[Game] Osu! Takakae! Ouendan!

Title : Osu! Takakae! Ouendan!(押忍！闘え！応援団)
Release Date : Jul, 28, 2005(JPN)
Developer : iNiS
Director : Yano Keichi
Genre : Rhythm - Music
Voice : Partly Available
OST : Available
Platform : Nintendo DS
Language : Japanese
Homepage : 押忍！闘え！応援団( http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/aosj/index.html )(Dec, 2007, for Japanese)


Osu! Takake! Ouendan Series
It's the second game of iNiS which was established for music in 1997, with Nintendo. There are lots of games which was about rhythm, it's also big hit such as those kind of games. It was released with new name and new contents in North America, and the second one was released recently.

< Osu!! Help~ >

Stages and Songs
No.1 : To Aim at the Pass!! Escape from the life of Cram
Song : Loop & Loop(Sing : ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION)
The title of Loop & Loop which was the single album of ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION to be released in 2004.

< cramming Gou and careless family >

No.2 : Being Cinderella! Will an heir look at her.
Song : Koi No Dance Site(Sing : Morning Musume)
The song is that was included in the 8th single album of Morning Musume, "Koi No Dance Site"(Dance Site of Love) which was released in 2000.

< Ordinary Office Lady Sachiko >

No.3 : Will it be big harm! Chase a robber!
Song : Guts Da Ze!!(Sing : ULFULS)
The song is that was included in the 9th single album of Ulfuls, "Guts Da Ze"(Show your guts) which was released in 1995.

< The race between a robber and a racehorse, Bilton >

No.4 : Summer Festival! Being proud by Mikosi Race
Song : Melody(Sing : 175R)
The song is that was included in the 8th single album of 175R, "Melody" which was released in 2005, it was made the name from their regular 2nd album, "Melody". It was included in the 3rd regular album, "7-SEVEN".

< Sin who want to propose to a girlfriend >

No.5 : Feel the Limit! An art of my noodles!
Song : LindaㆍLinda(Sing : The Blue Hearts)
The song is that was included in the major debut album, "Linda Linda", was released in 1987. "Linda" means beautiful in Spanish, and it has become the movie, "Linda Linda" that main character is Bae Du Na.

< Tanaka who has a dream to succeed his noodle shop >

No.6 : Overcoming Slump! The art will bomb?
Song : Kokoro Odoru(Sing : Nobody Knows+)
The song is that was included in the 4th album of Nobody Knows+, "Kokoro Odoru", was released in 2004. It's hiphop song which was suitable with a party, and "Kokoro Odoru" means, feel so good, and exciting feeling.

< Genius potter Shizuyama who has a deep slump. >

No.7 : Passionate teacher! Student, Purely, Honestly, Beautifully!
Song : Atsuki Kodou No Hate(Sing : Bz)
Ths song is that was included in the 33rd single album of Bz, "Asuki Kodou No Hate", was released in 2002.

< Passionate teacher Hiro! >

No.8 : Leave out! Play Dodge Ball!
Song : Thrill(Sing : Hotei Tomoyasu)
The song is that was included in the album, "Thrill" which was released in 1995 by Hotei Tomoyasu who is a guitarlist and musician.

< Torao who plays Dodge ball to get a girlfriend, Wakana who is Heroine in the his class. >

No.9 : Penetrate with Justice! Who will elect with a clean vote?
Song : Taisetsu Na Mono(Sing : Road of Major)
The song is that was included in the first regular album in 2003 of Road of Major.

< Hot Election, A-Jima and J-Yama >

No.10 : Stop! A pain in the stomach, Endure by Concentration!
Song : One Night Carnival(Sing : Kishidan)
The song is that was first included in the album, "One Night Carnival" in 2001 of Kishidan. Then, it was included in the album, "Boy's Color" and single album, "One Night Carnival" again.

< Violinist, Saiyama Kouzi, He can finish his concert? >

No.11 : Recover! A beauty of Miracle!
Song : Nerai Uchi(Sing : LINDA YAMAMOTO)
This song was big hit song of Linda Yamamoto, Nerai Uchi that was released in 1973. Nowadays, it was sung for a rooters' song in highschool baseball game.

