Post by: MegaByte on June 21, 2007, 04:17:43 AM
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=13676
For two weeks from June 28th through July 11th, Ouendan 2 owners in Japan will be able to take their DS cards to in-store DS Stations and download new characters into their games. These characters are none other than iNiS's other DS mascots, the Elite Beat Agents.
Once downloaded, an Elite Beat Agents shield icon appears on the difficulty selection screen, and once activated, the Agents replace the Ouendan's 3D models in single and multiplayer. The oft-requested crossover also includes Neko the cat as a playable character.
Post by: S-U-P-E-R on June 21, 2007, 04:40:57 AM
Post by: Ceric on June 21, 2007, 04:55:43 AM
Post by: LuigiHann on June 21, 2007, 06:10:05 AM
Post by: Smash_Brother on June 21, 2007, 06:45:10 AM
Post by: LuigiHann on June 24, 2007, 06:02:19 PM
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Originally posted by: S-U-P-E-R
Woooooot. I wonder if it changes their dance animations or anything else. If I see one, I'll definitely hit it up.
Their pose in the screenshot looks exactly like an Ouendan move, so I'm guessing they're not going to do the dance moves.
Still, I want this. Don't know how I'll get it in the U.S., but I want it.
Post by: Smash_Brother on June 26, 2007, 04:59:08 AM
Post by: UncleBob on June 26, 2007, 05:34:32 AM
Post by: Jonnyboy117 on June 26, 2007, 07:33:38 AM
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This means they can now use EBA in SSBB without the Japanese being clueless.
I never considered that before, but the agents in Brawl would be awesome. You could control all three at once, sort of like Ice Climbers.
Post by: KDR_11k on June 26, 2007, 08:52:09 AM
Post by: Smash_Brother on June 26, 2007, 09:42:52 AM
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I never considered that before, but the agents in Brawl would be awesome. You could control all three at once, sort of like Ice Climbers.
It would be damn cool, but the real reason I'd want to see them is so iNiS can get some free press at long last.
Their games are awesome but never get the true credit they deserve.
Post by: NWR_pap64 on June 26, 2007, 09:47:40 AM
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This means they can now use EBA in SSBB without the Japanese being clueless.
Dammit! You stole my post!
All kidding aside, I agree. The EBA are far more universally appealing than the Ouendan. The EBA were inspired by the Blues Brothers, Ghostbusters and the Men in Black. Those are movies everyone knows and love, making the agents very recognizable. Hell, even if someone is completely clueless about the EBA they will likely say "Who are those Blues Brothers like characters?". Not to mention the image of an agent is universal as well. People have seen the Matrix films so they know what the typical government agent looks like.
The Ouendan, on the other hand, are far too inspired by the Japanese culture to make it universally appealing enough. As SB told me once, the Ouendan might either remind people of Nazis or be completely clueless about it.
So if Nintendo wants a representation of iNiS in Brawl, the EBA should be it.
Post by: LuigiHann on June 26, 2007, 06:39:31 PM
Martial Arts fighting is common. Dance fighting, however, is hilarious.
Next time you play EBA, imagine the dance moves as attacks. It's awesome.
Post by: that Baby guy on June 26, 2007, 07:10:10 PM
In that case, just listen to LH.
Post by: Mashiro on June 26, 2007, 07:45:48 PM
Post by: Mashiro on June 26, 2007, 07:45:48 PM
Post by: NWR_pap64 on June 27, 2007, 06:22:37 AM
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Ultimate reason for EBA in Brawl rather than Ouendan:
Martial Arts fighting is common. Dance fighting, however, is hilarious.
Next time you play EBA, imagine the dance moves as attacks. It's awesome.
Agent J would be Brawl's Eddy Gordo :p .
But yeah, I can imagine some of their dance moves being turned into attacks. The agents kick high in their routine!
Post by: Ceric on June 27, 2007, 01:38:26 PM
Post by: Nephilim on June 27, 2007, 02:23:44 PM
I can pretty much give a summary of what I have seen:
They are just skins in normal ouendan non rival stages
on last 2 stages, the rivals are replaced with the Cat leading the team instead of normal "difficulty" baised guy
But the rumor is this "patch" unlocks audio samples, as they are found by hacking
but arnt unlocked by AR (yet)
Post by: gubhenheimer on July 14, 2007, 01:57:29 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uxPEwe59SA
Post by: LuigiHann on July 14, 2007, 03:24:43 PM
To confirm what the AR code does:
-EBA replace the Ouendan in all levels, both the Black Ouendan and the Blue Ouendan
-Divas replace the Cheer Girls in the same way
-In the final two stages, EBA replace the black team, and the Cat leads the blue team
-(I haven't had a chance to check the multiplayer, sorry. Presumably it unlocks just J and the Cat as playable)
What the AR code does not do:
-It does not change any of the 2-D cutscene art
-It does not change any of the dance moves. It's cool seeing the EBA do the Ouendan moves, but now their microphones (yes, they're still holding them) are even more useless
-It does not affect the "idle" pose, so the EBA pose differently based on which Ouendan they're replacing
-It does not replace the voices (although I wonder if it might do so in multiplayer, since it's just J, and his voice was apparently on the cart)
-The EBA will not appear on the title screen or difficulty selection screen vignettes.
If anybody has any questions or wants me to try something, let me know. Also, if anyone can confirm that the "official" patch does anything different, I'd be interested to hear what. I'm pretty sure the AR code just triggers the "Unlock EBA Mode" button, so I doubt there'd be any difference.
Post by: KDR_11k on July 14, 2007, 09:44:27 PM
Post by: Kairon on July 14, 2007, 09:53:48 PM
Post by: Mashiro on July 14, 2007, 10:01:17 PM
Post by: LuigiHann on July 15, 2007, 06:35:43 AM
