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Take two parts Professor Layton, mix with one part Rhythm Heaven and add a splash of WarioWare antics. Now put it all on a cart for the 3DS and you’ve got yourself Rhythm Thief & the Emperor’s Treasure.

What You Need To Know

Rhythm Thief follows the story of Raphael, a young boy who’s been searching for his father that has been missing for quite some time. Raphael also has the secret identity of Phantom R, a thief who has a nasty habit of stealing priceless pieces of art and then returning them with seemingly no reason as to why. The gameplay is a mixture of a point-and-click adventure to progress the story and a bunch of rhythm mini-games with amazing, jazzy-techno music to back them.

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