<s>
is	O
a	O
rhythm	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
iNiS	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
handheld	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
of	O
three	O
rhythm	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
iNiS	O
for	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Osu	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Ouendan	O
while	O
incorporating	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
improvements	O
in	O
gameplay	O
made	O
in	O
its	O
international	O
counterpart	O
,	O
Elite	B-Application
Beat	I-Application
Agents	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
4-player	O
wireless	O
play	O
,	O
supports	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
Rumble	O
Pak	O
accessory	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
May	O
17	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
this	O
sequel	O
is	O
played	O
almost	O
entirely	O
via	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
(	O
the	O
only	O
actual	O
button	O
used	O
is	O
the	O
Start	O
button	O
for	O
pausing	O
the	O
game	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
cheering	O
is	O
good	O
,	O
then	O
the	O
meter	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
stays	O
in	O
the	O
yellow	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
character	O
is	O
seen	O
triumphing	O
over	O
whatever	O
it	O
is	O
holding	O
him	O
or	O
her	O
back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nekketsu	O
Rhythm	O
Damashii	O
contains	O
multiple	O
enhancements	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
first	O
featured	O
in	O
Elite	B-Application
Beat	I-Application
Agents	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nekketsu	O
Rhythm	O
Damashii	O
include	O
improvements	O
to	O
replay	O
management	O
,	O
namely	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
Elite	B-Application
Beat	I-Application
Agents	I-Application
one	O
replay	O
per	O
mission	O
restriction	O
,	O
an	O
increase	O
of	O
the	O
replay	O
storage	O
limit	O
from	O
19	O
to	O
20	O
and	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
delete	O
individual	O
replays	O
(	O
which	O
can	O
otherwise	O
only	O
be	O
done	O
with	O
a	O
drastic	O
factory	B-General_Concept
reset	I-General_Concept
that	O
erases	O
all	O
the	O
others	O
in	O
Agents	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
June	O
28	O
and	O
July	O
11	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
players	O
could	O
use	O
a	O
Japanese	O
DS	B-Device
Download	I-Device
Station	I-Device
to	O
unlock	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
based	O
on	O
Elite	B-Application
Beat	I-Application
Agents	I-Application
,	O
which	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
achieved	O
with	O
a	O
cheat	O
device	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Action	B-Device
Replay	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
consists	O
of	O
skins	O
of	O
the	O
Elite	B-Application
Beat	I-Application
Agents	I-Application
and	O
Elite	B-Application
Beat	I-Application
Divas	O
for	O
the	O
3-D	O
models	O
of	O
dancing	O
Ouendan	O
on	O
the	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
two	O
new	O
multiplayer	O
characters	O
,	O
Agent	O
J	O
and	O
the	O
Ramen	O
Shop	O
Cat	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
Ouendan	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
former	O
which	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
campaign	O
and	O
is	O
toggled	O
on	O
or	O
off	O
when	O
selecting	O
its	O
difficulty	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cat	O
would	O
continue	O
to	O
represent	O
the	O
Asahi	O
Town	O
Ouendan	O
leader	O
for	O
the	O
final	O
mission	O
that	O
follows	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
performed	O
simultaneously	O
with	O
the	O
Yuuhi	O
Town	O
Ouendan	O
leader	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
replaced	O
with	O
their	O
equivalent	O
Elite	B-Application
Beat	I-Application
Agents	I-Application
leader	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Elite	B-Application
Beat	I-Application
Agents	I-Application
skins	O
have	O
the	O
same	O
animation	O
as	O
the	O
Ouendan	O
they	O
replace	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
Agents	O
keep	O
their	O
right	O
hands	O
closed	O
to	O
hold	O
their	O
signature	O
microphones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
keeping	O
the	O
"	O
wall	O
of	O
fire	O
"	O
visual	O
effect	O
that	O
occurs	O
during	O
long	O
combos	O
while	O
the	O
character	O
skins	O
are	O
used	O
,	O
Ouendan	B-Application
2	I-Application
finally	O
grants	O
players	O
the	O
experience	O
of	O
seeing	O
Agents	O
characters	O
perform	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
a	O
wall	O
of	O
fire	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
that	O
was	O
otherwise	O
omitted	O
from	O
the	O
final	O
release	O
of	O
Agents	O
after	O
being	O
present	O
in	O
its	O
earlier	O
E3	O
demo	O
builds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
track	O
is	O
covered	O
by	O
a	O
female	O
group	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
original	O
artist	O
,	O
SMAP	B-Protocol
,	O
is	O
a	O
male	O
group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
explained	O
that	O
game	O
's	O
unusually	O
long	O
title	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
fascinate	O
players	O
with	O
an	O
amalgamation	O
of	O
words	O
from	O
unspecified	O
prior	O
games	O
in	O
iNiS	O
 '	O
development	O
history	O
and	O
cryptically	O
hinted	O
that	O
there	O
will	O
be	O
secret	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
a	O
rival	O
oendan	O
team	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
later	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
Elite	B-Application
Beat	I-Application
Agents	I-Application
and	O
the	O
ramen	O
shop	O
cat	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
free	O
abovementioned	O
"	O
EBA	O
mode	O
"	O
DLC	B-Protocol
pack	O
at	O
Japanese	O
DS	B-Device
Download	I-Device
Stations	I-Device
the	O
following	O
summer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
penchant	O
for	O
censorship	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
were	O
also	O
surprised	O
to	O
see	O
the	O
publisher	O
allowing	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
a	O
particular	O
level	O
on	O
expert	O
difficulty	O
to	O
show	O
lead	O
Cheergirl	O
Sayaka	O
Ameimiya	O
skinny-dipping	O
in	O
hot	O
springs	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
gap	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
DS	B-Device
screens	O
obstructing	O
her	O
chest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Years	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Ouendan	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
game	O
journalist	O
Liam	O
Robertson	O
revealed	O
that	O
iNiS	O
approached	O
Nintendo	O
to	O
discuss	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
making	O
a	O
third	O
Ouendan	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
Nintendo	O
declined	O
to	O
green-light	O
it	O
for	O
business	O
reasons	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
poor	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
Ouendan	O
games	O
and	O
Agents	O
.	O
</s>
