Elite Beat Agents (Nintendo DS)
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Elite Beat Agents is the spiritual sequel to Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan! In this rhythm-based music game, the Elite Beat Agents are a special task force dedicated to helping people in need and righting wrongs through the power of song.

The game is played entirely through use of the stylus. Timing is required to line up the rings that close in on the circles to ensure the proper beat for the song. Beats can also be scored by dragging a glowing ball through a set line area until the end of a beat. Finally, players will be required to turn a spinner as quickly as possible during a music break.

The level stories are mostly comedic, where the Agents will help a girl and her jock boyfriend go steady, help a speeding taxi driver deliver a baby, and even help a weather reporter chase away rain clouds to go on a picnic with her son. Each level is accompanied by popular songs such as Madonna's "Material Girl", Chicago's "You're the Inspiration", or Jamiroquai's "Canned Heat", among others, for 19 music tracks total.

Multiplayer allows gamers to compete against each other via single-card or multi-card play.

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Alternate Titles

"Dowajwo! Rhythm Hero" -- Korean title
"도와줘! 리듬 히어로" -- Korean spelling

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Ouendan lite	Elliott Wu (44)
God bless Ouendan	NeoJ (455)
Among the elite	krisko6 (819)

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Critic Reviews

GameZone	Dec 12, 2006	9.4 out of 10	94
Nintendo Insanity	2006	9.2 out of 10	92
GameCola.net	Mar, 2008	9.2 out of 10	92
The Video Game Critic	Jan 26, 2007	A-	91
Pocket Gamer UK	Dec 12, 2006	9 out of 10	90
Armchair Empire, The	Dec 22, 2006	9 out of 10	90
Nintendo Life	Feb 07, 2007		90
videogamer.com	Aug 09, 2007	9 out of 10	90
GameSpy	Nov 08, 2006		90
V2.fi	Aug 20, 2007	86 out of 100	86

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Trivia

1001 Video Games

Elite Beat Agents appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Music

During development, 1UP.com reported that one of the announced songs was Ricky Martín's Livin' la Vida Loca. In the end, it was either never part of it or dropped from the game.