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Air Rally
Keep the rally going in this
badminton game! Try not to
let the birdie go out of
bounds, though...
 Rhythm Heaven Fever
Air Rally
Have you ever played
badminton this high up?
Try not to drop the
shuttlecocks, because
it's a long way down!
Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise
Air Rally 2
You know what really livens up
a long plane trip? Badminton.
It makes the miles just fly by!
 Rhythm Heaven Megamix

Air Rally 2 (かえってきた バドミントン?, Kaettekita Badminton), known in Rhythm Heaven Fever as Air Rally (バドミントン?, Badminton), is the 3rd Rhythm Game of Stage 3 (13th overall) in Rhythm Heaven Fever and the 3rd of Honeybee Tower (35th overall) in Rhythm Heaven Megamix.

The short version, Air Rally, appears in Honeybee Land in Rhythm Heaven Megamix.

Gameplay[]

Screenshot Wii Air Rally
Screenshot 3DS Air Rally 2

The game revolves around Baxter & Forthington having a game of badminton while flying in their planes. Every time Forthington hits the birdie, the player, who controls Baxter, must hit it back on the following beat. Forthington sometimes says "Ba-bum bum bum!" before hitting a birdie, indicating the player must wait two beats before hitting it back. He counts out loud, "Two, three, four!" to indicate a return to the normal beat pattern.

The game tries to visually mislead the player by having the two planes distance from each other. The beat remains the same, however, at any distance. In the middle of the game, the sun sets, leaving the two players in silhouette. At night time, the clouds start to obscure the player's vision as well.

Controls[]

  • Ⓐ/Tap: Swing racket

Timing Display[]

  • Perfect!/Ace!: The player hits the birdie towards Forthington.
  • Early!/Late!: The player hits the birdie, but it is knocked to the side.
  • Miss...: The birdie flies past the player. If the player misses the last one, Forthington will be quite disappointed, yelling "Come on! You can't miss the last one! How lame is that?!"

Results[]

()
Local Birds' Thoughts
You missed a lot of returns.
The changes really threw you.
The fast ones zipped past you.
Eh. Good enough.
You kept that rally going!
You matched the changes well.
You handled the fast shots well.
()
The geese say...
That couldn't even be called a rally.
You didn't hit the rhythm changes.
You let the fast ones get past you!
Good try.
That was a great rally!
You coped well with rhythm changes.
You took the fast shots in your swing.
Local Birds' Thoughts
You missed a lot of returns.
The changes really threw you.
The long shots zipped past you.
Eh. Passable.
You kept that rally going!
You matched the changes well.
You handled the long shots well.

Epilogue[]

This won't end well... Let's concentrate on flying
for now.
The only way to play badminton!

Mayday, mayday!

Let's just try flying for now.

High altitude badminton is great!
I blame you entirely for this. ANOTHER tied game? Outta my way, duck! I've got
a rally to maintain!

Rhythm Item[]

Baxter's Racket Forthington's Rival
Ever since Baxter started
using this racket, I haven't been
able to keep up with him! I can't
believe how much better he's
gotten--I must practice...and
maybe buy a new racket!

Skill Star[]

The Skill Star appears on the two slow rallies just before the background changes to night in the middle of the game.

Challenge Land[]

Air Rally 2 appears in the following Challenge Train courses:

Appearances[]

Video[]

Trivia[]

  • At the start of the game, a flock of geese can be seen flying by. Sometimes, this flock is replaced by Captain Blue Bird and five members of The Blue Birds. One member is also seen in the Superb epilogue.
  • Presumably due to hardware limitations, the amount of clouds was reduced in Rhythm Heaven Megamix, reducing their effectiveness as a visual distraction.

Unused[]

Main article: Air Rally 2/Unused

In Other Languages[]

Rhythm Heaven Fever[]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese バドミントン Badminton
EnglishNOA Air Rally
EnglishNOE Air Rally
French Badminton
Air Rally[1]
Spanish A vuela pluma Feather flight (Phrase meaning "quickly")
German Badminton
Italian Partita al volo Match on the fly
Dutch Air Rally[2][3]
Portuguese Air Rally[4][5]
Korean 배드민턴 Badminton

Rhythm Heaven Megamix[]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese かえってきた バドミントン Return of Badminton
EnglishNOA Air Rally 2
EnglishNOE Air Rally 2
French Badminton extrême Extreme badminton
Spanish A vuelapluma 2 Feather flight 2 [Phrase meaning "quickly"]
German Badminton 2
Italian Partita al volo 2 Match on the fly 2
Korean 돌아온 배드민턴 Return of Badminton

References[]

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