Ontamarama

by Atlus

Product Features

• Fast-paced musical gameplay
• Challenges the players reflex, timing and concentration
• 12 stages to play including a tutorial
• Story mode with three difficulty settings to tailor to the players skill level
• Freeplay and Challenge modes offer excellent replayability

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000TP2UZE
• Product Dimensions: 4.8 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches ; 4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: November 6, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #26,879 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
  • #35 in Video Games > Nintendo DS > Rhythm
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

On a peaceful tropical island, Ontamarama roam free. These gentle sound spirits, when properly conducted, offer the people of the land a beautiful and enchanting symphony. Wishing to rob the inhabitants of this joy, and evil demon begins to control the natives into capturing the Ontama. Two aspiring Ontamaestros, Beat and Rest, discover the plot and decide to foil the evil demon's scheme by challenging the villagers under the demon's control in order to release the trapped Ontama!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome!, January 19, 2009

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Rainbowsntrees (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Ontamarama (Video Game)

This is an awesome rhythm game and well worth the money. On easy mode, the difficulty progresses at a reasonable rate. Normal mode is more challenging, ... and then there's hard mode. In free play (after completing the story and unlocking the levels), I have mastered most of the levels in easy mode, some of the levels in normal mode, and none to date in hard mode. I have been playing for several weeks and this game is definitely a permanent part of my DS game collection.

To play you use the touch screen as well as the controls. A song played with all "masters" and "greats" earns you the highest ranking of "S". You can visit the store and buy items to assist you. My first purchases were to add the maximum "breaths" to help eliminate ontama and focus on getting master notes. Currently I am saving points to unlock the bonus songs.

If you like rhythm games, this is a MUST for your collection.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Frantic, January 8, 2008

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Xoie Reviewy "Xoie" (USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Ontamarama (Video Game)

Ontamarama is a cute and fun game where you tap ontama then press a direction on the control pad at the right time. This 2 step process is done to interesting music. The game has varying difficulty levels so I can't really complain that the harder ones are indeed a lot harder. It definitely will give you a challenge if you're into that sort of thing. Its not too long but the idea is replay value.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A lot harder than it looks!, February 12, 2009

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Suze - See all my reviews

= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Ontamarama (Video Game)

I know rhythm games have a steep learning curve, but Ontamarama was too much for me to handle. The game requires you to simultaneously use the stylus and the A, B, X, and Y buttons (right, huge suprise there). Sounds easy enough, but by the 3rd or 4th round, things get pretty crazy. The meanuvers you have to exectue with the stylus get really complicated, and the tempo goes from like 120 bpm to 190 bpm in just a few songs.

Beyond that, there wasn't a whole lot to the game... the graphics are nothing special, the plot and dialogue are perfunctory.

If you love really challenging rhythm/music games, this is right up your alley.
Otherwise, I'd recommend something like Elite Beat Agents (funny and not as hard).