Rhythmsode

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Rhythmsode is a mobile rhythm game developed & published by Swimminton Games. It's well-known for be unreleased outside of North America, the company's home country.
== Gameplay ==
Rhythmsode was heavily inspired by Rhythm Heaven for the Nintendo DS, & it has similar controls as well. Tapping, holding, & swiping are what you'll be doing in this game. Sometimes you'll be doing actions on the left or right sides of the screen. All of the games have audio cues, so even a blind person can play. There are 5 games in a set- 4 minigames, & 1 Mushup. Mushups are just like Remixes, because they both mix in minigames.
After a minigame ends, the player's score is shown in a circle-shaped point tracker. The 5 ratings they could get, from worse to best, are: Failure, Depressing, Cool, Better, & Awesome!
== Games ==
=== Set 1 ===
Name 	Description 	Controls 	Gameplay
Cornerpeekers 	"This game is very simple: Just tap when the rest of us pop up! Trust us, you get into this quickly." 	Tap: Pop up	The game plays like The Clappy Trio from Rhythm Tengoku, except in quadruple timing. You're the last Corner Girl in line, so you need to pop up when the other 3 appear. The game mixes it up with speed changes, but otherwise it's pretty basic. A barely counts as a hit.
Songswung 	"Oh no! A bunch of musical monsters are attacking the city! It's up to you to beat 'em up to the beat! Let's go, our heroine!" 	Hold: Prepare bat
Swipe: Swing bat	You play as a girl holding a giant music note. Round ghost-like monsters will try to attack her, so she needs to swing the note to attack back. They attack in a swing beat, which goes like this: Wha-ha, pause, slice. At certain points, a monster will appear during the pause. The rhythm is now: Wha-ha, (pause) he-heh (slice, slice). A barely is a miss.
Dribble Dunk 	"Having 4 legs really opens up to creativity! I just really hope that the basketball league is open to centaurs." 	Tap: Dribble
Hold: Prepare
Swipe: Toss ball	You're a male centaur playing basketball by himself. He dribbles the ball with his front hooves, then bounces it to his hands & toss it into the basket. To dribble, tap to a steady beat. When you hear a whistle, tap faster; & when you hear two whistles, hold your finger on the touchscreen, then swipe. Another ball will appear, where you go back to the normal rhythm. A barely is a hit for dribbling,m& a miss for dunking.
Love Whisperer	"I want to ask my crush if he wants to go on a date, but I'm to shy to talk to him directly! Maybe if I just whisper in front of him..."	Hold: Start whispering
Release: Stop	You play as the girl (indicated by the ribbon around her neck) at the bottom of the screen, who's trying to woo the bow tie-wearing boy sitting on a bench. Hold down your finger to whisper to him. The boy will look up at certain points, so let go to stop. When he looks back down, resume whispering. One miss, & you're character will become very embarrassed, & will make you automatically lose. A barely counts as a hit.
Mushup No. 1 	"A mashup of previous games! Are you ready for your first test of skill? (There isn't any practice on this one, so be ready.)" 	See above 	The first Mushup only uses the above minigames. It uses an instrumental pop tune, & has no specific theme.
=== Set 2 ===
Name 	Description 	Controls 	Gameplay
Skipping Rope 	"Get ready to move your feet to the beat when you're playing hopscotch with butterflies!" 	Tap: Jump 	You're a girl who's doing the activity mentioned in the description; playing hopscotch with butterflies. She need to jump to a steady beat, which means tapping the screen to said beat. When the butterflies's wings flap faster, she needs to jump faster, & to an offbeat too. When the butterflies stop flapping, she returns to the onbeat. A barely is a miss.
Relay Race 	"Your marathon team is featured in the Rhythmpics' big relay race! Can you pass the baton into everyone's hands?" 	Tap & hold: Catch baton
Release: Drop baton (Miss)
Swipe: Throw baton	There's four people on your team- 2 boys & 2 girls. The cues here are: "Hey-Hup!" (tossed to the nearest person), "Ready-hup!" (throws it to the person 2 beats away), & "GOOOO-hup!" (thrown to the person who is 3 beats away) The length of the pass/toss depends on how long the phase is said. You need to hold the screen until any of the beginning phrases were said, in which you need to swipe at "Hup!". If the very last cue is missed, the run no longer counts as a Better nor Awesome. A barely is a hit.
