Taiko no Tatsujin DS
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is a rhythm
video game developed and published by Namco
for the Nintendo DS
handheld game console
in 2007, and it was released only in Japan. Like other Taiko
games, the player plays the notes of a chosen song's drum part as they are displayed on the screen. The taiko drums can be played using the touch screen or the buttons.
Like the PlayStation Portable versions, Taiko no Tatsujin DS Touch de Dokodon has the ability to engage in 4 player wireless multiplayer. Players can also dress up and add decoration to anthropomporphic taiko character Don.
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, bombs and music jammer. Other items include autoplay and score multipliers.
Occasionally, challenges will be issued to the player. If the player succeeds in completing the challenge, additional decorating items will be unlocked.
Also, in normal mode, player may choose a few other modes and difficulties to enhance gameplay, the modes are accessible via the options menu in song selection screen, as well as the difficulty
The modes are as follow:
1. Auto (オート)
Lets the computer play, mainly to get the song's tempo and music before playing for the real deal. The computer features a perfect full combo, but you won't get any points, represented as a mecha taiko.
2. Baisoku (ばいそく)
Increases the song's speed by around 50%, perfect to speed up slow songs with which you're not accustomed to (usually this happens after playing oni mode for too long), represented as a tiger.
3. Sanbai (さんばい)
Doubles the song's speed, becomes a bit fast, represented as a smiling tiger.
4. Yonbai (よんばい) (unlockable)
Increases the song's speed by around 150%, this presents challenge to any song, and is extremely fast. Represented as a laughing tiger. Unlocked after clearing 30 songs on the hard difficulty.
5. Doron (ドロン)(unlockable)
Removes the notes, leaving only katakana kuchi shoga words as cues, represented as a shuriken
. Unlocked after clearing 30 songs on the normal difficulty.
6. Kanpeki (かんぺき) (unlockable)
Perfect challenge mode, automatically cuts the song when you miss, causing a failure, needing to get a full combo to finish, represented as a king taiko. Unlocked after clearing 30 songs on the Oni level.
7. Abekobe (あべこべ) (unlockable)
Reverse mode, changes don (red notes) to kat (blue notes), while kat changes to don, represented as a purple taiko. Unlocked after clearing 30 songs on the easy level.
There are also sound effects to change on the taiko, the following ones are included:
Unlockable effects:
The four difficulties are as follows:
1. Kantan (Easy) (かんたん)
Represented by ume flowers.
2. Futsuu (Normal) (ふつう)
Represented by bamboo
.
3. Muzukashii (Hard) (むずかしい)
Represented by pine
.
4. Oni (Demonic) (おに) (unlockable)
Represented by a demon
. Clear 20 songs on Hard level to unlock.
Music video game
A music video game, also commonly known as a music game, is a video game where the gameplay is meaningfully and often almost entirely oriented around the player's interactions with a musical score or individual songs...
video game developed and published by Namco
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for the Nintendo DS
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handheld game console
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in 2007, and it was released only in Japan. Like other Taiko
Taiko no Tatsujin
is a series of rhythm games created by Namco. The series has seen releases for the arcade, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Wii, iOS, Advanced Pico Beena, and mobile phones....
games, the player plays the notes of a chosen song's drum part as they are displayed on the screen. The taiko drums can be played using the touch screen or the buttons.
Like the PlayStation Portable versions, Taiko no Tatsujin DS Touch de Dokodon has the ability to engage in 4 player wireless multiplayer. Players can also dress up and add decoration to anthropomporphic taiko character Don.
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Multiplayer
Up to 4 people can play together using link play or download play. Special items are available in multiplayer mode. Attack items include water ballons, takoyakiTakoyaki
is a popular ball-shaped Japanese dumpling or more like a savory pancake made of batter and cooked in a special takoyaki pan...
, bombs and music jammer. Other items include autoplay and score multipliers.
Other modes
There is also a daily challenge mode. It is used to unlock things but not always. It is used to master at this game.Occasionally, challenges will be issued to the player. If the player succeeds in completing the challenge, additional decorating items will be unlocked.
