<s>
Rhythm	B-Application
Heaven	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
Rhythm	B-Application
Paradise	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Rhythm	O
World	O
in	O
Korea	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
Japanese	O
rhythm	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
SPD	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Rhythm	B-Application
Heaven	I-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
one	O
released	O
worldwide	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
Japan-only	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
title	O
Rhythm	B-Application
Tengoku	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
Rhythm	B-Application
Heaven	I-Application
Fever	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
Rhythm	B-Application
Heaven	I-Application
Megamix	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
its	O
predecessor	O
which	O
is	O
played	O
using	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
's	O
buttons	O
,	O
Rhythm	B-Application
Heaven	I-Application
is	O
played	O
using	O
the	O
touch	O
screen	O
with	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
held	O
vertically	O
,	O
similarly	O
to	O
a	O
book	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
guitar-based	O
minigame	O
late	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
known	O
as	O
Rockers	O
2	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
unlockable	O
guitar	O
lessons	O
,	O
also	O
include	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
's	O
shoulder	O
buttons	O
to	O
bend	O
guitar	O
notes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rhythm	B-Application
Heaven	I-Application
uses	O
original	O
music	O
composed	O
by	O
Tsunku	O
and	O
Masami	O
Yone	O
,	O
with	O
vocals	O
by	O
TNX	O
artists	O
including	O
Canary	O
Club	O
,	O
The	O
Possible	O
,	O
and	O
Tsunku	O
himself	O
(	O
credited	O
as	O
Occhama	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rhythm	B-Application
Heaven	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
SP&D1	O
with	O
the	O
assistance	O
of	O
Tsunku	O
,	O
a	O
music	O
record	O
producer	O
,	O
both	O
also	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Rhythm	B-Application
Tengoku	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
conception	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
credited	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
programmer	O
Kazuyoshi	O
Osawa	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Metroid	B-Device
and	O
WarioWare	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
he	O
thought	O
of	O
the	O
idea	O
for	O
Frog	O
Hop	O
,	O
which	O
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
made	O
for	O
Rhythm	B-Application
Heaven	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
not	O
a	O
music	O
game	O
as	O
wonderfully	O
elaborate	O
as	O
the	O
superb	O
Elite	B-Application
Beat	I-Application
Agents	I-Application
,	O
but	O
its	O
ostensibly	O
simple	O
mechanics	O
give	O
it	O
a	O
sense	O
of	O
purity	O
that	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
games	O
lack.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
11	O
January	O
2009	O
,	O
Rhythm	B-Application
Heaven	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
1,568,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Rhythm	B-Application
Heaven	I-Application
Wii	I-Application
game	O
,	O
Rhythm	B-Application
Heaven	I-Application
Fever	I-Application
,	O
succeeded	O
this	O
version	O
;	O
Nintendo	O
president	O
Satoru	O
Iwata	O
saw	O
potential	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
people	O
's	O
living	O
rooms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Six	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
another	O
Rhythm	B-Application
Heaven	I-Application
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
under	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
Rhythm	B-Application
Heaven	I-Application
Megamix	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
installment	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
rhythm	O
games	O
from	O
Fever	B-Application
and	O
the	O
original	O
Rhythm	B-Application
Tengoku	I-Application
along	O
with	O
brand-new	O
ones	O
such	O
as	O
Pajama	O
Party	O
,	O
Blue	O
Bear	O
,	O
Tongue	O
Lashing	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rhythm	B-Application
Heaven	I-Application
also	O
gets	O
referenced	O
frequently	O
in	O
the	O
WarioWare	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2010	O
,	O
THQ	O
released	O
a	O
game	O
with	O
similar	O
controls	O
to	O
Rhythm	B-Application
Heaven	I-Application
called	O
Beat	B-Application
City	I-Application
.	O
</s>