Block Party 	"Down at the toy shop, we're making wooden fortresses! Problem is, we left the instruction video back at the oil factory. Can you do our work for us?"	Tap: Stack blocks	On a conveyer belt in the background, blocks will fall down in a 8-beat pattern. After all of the blocks were stacked, a "boof!" sound will play, & you'll need to copy the rhythm by tapping in time. Wrong taps will make the blocks fall down your conveyer belt. A barely is a hit.
Heartbeat Boxer	"Look at this boxer, releasing his anger at the gym. Poor guy! He needs some coaching to help with his sorrows..." 	Tap: Punch
Hold: Block
Swipe: Uppercut	You play as the guy on the left, whose wearing a giant block head. The man on the right the coach mentioned in the description.
Mushup No. 2 	"A mashup of previous games! This tune has hard-pumping EDM beats, & neon visuals to go with it! (By the way, no practice!)" 	See above 	The Mushup only uses the above minigames. It uses an EDM track, & has a neon theme.
===Set 3===
Name 	Description 	Controls 	Gameplay
Tamtam Trio 	"We're the Tamtam Trio! We live in the subways & do little dances to cheer people up! Wanna join us?" 	Tap: Shake hips
Swipe up: Rise hands up	Another beat-keeping minigame, which is like Flipper-Flop crossed with Funky Mannequins from Beat City. You're the last girl in a row of 3. After a countdown by the middle girl, you need to shake your hips by tapping to the beat. When the middle girl says "Dundundun", tap 3 times in a row quickly. Also, when the girls lift their hands up one by one, follow them by swiping up after the middle girl does so. Then pause for 3 beats, & continue shaking your hips. A barely is a hit for hip-shaking, & a miss for arm raising.
Barrel Blast 	"It's the final act of the night: Our little monkey friend here is going to do amazing tricks with these specialized barrels! Break a leg, little primate!"	Tap: Launch monkey 	A monkey is going to be launched out of a cannon-barrel hybrid. The ringmaster needs your help by letting you decide when to launch the monkey. The first kind of barrel you'll see is the basic one- just wait 7 beats until tapping. The second one is shorter- it's only 3 beats. The final one is the shortest of all- the rhythm goes "Ka-BOOM", so when you hear "Ka", act quickly to react on "BOOM"! No barelys in this game!
Mechanical Hand	"Oh no! The wooden solders are malfunctioning & are all over the lab! Quick, get De Ex Machina Model 2000! It'll be really handy!" 	Hold down: Close hand/grab toy
Release: Open hand/release toy	You're De Ex Machina™, the Toybot Lab™'s only chance of saving the limited supply of Wooden Solders™. If one solder strolls by, grab it within one beat, & release it one beat after. If a horde of solders come by, block them by holding down on the touchscreen. A barely is a miss.
Mood Swing 	"Tia the Teapot Person is well-known in her town for having rapid mood swings. Why is she like that? It must be all in her head..." 	Tap: Dab away water/steam	You're helping Tia with her sudden mood swings by plugging in the spout on the teapot that she wears as a helmet. When water drops are heard, Tia is about to become sad. Dab a piece of cloth on her in this rhythm: 1--2--. When the sound of a tea kettle whistling is heard- prepare for fury, 'cause Tia is about to be mad! The rhythm's a little different this time, as it goes like this; 1-2-3-4. A barely is a hit.
Mushup No. 3 	"A mashup of previous games! Fancy a cup of tea? (By the way, no practice!)" 	See above 	The Mushup only uses the above games. It uses classical music, & has a café theme going on.
=== Set 4 ===
Name 	Description 	Controls 	Gameplay
Squid Dance 	"Ika-Chan and her backup dancers are going to perform LIVE on stage! Everyone's watching, so we CAN'T mess up… right?"	Tap: Dance 	You are the squid at the center of the stage, in front of Ika-Chan. Besides you are two other squids. After a brief countdown, you need to dance with the other performers by tapping to a steady beat. When you hear a pattern of quick cowbells, quickly repeat the pattern by tapping back. A barely is a hit.
Echo Odori 	"The best way to learn is by copying others. In the case of singing, this is literal." 	Hold: Start singing
Release: Stop singing 	Gameplay is similar to Moai Doo-Wop from Rhythm Heaven. You are the girl on the right, who is supposed to be copying the Yagura on the left. She will sing a little tune, then motion to you. This is your cue to copy her song back to her. A barely is a hit.
