Editing Balance Beam

{{about|the event in Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games|the platform referred to as a Balance Beam in [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]|[[Scale Lift]]}}
{{M&S event infobox
|image=[[File:MSATLOGBalanceBeam.jpg|250px]]
|appears_in=[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games'' (Nintendo 3DS)]]
|type=[[Gymnastics]]
|info=Keep Your Balance!<br>Move the dot to the goal!<br>Tilt the system to balance!
|controls=Perform: Tilt the system and move the • icon to the goal.<br>Balancing: Tilt the system and keep the • icon in the middle of the bar.
|entry_characters=[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)#Girls|Girls]]
}}
'''Balance Beam''' is an [[Event]] that only appears in the [[Nintendo 3DS]] version of ''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS)|Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]''. The objective of the event is to earn points by performing moves along the beam, with the winner being the one with the most points at the end of their routine. It appears in the [[Gymnastics]] category, and has a starting best record of 16.225pt(s).
==Gameplay==
Similarly to the event it is based on, in this event the player must perform a series of moves to score points on a balance beam. The player must tilt their system to move the dot around a simple shape on the screen, such as a square or a circle within a time limit displayed at the bottom. The faster the player moves the dot to the goal area, the more points they score, however failing to reach the goal will not award any points. The player must also tilt the system to keep the dot within a certain area on a straight line to balance. If the player fails to keep the dot in the area for long enough, they will lose 0.500 points from their total, but will not lose any if they succeed. The last move in the routine has a more difficult shape that they must move the dot around, but performing it quickly enough will cause the character to perform a special move which will earn the player more points.

==Controls==
Hold the system '''horizontally'''!<br>
1) '''Perform''': Tilt the system and move the • icon to the goal.<br>
2) '''Balancing''': Tilt the system and keep the • icon in the middle of the bar.

==Medley Match==
In Medley Match mode, Balance Beam appears as the second event in both the Gymnastics Medley and the Artistic Shapes Medley, and also appears as he first event in the Movement Intro Medley.

==Story Mode==
Balance Beam appears in two different story mode missions, firstly in the second Girls episode [[Peach in a Pinch]], where [[Blaze]] must beat three Blaze [[imposter]]s as part of the fourth challenge with [[Keirin]] and [[Archery (Individual)]]. The second time it appears is in the second Girls bonus episode [[A Trick of the Wind]], where [[Princess Peach|Peach]] must beat [[Princess Daisy|Daisy]] as the first challenge.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
AmyBalanceBeam.jpg|[[Amy]] competing in Balance Beam.
PeachBalanceBeam.jpg|Peach competing in Balance Beam
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=平均台
|JapR=Heikindai
|JapM=Balance Beam
|Spa=Barra de equilibrios
|SpaM=
|Fre=Poutre
|FreM=
|Dut=Evenwichtsbalk
|DutM=Balancing beam
|Ger=Schwebebalken
|GerM=
|Ita=Trave
|ItaM=Beam
}}
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[[Category:Gymnastics]]
[[Category:Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games events]]