Rhythm Heaven Groove
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Rhythm Heaven Groove is a superb sequel that expertly capitalizes on the captivating energy of its excellent music across a series of joyfully animated minigames.
Having played every single title in the series and mastered some of its hardest challenges, Groove feels like the perfect entry point for newcomers who want to see what the fuss is all about.
Infectiously charming, Rhythm Heaven Groove's simple musical mini-games are buoyed by smart game design that becomes more than the sum of its parts, inviting you onto the stage to master its odd-ball antics. Loaded with side-modes, Beatspell is a surprise RPG triumph that deserves more investment, but is a great first step.
Beatspell is Groove’s most novel element, and it’s an exciting mode that I would be eager to play as a potential standalone game in the future. The core rhythm minigames don’t offer quite the same level of bizarre surprise as previous games in the series, but they are all still very good, and I absolutely see myself returning to them in the future when I am craving that unique, rewarding rhythm gameplay.
Rhythm Heaven Groove is an infectious blend of unapologetic weirdness and toe-tapping rhythm gameplay, and a heck of a party game to boot.
Rhythm Heaven brings the cute quirkiness the series is known for to the Switch. It's also packed with a lot of content and distractions. It just might be missing some of the charm that has made previous games some of the best in the genre.
Rhythm Heaven Groove brings Nintendo's franchise of wacky rhythm minigame collections to the Nintendo Switch.
