![]() Through cutscenes between and during levels, Rhythm Doctor manages to create the basis for a story. This is where I believe 7th beat Games brought their A game. It is difficult to incorporate story into arcade games, making rhythm games a genre with almost no story aspects. At the end of the day, rhythm games are heavily arcade-ish - their main feature is their difficulty and replay value. While many reviews for Rhythm Doctor have or mention its distraction mechanic, I want to mention one thing it has achieved that many rhythm games fail to do. These creative twists to the simple one-button smashing gameplay steadily increases the difficulty of the game as the player proceeds, making sure they are never bored. ![]() While players try to press the button on the beat, the windowed game also moves around the screen to the beat, making a chaotic yet fun experience. For instance, my favorite stage of the game, the boss stage of act 2, forces players to play in windowed mode. By using the story setting of a virus infiltrating the hospital network, the player will encounter glitches during gameplay that distract them from keeping the beat. Rhythm Doctor, while using the same tactics, takes another step to keep the players entertained. On Nintendo DS and Wii, Rhythm Heaven managed to make the gameplay challenging for players through distractions like suddenly changing beats or quickly changing from one scene to another. Many successful rhythm games utilize multiple buttons to press on the beat to fulfill the controls requirement, but using only one button makes the whole task harder. Developers need to create simple controls that would hook the players quickly, and, if played correctly, always challenge players so they will come back for more. It is hard to make an engaging rhythm game good music is a must and, more importantly, good controls. The simple one-button-click gameplay is heavily inspired by the Nintendo classic Rhythm Heaven series, but 7th Beat Games improves on it using the advantages PC has over consoles to implement a much more creative interaction. ![]() However, as more patients arrive while a virus infiltrates the hospital system, shenanigans ensue and it’s up to you to help the understaffed hospital. By pressing the spacebar at the seventh (or sometimes second) beat in each song, you defibrillate the patient’s crazy heartbeat. In Rhythm Doctor, you play as an unnamed intern for Middlesea Hospital, trying out a new medical practice where you fix irregularities in a patient's heart through music. This year, they are back again with a new and improved one-button rhythm game, Rhythm Doctor. For players who enjoy the challenge, the “night shift” mode should add an extra level of difficulty.Many gaming fans will remember 2019 when 7th Beat Games, a team with 11 people, shocked the community with their first game, the Dance of Fire and Ice, a simple yet ingenious rhythm game. Rhythm Doctor is an interesting game with a visually appealing art style, but some players may find the strict timing of the rhythm portion of the game a little frustrating in terms of difficulty. ![]() There is also a more challenging “night shift” version of each level. Each of the 20+ levels is handmade and comes with its own story, making the game also suitable for players who like a bit of a narrative experience with their games. The game sports a modern pixel art style, blending retro visuals with modern graphics. There are also boss fights of a kind, where a particularly nasty virus attempts to thwart the player’s efforts. The player must shock the patient in a particular rhythm that is unique to each patient and based on their heartbeat. The premise of Rhythm Doctor sees the player take on the role of a doctor who must save the lives of their patients from various ailments using a defibrillator.
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