On July 28, 2005 – one year ago today – something wonderful happened. With little fanfare, Nintendo released a DS game called Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan in Japan. A close look at the pages of Japanese game ...

Osu! Tatake! Ouendan is all about providing those in need with that extra moral boost, with your own dancing cheer squad. As soon as they hear the call of Ouendan, the famous three set out to motivate ...

Big ups to a gaming fan site that clearly has success in its sights, Cracked Rabbit Gaming, for compiling a list of music videos of the songs from Ouendan. Ouendan -- the original Japanese version of ...

Or, to give it its full complement of titular insanity, Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2. I could translate that as "Burn Up! Hot-Blooded Rhythm Souls: Hey! Fight! Cheer Squad 2 ...

During Keiichi Yano’s panel he spoke about the difficulties of localizing Ouendan for a Western audience. Before Inis decided on the cool blend of Blues Brothers, Charlie’s Angels and Austin Powers to ...

Just when you think that the "rhythm" genre's been all tapped out, that every idea has already been thought of and implemented, Nintendo releases a unique take on the theme with Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan, ...

It's been nearly ten years since Nintendo and iNiS released Elite Beat Agents on Nintendo DS. The game, an English-language sequel to the Japan-only Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan!, was well-received by ...

With only a week to go before its release in Japan, Nintendo has put up a suite of videos for Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2. In addition to the traditional commercial spot ...

It's a rhythm-action sort of day here at Eurogamer, what with Boom Boom Rocket blaring out of the imaginary-office speakers, and a sort of virtual conga line snaking around the Internet at news that ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. When you come right down to it, there really aren't enough games in this world that deal with roving male cheerleading troupes swooping in to save ...

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Ouendan makes you a member of a local helper squadron. Your goal is to help out people who are in a pinch, thereby bringing peace to the world. Ouendan's gameplay is based around a simple concept that ...