Taiko no Tatsujin 14

Taiko no Tatsujin 14

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Developer(s) Namco
Publisher(s) Namco
Distributor(s) Bandai Namco Games
Series Taiko no Tatsujin
Release date(s)
  • JP September 8, 2010[1]
Genre(s) Rhythm game
Mode(s) Single-player, Multiplayer
Rating(s) CERO: A
Media/distribution Arcade

Taiko no Tatsujin 14 (太鼓の達人 14 Taiko no Tatsujin Juyon?, "Taiko Drum Master 14") is a rhythm arcade game developed and published by Namco, and distributed by Namco Bandai Games. It was released in 2010 in Japan. It is unknown that this arcade game will be released to Malaysia, but seen only old releases of Taiko games mostly in Jusco stores. It is fourteenth Taiko game in this series.

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Gameplay

Symbols moving horizontally along a timeline show the player what to hit and when. Blue symbols indicate that the drum should be hit on the rim. Red symbols indicate that the face of the drum should be hit. The drum can be hit on the left and/or right side. The symbols can be either large or small. Large symbols indicate that the drum should be struck on both sides simultaneously , and small symbols indicate that the drum should be hit on either side. A large blue symbol thus means that the left and right rim should be hit at the same time.

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).

While its appearance may seem cute, it is actually quite difficult: the player needs to accomplish at least 65% of the drum chart to pass, and the harder levels (hard and Oni mode) and modifiers (e.g.: hidden mode) will require much more as well as skill and chart recognization.

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

Development

As seen in this blog post, development starts at May 20, 2010 by the Taiko team. They started by modifying Taiko no Tatsujin 13.[2]

Track listing

Category Song Artist TV Show/Game
J-POP
Kiseki (キセキ?) GReeeeN
Joyful (じょいふる?) Ikimono-gakari
Shunkashutou (春夏秋冬?) Hilcrhyme
Anime
勝って泣こうゼッ! Inazuma Eleven
My Soul, Your Beats! Angel Beats!
Yume wo Kanaete Doraemon (夢をかなえてドラえもん?) mao Doraemon
Hapi Hapi (ハピハピ?) Becky Crayon Shin-chan
Odore Dore Dora Doraemon Ondo (踊れ・どれ・ドラ ドラえもん音頭?) Wasabi Mizuta Doraemon
Saikō Everyday! (サイコー・エブリディ!?) Fumie Akiyoshi Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl
Tonari no Totoro (となりのトトロ Neighbor Totoro?) My Neighbor Totoro
Everyone's Dream (みんなの夢?) Stitch! ~Zutto Saikou no Tomodachi~
Variety
Maneki Neko Duck no Uta (まねきねこダックの歌?) Aflac commercials
BAROQUE HOEDOWN Baroque Hoedown Disneyland Electrical Parade Theme
RHYTHM AND POLICE Odoru Daisousasen Theme
Thriller (スリラー?) Michael Jackson Thriller
Okashideka no Uta (お菓子刑事の歌 Okashideka's Song?) YMCK & Okashideka
Papa Mama Mac (パパマママック?) McDonald's collaboration song
Classic
Ode to Joy (第九交響曲?) Beethoven
Video Game
KAGEKIYO
KAGYUKIYO
IN THE ZONE Ace Combat X2 Joint Assault
DESERT STORM F/A
relations THE IDOLM@STER
Namco Original
Lovely X (ラブリーX?) Taiko no Tatsujin 2
Taiko Time (タイコタイム Taiko Taimu?)[3] Taiko no Tatsujin 14 (this game)
Sweet Lay
ワルルーさまの歌を聴けぇ!(Waruru-sama no Uta o Ki ke!) Dr. Waruru Previously appeared on Taiko no Tatsujin Wii 2
ヒカリノカナタヘ (Hikari no Kanata e) Previously appeared on Taiko no Tatsujin Wii 2

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