Oh, and the "Survivor" mission is freakishly hilarious, great jokes against FPS games... OK, my vote would have to go for EBA after all! I wish they'd make a second one, though. Maybe have the cast from the Ouendan games make an appearance as well. Also, no pop, please for the love of my still functional ears. Needs more rock.

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Oueden was the first I played in the series and like jukies say of heroine "The first hit is always the best"

Although, as an english speaker, I absolutely love EBA. It was great understanding the stories and being familier with the music.

I long for EBA 2

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Ouendan all the way... EBA was great, but Ouendan had that uniquely Japanese feel about it that set it apart for me.

Maybe it's because I played Ouendan first, I don't know, but I can go without playing EBA whereas Ouendan has been a daily thing for about the month I've had it...

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I found Ouendan more enjoyable, as far as the music. Not that the selections was better, but that the songs seemed better integrated with the gameplay.

I played EBA, and got mostly C's. It was more like I was tapping than going with the rythm of the music, with a few songs actually working well with the tapping/rythm- YMCA.

When I later bought Ouendan, I found the 'synchronization' to me much much better with all but two songs, in both games.

Some people said it is because Ouendan is easier, but I absolutely found the game more enjoyable.

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I hope we get EBA 2 and Ouendan 3, but I doubt it.

I think we would have heard about them by now(2005,2006,2007 releases previously), and iNiS is now working on the 360.

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I'm waiting to try either one, but MAN. I wish Japanese game companies would just get this through their heads: A lot of people outside of Asia enjoy Japanese pop music and would buy the Japanese-music editions of various games.

But they have a huge blind spot, and thus we get stuck with no choice. Someone, please writ them a memo, OK?

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I like Elite Beat Agents better...and for several reasons.

First, dancing is better than cheering. The EBA pull off the sweetest moves ever to be seen by the likes of anyone.

Second, I'm more familiar with the music of EBA. I usually can't like a song until I can sing it to myself and since I can't understand Japanese, once I'm done with a song, I immediately forget it.

Lastly, I like the character designs for EBA. Every agent is dressed like a Blues Brother and has crazy hair or mustaches. And let's not forget the Elite Beat Divas...

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I tried both and I can't stand either of them. I love rhythm games but the tracklists just rub me fifty kinds of the wrong way. I'll stick with my Rhythm Tengoku, as far as imports go... which everyone else should try, if they haven't already.

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Ouendan is much better main because the music is better. I completely dislike most of the songs in EBA.

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EBA was easy compared to Ouendan. I finished every mode on EBA but can't finish Very Hard mode on the Ouendan games. If all else I do wish for an EBA2 to happen as well as an Ouendan 3!

~Scott

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I really liked EBA! I have not played Ouendan. I think I would like it but probably not as much because, as you say, it would be harder to follow without speaking enough of the language (I know a little but I'm sure it's not enough).

Probably not much of a spoiler by now...

The first time I saw "baby = football" I could not stop laughing.

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EBA was much more fun imo. The agents were suave, and ill admit as an American I didn't "get" the whole cheer leading thing with Quendan. The idea didn't appeal to me

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Alert me when they come out with a version that takes stepmania files or the like. or has customizable music and stuff.

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Strangely enough, I enjoyed Ouendan because I couldn't read the entire story. I found it more entertaining to make my own dialogue and such. Also, since I'm taking Japanese in college it's interesting to pick out the various easy words, which is mostly the onomatopoeia and short phrases.

Ouendan 2 had the best set of features, great rhythms, great difficulty level. Most of the songs in EBA were annoying, with a couple of them being great. Ouendan for me is overall good, nothing being great or terrible. So it's almost a toss-up, with Ouendan being better for me.

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I like Ouendan a lot more, but on the other hand, I don't actually own EBA, so I might not be able to make a fair comparison.

Pound for pound, though, I like the music in Ouendan more. Too much crappy pop songs in EBA for my tastes, although there are some good tunes there.

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Come on. EBA chars are ugly and not very cool. Also, I'm not letting any Sk8terbwoi-trash into my house no not seriously. Ouendan is the only game I play. RIAA will get no money from this party...

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I have never played Quendan, but while I know I would love it because I love EBA, I got to go with EBA.

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Having played both, I liked Ouendan a lot more. It's a more stylish game overall, I enjoyed the scenarios more, and the music was a lot better (or at least I was more familiar with the Ouendan tracks). The only thing I felt EBA really had going for it was the unlockable bonus stages and higher-quality models; I only got it recently, but just didn't dig it like I did Ouendan.

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