Chickaroo Reviews - Rhythm Thief & The Emperor's Treasure (3DS)

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Chickaroo Reviews - Rhythm Thief & The Emperor's Treasure (3DS)

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Rhythm games are normally fun right? Haha well get ready folks. Phantom R is here to take you through the streets of Paris - in song!Game: Rhythm Thief & The Emperor’s Treasure / Rhythm Thief R: Emperor Napoleon's Legacy
Systems: Nintendo 3DS / iOS
Release Dates: 3DS: 1/19/12 (NA), 4/5/12 (EU), 4/12/12 (AUS) 7/10/12 (NA)
iOS: 10/30/13 (JP), 1/9/14 (NA)
Developers: SEGA / Xeen
The Search for the Emperor’s Treasure
Story: The casket for Napoleon Bonaparte is stolen and now Napoleon has come back to life! And no one knows how!
Meanwhile, a boy named Raphael is the mysterious art thief named Phantom R, who is searching for his father. Phantom R steals pieces of art, and returns them a few days later. One day, after stealing a bracelet from the Louvre, which has a symbol that Raphael believes is his father’s symbol. After taking it, he bumps into a girl with a violin with the same symbol. The girl is being chased by a man who claims to be Napoleon. And thus, the adventure begins.
Mash the Buttons to the Rhythm - If They Respond
Gameplay: So yes, this is a rhythm game. But it’s not all about rhythm.
You get to navigate around a map that’s really simple. The top screen on the 3DS is used as the map and the bottom screen is used to view the area you are in. You can tap around the area to find items or talk to people and to record sounds around town that can be used for some parts in the game.
Now to the rhythm mini games. Some of them require the touch screen while others require hitting a button within the timing or the beat of the song to the likes of the SIMON board game thingy. But let me tell you something - some of these mini games controls are just unresponsive. I don’t know if it’s just my 3DS or just my timing, but some of these mini games can get you a bad score if you’re not well with the timing. And sometimes, the description for these mini games are kinda bad at describing what you’re supposed to do. Some of them are fun but others are just a little bit of a pain.
Almost Like Anime
Graphics: The game looks pretty good on the 3DS. The animated cutscenes look amazing and it feels like it could become an anime someday. They look beautiful.
Groovy Yo
Music: Since this is a rhythm game after all, there has some music right?
I do enjoy rhythm games, especially the music. But this time, the songs and music are...forgettable, in my opinion. It’s not great enough to make you want the soundtrack. Which is a darn shame because SEGA is like the king of rhythm games and its music.
Music is composed by Naofumi Hataya,Tomoya Ohtani and Takahito Eguchi.

A Groovin’ Fun Time?
Overall: Rhythm Thief is a pretty...okay game. It can be fun, yes. But with a few flaws, it can drag down the game and make it not too enjoyable for others, especially if the instructions to the rhythm games are not very clear.
3 / 5
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Good review. :) It was one of the first games I picked up for my 3DS and I gotta agree, it was fun, very swish in its presentation, but far from perfect as a game. I wonder if they plan on releasing a second game? I haven't completed it yet so have no opinion based on the ending but it could happen, right?
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