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Genre(s)
  
Musical rhythm

Initial release date
  
26 October 2004

Developer
  
Namco

7.3/10
GameSpot

7.7/10
IGN

Mode(s)
  
1-2 Players

Series
  
Taiko no Tatsujin

Publisher
  
Namco

Taiko: Drum Master Taiko Drum Master PlayStation 2 IGN

Platforms
  
PlayStation 2, Mobile phone

Similar
  
Taiko no Tatsujin games, Namco games, Other games

Taiko: Drum Master (English title), also known as Taiko no Tatsujin (太鼓の達人) in Japan is a drumming game made by Namco for the Sony PlayStation 2 and mobile phones based on the popular Japanese arcade game. A drum simulating the taiko is played in time with music.

Contents

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Gameplay

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Symbols moving horizontally along a timeline show what to hit and when. Home versions distinguish single and double strikes, arcade versions hard and soft strikes.

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Successful play builds up a life meter. If the meter is past a certain point by the end of the song, the song is passed.

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In the Japanese version, subtitles under the symbols give the pronunciation of the sounds (for example, "do don do don") using a traditional system called kuchi shoga (口唱歌).

Taiko: Drum Master Welcome back Taiko Drum Master Michibiku

Despite the game's appearance, players may find the game quite difficult to master. Players need to accomplish at least a 65% clearance of a song which is determined by the tamashi gauge to pass, which could be very challenging on harder difficulties as players progress.

Pop and rock

Taiko: Drum Master Welcome back Taiko Drum Master Michibiku
  1. "ABC" by The Jackson Five
  2. "American Girls" - by Counting Crows
  3. "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" - by Jet
  4. "Girls and Boys" - by Good Charlotte
  5. "I'm a Believer" - by Smash Mouth
  6. "Killer Queen" - by Queen
  7. "Lady Marmalade" - by Labelle
  8. "Love Shack" - by The B-52s
  9. "Material Girl" - by Madonna
  10. "My Sharona" - by The Knack
  11. "Slide" - by The Goo Goo Dolls
  12. "That's the Way (I Like It)" - by KC and the Sunshine Band
  13. "The Impression That I Get" - by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
  14. "Toxic" - by Britney Spears
  15. "Tubthumping" - by Chumbawamba
  16. "Walking on Sunshine" - by Katrina and the Waves.

Anime/TV

  1. "Dragon Ball Z Theme Rock the Dragon" - by Shuki Levy
  2. "Jimmy Neutron Theme" - by Bowling for Soup

Classical

  1. "Symphony No. 5" (Beethoven)
  2. "Carmen Prelude" (Bizet)
  3. "Foster's Medley" (A medley of songs by Foster including Oh! Susannah, Kentucky Home, and Camptown Races)
  4. "Hungarian Dances No. 5" (Brahms)
  5. "Symphony No. 25 in G Minor" (Mozart)
  6. "William Tell Overture" (Rossini)

Namco original

  • "Don Rangers" (heard in a small portion from a cutscene in Katamari Damacy) (10 crowns to unlock)
  • "Brave Sword, Braver Soul" (from the arcade fighting game Soul Calibur II)
  • "Dragon Spirit" (from the Namco arcade game of the same name)
  • "Katamari on the Rocks" (theme song from the PlayStation 2 game Katamari Damacy)
  • "Ridge Racer" (from the Namco racing game of the same name) (15 crowns to unlock)
  • "Taiko March" (combination of several songs from Namco titles including Sky Kid, The Tower of Druaga, and The Legend of Valkyrie) (5 crowns to unlock)
  • "The Genji and the Heike Clans" (from the Japanese arcade game Genpei Tōma Den) (20 crowns to unlock)

    • Pop

  • I'm A Slave 4 U - Britney Spears
  • I Was Born To Love You - Queen
  • American Girls - Counting Crows
  • We Will Rock You - Queen
  • ABC - Jackson 5
  • Girls & Boys
  • Killer Queen - Queen
  • The Impression That I Get
  • That's The Way (I Like It) - KC & The Sunshine Band
  • The Loco-Motion
  • Slide
  • September - Earth, Wind, & Fire
  • Tubthumping
  • Material Girl - Madonna
  • You Can't Hurry Love
  • Love Shack
  • Lady Marmalade
  • Walking on Sunshine

    • Children's Song

  • Alphabet Song

    • Classical

  • Beethoven's 5th Symphony
  • William Tell Overture
  • Carmen Prelude
  • Foster's Medley
  • Symphony No. 25 in G Minor
  • Hungarian Dances No. 5

    • Namco original

  • Soulcalibur II Brave Sword, Braver Soul
  • The Genji and the Heike Clans
  • Ridge Racer
  • Taiko March
  • Mojipittan Medley
  • Dragon Spirit
  • Saitama 2000

    • Bonus

  • The bundle with the game comes with a Taiko controller with plastic drumsticks where players plug into the PS2 console.
  • The oni difficulty is unlocked by clearing 25 songs.

    • Reception

    The PlayStation 2 version of Taiko: Drum Master received "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.

    References

    Taiko: Drum Master Wikipedia
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