Flick Rush

Flick Rush is a battle-style mini-game appearing in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance. It allows the player to pit any team of three of their Spirit Dream Eaters against an opponent's through a series of tournaments against the computer or in wireless battles against other players. Players can exchange the medals they win for completing tournaments at the Medal Shop to purchase new commands, recipes, and other prizes.

Flick Rush tournaments can be entered by speaking to the moogle located on the northeast end of Traverse Town's Fourth District. The tutorial for this mini-game is initiated when Sora visits Rhyme. If, however, Riku speaks to the moogle to initiate the tutorial before Sora visits that area, then the tutorial is skipped.

Mechanics

Basics

Similar to Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories, Flick Rush uses a card-based battle system in which players pit any team of three of their Spirit Dream Eaters against an opponent's. Flicking these cards upwards on the Nintendo 3DS's bottom screen allows a Spirit to use one of its special attacks, while flicking cards downwards raises a barrier around the player's Spirit. The player must attack with cards of a higher value than the opponent to deal damage to their Spirits until all three have had their HP depleted to zero.

Using cards for offense depletes the Action Gauge located on the Nintendo 3DS's touch screen. If this gauge is fully depleted, the player will not be able to use cards for a short time until the gauge automatically refills itself. Using cards for defense does not deplete the Action Gauge. If a player's defending cards are of a higher value than the opponent's, the first used card for the barrier will evolve into a better one.

Card values

When the player uses a card, a numerical value appears above their Spirit. Should the player use a card with a higher value than the opponent's for either offense or defense, their Spirit will break the opponent's card. Cards marked with a star possess the ability to break any of the opponent's cards and cannot be broken, regardless of value.

If the player selects multiple cards at once in rapid succession for either offense or defense, the values of the cards that the player chooses will be added together. While this leaves the player's Spirit with fewer available cards and necessitates the switching of Spirits at a more frequent rate, this tactic allows the player to deal higher damage and outlast the opponent through sheer aggressiveness.

Evolved cards

After successfully blocking the opponent's attack, the first card used by the player will evolve, doubling its value and changing to a special evolved command. There are seven different evolved commands, and the command used depends on the active Spirit.

Card duels

When both the player and the opponent use a card of the same value, a card duel will begin. If this occurs, the player must rapidly flick cards upwards to try and get three of the same symbol in a row, similar to a slot machine. The first player to do this successfully deals moderate damage to the opponent's Spirit. It cannot deplete the loser's HP to 0.

Reloading cards

The player can reload their deck at any time by holding the stylus down on the icon of the Spirit currently in battle located on the touch screen. When the blue gauge that appears fills completely, the player's deck will be reshuffled or replenished. Each reload yields eight new cards.

Switching Spirits

The player can switch the Spirit participating in battle at any time by tapping on one of the currently inactive Spirit's icons located on the touch screen. Cards reload slowly but automatically for Spirits when they are on the sidelines, so it is recommended that the player do this as an active Spirit begins to run out of available cards as an alternative to reloading the deck.

Tournaments

When participating in tournaments, the player faces off against computer-controlled opponents. The player receives medals for every round won in the tournament, as well as either a bronze, silver, or gold trophy depending on their performance in each round at the tournament's end. New tournaments are unlocked by completing those already available or progressing through the story.

Wireless battles

Players can challenge other players to Flick Rush battles, but both need to have wireless communication enabled, a Nintendo 3DS, and a copy of Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance. If an opponent is within range, their in-game nickname will appear on the list on the Nintendo 3DS's top screen.

Depending on who is hosting the match, either choose the opponent's nickname on the list located on the top screen or select "Seek Opponent". Once said opponent has been located, the host must select "Ready" to proceed to the Spirit selection screen and finally to the match itself.

This function is not available in Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance HD.