Serving Slice 	 	Swipe: Slice downwards
Tap: Slice sideways 	You're a familiar-looking samurai on his latest quest - to cut a kid's birthday cakes. Said cakes will be passed to you by a man, and a little boy watches.. One-tier cakes only need a single swipe to cut, while 3-tier ones require you to tap twice, then slide down. At the end, the boy will pass a huge cake to you, and if you miss, you wouldn’t get a good score! A barely is a miss.
Shoulder Sprites	 	A duo of a demon & an angel are preforming a manzai routine.	
Mushup No. 4 	"A mashup of previous games! Celebrate the rich culture of Korea! (By the way, no practice!)" 	See above 	This Mushup only uses the above games. It has a Korean theme.
=== Set 5 ===
Name 	Description 	Controls 	Gameplay
Artful Dodging	"You're a guy who's awesome at painting. She's a girl who took jealousy a little too far. Dodge whatever she throws at you!"	Tap: Dodge	A girl behind your player character is trying to cover him with paintballs. Tap to lean to the side, & the paint hits the canvas instead. She has another weapon, though- paper airplanes! These take longer to reach your character. She also has paint cans, which are faster than the paintballs. A barely is a miss.
Sure Shot 	“We have our target; the balloon squadron is in sight. Operation: Sure Shot is a go. Let‘s get our territory back!” 	Tap: Shoot	
Platyrhythm 	"Platypuses are weird. I mean, what's the point of that beaver tail if you’re never gonna use it?" 	 	
Shadow Walk 	 	 	
Mushup No. 5 	"A mashup of previous games! Let smooth jazz calm your soul! (By the way, no practice!)" 	See above 	This Mushup only uses the above games. It has a noir film theme.
=== Set 6 ===
Name 	Description	Controls	Gameplay
Loch Ness Rock	 	 	
Ghostarists 	 	 	
Music Magic 	 	Tap: Hit Magic Hat
Hold: Stick hand in Hat
Swipe: Release illusion	You play as Dini, who's putting on an show at an child's birthday party. To preform, tap your Magic Hat. When the time is right, hold down to reach into it, & swipe to reveal a illusion out of your hat. Some take a little longer, because they are bigger. When Dini starts to struggle, swipe quickly. A barely is a miss.
Star Steps 	 	 	
Mushup No. 6 	 	 	
== Endless Games ==
Name 	Controls 	Gameplay
Mechanical Hand 	See: Mechanical Hand	See: Mechanical Hand (again.)
Stick Skate 	Tap: Lean down (useless)
Hold down: Duck
Swipe up: Jump
Swipe down: Roll	The game is almost entirely hand-drawn. You're a stick figure named Stick Kid, who's riding what looks like a surfboard. As he rides across the screen, various obstacles will block his way. The first one is a wall that takes up most of the top screen- just duck down to avoid it. Next is a 4th wall-breaking hole that will suddenly open up- jump over that. Finally, there's a very fast missile- quick, roll down to dodge it's path!
Moonlight Dancing	Tap: Swing/Catch
Hold down: Prepare to toss
Swipe: Toss upwards	See: It's entry in Rhythm Heaven Superstar
== Widgets ==
Name 	Controls	Gameplay
Pop Culture 	Hold down: Inflate balloon
Quick tap: Pop balloon	A helium tank is in the middle of the screen, with a randomly colored deflated balloon on it. To inflate it, just hold onto the screen for 8 beats. As the balloon gets bigger, a short tune will play. Release with the right timing, & the balloon will fly upwards. You could pop it (tap!) if you want. If your finger was released to early, the balloon will quickly deflate & fly around the screen. If you're too late, the balloon will pop!
Violet Violin	Hold down: Prepare violin
Slide up & down: Play violin	You control a violin player named Estra. To play her instrument, just rub the screen up & down. It also has a demo mode, where she plays by herself.
== Trivia ==
* The name for Mushups came from Aspen Pellot.
* In the sprite sheets for the Mushup No. 2 version of Heartbeat Boxer, the mask of North American DJ/music producer Marshmello can be seen, but it went entirely unused.
* Moonlight Dancing would latter reused in Rhythm Heaven Superstar, & is the first Rhythmsode minigame to be in a Rhythm Heaven game.
* The music for Mechanical Hand is the same one from the online game Through The Machine.
* The game was nearly cancelled because Emilee lost her passion for this project. However, a few months later, she decided to work on it again.
* Despite this being an English game, the song for both Squid Dance games (I Wanna Feel Your Love!) is in Japanese.
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