Also, in normal mode, player may choose a few other modes and difficulties to enhance gameplay, the modes are accessible via the options menu in song selection screen, as well as the difficulty
The modes are as follow:
1. Auto (オート)
Lets the computer play, mainly to get the song's tempo and music before playing for the real deal. The computer features a perfect full combo, but you won't get any points, represented as a mecha taiko.
2. Baisoku (ばいそく)
Increases the song's speed by around 50%, perfect to speed up slow songs with which you're not accustomed to (usually this happens after playing oni mode for too long), represented as a tiger.
3. Sanbai (さんばい)
Doubles the song's speed, becomes a bit fast, represented as a smiling tiger.
4. Yonbai (よんばい) (unlockable)
Increases the song's speed by around 150%, this presents challenge to any song, and is extremely fast. Represented as a laughing tiger. Unlocked after clearing 30 songs on the hard difficulty.
5. Doron (ドロン)(unlockable)
Removes the notes, leaving only katakana kuchi shoga words as cues, represented as a shuriken
Shuriken
A shuriken is a traditional Japanese concealed weapon that was generally used for throwing, and sometimes stabbing or slashing...
. Unlocked after clearing 30 songs on the normal difficulty.
6. Kanpeki (かんぺき) (unlockable)
Perfect challenge mode, automatically cuts the song when you miss, causing a failure, needing to get a full combo to finish, represented as a king taiko. Unlocked after clearing 30 songs on the Oni level.
7. Abekobe (あべこべ) (unlockable)
Reverse mode, changes don (red notes) to kat (blue notes), while kat changes to don, represented as a purple taiko. Unlocked after clearing 30 songs on the easy level.
There are also sound effects to change on the taiko, the following ones are included:
- TaikoTaikomeans "drum" in Japanese . Outside Japan, the word is often used to refer to any of the various Japanese drums and to the relatively recent art-form of ensemble taiko drumming...
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Percussion - TambourineTambourineThe tambourine or marine is a musical instrument of the percussion family consisting of a frame, often of wood or plastic, with pairs of small metal jingles, called "zils". Classically the term tambourine denotes an instrument with a drumhead, though some variants may not have a head at all....
- Percussion
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Unlockable effects:
- ThunderThunderThunder is the sound made by lightning. Depending on the nature of the lightning and distance of the listener, thunder can range from a sharp, loud crack to a long, low rumble . The sudden increase in pressure and temperature from lightning produces rapid expansion of the air surrounding and within...
Taiko (crashes/gun fire) - Byo~n (Twang)
- Pacman
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- QuizQuizA quiz is a form of game or mind sport in which the players attempt to answer questions correctly. In some countries, a quiz is also a brief assessment used in education and similar fields to measure growth in knowledge, abilities, and/or skills.Quizzes are usually scored in points and many...
- WadaDon
- Jihou
- Don/Kat (note colors)
- CongaCongaThe conga, or more properly the tumbadora, is a tall, narrow, single-headed Cuban drum with African antecedents. It is thought to be derived from the Makuta drums or similar drums associated with Afro-Cubans of Central African descent. A person who plays conga is called a conguero...
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- Gorgeous Taiko (echo)
- Chin Don
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Difficulty
Taiko no Tatsujin DS features four level of difficulty. The song and tempo remains the same. However, the number of notes and their variation (the distance between notes, what kind of notes used) differs between the difficulties. Also, there is a general difficulty indicator for each song, represented by stars beside the song's name. The plants used to signify the first three levels are a traditional Japanese ranking system.The four difficulties are as follows:
1. Kantan (Easy) (かんたん)
Represented by ume flowers.
2. Futsuu (Normal) (ふつう)
Represented by bamboo
Bamboo
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3. Muzukashii (Hard) (むずかしい)
Represented by pine
Pine
Pines are trees in the genus Pinus ,in the family Pinaceae. They make up the monotypic subfamily Pinoideae. There are about 115 species of pine, although different authorities accept between 105 and 125 species.-Etymology:...
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4. Oni (Demonic) (おに) (unlockable)
Represented by a demon
Demon
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. Clear 20 songs on Hard level to unlock.
Bonus
- The game includes two free styluses to be used as drumsticks, called . Each of them have the "Taiko no Tatsujin" text on them. The character's faces are on the top of them as well.