Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan

Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan
Developer	iNiS
Publisher	Nintendo
System	Nintendo DS
Release Date	JP July 28, 2005
Genre	Rhythm

Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan (translated as Go! Fight! Cheer Squad) is a rhythm game for the Nintendo DS. While the game didn't sell spectacularly in Japan, it was heavily imported from gamers in other countries. This led to the game being retooled for Western audiences becoming Elite Beat Agents.

Story

The Ouendan are located primarily in a single town. When someone is at the end of their rope and yells for help, the Ouendan appear. They help indirectly by motivating the person with their dancing.

Gameplay

The game is made up of different episodes. In each episode, there is a person who needs help. The Ouendan motivate the person with song and dance.

On the bottom screen, various markers appear. The player must tap, drag, or spin the markers in time to the music to keep the meter up. If the meter is empty, the player has failed that stage.

The game tracks the players high score on each stage as well as giving them a cumulative rank.

There is a 4-player multiplayer mode with exclusive scenarios available. However, both players must own a copy of the game in order to compete.

Tracklist

1. "Loop & Loop" - Asian Kung-Fu Generation
2. "Koi no Dance Site" - Morning Musume
3. "Guts da ze!!" - Ulfuls
4. "Melody" - 174R
5. "Linda Linda" - The Blue Hearts
6. "Kokoro Odoru" - nobodyknows+
7. "Atsuki Kodō no Hate" - B'z
8. "Thrill" - Tomoyasu Hotei
9. "Taisetsu na Mono" - Road of Major
10. "Neraiuchi" - Linda Yamamoto
11. "One Night Carnival" - Kishidan
12. "Over The Distance" - Hitomi Yaida
13. "Taiyō ga Moeteiru" - The Yellow Monkey
14. "Shanghai Honey" - Orange Range
15. "Ready Steady Go" - L'Arc-en-Ciel

Legacy

• Because of the high amount of import sales, the game was retooled for Western audiences and became Elite Beat Agents.
• An actual direct sequel, Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii: Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2, was released 2 years later.