Should I import Elite Beat Agents?

brucebruce
edited March 2007 in Games
It's not out in the UK yet, and has no release date in the UK.

I can import it for £20 (?$40), so do you guys think I should? I could read reviews, but I prefer you lot :P

Comments

  • jcjc
    edited March 2007
    It is by far the best game on the Nintendo DS. I'm sure someone will come in and say Starfox or some such is better, but they are wrong. It's an addictive music game with (surprisingly) catchy music and adorably heartwarming narrative. Also it has more great 2D art than any game I can think of.
  • AgentcelAgentcel
    edited March 2007
    Yes.
  • jcjc
    edited March 2007
    Watch some videos on Youtube and see if it looks fun to you.
  • brucebruce
    edited March 2007
    I did.

    It has my favourite song: I was born to love you.

    I'm sold!
  • jcjc
    edited March 2007
    That is such a great level.
  • brucebruce
    edited March 2007
    But then, Leonardo never made his helicopter, but considering this game has men dancing, which in turn solve peoples problems, you need a suspension of disbelief, so hurrah!
  • SilverwardSilverward
    edited March 2007
    They can travel through time too.
  • Drooling IguanaDrooling Iguana
    edited March 2007
    I have the DS Starfox game (there's only one, right?) and Starfox is not the best game on the DS, even in the absence of EBA. Hotel Dusk is the best game on the DS that I've played so far.
  • BehemothBehemoth
    edited March 2007
    I sent Serephel to Japan to buy This game for me. I should have it within a week. I really wanted to buy it back in July or August, but I had no money. It looks like an awsome game.
  • brucebruce
    edited March 2007
    Elite Beat Agents was the US re-imagining of a japanese title, which they thought wouldn't sell in the west due to it's japanese pop culture influences.

    Didn't know they sold this one in Japan...
  • mariomario
    edited March 2007
    Apparently we Americans don't "get" male cheerleaders. Oh well, Elite Beat Agents was a lot of fun in its Western re-imagining, and I can't wait to play the sequel. Import right away!
  • kukopankikukopanki
    edited March 2007
    MY brother had to pay around $40 for it here, and I think it's well worth it. Of course, it wasn't my money, but still.
  • Q-TipQ-Tip
    edited March 2007
    "Elite Beat Agents" in the US is "Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan!" (Go! Fight! Cheer Squad!) in Japan.

    This factoid has been submitted only because I am in love with the Japanese game, and feel that both are quite fun, independent of one another.
  • brucebruce
    edited March 2007
    One thing about Japanese games I don't get to be honest, is the very long, rather strange names.

    Why are they like this? "Go! Fight! Cheer Squad!" just seems a bit...Strong to me, if that makes sense.

    And "Mogitate Tingle no Barairo Rupee Land", well that's just baffling, to be honest...
  • jcjc
    edited March 2007
    "Go! Fight!" makes a whole lot of sense for cheerleaders.

    I think Japanese game titles are hilarious in general, like [eM] eNCHANT aRM. Also Brain Age's title is EPIC.
  • HamelinHamelin
    edited March 2007
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    All joking aside though, the game is excellent and I play it despite the weird looks my friends give me.
  • SilverwardSilverward
    edited March 2007
    Chicago is not pop.
  • MrCheezeMrCheeze
    edited March 2007
    NP thinks that it's awesome. More awesome than the awesome that most games are.

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