 < Cleopatra can succeed on a diet for her lover? >

No.12 : Inspire a Soul! The miracle of love to him!
Song : Over The Distance(Sing : Hitomi Yaida)
She is Japanese female singer-songwriter, this is included in the 4th sing album, "Look Back Again / Over the Distance".

 < Love Story of Ishida who goes to the heaven >

No.13 : Defend the peace! Robot Vs Police Man
Song : Shanghai Honey(Sing : ORANGE RANGE)
The song is that was included in the single album, "Shanghai Honey" in 2003.

 < Fight Against UFO, Two Police Man, Joe and Dan. >

No.14 : Cheer up, Our White-Collar worker
Song : Taiyo Ga Moeteiru(Sing : The Yellow Monkey)
The song is that was included in the 8th single album, "Taiyo ga Moeteiru" in 1995.

 < Ichiro who shows tired patriarch-looking >

No.15 : The last day for the earth, Mass! Make one from the world concentration!
Song : READY STEADY GO(Sing : LArc~en~Ciel)
The song is that was included in the single album, "Ready Steady Go" in 2004.

 < The crisis of the Earth! Osu! Ouendan!!! >

by kaijer
Too hard to live in life. You might say that what a boring story you are talking about, Most people want somebody to cheer them up in the bleak world. Getting old is being comfortable to be alone.

So the one which appears to cheer up somebody who has hard situation is that, "Osu, Ouendan" is a clever game.

< Rescue by the Power of Music >

I don't need to explain how this gameplay is, because of it's gotten grade "A" too much from lots of reviewers.

That's why I've bought its North American Edition, Elite Beat Agency when I was in Canada, but FORTUNATELY I got stolen.. so I don't want to buy again, but it was released in Korea, so I will buy Korean Edition soon.

Luckily, I have a chance to play Japanese Edition before I buy Korean Edition.

< K.E, and J.E, What? Totally different!! >

This is a Rhythm Action Game. This game that the purpose is to cheer up people who are at a crisis to dance to the beat has an intuition interface to attract  a light-user and hardcore-user, both of them.

two basic difficulty and two hidden difficulty seem to care of both-user, but actually in the game, feel-difficulty is a little bit more diffilcult for light-user.

However you will change to hardcore-user if you play the same game several times.

This game makes player to the process naturally, so it has high-gameplay.

Especially when I see the circle which is getting smaller to touch with touch pen, it makes me think about Park Kyoung Rim's song, "Bba Jyu~ Bba Jyu"

< Lots of Circles. >

This part is the core game play of this game, because of it's like when you see a repeat-GIF Animation.

When you see a repeatitional GIF Animaion, sometimes you feel you're addicted to it, because of this, Ouendan makes a light-user change to a hardcore-user.

< GIF of the Year! Tell Me~ >

And also, existing rhythm games focus on just rhythm and music, this game focuses on a plot, so it gives lots of enjoyment.

However, because of the feature which tiny mistakes decide the game, I disappoint that I can enjoy the plot when it plays the interlude part.

< Plot >

When it's in the interlude part, most plot develop, but when i play with touch pen, lots of scene pass on the upper screen, so I am often seized with a desire to want to see the scene.

But tiny mistakes decide the game, I can't see upper screen, I disappoint about it. Sure, you can see how you play it with replay.

Anyway after a storm comes a calm, Im impressed by, when I finish each episode hardly, it makes that I can't leave out from this game.

Ah... most bad thing of this game is, im sure, reduction of the length of life of NDS screen by too much using touch pen...?? -0-

Who will like it!
-> A person who wants new rhythm action game! A person who likes music! A person who wants to get help of life! A person who wants to listen Japanese music! A person who think NDS is a game machine! A person who has rhythm sensibility!

Who will disappoint it!
-> A person who is slow using hands! A person who has stupid rhythm sensibility! A person who gets lots of help! A person who prefer reading a book more than listening music! Anti-Japan! A person who think NDS is so expensive machine!

< Osu! Takake Ouendan! >

Game Data Room

Graphic : ★★★☆
Sound : ★★★★★
Plot : ★★★
Value : ★★★★
Total : ★★★★