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Easy way to suck hours upon hours of your life away

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: November 09, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Fans of dance/rhythm games rejoice, for you touch screen narcotic has arrived.

I originally got to play a demo of this at a local electronics store. It consisted of the first level which, obviously, was simple enough. Still, anyone familiar with games in this genre know "simple" lasts for about three songs. I promptly bought it first thing the day it was released.

The premise of the game, while seemingly cheesy to describe, is absolutely brilliant.
Ready? Here goes: You are a trio of elite special agents who go around and assist people by dancing.
Each story conflict is told through an anime comic style on the top screen, with the dancing happening on the touch screen. There are animations occurring on the top screen during gameplay, but you don't really have time to watch it seeing as you're too busy concentrating on getting your dance on.

To get through a given level, you'll need to tap, spin, or drag numbered circles to the rhythm of the song.
There are two difficulty levels to begin, being able to unlock an additional two.

With gaming classics like "Walkie Talkie Man," 80s flashbacks such as "Material Girl," and Pop tracks like "La La," Elite Beat Agents is filled with hours of gameplay.

As with most multiplayer DS games, I'm kinda disappointed you can't play the game over WiFi Connect.
Also, and this really shouldn't be filed under "con," but it would have been great if there were an option where you could play your unlocked songs while the DS was closed. Sort of a little added "Hey! You get a mix album!" would have rocked and I'd be forever grateful if Nintendo threw that in when they make a sequel (that's right, I've owned the game for less than a day and I'm clamoring for a sequel.)

Just plain fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: November 09, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I own the game that Elite Beat Agents is based off of (Osu! Tatake! Ouendan), so I was very excited for this game to be released here. Elite Beat Agents keeps the same addictive gameplay as the Japanese counterpart, but changes out the songs (while adding 4 more for a total of 19), telling new hilarious stories, and making general enhancements (such as reviewing your recent failed attempt, saving replays, skipping long musical intros).

One can only complain about the tracks themselves. A few of the songs don't seem to fit in with the game (slower tunes). Other songs you know so well that the cover just doesn't sound quite right.

But overall, here's a game that once you start playing, the time just flies by. Harder levels are frustrating, but by practicing, they're never impossible (and the feeling of accomplishment is great). I'm hoping that iNis makes this game a series. I also can't wait to see what they can do on the Wii.

Now this is how you do a rhythm game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: November 12, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Over the years I've played my share of rhythm games from Parappa the Rapper on the Playstation to arcade embarrassments like those Para Para games (which, while fun, were just painful to perform in public). So I entered Elite Beat Agents (EBA) with more than a little baggage and a confident swagger that it would not be anything I've never seen before. I was wrong. This game is immensely fun and addictive. I tested it at the bus stop across from the shop where I bought it and did not stop until I got home (almost walked into a couple of trees along the way home). The game starts nice and easy and quickly develops into a challenge without being mind bogglingly difficult.

The song choices are great and even though I had some misgivings about some (like Avril Lavigne's "Sk8er Boi") I was blown away about how RIGHT all of these song choices were. EBA just makes them fit.

The animation is quirky, fun, and laugh out loud entertaining. You cannot help but fall in love with EBA.

If you have not bought this game yet you should seriously consider placing an order for this gem right now. EBA is easily one of the DS's best games, period.

Amazingly fun for all ages

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 34 / 34
Date: November 15, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Elite Beat Agents is one of those games that seems awfully silly - but is incredibly addictive once you get started. It's a rhythm game with some fun songs to play along with.

The plot is the silly part. Secret agents watch for trouble - babysitters trying to calm down kids, little girls missing their daddies - and jump in to help out. The way they help is by dancing along to the music. This is like finding a "plot" for tetris. Just ignore it :)

The real fun is the actual gameplay. You have a song playing in the background - the 19 different tracks include songs like YMCA, Material Girl, You're the Inspiration, La La, Sk8ter Boi, Let's Dance and much more. There's a good mix to please most players. Now you tap along with the song on circles on the screen.

Let's say you're playing Material Girl. They might show 4 circles in a row for you to tap along with the song. A larger circle will show around each circle, closing in on it and matching it right when you're supposed to tap it. Sometimes you slide along a line. Sometimes you double tap. The taps make drum beats and cymbals, so it really does sound like you're playing along with the song. The "closing circles" are really easy to see and understand and draw your eyes along.

In between verses, the top screen shows you manga-like scenes of the "story" you are following. So in one story, a weathergirl is trying to get rainy clouds to go away so she can have a picnic with her son. The scenes show her getting help from people in blowing away the clouds. Depending on how well you do in your playing, you get different endings - so you really have incentive to do your best and to replay.

There are two levels of difficulty, and on each level you get a rating of how well you did. You can easily go back and replay levels to get the highest rating in each one.

You might think that 19 songs aren't a lot, but really, you don't play a song just once. That would be like listening to a song just once on the radio or on your MP3 player! You listen to and play them repeatedly because it's fun to hear the song and fun to play along.

