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Taiko Drum Master
PlayStation 2
Released On: Oct 26, 2004
77
User Score
Mixed or Average
6.5
All Platforms
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 35 Critic Reviews
77
66% Positive
23 Reviews
23 Reviews
31% Mixed
11 Reviews
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3% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 35 Critic Reviews
77
66% Positive
23 Reviews
23 Reviews
31% Mixed
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
3% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
I don't care what you read anywhere else. This is a MUST HAVE game for anyone who likes music and owns a PS2. Admit it; at one time in your life you fancied yourself a drummer, beating on pots and pans or anything else that made noise. Now you can live out those fantasies and actually sound pretty good doing it.
Put plainly, this is a very welcome distraction from all the running, jumping, and silly key and coin collecting that you can enjoy with your friends and family.
Taiko: Drum Master's surreal happy-happy smiling drums and their friends are much more charming and should easily win over the hearts of music-loving PS2 gamers across the globe. [Dec 2004, p.132]
It's doubtful that anyone is hard-hearted enough to not instantly fall in love with the cylindrical, part-watermelon drum dog that acts as your host, and his equally bizarre pals all do a superb job of dancing around in a distracting manner as you attempt to pump out an amazingly complex drum solo. [Oct 2004, p.111]
Taiko Drum Master finally brings percussion to the video game music craze, but the cool factor that made Guitar Hero popular has fled this game on account of its cute presentation.
The selection of 30+ songs is a bit uneven, but the game is still a blast, and even has a few off-kilter, non-musical mini-games. [Holiday 2004, p.98]
Too much effort was spent trying to force loveable, quirky characters down my throat with all the believability of The DaVinci Code's plotline.
User Score
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Based on 4 User Ratings
6.5
75% Positive
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User Score
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Based on 4 User Ratings
6.5
75% Positive
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Summary Namco brings a version of its popular Japanese drum series to the US market. Taiko No Tatsujin ("Drum Master") first appeared in Japanese arcades in early 2001. It was ported to the PlayStation 2 in 2002. The game is played by hitting a drum-shaped controller with two sticks to the beat of various songs. More details to follow.
Rated E
for Everyone
Platforms:
- PlayStation 2
Initial Release Date: Oct 26, 2004
Developer:
- Namco
Publisher: Namco
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