Elite Beat Agents is a Nintendo DS video game released in 2006 and 2007 by Nintendo. The game is a westernized version of Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan, which had proved successful in Japan. It's a rhythm game in which a secret organization funded by the government dances to help people through often outrageous problems. It was critically acclaimed for it's innovative contributions to the music genre, currently having an average of 88% on GameRankings.com.
Legacy
The Elite Beat Agents were featured in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as a trophy. Some of the features implemented in this game were later ported to the Japanese only Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2. Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood for the the Nintendo DS featured gameplay similar to that of Elite Beat Agents during battles despite being a role-playing game and not a rhythm title.
| Nintendo Music Console Games: |
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| Nintendo Music Games: Donkey Konga (2003, GameCube) • Donkey Konga 2 (2004, GameCube) • Donkey Konga 3 (2005, GameCube) • Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix (2005, GameCube) • Mario Paint (1992, SNES) • Wii Music (2008, Wii) |
| Nintendo Music Handheld Games |
| Nintendo Music Games: Electroplankton (2005, DS) • Elite Beat Agents (2006, DS) |