Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii Osu! Tatake Ouendan 2 IMPRESSIONS! May 17th, 2007 shinobiscott

Phew, that was a long winded title! The wait for the sequel to “Osu! Tatakae Ouendan!” is finally over!(with lots more exclamation points!!!!) I finally got the game this morning from the FedEx guy and am totally pleased with what I’ve played so far. Follow the jump for details…

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Sapphically Sucktacular May 10th, 2007 cursedfrogurt

How in blazes does a show about lesbian priestesses using giant robots to fight off ancient demons seem so mind-numbingly generic? Watching Kannazuki no Miko (aka Destiny of Shrine Maiden), brings that question screaming into mind time and time again.

The storyline is nothing more than a gumbo of clichés from countless other shows; likewise, the characters are nothing more than pretty ciphers who serve no purpose other than to carry the aforementioned storyline. The end result of this weak foundation is a show that intrigues only because manages to be so mediocre.

FERNANDO RAMOS

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The Sequel To Ossu! Tatakae! Ouendan! May 17th! April 30th, 2007 shinobiscott

The sequel to the cult classic Japanese import DS game “Ossu! Tatakae! Ouendan” or just Ouendan for short, will be hitting Japan and local importers in less than three weeks from now.

The new title of the famous original is even longer and more difficult to say, “Moeru! Chinetsu rythem Damasii” (translation: Burn! Hot blooded rythem sprit!) will finally break the horribly long drought of rythem/music based (read: fun games) games for the DS. From various released screenshots of the game it seems that the American version of Ouendan known as Elite Beat Agents, seems to have had some effect in the more polished look of the game’s interface. This should make Ouendan 2! an even more challenging and entertaining game than before.

If you haven’t reserved your copy, you should do so now or you may have to just read about other peoples experiences with the game while you cry yourself to sleep clutching your Ouendan-less DS. Check back a review/impressions of this game shortly after its official relelase.

SCOTT HAMBY

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