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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...
ConsoleWii Icon 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!
ConsoleWii Icon 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!
NoPractice3DS
Console3DS Icon 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[]

ConsoleWii Icon (Flag us)
Local Birds' Thoughts
GradingNG Wii
You missed a lot of returns.
The changes really threw you.
The fast ones zipped past you.
GradingOK Wii
Eh. Good enough.
GradingHI Wii
You kept that rally going!
You matched the changes well.
You handled the fast shots well.
ConsoleWii Icon (Flag gb)
The geese say...
GradingNG Wii
That couldn't even be called a rally.
You didn't hit the rhythm changes.
You let the fast ones get past you!
GradingOK Wii
Good try.
GradingHI Wii
That was a great rally!
You coped well with rhythm changes.
You took the fast shots in your swing.
Console3DS Icon
Local Birds' Thoughts
GradingNG 3DS
You missed a lot of returns.
The changes really threw you.
The long shots zipped past you.
GradingOK 3DS
Eh. Passable.
GradingHI 3DS
You kept that rally going!
You matched the changes well.
You handled the long shots well.

Epilogue[]

ConsoleWii Icon
GradingNG Wii
GradingOK Wii
GradingHI Wii
Epilogue Wii Air Rally NG Epilogue Wii Air Rally OK Epilogue Wii Air Rally HI
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!
Console3DS Icon
GradingNG 3DS
GradingOK 3DS
GradingHI 3DS
Epilogue 3DS Air Rally 2 NG Epilogue 3DS Air Rally 2 OK Epilogue 3DS Air Rally 2 HI
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
Sprite 3DS Rhythm Item Baxter's Racket
Item holder
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
Flag jp Japanese バドミントン Badminton
Flag us EnglishNOA Air Rally
Flag gb EnglishNOE Air Rally
Flag fr French Badminton
Air Rally[1]
Flag es Spanish A vuela pluma Feather flight (Phrase meaning "quickly")
Flag de German Badminton
Flag it Italian Partita al volo Match on the fly
Flag nl Dutch Air Rally[2][3]
Flag pt Portuguese Air Rally[4][5]
Flag kr Korean 배드민턴 Badminton

Rhythm Heaven Megamix[]

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

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