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Elite Beat Agents Track List - Meh...
Written by Modojo on Monday, October 16, 2006
Game|Life and other outlets are reporting the full track list for Elite Beat Agents. I was really curious about what the musical selections for Amerouendan would be, so if you're anything like me, read 'em and weep:
1. Walkie Talkie Man - Steriogram
2. ABC - Jackson Five
3. Sk8er Boi - Avril Lavigne
4. I Was Born to Love You - Queen
5. Rock This Town - Stray Cats
6. Highway Star - Deep Purple
7. Y.M.C.A. - Village People
8. September - Earth, Wind and Fire
9. Canned Heat - Jamiroquai
10. Material Girl - Madonna
11. La La - Ashlee Simpson
12. You're the Inspiration - Chicago
13. Survivor - Destiny's Child
14. Without a Fight - Hoobastank
15. Believe - Cher
16. Let's Dance - David Bowie
17. Jumpin Jack Flash - Rolling Stones
18. Makes No Difference - Sum 41
19. The Anthem - Good Charlotte
That makes a resounding six tracks out of 19 that I'm actually interested in. I understand the reasoning behind picking some of the songs they did, but, well, that doesn't mean I'm happy about it. I kept telling my friend that Elite Beat Agents was going to be a must buy title this fall, and he always made a point to say, "No, Ouendan was a must buy title. Elite Beat Agents has the potential to suck."
I never understood what he meant being a rabid fanboy of Ouendan, but with the track list revealed, could the game lose its charm? Americanization is a deadly thing, and Americanizing something as strange as Ouendan really does have the potential to not hold. The jpop tunes were a pretty large part of the experience. If anything, at least we can count on good gameplay, even if we can't play for too long a session. How long could you stand losing to a Cher or Destiny's Child song before you just couldn't take it anymore? I'm thinking ... twice.
In speaking with Game|Life the games designer Keiichi Yano said this: "The concept for song selection was this - the roaring songs you would want to hear if you went to a college frat party." I'm not sure, but I don't remember seeing anyone do a keg stand to Material Girl. I guess I should have went over to the Alpha Kappa Bang-me-in-the-ass house for that one.
posted October 16, 2006