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Ontamarama DS will give you cute brain freeze photo

As Destructoid's self-proclaimed ambassador of cute Japanese things, let me say that while this new Atlus title looks to be aimed at kids, I really want to play it anyway. Give me bright colors and vacantly happy unidentifiable creatures, and I'm mesmorized every time. (Please do not use this information when you meet me at game conferences, as I will forget what I am there to do and merely follow you around singing.)

Ontamarama is a rhythm game set on the isle of Onpa, where musical spirits called the Ontama live. They are conducted by aspiring Ontamaestros Beat and Rest, who come upon a weakened Ontama in the street and begin their adventure. Got a cavity yet? Ontamarama was a editor's choice finalist at the Gamespot E3 awards for best rhythm and best DS game, so I'm kind of interested to check it out despite a level of cute almost too acute for even me.

Ontamarama hits US shelves on October 30th. 








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Colette Bennett is a Destructoid features editor from New Orleans, Louisiana. She is also a founding member of Destructoid's sister sites Tomopop, a toy lover's blog and Japanator, our anime site. Likes Nintendo DS, NES, Silent Hill series, Rhythm games, RPGs Meet the rest of the team



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Buster's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/15/2007 12:04
Buster
i played this :) it was actually pretty fun but the ro...*cough* the game froze up for me on the last level, i should dow...buy this again
Wheeliedude's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/15/2007 12:04
Wheeliedude
Played the Japanese release, it was okay
braulio09's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/15/2007 12:04
braulio09
i really wanna play it, too. the dudes from gamestop had a live preview on their vid coverage of e3 and it looked hard

also, zero
Justice's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/15/2007 12:10
Justice
KOKOMO WOOD LUV DISS!
Bob Muir's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/15/2007 12:38
Bob Muir
More DS rhythm games = yay from me.
Bob Muir's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/15/2007 12:38
Bob Muir
More DS rhythm games = yay from me.
BahamutZero's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/15/2007 13:35
BahamutZero
this is no kiddy game. that one guy has purple dicks on his head
TheStripe's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/15/2007 14:14
TheStripe
Wait, all I need to get Colette to follow me around is cute Japanese things? Sold.
bluemeep's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/15/2007 15:41
bluemeep
I demand merchandising for this.
aborto thefetus's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/15/2007 17:04
aborto thefetus
That one robot in the background looks kindof like a cross between general RAAM and Grimlock.
Arugala9's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/15/2007 17:05
Arugala9
Yes, yes I do have a cavity now.
dash_cunning's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/15/2007 17:15
dash_cunning
The little white mascot thingie looks like a chibi-fied facehugger from the Alien movies.
Jark212's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/15/2007 18:41
Jark212
No Sexyness???
atheistium's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/15/2007 19:19
atheistium
do wants xD
Knivy's Avatar - Comment posted on 09/16/2007 15:33
Knivy
Atlus?
I'm sold!
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