In comparison to the lifeless locales of other rhythm-action games, Ouendan’s presentation shines like a supernova of enthusiasm and encouragement. This set-up is a bit odd (who are these strange, coated men, and why are they dancing?) but, gosh darn it, it's infectious. Armed with cheer routines and a catchy J-Pop soundtrack, their job is to use their cheering prowess to motivate these poor citizens to success and better fortunes, whilst the player's is to enjoy funky touch-screen rhythm action in conjunction with such ridiculousness. In response, three burly men dressed in black trench coats arrive on the scene, the renowned Ouendan. Whenever downtrodden citizens find themselves in a situation beyond the limits of what they can bear, they shout "OUENDAAAAN!" at the top of their lungs. The basic concept of the game runs as follows: The Ouendan ("cheersquad" in English) are a group of serious and stylish aiders of humanity.
In Ouendan, I have found my own little piece of infectious Japanese insanity, to be taken with me wherever I wish. By the end of my trip, I had just about resigned myself to the sad fact that Japan is merely another modern country, but them I stumbled upon a wonderful souvenir at the local game shop: Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan! Alas, it appears I was duped, as it was normality, not beetle-wresting, that reigned supreme.
All the reports I've been given of the Land of the Rising Sun thus far have indicated a country of infectious madness, where the most popular television show focuses on live beetle-wrestling and where the English is always hilariously mistranslated. I recently experienced my first trip overseas, to a humble little country called Japan, and, though I was satisfied in some ways, in many others my disappointment was palpable. WTF The instance where the Ouendan somehow manage to travel back in time… When Japanese male cheerleaders start inexplicably using time travel to help a distressed Cleopatra, I laugh. LOW Almost doubling the amount of scratches on my touch-screen due to excessive and forceful spinning. HIGH Hearing my Japanese host mother comment "kawaii!!" after I showed her a level of the game.
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