Rhythm Heaven Fever

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Rhythm Heaven Fever
Rhythm Heaven Fever boxart
Developer Nintendo SPD
Publisher Nintendo
Platforms Wii, Wii U
Release dates Original release:
Japan July 21, 2011[1]
USA February 13, 2012[2]
Europe July 6, 2012[3]
Australia September 13, 2012[4]
South Korea September 12, 2013[5]
Wii U (digital download):
Japan July 27, 2016[6]
USA November 10, 2016[7]
Europe November 24, 2016[3]
Languages English (United States)
English (United Kingdom)
Japanese
French (France)
German
Italian
Korean
Spanish (Spain)
Genre Rhythm
Ratings
ESRB:E - Everyone[7]
CERO:A - All ages[1]
PEGI:7 - Seven years and older[3]
USK:0 - All ages[8]
GRAC:All - All ages[5]
Modes Single player, two-player
Format
Wii:
Optical disc
Wii U:
Digital download
Input
Wii:
Wii U:
Serial codes Japan RVL-SOMJ-JPN
USA RVL-SOME-USZ
Europe RVL-SOMP-UKV
South Korea RVL-SOMK-KOR

Rhythm Heaven Fever (Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise in PAL regions) is a rhythm game for the Wii released in 2011 in Japan, 2012 in North America, Europe, and Australia, and in 2013 in South Korea. It is the third installment in the Rhythm Heaven series, released between Rhythm Heaven for the Nintendo DS and Rhythm Heaven Megamix for the Nintendo 3DS.

Developed by Nintendo SPD, Rhythm Heaven Fever is related to the WarioWare series, as prior to its merge into Nintendo EPD, Nintendo SPD was responsible for the development of both WarioWare and Rhythm Heaven games.

Gameplay

Rhythm Heaven Fever, like other games in its series, is a rhythm game that uses animation and sound cues to indicate to the player how to time button presses. It consists of a collection of minigames, each having its own music and gameplay mechanics. During the single-player campaign, after every fourth Rhythm Game there is a Remix which combines together the mechanics of the previously played minigames, quickly switching between them in a manner similar to the gameplay of the WarioWare series.

Compared to other Rhythm Heaven games, Fever has the simplest control scheme in the series. Every action is either performed by pressing A Button or by pressing A Button and B Button simultaneously.

In addition to the standard Rhythm Games featured in the single-player campaign, Rhythm Heaven Fever also features unlockable Endless Games, two-player versions of some Rhythm Games, and a few unlockable Two-Player Endless Games.

Kung Fu Ball

Rhythm Heaven Wiki article: Kung Fu Ball
Young Cricket and Cicada from the Rhythm Heaven Fever minigame Kung-Fu Ball
Young Cricket and Cicada

Kung Fu Ball is a Two-Player Endless Game unlocked after achieving a Superb in four different standard Two-Player Games. One player plays as the WarioWare character Young Cricket, and the other plays as the original character Cicada, although she was not named yet at the time of Rhythm Heaven Fever's release.

In the minigame, Young Cricket and Cicada are students of a kappa training in the "ancient art of Kung Fu Ball". The two students hit a ball back and forth, while occasionally performing more advanced techniques.

References in the WarioWare series

Cicada from Kung Fu Ball has gone on to appear in various ways in the WarioWare series, referencing her and Young Cricket's roles in Kung Fu Ball. WarioWare: Move It!, released in 2023 for the Nintendo Switch, gives Cicada both a speaking role and a name for the first time. In the ending cutscene for Battle on Flashfreeze Cape!, she refers to Young Cricket as a "fellow disciple", although Young Cricket and Master Mantis do not recognize her.

The Reporter and Wrestler from Ringside have made several cameos in the WarioWare series, namely in cutscenes in Game & Wario and WarioWare: Move It! and in the microgame Get Swole in WarioWare: Get It Together!. A reference to the Wrestler also appears in Mr. Sparkles' rank A character card in WarioWare Gold.

Gallery

  • Japanese boxart

    Japanese boxart

  • European boxart

    European boxart

  • Korean boxart

    Korean boxart

  • Kung Fu Ball

    Kung Fu Ball

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese みんなのリズム天国てんごく[1]
Minna no Rizumu Tengoku 		Everyone's Rhythm Heaven
Korean 리듬 세상 Wii[5]
Ridum Sesang Wii 		Rhythm World Wii

References

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c みんなのリズム天国. Nintendo Co. Ltd. (Japanese). Retrieved August 1, 2025. (Archived January 4, 2012, 15:42:18 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  2. ^ Wii (February 13, 2012). Wii - Rhythm Heaven Fever Launch Trailer. YouTube (American English). Retrieved August 1, 2025. (Archived June 30, 2022, 12:39:25 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise | Wii | Games | Nintendo UK. Nintendo of Europe (British English). Retrieved August 1, 2025. (Archived July 11, 2025, 01:45:56 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  4. ^ Nicholas Bray (September 4, 2012). Australian Release Dates Announced for Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise and Freakyforms Deluxe. Nintendo World Report. Retrieved August 1, 2025. (Archived February 11, 2017, 10:36:18 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c 리듬 세상 Wii™. Nintendo of Korea (Korean). Archived December 28, 2019, 23:12:29 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  6. ^ みんなのリズム天国 | Wii U | 任天堂. Nintendo Co. Ltd. (Japanese). Retrieved August 1, 2025. (Archived January 14, 2025, 14:03:50 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Rhythm Heaven Fever for Wii U - Nintendo Game Details. Nintendo of America (American English). Archived November 21, 2019, 09:10:58 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  8. ^ Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise | Wii | Spiele | Nintendo DE. Nintendo of Europe (German). Retrieved August 1, 2025. (Archived July 11, 2025, 01:35:04 UTC via Wayback Machine.)

