When I found out at E3 last year that Rhythm Heaven
was actually coming to the US, I couldn’t have been happier. Wii Music may have been bland and forgettable, but I could forgive Nintendo for that, because bringing us one of the quirkiest, most non-American rhythm-action games more than makes up for it.
That’s how I felt at first. Then I thought about the fact that NoA would have to actually translate the game’s lyrics into English, and I got worried. Much of the game’s charm comes from its passionately sung, yet wholly ridiculous pop songs, and screwing them up could be almost game-breaking.
Rhythm Heaven‘s street date has been broken, and videos of the game’s newly translated songs are already hitting YouTube. Topher Cantler and I are here to chime in on topic. Hit the jump for our discussion, as well as video of Rhythm Heaven‘s new English vocals in action.
[Via GoNintendo]
Jonathan Holmes:
When I imported Rhythm Tengoku Gold (Rhythm Heaven‘s Japanese name) just before E3 08, I felt sort of stupid afterward, knowing that the game would later be available everywhere for about half the price of the import. Now I don’t feel stupid.
