History VideoGame / HarmoKnight

'''''Harmoknight''''', known as ''Rhythm Hunter: Harmoknight'' in Japan, is a Rhythm/Platformer created by Game Freak and the first non-''VideoGame/{{Pokemon}}'' game since ''DrillDozer''. The story follows a warrior-in-training named [[TheHero Tempo]] as he adventures through the musical realm of Melodia..

A meteor has crashlanded on the peaceful planet of [[BandLand Melodia]], causing its creatures to go berserk. with it, aliens called Noizoids begin to arrive, wreaking havoc on the planet. Led by their leader [[BigBad Gargan]], the Noizoids take over various parts of Melodia, spreading their noise wherever they go.

Tempo, having found a magical staff [[ItMakesSenseInContext in the belly of a beast]], must bring it to Symphony City to give to a Harmoknight who could put an end to Gargan and his crones. Along the way he meets Lyra, a sharpshooting archer, and Tyko and Cymbi, who use drums and cymbals to take down their foes. Together, they reach Symphony City, only to find out that Gargan had captured its princess, [[DistressedDamsel Arianna]], putting everyone within the city into a deep slumber afterwards. Without anyone else to stop him, it's up to Tempo and his friends to find Gargan and defeat him themselves.

'''''Harmoknight''''', known as ''Rhythm Hunter: Harmoknight'' in Japan, is a Rhythm/Platformer created by Game Freak and the first non-''VideoGame/{{Pokemon}}'' game since ''DrillDozer''. The game takes place on a planet called Melodia. A meteor crash lands in Melodia and it is invaded by the Noizoids. It is up to [[TheHero Tempo]] to put a stop to them and save Melodia.

* SomeDexterityRequired: Jeebus H., yes. Particularly in later boss bottles.

''Harmoknight'', known as ''Rhythm Hunter: Harmoknight'' in Japan, is a Rhythm/Platformer created by Game Freak and the first non-''VideoGame/{{Pokemon}}'' game since ''DrillDozer''. The game takes place on a planet called Melodia. A meteor crash lands in Melodia and it is invaded by the Noizoids. It is up to [[TheHero Tempo]] to put a stop to them and save Melodia.

A Rhythm/Platformer created by Game Freak and the first non-''VideoGame/{{Pokemon}}'' since ''DrillDozer''. The game takes place on a planet called Melodia. A meteor crash lands in Melodia and it is invaded by the Noizoids. It is up to [[TheHero Tempo]] to put a stop to them and save Melodia.

!!This game shows the following tropes.

* [[Cutscene]]: Usually character chatter, but they do occur prior to boss battles as well.

* Cutscene: Usually character chatter, but they do occur prior to boss battles as well.

* CheckPointStarvation: It saves when you complete stages, but there's no means of saving within stages themselves, so if you get killed just meters from the finish post, you have to go back and start over.

* CameraScrew: The player's vision will occasionally be obscured by blizzards, smoke, foreground objects, and camera angle changes.

* HitboxDissonance: If you don't hit things hard enough, your hits don't gain you a note, or in some cases don't even register, frustratingly.

* CameraScrew: The player's vision will occasionally be obscured by blizzards, smoke, foreground objects, and camera angle changes.

* RecurringRiff: The map theme is remixed in each world, and parts of it can be found in the stage themes as well.
* RhythmGame

* BilingualBonus: The narration at the beginning of the story is in English in every version.

* InterfaceScrew: The player's vision will occasionally be obscured by blizzards, smoke, foreground objects, and camera angle changes.

* BreakingTheFourthWall: At the end of [[spoiler:Sky Roost]], Master Woodwin tells the player to make sure they've gotten 100PercentCompletion in the game before moving on to another one.

A Rhythm/Platformer created by Game Freak and the first non-{{VideoGame/Pokemon}} since Drill Dozer. The game takes place on a planet called Melodia. A meteor crash lands in Melodia and it is invaded by the Noizoids, it is up to [[TheHero Tempo]] to put a stop to them and save Melodia.

* BeeBeeGun: Buzzooka, who shoots bee missles from his abdomen.
* BigBad: Gargan
* BonusStage: Pokemon-themed bonus stages can be unlocked after beating a world's boss. [[spoiler: There's also a bonus world that can be reached if the player collects all five birds in the game.]]

* NonHumanSidekick: Tappy is this to Tempo, as is Cymbi to Tyko.
* PunnyName: The characters are named after musical terms, this also shows up elsewhere in the game.

* Non-HumanSidekick: Tappy is this to Tempo, as is Cymbi to Tyko.

* Everything'sWorseWithWolves: Winterwulf, who is a bizarre combination of an Arctic Wolf and a snowmobile.

* Selective Localisation: The script is entirely different between the American and European versions of the game.

* BonusStage: The stages that can be unlocked after beating a world's boss.

* PunnyName: The characters are named after musical terms, this also shows up elsewhere in the game.

A Rhythm/Platformer created by Game Freak and the first non-{{VideoGame/Pokemon}} since Drill Dozer. The game takes place on a planet called Melodia. A meteor crash lands in Melodia and it is invaded by the Noizoids,it is up to [[TheHero Tempo]] to put a stop to them and save Melodia.

* BigBad:Gargan
* BonusStage:The stages that can be unlocked after beating a world's boss.
* PunnyName:The characters are named after musical terms,this also shows up elsewhere in the game.