Rhythm Heaven
| Rhythm Heaven | |
|---|---|
North American game cover | |
| Developers | Nintendo SPD TNX Music Recordings |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Director | Kazuyoshi Osawa |
| Producer | Tsunku |
| Designers | Kazuyoshi Osawa Ko Takeuchi Masami Yone Takafumi Masaoka Kyohei Seki |
| Programmers | Kazuyoshi Osawa Takafumi Masaoka |
| Artist | Ko Takeuchi |
| Composers | Tsunku Masami Yone |
| Series | Rhythm Heaven |
| Platform | Nintendo DS |
| Release | |
| Genre | Rhythm |
| Mode | Single-player |
Rhythm Heaven, known as Rhythm Paradise in PAL regions, and Rhythm World in South Korea, is a rhythm game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. It is the second game in Nintendo's Rhythm Heaven series, following the Japan-only Rhythm Tengoku (2006) for the Game Boy Advance. The game was first released in Japan in July 2008, and in North America, Europe, Oceania, and South Korea throughout 2009. It is the first game in the Rhythm Heaven series to be localized outside of Japan.
Like its predecessor, Rhythm Heaven is a collection of rhythm minigames that challenge players to follow the rhythm mainly through audio cues until the end of the game, where they are given a rating based on their performance. Unlike its predecessor, which is played using buttons, the control method primarily involves the Nintendo DS's touch screen and stylus, where players flick, tap, and slide the stylus to play each rhythm game.
Rhythm Heaven received generally favorable reviews, with praise for its soundtrack, artstyle, and game selection. It was succeeded by Rhythm Heaven Fever for the Wii in 2011.