selection menu, you have three choices - either select the first and only unlocked challenged called ... more

Rhythm paradise is an rhythm based game which has MANY OBJECTIVES, but the main one is to feel the beat and the music or else you will end up hating the title. You have to use your stylus to hit the correct beat at the correct time in the correct rhythm.

There are three controls in the game - Tap, Tap and hold and Flick (slide the stylus fast across the screen).

When you first start the game you will have to enter your details and register a profile which can save your progress automatically.
Every time you insert you start the game from scratch or restart it, you have to flick the screen in order to begin, and you have to flick it fast enough or else the funny character will tell you it is not fast enough, which may get annoying to some people (not me). I personally love everything about this game!

so why do you think the game has many objectives - because it has so many great different interactive mini rhythm game. What i expected is one game, that you have to master, but it is not like that.
They are several mini-games which offer different game play and different tutorials for each one, and that is the main thing that makes the game so surprisingly addictive.

When you get to the challenges selection menu, you have three choices - either select the first and only unlocked challenged called (built to scale), or go to the "cafeteria" where you can talk to the "barista" and read unlocked books, or either go to a menu where you can unlock more interactive challenges, never ending games , and rhythm toys ( the rhythm toys are extremely fun ).

The main screen consists of three rows with four music challenges and one "remix" . Each remix challenge mixes the passed four mini-games into one big "challenge" to test your rhythm.

Some of the challenges are more simple than other which are really complicated. Some consists of just tapping and holding, or just holding and releasing plus flicking (Glee Club), some other focus on the flicking more and other focus more on tapping ( Fillbots ).

One of the nicest things about this title is the variety between the different challenges.

The learning is really quick. When you start a challenge the first thing you are going to see is a tutorial which explains how to control the objects on the screen with tapping/flicking and hit the beats. The further you get in the game, the harder the challenges become. Some of them are really hard to master, and to master is a good thing because you get medals. But you have to practice really hard and feel the music because you will find yourself stuck on the first challenge.

When you collect enough medals you can unlock a rhythm game or an endless game which are really entertaining. Also the game can challenge you random when you finish one mini-game or another with challenging to "perfect" a mini-game and you will unlock an award. Perfect means you have to complete a rhythm challenge without a single mistake.

This game did not get boring to me after one month of playing and still is not - i still have to unlock awards and rhythm games. I just love 'em !
After i completed all the three rows of mini games, another three rows appeared below them, and after i completed those too, you kind of finish the game, but you unlock four more rows on each corner, with the same challenges as the ones you've played until the end, but more harder. Its like (hard mode). You also unlock another mini-game called "airborder" which is the cut-scene with the credits.

The price of the game is not so expensive, and is affordable.

Overall this game is an addictive piece of mastery, where when i got my hands on it for the first time, i could not let it go for three hours. It has a variety of many fun different challenges and on top of that, more mini-games and unlockable awards. This game is a MUST for rhythm and music game lovers!

Summary: An addictive rhythm game which is a must for every adorer of rhythm games! 

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