Rhythm Heaven
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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 the Rhythm Heaven series and the first one released worldwide, following the Japan-only Game Boy Advance title Rhythm Tengoku, and was succeeded by Rhythm Heaven Fever for the Wii and Rhythm Heaven Megamix for the Nintendo 3DS. The game was released in Japan on July 31, 2008, in North America on April 5, 2009, in Europe on May 1, 2009, and in Australia on June 4, 2009.
Infobox
Developers
Nintendo SPDTNX Music Recordings
Publisher
Nintendo
Director
Kazuyoshi Osawa
Producer
Tsunku
Designers
Kazuyoshi OsawaKo TakeuchiMasami YoneTakafumi MasaokaKyohei Seki
Programmers
Kazuyoshi OsawaTakafumi Masaoka
Artist
Ko Takeuchi
Composers
TsunkuMasami Yone
Series
Rhythm Heaven
Platform
Nintendo DS
Release
mw- JP: July 31, 2008NA: April 5, 2009EU: May 1, 2009AU: June 4, 2009
Genre
Rhythm
Mode
Single-player
Tables
Aggregate score
Metacritic
Metacritic
Aggregator
Metacritic
Score
83/100
| Aggregator | Score |
| Metacritic | 83/100 |
Review scores
1Up.com
1Up.com
Publication
1Up.com
Score
B+
Destructoid
Destructoid
Publication
Destructoid
Score
9/10
Eurogamer
Eurogamer
Publication
Eurogamer
Score
8/10
Famitsu
Famitsu
Publication
Famitsu
Score
34/40
Game Informer
Game Informer
Publication
Game Informer
Score
7.5/10
GamePro
GamePro
Publication
GamePro
Score
5/5
GameRevolution
GameRevolution
Publication
GameRevolution
Score
B
GameSpot
GameSpot
Publication
GameSpot
Score
7.5/10
GameSpy
GameSpy
Publication
GameSpy
Score
4/5
GameTrailers
GameTrailers
Publication
GameTrailers
Score
8.7/10
Giant Bomb
Giant Bomb
Publication
Giant Bomb
Score
5/5
IGN
IGN
Publication
IGN
Score
9/10
Nintendo Power
Nintendo Power
Publication
Nintendo Power
Score
9/10
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph
Publication
The Daily Telegraph
Score
8/10
Wired
Wired
Publication
Wired
Score
9/10
| Publication | Score |
| 1Up.com | B+ |
| Destructoid | 9/10 |
| Eurogamer | 8/10 |
| Famitsu | 34/40 |
| Game Informer | 7.5/10 |
| GamePro | 5/5 |
| GameRevolution | B |
| GameSpot | 7.5/10 |
| GameSpy | 4/5 |
| GameTrailers | 8.7/10 |
| Giant Bomb | 5/5 |
| IGN | 9/10 |
| Nintendo Power | 9/10 |
| The Daily Telegraph | 8/10 |
| Wired | 9/10 |
References
- Known in Japan as Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Japanese: リズム天国ゴールド, Hepburn: Rizumu Tengoku Gōrudo; lit. "Rhythm Heaven Gold")
- Score based on 48 reviews
- 8/10, 8/10, 9/10, 9/10
- Rhythm Paradisehttps://web.archive.org/web/20141008113130/http://www.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/7453/rhythm-paradise-comes-to-ds-in-may/
- Destructoidhttps://www.destructoid.com/e3-08-hands-on-with-rhythm-heaven/
- "つんく♂『おっちゃまの正体は！？ (スタッフからのコメント)』"http://ameblo.jp/tsunku-blog/entry-10167669542.html
- ThisIsGamehttps://www.thisisgame.com/webzine/rboard/1/?n=21384
- Rhythm Heavenhttps://web.archive.org/web/20090813214608/http://www.rhythmheaven.com/iwata1.html
- "Kazuyoshi Osawa Video Game Credits and Biography"http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,158061/
- Rhythm Heavenhttps://www.metacritic.com/game/rhythm-heaven/critic-reviews/?platform=ds
- "Rhythm Heaven Review"https://web.archive.org/web/20160530092448/http://www.1up.com/reviews/rhythm-heaven
- Rhythm Tengokuhttps://web.archive.org/web/20190220233432/https://www.destructoid.com/destructoid-import-review-rhythm-tengoku-gold-102347.phtml
- Rhythm Heavenhttps://web.archive.org/web/20190219055752/https://www.destructoid.com/destructoid-review-rhythm-heaven-126865.phtml
- Rhythm Tengokuhttp://www.eurogamer.net/articles/rhythm-tengoku-gold-review
- Rhythm Paradisehttp://www.eurogamer.net/articles/rhythm-paradise-review
- Pure Nintendo Magazinehttp://purenintendo.com/famitsu-review-scores-18/
- Rhythm Heavenhttps://www.gameinformer.com/games/rhythm_heaven/b/nintendo_ds/archive/2009/09/22/review.aspx
- Rhythm Heavenhttps://web.archive.org/web/20090418180431/http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/209640/rhythm-heaven
- Rhythm Heavenhttp://www.gamerevolution.com/review/rhythm-heaven
- Rhythm Heavenhttp://www.gamespot.com/reviews/rhythm-heaven-review/1900-6207184/
- Rhythm Heavenhttp://ds.gamespy.com/nintendo-ds/rhythm-tengoku-gold/970804p1.html
- Rhythm Heavenhttps://web.archive.org/web/20150629115827/http://www.gametrailers.com/reviews/aczl3p/rhythm-heaven-review
- Rhythm Heavenhttp://www.giantbomb.com/reviews/rhythm-heaven-review/1900-130/
- Rhythm Heavenhttp://www.ign.com/articles/2009/03/31/rhythm-heaven-review
- Nintendo Power
- Rhythm Paradisehttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/5237328/Rhythm-Paradise-review.html
- Rhythm Heavenhttps://www.wired.com/2009/04/review-rhythm-h
- Rhythm Heavenhttp://www.avclub.com/article/rhythm-heaven-26172
- "Rhythm Heaven for Nintendo DS"https://www.vgchartz.com/game/25553/rhythm-heaven/sales
- MCVhttp://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/japanese-2008-market-report/01483
- Kirbyhttps://web.archive.org/web/20210921203146/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/32694/Nintendo_Reveals_Traditional_Kirby_Game_Rhythm_Heaven_In_Works_For_Wii.php
- Polygonhttps://www.polygon.com/2016/3/3/11157746/rhythm-heaven-megamix-nintendo-3ds
- "Rhythm Heaven Groove launches on Nintendo Switch in 2026"https://www.nintendo.com/sg/news/article/1diBdCj3Dabjodvp1Wz1rl