Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2208 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Nintendo
• Model: NTRPAOSE
• Released on: 2007-07-12
• Rating: To Be Announced
• ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+
• Platform: Nintendo DS
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds

Amazon.co.uk Review

There's always a huge ranges of games from Japan that are never released in the West, but usually there's a very good reason for that: either they're not very good or the concepts and references just get lost in translation. One of the few exceptions is Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan. The original name translates as Go! Fight! Cheer Squad and involves a trio of male cheerleaders trying to help ordinary citizens in a variety of bizarre situations. Although many loved the soundtrack it didn't really translate for a global audience so this is the Westernised remake.

Each of the game's missions are portrayed on the top screen via some gorgeously drawn comic book sequences involving such calls for help as a shipwrecked Paris Hilton lookalike and a weatherwoman trying to make it sunny. At this point the EBA (now part of a secret government agency) burst onto the bottom screen and you have to help them dance sufficiently well to then encourage their charge to victory.

This is essentially a rhythm action game where you tap sequenced markers in time with the music on the touch screen or occasionally follow a slider along on its path or spin a wheel. You have a steadily decreasing power bar, which is only kept at bay by successful hitting your marks. The way this integrates with the music, the agents dancing and the comic strip is wonderful and assuming you like enough of the songs (everything from Sk8er Boi to YMCA) this is the best music game on any system.
Harrison Dent

Manufacturer's Description
Unleash the beat and solve the world's problems through the power of music! The public knows of government agencies like the FBI and CIA, but little is known of this super-secret agency. Code-named “Elite Beat Agents,” these men in black are heroes’ heroes and the coolest group of guys this world has ever known. Of course, according to official records, they do not exist. Their leader, an ex-CIA agent named Commander Kahn, scans the world for cries of help. When he finds one, he dispatches the agents, who assist their targets by performing a song and dance. The hypnotic nature of their rocking revives the targets with “Groovy” energy that boosts their willpower and helps them overcome their obstacles.

Customer Reviews

Great fun, very addictive
The concept is bizzare - you have to tap the screen in time with the music to get the 'agents' to dance which helps the game's characters to overcome various problems in their life.

This is irrelevant to the game itself which is very simple fun and addictive. Some songs are better than others, but you get really into each of them when you have to tap and slide the stylus in time to the music.

Completing the game on easy is, as expected, relatively easy but the game becomes more challenging when you unlock the advanced difficulty levels.

I would definitely recommend that you add this game to your collection no matter what type of game you like to play.

you can't see what you're doing!
I bought this game after seeing it in my brother's nintendo magazine, and thought it looked good.

Basically it's very similar to the dancing stage games on the playstation, in that you hit certain buttons as they come up, in time to the music. Hitting these buttons allows your dancers to perform their dance, and complete the mission.

However, because this game uses the touch screen, it's like trying to play dancing stage with a toddler in front of the screen! The buttons you must hit come up randomly on the screen, and if you're already hitting one, your hand is over the touch screen so you can't see the next! I also found it rather frustrating that some of the buttons that you have to press aren't even in time with the music, making it virtually impossible to hit them correctly.

I tried this game a couple of times, but found it difficult and boring, even when you did successfully complete a mission, there was no real satisfaction, and more missions just came up. I traded it in for another game 2 days after I bought it. Think carefully before you buy this game.

My lack of sleep due to this game is immense...
Basically when I first played this game I thought it would be a laugh, but not really THAT challenging, imagining it would be simple rythyms. 5 hours later and a few levels in, I saw just how wrong I was. Incredibly addictive and fun, this game can eat away your time. Also the songs, although not immense quality, are all the full versions of the song, and really are quite well chosen. On top of this the storylines, which are difficult to watch while playing, are really well animated, and funny, with some incredibly wacky missions. If you also have played rayman raving rabbits 2, on the music levels, you will find out tht this is child's play compared to EBA. Incredible game, would recommend to anyone.