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''Elite Beat Agents'' (an Americanized sequel to the Japanese game ''[[Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan]]'') is a [[Rhythm Game]] for the Nintendo DS that makes extensive and exclusive use of the stylus. It stars the EBA, [[The Men in Black|Men In Black]] who solve the world's problems through music and dance, as opposed to the uniquely-Japanese male cheerleaders from its Japanese progenitor.
Known primarily for its [[Widget Series|weird Japanese charm]] and unique control scheme, ''Ouendan'' became a hit among [[Import Gaming|import gamers]], prompting Nintendo and its developer to bring the game to North America under its alternate name, retaining most of the visual charm of the original, but ([[Pragmatic Adaptation|understandably]]) replacing the J-Pop music with various popular American songs to create a uniquely "[[Eagle Land|American]]" atmosphere. ''
The game sold reasonably well, though despite ''Ouendan'' receiving a Japanese sequel, a sequel to ''
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* [[Funny Background Event]]: If the markers are the foreground, the agents' dancing in some levels would count.
* [[Gainaxing]]: The Carrington sisters. And the Elite Beat Divas during certain dances.
* [[The Gambler]]: The Full House Bandits in "Rock This Town" use a playing card motif, being [[Captain Ersatz
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: See the previous entry. Also some of the songs used, if you pay attention to the lyrics. Also if you fail the first part of "La La", Cap White gets the top part of her dress ripped off!
* [[Girls Love Stuffed Animals]]: Lucy's stuffed bear, Freddie.
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* [[Secret Level]]: There are bonus levels unlocked as you go up in high score rank.
* [[Serial Escalation]]: The scenarios start off ridiculous and ramp it up from there.
* [[Shout-Out]]: The top screen during "Survivor" is quite reminiscent of survival-horror [[Light Gun Game
** Said level is also a glorified [[Shout-Out]] to [[Duke Nukem|another blond-haired-buzzcut hero,]] complete with freakish "end boss" looking similar to an Octobrain.
** Also, one of the agents is named [[Men in Black (film)|Agent J]].
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* [[White-Haired Pretty Girl]]: Foxx.
* [[Widget Series]]: Toned down from ''Ouendan'', but not by much. All they really changed were the cultural cues.
* [[World of Ham]]: Let's just put it this way: by the end of the game, the only people who ''aren't'' [[Large Ham
* [[Wolverine Publicity]]:
** Agent J is only playable on one difficulty (Cruisin'), but he's on all of the game's advertising, the box, the title screen, and a trophy in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]. Brawl'', most of which have him front and center as if to imply he's the leader.
** Also, "Cruisin'" is the game's "normal" difficulty, so it was probably expected people would recognize the character they play as the most.
* [[You Are Better Than You Think You Are]]: Arguably what the
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