External links

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Crossover games
Game & Watch Gallery series Game & Watch Gallery (1997, GB) • Game & Watch Gallery 2 (1997, GB) • Game & Watch Gallery 3 (1999, GBC) • Game & Watch Gallery 4 (2002, GBA)
Super Smash Bros. series Super Smash Bros. (1999, N64) • Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001, GCN) • Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008, Wii) • Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (2014, 3DS) • Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (2014, Wii U) • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018, Switch)
Itadaki Street series Itadaki Street DS (2007, DS) • Fortune Street (2011, Wii)
Mario & Sonic series Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (2007, Wii) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (2008, DS) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (2009, Wii) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (2009, DS) • Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (2011, Wii) • Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (2012, 3DS) • Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (2013, Wii U) • Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2016, Wii U) • Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2016, 3DS) • Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition (2016, arcade) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 (2019, Switch) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - Arcade Edition (2020, arcade)
Rhythm Heaven series Rhythm Heaven Fever (2011, Wii) • Rhythm Heaven Megamix (2015, 3DS)
NES Remix series Main NES Remix (2013, Wii U) • NES Remix 2 (2014, Wii U)
Reissues NES Remix Pack (2014, Wii U) • Ultimate NES Remix (2014, 3DS)
Mario + Rabbids series Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle (2017, Switch) • Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (2022, Switch)
Other Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman! (1994, GB) • Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle (1997, Satellaview) • Densetsu no Starfy 3 (2004, GBA) • NBA Street V3 (2005, GCN) • Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix (2005, GCN) • SSX on Tour (2005, GCN) • Tetris DS (2006, DS) • Mario Hoops 3-on-3 (2006, DS) • Captain Rainbow (2008, Wii) • Art Style: PiCTOBiTS (2009, DSiWare) • Punch-Out!! (2009, Wii) • Mario Sports Mix (2010, Wii) • Nintendo Land (2012, Wii U) • Nintendo Badge Arcade (2014, 3DS) • Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition (2015, 3DS) • Minecraft (2018, Switch) • Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (2024, Switch)
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Wario games
Wario Land series Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (1994, GB) • Virtual Boy Wario Land (1995, VB) • Wario Land II (1998, GB/GBC) • Wario Land 3 (2000, GBC) • Wario Land 4 (2001, GBA) • Wario Land: Shake It! (2008, Wii)
WarioWare series Main WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! (2003, GBA) (Bird & Beans [2008, DSiWare] • Paper Airplane Chase [2008, DSiWare]) • WarioWare: Twisted! (2004, GBA) • WarioWare: Touched! (2004, DS) • WarioWare: Smooth Moves (2006, Wii) • WarioWare: Snapped! (2008, DSiWare) • WarioWare: D.I.Y. (2009, DS) • WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase (2009, WiiWare) • Game & Wario (2013, Wii U) • WarioWare Gold (2018, 3DS) • WarioWare: Get It Together! (2021, Switch) • WarioWare: Move It! (2023, Switch)
Ports WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! (2003, GCN)
Other Mario & Wario (1993, SNES) • Wario's Woods (1994, NES) • Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman! (1994, GB) • Wario's Woods (1994, SNES) • Wario Busters (1994, arcade) • Wario's Whack Attack (1998, Adobe Shockwave) • Picross NP Vol. 7 (2000, SFC) • Welcome to Greedville (Wario's Grab Bag • Wario's Crazy Caps • Wario's Dunk Tank • Greed $chool Test) (2001, Adobe Flash) • Wario World (2003, GCN) • WarioWare Twisted Marble Maze Game (2004, Adobe Shockwave) • Wario: Master of Disguise (2007, DS) • Play Nintendo activities (2014–present)
Crossovers Super Smash Bros. series Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001, GCN) • Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008, Wii) • Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (2014, 3DS) • Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (2014, Wii U) • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018, Switch)
Rhythm Heaven series Rhythm Heaven Fever (2011, Wii) • Rhythm Heaven Megamix (2015, 3DS)
NES Remix series Main NES Remix 2 (2014, Wii U)
Reissues NES Remix Pack (2014, Wii U)
Other Densetsu no Starfy 3 (2004, GBA)
Pitches Wario Pool (GBC)
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Wii games
Super Mario franchise Super Paper Mario (2007) • Mario Strikers Charged (2007) • Mario Party 8 (2007) • Super Mario Galaxy (2007) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (2007) • Mario Kart Wii (2008) • Mario Super Sluggers (2008) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (2009) • New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009) • Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010) • Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition (2010) • Mario Sports Mix (2010) • Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (2011) • Mario Party 9 (2012)
Donkey Kong franchise Donkey Kong Barrel Blast (2007) • Donkey Kong Country Returns (2010)
Wario franchise WarioWare: Smooth Moves (2006) • Wario Land: Shake It! (2008)
Other Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008) • Captain Rainbow (2008) • Punch-Out!! (2009) • Rhythm Heaven Fever (2011) • Fortune Street (2011) • Skylanders: SuperChargers Racing (2015)
New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (2008) • Mario Power Tennis (2009)
Downloadable Dr. Mario Online Rx (2008) • WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase (2009) • Virtual Console games (2006–2010)
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