Battle Diabolique

Battle Diabolique is a rhythm game in Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure.

Instructions[]

Defeat the Chevaliers Diabolique!
The Control Pad attacks left, A Button right.
Press the +Control Pad or the A Button.

A Button for guys on the right!
+Control Pad for guys on the left!
Keep tapping!

Bats les Chevaliers diaboliques.
Attaque à gauche avec la manette + / à droite avec le bouton A.
Apluie sur la manette + ou le bouton A.

Bouton A pour ceux à droite !
Manette + pour ceux à gauche !
Continue à taper !

The player must help Phantom R defend Marie by fighting off the Chevaliers Diabolique. He must attack Chevaliers coming from left and right to the beat.

Pressing any direction on the Control Pad (or sliding the Circle Pad) makes Phantom R strike left, and pressing the A button makes him strike right.

Transcript[]

Beginning of rhythm game:

Phantom R
Whatever happened to chivalry? Let's go!
[Chevaliers are seen surrounding Phantom R]

First break:

Napoleon
Enough child's play! To battle!

Second break:

Napoleon
What are you doing!? Quickly! Vite, vite!

End of rhythm game:

Phantom R
Someone's not feeling it!
[Chevaliers are seen laying about Pont Alexandre III; one of them tips over]

Beginning of rhythm game:

Fantôme R
Qu'est-il advenu de la chevalerie ? Partons !
[Chevaliers are seen surrounding Phantom R]

First break:

Napoléon
Assez d'enfantillages ! Au combat !

Second break:

Napoléon
Que faites-vous ? Déspêchez ! Vite, vite !

End of rhythm game:

Fantôme R
Vous n'êtes pas partis du bon pied !
[Chevaliers are seen laying about Pont Alexandre III; one of them tips over]

Beginning of rhythm game:[]

怪盗R: 女の子一人に、穏やかじゃないね
いくよ!

First break:[]

ナポレオン: お遊びはここまでだ! ものども、かかれ!

Second break:[]

ナポレオン: 何をしておる! 急げ! 急ぐのだ!

End of rhythm game:[]

怪盗R: リズムが悪いね~

Names in other languages[]

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	バトル悪魔の騎士団
French	Bataille diabolique	Diabolical Battle
Spanish	Batalia Diabólica
German	Teuflische Schlacht
Italian	Battaglia diabolica

Trivia[]

In the early Nintendo DS build of Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure, Battle Diabolique was on a 2D plane (similar to other rhythm games from the DS build) and was controlled via a giant button with a fist on the Touch Screen as opposed to using the face buttons and D-pad.