
There is also a "Challenge Mode" that allows the player to choose the Battle, Overworld, or Dramatic music from a Final Fantasy game that they have cleared the normal difficulty of in Series Mode.

Characters' stats and abilities other than Hit Points do not affect these stages Clearing gold sections extends the level's song. Controls are similar to the Field sections, albeit players now follow the cursor as it moves around the screen. The Event Music scene includes one or more scenes from the Final Fantasy game you select, and will play the scene onscreen in the background.The player has the opportunity to perform one summon attack each battle. Good timing causes character attacks to be more powerful and can also trigger special abilities. In this mode, the players must tap a note, swipe the stylus in a direction, or hold the stylus down for a long note. The objective is to kill all the enemies and eventually a boss character during the duration of the song. Battle Music is a mock-battle, with the player tapping notes correctly to do damage to the enemies onscreen.There is an opportunity to ride a chocobo in each level for a speed boost. Playing well causes the character to speed up, while missing will cause the character to fall down. The object is to reach the end of the stage before the music ends, where another character is waiting to give the player an item. Field music is a side-scrolling rhythm game, as the screen moves from right-to-left, and a player must either tap a note, slide the stylus in a direction, or hold the stylus down while following a waving line on the touch screen.The Opening and Ending Theme segments involve simply tapping the screen in time with music notes as they move into the center of a crystal on screen.Within the main game section "Series Mode", there are 3 unique stage styles: Field (Overworld) Music, Battle Music, and Event (Dramatic) Music, as well as the option to play through the opening and ending themes. The gameplay requires players to tap on the screen in correct spots to the beat of the music playing.

Throughout the game, players can unlock music and movie scenes. The difficulty level can be changed in order to make it appealing to "beginners and rhythm masters alike". Each stage features different game mechanics than the others once a stage is completed, the characters level up. Each game has three stages: field, battle, and event. Players take control of four Final Fantasy characters, and select a game from the first Final Fantasy to XIII. Theatrhythm Final Fantasy is a rhythm video game. The top right shows Cloud's stats and moves, while the yellow light below indicates the following character who attacks is Tidus. A fight in Theatrhythm featuring a four-member party fighting the boss Gilgamesh.
