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Red Bull rhythm and isometric breakdancing

By Spencer . April 7, 2008 . 9:41am

When I think of breakdancing I think of footwork not geometric shapes. However, until Konami makes Breakdance Revolution every game about B-Boys and B-Girls boils down to timed button presses. Playlogic’s game SPONSORED BY RED BULL goes for a different…

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Ouendan! Cosplay and dance-off!

By Dan Zuccarelli . December 21, 2007 . 2:01am

I posted this yesterday over on thebbps but couldn't help myself from bringing it here. A group of cosplayers dress up like the heroes from Ouendan 2 and then perform the dance number from the final song in the game! It's…

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Elite Beat Agents bound for Korea, a slim chance for K-Pop?

By Spencer . August 6, 2007 . 12:35pm

Watching what Nintendo is doing in Korea has always been rather interesting to me. Unlike other companies that shovel games to the market ripe with Japanese text, Nintendo is carefully localizing each game. Releasing Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team…

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Bring the Elite Beat Agents in Ouendan

By Spencer . June 21, 2007 . 9:39am

Nintendo has a really clever bonus for fans of Inis’ beat tapping series. If you have Ouendan 2 you can hop over to the Touch! Try! DS stations and download the character models from Elite Beat Agents team. Once you get…

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Watch: Ouendan 2’s more serious side

By Spencer . May 24, 2007 . 6:23pm

Most of the stories in Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2 are lighthearted where you help a kid from wetting his bed and shoot a giant water monster with a hair dryer. One of the stories where you play as the Blue…

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Watch: Selling shoes to aliens in Ouendan 2

By Spencer . May 18, 2007 . 8:10pm

One of my favorite scenarios stars a shoe salesman who heads to outer space to sell shoes. Luckily for him he runs into jellyfish-like aliens and a millipede alien who calls into his home shopping network. This video has the…

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Watch: Ouendan 2’s catchy song “Julia ni Shoshin”

By Spencer . May 18, 2007 . 5:59pm

Of course this is my opinion only, but one of the better songs in Ouendan 2 is Julia ni Shoshin from the Checkers. In this scenario you play with the original Ouendan crew who is cheering on a hot blooded…

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Burn! Ouendan 2 in the house

By Spencer . May 17, 2007 . 11:40pm

I came home to find a copy of Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii: Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2 waiting for me to play. The game starts out with one song (Sukima Switch’s Zenryoku Shonen) and the original cheer squad with Ryuta. After…

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Watch: Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2 commercial

By Spencer . May 14, 2007 . 3:55pm

Nintendo has a commercial for Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii: Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2 which is set to take Japan by storm on Thursday. The TV spot demos the gameplay, which is mostly the same as the first except with the…

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Watch: Ouendan 2 demo footage

By Spencer . May 11, 2007 . 1:18pm

In less than a week Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2 comes out in Japan, but Nintendo demo kiosks a demo of the second title with the song “Oh My Julia” from the Checkers. The demo level has…