A downloadable Concept

You're a princess who has managed to escape the evil wizard Rhythmodius's prison, but he has cast a spell on his castle that requires you to stay on beat in order to escape. 

Match beats and time your movements right to escape the lava pits, moats, and monsters the evil wizard has set in your path.

With one part Rhythm Heaven and one part Super Mario, Escape from Rhythm Castle challenges the player to use their skills in music to help the princess escape and get her back to her queendom. The princess will traverse various levels and hit checkpoints on her way out of the castle. Each level will pose a different challenge and a different beat to keep up with. At checkpoints, there will be boss battles against Rhythmodius's henchmen, where a mini-game ensues.

The princess has five lives at the beginning of the game, and will lose one life if she fumbles the beat too many times in one level. Additionally, if she fumbles a checkpoint battle, she will go back to the beginning of that area. 

The core gameplay loop involves succeeding in keeping up with the beats in each level:

1. Enter level

2. Receive beat instructions

3. Traverse the area by matching the beat and keeping time

4. Reach end of level without fumbling 

5. Repeat

As well as the checkpoint battles:

1. Reach checkpoint

2. Challenge henchman

3. Complete mini-game and best the henchman

4. Repeat (for each area level)

And completing sections of the castle:

1. Complete all levels in one area of the castle

2. Battle henchman

3. Move to next area

4. Repeat

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