Highly recommended!

Another quirky hit

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 22, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game, for me, is reminiscent of games like Katamari Damacy and Incredible Crisis- quirky, visually distinctive niche games from Japan that seemingly might have a hard time finding a following in the US. And one thing these games generally have in common is that the gameplay is deceptively simple; there's a deepness that comes from repeated plays, and an addictive quality that isn't apparent on first play.

Elite Beat Agents is very much in that vein. The game is sort of a Westernized version of a Japanese game, and while the story, music and graphics may have changed, the core gameplay hasn't, that that, when it comes down to it, is what really matters. Mostly because the core gameplay is excellent; the controls (entirely consisting of tapping and dragging around the touchscreen) are tight and responsive, and the beats you have to hit make sense once you get the rhythm of the song playing (tone deaf people, or people with no rhythm might want to avoid this title). And the music is an interesting mix of current pop songs and older stuff, such as "Y.M.C.A." by the Village People.

The story of the game is, in a word, interesting. You have a team of three tall, black-suited men with ridiculous hair who travel the world to solve its ills. But these ills involve things like distracting some children while the babysitter talks to he boyfriend about going steady. And how do you solve these, exactly? Simple; tightly-choreographed dance moves.
The story- and the animations that go with it on the top screen- is nothing but entertaining, and may prove to be a distraction from the dancing. This is a great spectator's game; if only the screen were bigger!

All in all, this is another great title that makes good use of the DS's touchscreen, and is recommended for anyone who has an appreciation for the absurd (for the story) and/or quality games.

Unique and very, very fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: November 27, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Here's another exclusive, unique, and innovative triple A title for the DS. Elite Beat Agents follows the exploits of three black suit wearing secret agents on a rescue mission. And the only way to find success with your mission: dance to the rhythm! Now I know what your thinking, that this game is something for acquired tastes and isn't for everyone. While this may be true in some respects, Elite Beat Agents is surprisingly easy to get into and pick up and play. The bizarre but wonderfully drawn cut scenes help reel you into the gameplay, as the soundtrack features a whole laundry list of older and more recent pop songs that are sure to grate on your nerves at some point or the other, but they all feel at home here as you use your stylus to keep the rhythm going. What's really surprising is that how addictive the gameplay becomes once you really get into it. This is easily one of the best games stylus-use wise for the DS, totally making excellent use of the touch screen as well. There's some unlockables as well to help keep your interest, however the only real downpoint of Elite Beat Agents is that at times the game can get too challenging for it's own good. There will be frustrating times aplenty, but the good obviously outweighs the bad here. Even if games like Dance, Dance Revolution (which is one of the most easily comparable games to this) aren't your thing, if you have a DS you should really give Elite Beat Agents a try, I think you'll be pleasently surprised.

Very very addictive

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 27, 2006
Author: Amazon User

What can I say...
Everyone's given this game a perfect score and there's a reason for that.

This game is incredibly fun!
It is simple to pick up yet very challenging.
It has entertaining and creatively done comic cut scenes.
It has a diverse selection of songs that will at least give eveyone a favorite.
Because of these factors, there's no reason to play this game just once.
Definitely a keeper!

So when you're down or having a bad day... don't hesitate to let the Elite Beat Agents brighten up your day (as they do in the story).

Unbelieveable experience

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: November 29, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Reading over the reviews already here will give you an idea of how great this game is. Do you notice that people tend to be gushig in their praises of it and often say it's the best game for the DS period? That's no exaggeration. I did notice a couple of recent reviews that say it's too short and I'd like to address that. Either these folks are very musically talented to the point where the challanging and complex patterns that occur in the harder stages of the game are a piece of cake to them or they are perhaps full of it. It may well be they are game whizzes but in a way that's too bad because I think for most people this game will keep them both entertained and challanged for months. If you read reviews of this game on various game sites you'll see they say not only is this one of the best games for the DS yet but that, if anything, it may be a tad too difficult. Anyway, if someone is just getting a DS and wondering what a couple of good games to get to start off with it would be this one and Mario Kart.

Most fun you can have poking a piece of plastic with a little stick

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: December 03, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Elite Beat Agents is an accessible game that people without a lot of gaming skill or experience could really enjoy...but don't let that fool you into thinking this game is shallow or easy.

With four difficulty levels, detailed high score and stat tracking for each song on each difficulty level, a combo system that rewards perfection and does a good job of reflecting new skill milestones through the score, and a running global score, Elite Beat Agents can keep hardcore high score junkies happy for quite a while.

Hard. Fun and original, but hard.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 17, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Elite Beats Agents is pure goodness. Finally, a really good rhythm game for the DS. There are 19 songs for you to tap, drag, and spin to with your stylus to save the world with the magic of song. Quirky, fun concept with awesome gameplay. Hell, it even makes Avril Lavigne sound good. However, it gets real hard real quick. The last stages... hurt. But, that's the only flaw I could pick out. In other words, you should really get this game. Or (and, actually) import Ouendan!

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