Moero! Nekketsu Rythem Damashii! Osu! Tatake! Ouendan 2!

[Alexander]

OSU!





TATAKAE!





OUENDAN 2!



Coming May 17 to an importer near you.

I need fifty more dollars...

[Mr. SmartyPants]

OMG YES PLZ

*Is a major Ouendan fan*

[Alexander]

Pfft. I'm probably even bigger then you. Did you memorize their cheer moves for the 12th level on hard move exactly and then performed it?

Although I will admit I still have yet to beat READY STEADY GO on hard mode. It's those silly spinners that make me so nervous. *shakes DS slightly*

UPDATE:

The game will have a total of 19 songs being the same as EBA.

Here is a list of the twelve revealed so far:

http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/previewArt.cfm?artid=13307

OSU!

[Mr. SmartyPants]

Pffffttt. I've beaten every level on every difficulty.

I win =3

[Myoti]

Pfft. I'm probably even bigger then you. Did you memorize their cheer moves for the 12th level on hard move exactly and then performed it?

I tried that with EBA. I may just have to get this one. Mebbe. =0

[ilikegir33]

YES YES YES! OUENDAN 2! YES! :3 This better be released here as EBA 2!

[Mr. SmartyPants]

YES YES YES! OUENDAN 2! YES! :3 This better be released here as EBA 2!

More like... not

It'll never get released. The most we may see is another Americanized remake, but never the original game.

[Alexander]

More like... not

It'll never get released. The most we may see is another Americanized remake, but never the original game.

Which is why importing is so important. *pre-orders on Play Asia*

[Miso_Chan]

OSU! I need this game NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it looks FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*preordering from play-asia now*

[Tommy]

This and Elite Beat Agents were incredible so I can't wait to play this.
(Knowing my friend Josh, he'll import it.)

[KeybladeWarrior]

Didnt some of those characters appear in another Ouendan game before Elite Beat Agents?

[Alexander]

Didnt some of those characters appear in another Ouendan game before Elite Beat Agents?

Yes. Jr. from episode 2 was an executive at a business, while in EBA he's an actor in episode 2 as well.

The cat from the ramen shop also appears as Meowzilla in episode 2 of EBA.

UPDATE: BOX ART OMG!



While the original had this very plain yet distinct style about it, I think this is my favorite box art in the Ouendan/EBA series. It just seems more proud and colorful with life.

[KeybladeWarrior]

Ah sweet.

[Monkey J. Luffy]

This will probably be my 2nd imported game. I loved EBA!

[ShiroiHikari]

What kind of game is this? I dig the character art.

[Alexander]

What kind of game is this? I dig the character art.

In Japan, they have cheerleaders like we do in America and Europe, but instead of girls in skirts and holding poms poms while acting sweet, the cheerleaders in Japan, or Ouendan as they're called, are adult males, that are intensely serious to the extent of it being like a war. Because in Japan, honor and the act of sport is taken with very intense seriousness.


[Real life Ouendan]

In 2005, a small company named iNiS came up with the concept of making a rhythm game that had Ouendan cheerleaders. But instead of them cheering in sports, they would cheer for normal people in need of help. A boy trying to enter for his school exams, or a man trying to get back to Earth to tell his wife that he loves her for one last time.

The game play worked with the touchscreen only. The three parts of the game play included: The Hit Markers, The Phrase Markers, and the Spinners. It works like this: When a hit marker shows on the screen, another circle comes around it. When the outer circle gets smaller, the time to tap the marker, in tune with the music, comes closer. When the outer circle is just on the edge of the hit marker, that's when it's time to tap. If you get it perfect, it's a 300 score, less then perfect is a 100 score, and off beat is a 50 score or a miss. The Phrase Markers worked similar except you would have to drag a ball along the screen, and the spinners just required you to spin a giant wheel fast enough so the meter would go up completely. If you missed, it was be a failure.

The game never made it out of Japan because of its deep Japanese culture and music, nor did it sell well in Japan, but to those who played it and imported it fell in love with it immediately. While the game play was simple, it was extremely fun. Some called it the best DS game of all time, others one of the greatest games of all time. Me being the latter. And gained a cult following to those who played it.

The number of people who imported Ouendan (around 6,000) was so enormous that Nintendo asked iNiS if they could make a game similar to Ouendan for America, the result was Elite Beat Agents in 2006.



The game play was exactly the same to Ouendan, but the style and culture atmosphere was so different from Ouendan that it almost felt like a completely different game. As for which one is better, it's all about personal tastes. I personally still prefer Ouendan for the Japanese culture and I love the music more, but EBA is very good too.

After both games came out, and EBA also suffered from low sales (120,000) many people felt that the continuation of Ouendan/EBA would no longer be. However, in March, iNiS announced Ouendan 2 would be coming, to which the cult followers considered the greatest day ever.

And so, here we are today with this topic. I've finally been able to save up $50 for this game, but I'm going to hold off just in case of an emergency. But if you own a DS, don't hesitate buying it. It really is one of the greatest games of all time.

[ShiroiHikari]

Sounds awesomely awesome. If I had a DS, I'd be all up ons.

[Alexander]

*sings like a girl*

Guess who has videos of the game being played by Japanese people?

http://touch-ds.jp/mfs/ouendan2/

I LOVE how the cheerleaders look in Ouendan 2. They look cleaner and you can see their faces better. I also love the new design of the hit markers, and is it true? THE SPINNERS ARE EBA EASY! YES! 8D

Edit: Oh yes, Famitsu just reviewed the game and gave it a 9, 9, 8, 8 score meaning, this game is a must buy. *stares at calender* PLEASE COME SOON MAY 17th!!!

Edit 2: COMMERCIAL! http://touch-ds.jp/mediagallery/st68.html It's okay. But the first one I definitely prefer more. Where's my raman shop person yelling?

Edit 3, AM I INSANE OR JUST A FANBOY?: More game play videos with a certain student being shown again ^^. http://touch-ds.jp/mfs/ouendan2/intro.html

Now, LET'S HYPE THIS GAME TO THE MAX!

[Mr. SmartyPants]

Vide of me playing Ready Steady Go on Insane.

I pwn =3

[Alexander]

Vide of me playing Ready Steady Go on Insane.

I pwn =3

I think this person would like to have a word with you:
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/ao2j/index.html

Although I still have yet to unlock the cheer girls so...

The official website is also open now: http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/ao2j/index.html