

There are 50-odd rhythmic minigames here, though you generally can't move to a new game until you've passed the one you're currently faced with. The premise here is very simple: you play a succession of beat-based minigames, generally tapping the Wii Remote's A button in time to a specific rhythm that's hinted at by the whimsical on-screen animation. (Oh, snap! I kid because I love.)īut that crazy difficulty ramp is back, and somehow it seems less forgivable on a game that you have to sit on the couch to play, versus one you can take with you and whip out on the road when you feel like another run a particularly tough level. This time around it isn't being plugged by Beyonce, and it also doesn't require you to do anything unusual to your Wii, other than maybe blow the dust off it before you play.

Rhythm Heaven Fever is that game's sequel, and the first time the Japanese-made series has appeared on the Wii. When it comes to Nintendo's latest Wii offering, that's not so much a promise of fun than it is a warning of dire things ahead.įans of Nintendo's handhelds probably remember 2009's Rhythm Heaven, which was best known for three things: Beyonce hawked it on TV, you had to turn the Nintendo DS sideways like a book to play, and it got really difficult after a while. Gloria Estefan famously sang about how the rhythm is gonna get you.