List of Flick Rush cards

Card	Name
	Bon Appetit, Bunny Flurry, Chomparound, Claw Combo, Hebby Flurry, Horn Combo, Multi-rang, Panda Punch, Poison Whip, Ribbit Combo, Scratch Fest, Snout Combo, Thorn Whip, Yoggy Flurry
	Bi-slice, Capture Shot, Double Chop, Force of July, Hindquarter Kick, Lunging Scratch, Reverse Kick, Spike Bounce, Twin Boomerang
	Aura Lunge, Chomp, Dino Bite, Noisy Slurp, Slurp 'n' Burp
	Bat Tackle, Bombardier, Cera Uppercut, Ear Slingshot, Fishapult, Flaw Dive, Glide Rush, Glow Spin, Headlong Dash, Hebby Needle, Horn Dive, Horn Rush, Kooma Tackle, Miasmic Maul, Quake Rush, Ribbit Tornado, Spike Spin, Sye Uppercut, Teleport Rush, Toboggan, Tri-slice, Vampire Strike, Yoggy Strike
	B-Bunny, Burning Rubber, Chomparound, Dino Tap, Glow Roll, Prickle Spin, Propeller Strike, Spiral Slam, Stumble Pow, Sye Drill, Tailfin Slash, Triplet Spin
	Aura Dive, Agile Bump, Dig Dynamo, Flying Chef, Horn Bounce, Ice Dive, Me Me Hammer, Pin Cushion, Quadri-slice, Rear-ender, Ribbit Assault, Vertical Dive
	Danger Dice, Feather Laser, Feather Missile, Feather Shuriken, Go Go Ghostling, Horn Shot, Icicle Toss, Shell Throw, Torso Shot, Vulcan Strafe
	Dino Tail, Land Swimmer, Tailfin Slap
	Triple Hop Kick

Card	Name
	Cure, Cura, Curaga, Healing Dance
	Bubble Brane

Card	Name
	Poison, Poison Tongue
	Slow, Mini, Lockdown Shot, Slobber, Tongue Tie, Vine Binder
	Sleep, Sleepra, Sleepga, Dozer Mine, Yawn Starter
	Stop
	Vanish

Card	Name
	Fire, Firaga, Dark Firaga, Blistering Orb, Dragon Blast, F Minor, Fire Shot, Flamethrower, Hebby Fire, Red Hot Chili, Spitfire, Yoggy Fire
	Time Bomb, Air Raid, Bomb Roll, Dino Breath, Doomdelion, Dragon's Breath, Firebomb, Hebby Burst, Mortar, Ribbit Flambé, Toxic Doomdelion
	Thunder, Thundara, Thundaga, Laser Blast, Musical Bolt, Musical Jolt, Thunder Shot
	Electrosphere, Ikazuchi Prime, Lightning Charge
	Zero Gravity, Zero Gravira, Zero Graviga, Degen Moon
	Aqua Raid, Bubble Launch, Power Spout
	Bubble Mk-II, Torrent
	Blizzard, Blizzara, Blizzaga, Blizzard Shot, Ice Spear, Icicle Dice, Icy Reflux
	Frozen Breath, Ice Breath
	Double Cutter, Kamaitachi Prime, Sonic Roar, Space Bender
	Boulder Smash, Tea Table Flip
	Sparkra, Sparkga, Refract Beam
	Bubble Mine, Hot Potatoes, Item Toss, Mine Control, Mousetrap, Poison Mine, Sneak Attack
	Deep Freeze
	Balloon, Balloonra, Balloonga
	Quinti-slice
	Cyclone Charge
	Bender Slam
	Blast Orb
	Falling Spear

Card	Name
	Hebby Berserk, Liftoff, Rage Mode, Red Rage
	Musical Storm, Supersonics, Yoggy Sonic
	Scan

Card	Name	Description
	Faith	Deals Light-attribute damage to the opponent and recovers HP based on the damage dealt to the opponent.
	Dark Mist	Deals Dark-attribute damage to the opponent and covers the opponent's touch screen in a black fog.
	Elixir	Recovers HP and cards to the player's entire party.
	Ice Zone	Deals Blizzard-attribute damage to the opponent and freezes the opponent's touch screen.
	Thundaga	Deals Thunder-attribute damage to the opponent and shocks the opponent's touch screen.
	Mega Flare	Deals Fire-attribute damage to the opponent's entire party.
	Waterga	Deals Water-attribute damage to the opponent and submerges the opponent's touch screen.

Card	Name	Description
	Bell
	Cherry
	Seven

Video

Flick Rush—Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance