Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan (押忍！闘え！応援団, Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan^? lit. Go! Fight! Cheer Squad) (sometimes referred to as Ouendan) is a rhythm video game developed by iNiS and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS video game console in 2005. Ouendan stars a cheer squad rhythmically cheering for various troubled people.

The game is only available in Japan and is a popular DS import title, despite low sales in Japan. Its developer, iNiS, is most notable for the PlayStation 2 video game, Gitaroo Man. By February 2006, Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan had sold roughly 60,000 copies in Japan. There has been a large surge in sales of Ouendan among import web sites, including YesAsia who stated that they have sold 2,000 copies of it to customers in North America alone.

Concept/Story

Ouendan details the plight of several characters in hopeless situations who cry out for help. In response, the Ouendan, an all-male cheer squad wearing highly stylized black uniforms (based on gaku-ran Japanese school uniforms) with red armbands, appear to help each character work through their problems by cheering them through music. The origin of the Ouendan is unexplained in the game, though they always arrive on the spot where help is needed, possibly appearing from a nearby supply closet or a food stall.

Most of the scenarios are inspired by modern Japanese culture, or are heavily influenced by the Japanese form of print comics, or manga. For instance, the first stage features a high school student distracted from studying for his college entrance exams by his family, while a later stage focuses on a pottery master who has lost the inspiration to create unique works. Most of the stories are presented in a light-hearted or comical fashion, emphasized by absurd storyline twists and the sounds of whistles and cheer shouts as the player progresses through each stage. The one notable exception to this is a love story set to the song \"Over the Distance,\" which is told in a more heartfelt, subdued tone further marked by the gameplay's whistle sound effect being replaced with subtle chimes.

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