Taiko no Tatsujin DS Touch de Dokodon | |
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Developer(s) | Namco |
Publisher(s) | Namco |
Platform(s) | Nintendo DS |
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Genre(s) | Music rhythm game |
Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
Rating(s) | CERO: A (All ages) |
Media/distribution | 256Mbit Game Card |
Taiko no Tatsujin DS (太鼓の達人DS タッチでドコドン! Taiko no Tatsujin DS Touch de Dokodon , lit. "Taiko Drum Master DS Touch and Play!") 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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Category | Song | Artist | TV Show/Game/Album |
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Cherry (さくらんぼ Sakuranbo ) | Ai Otsuka | Love Punch |
Good Mood↑↑ (気分上々↑↑ Kibun Joujou↑↑ ) | Mihimaru GT | Mihimagic | |
Summer Festival (夏祭り Natsu Matsuri ) | Whiteberry | Hatsu | |
In the Morning of Decision (決意の朝に Ketsui no Asa ni ) | Aqua Timez | Brave Story movie release / Kaze o Atsumete | |
Won't Be Long | Exile feat. Kumi Koda | Won't Be Long | |
Meeting Soon (マタアイマショウ Mata Aimashou ) | Seamo | Life Goes On | |
DANCE2 feat. Soysauce (DANCE2 feat.ソイソース DANCE Tsu feat. Soysausu ) | Orange Range | Glico Pocky Chocolate ad / Orange Range | |
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Super Mario Bros. (スパーマリオブラザーズ ) | Koji Kondo | Super Mario Bros. |
Go My Way!! | The Idolmaster | The Idolmaster | |
Namco Medley (ナムコットメドレー Namuko Medore ) | Namco | Pac-Man/Dig Dug/Mappy/Famista/Battle City/Galaga/Xevious/Valkyrie no Densetsu/Star Luster/Family Tennis/Family Jockey/Tower of Druaga/Sky Kid/Galaxian | |
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Everyone Touch! (キミにタッチ! Kimi ni Tatchi! ) | Masaka Oogami | Main theme of this game |
Mojipittan Medley (もじぴったんメドレー Mojipittan Medore ) | Mojipittan / Taiko no Tatsujin 4 | ||
Kagekiyo | Genpei Tōma Den / Taiko no Tatsujin 5 | ||
Elements! Master Bachio (風雲!バチお先生 Fuuun! Bachio Sensei ) | NAOTO | Taiko no Tatsujin 3 | |
Black Ships Come To Port (黒船来航 Kurofune Raikou ) | Taiko no Tatsujin 10 | ||
Taiko Energy Flame Roll (太鼓乱舞 炎の巻 Taiko Ranbu Honoo no Maki ) | Taiko no Tatsujin DS: Touch de Dokodon! | ||
Taiko Energy Water Roll (太鼓乱舞 水の巻 Taiko Ranbu Sui no Maki ) | Taiko no Tatsujin DS: Touch de Dokodon! | ||
Taiko Energy Wind Roll (太鼓乱舞 風の巻 Taiko Ranbu Fuu no Maki ) | Taiko no Tatsujin DS: Touch de Dokodon! | ||
Center of Heaven 2000 (てんぢく2000 Tenjiku2000 ) | LindaAI-CUE/Gingishine | Taiko no Tatsujin 10 | |
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Symphony No. 7 | Beethoven | |
William Tell Overture | Rossini | ||
Orpheus in the Underworld | Offenbach | ||
Flight of the Bumblebee | Korsakov | ||
Classical Medley (Wedding version) (クラシックメドレー(ウェディング編) Kurashikku Medore (Wedingu Hen) ) | |||
Fantaisie-Impromptu | Chopin | ||
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The Other Day I Met a Bear (もりのくまさん Mori no Kuma-san ) | Taiko no Tatsujin 5 | |
Police Dog (いぬのおまわりさん Inu no Omawari-san ) | Taiko no Tatsujin 6 | ||
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Cod Roes, Cod Roes, Cod Roes (たらこ・たらこ・たらこ Tarako Tarako Tarako ) | Kigurumi | Kewpie Tarako pasta sauce ad |
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Touch (タッチ Tatchi ) | Yoshimi Iwasaki | Touch |
Together | Fumie Akiyoshi | Pokémon Diamond & Pearl | |
Juken Sentai Gekiranger (獣拳戦隊ゲキレンジャー ) | Takayoshi Tanimoto | Juken Sentai Gekiranger | |
PreCure 5, Smile GoGo! (プリキュア5、スマイル go go! Purikyua 5 Sumairu go go! ) | Yes! PreCure 5 | ||
Doraemon Theme Song (ドラえもんのうた Doraemon no Uta ) | Satoko Yamano | Doraemon | |
Detective Conan Main Theme (名探偵コナン メイン・テーマ Metantei Konan Mein Tema ) | Katsuo Ohno | Detective Conan | |
Anpanman March (アンパンマンのマーチ Anpanman no Matchi ) | Takashi Miki | Anpanman / Taiko no Tatsujin |
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, takoyaki, bombs and music jammer. Other items include autoplay and score multipliers.
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. 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:
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.
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.
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