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Creativity points go to Namco Bandai for their control set up in Taiko no Tatsujin DS: Touch de Dokodon. Home console Taiko no Tatsujin (Taiko Drum Master in the USA) games have a drum controller you hit and Taiko no Tatsujin DS attempts to emulate this on the Nintendo DS. The touch screen becomes a virtual drum players hit with two stylus sized drum sticks. Like the other Taiko no Tatsujin games you have to alternate between hitting the center of the drum and the outer edge. There is a new move has to master in the DS game where you have to “turn” the drum by quickly drawing circles around it. There is a downside to this control scheme, you can’t hold your DS and drum at the same time. You have to rest the Nintendo DS on a table or your lap. I imagine it might be difficult to enjoy Taiko no Tatsujin on a bumpy car ride, but it’s a small price to pay for an innovation.
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3 Responses to “Controlling Taiko Drum Master on the DS”
June 8th, 2007 at 9:11 am
Recently I’ve developed a longing to play Taiko (it stems from a Lucky Star episode). Though I’d prefer an actual drum, this might be a nice intro into the series. Some Hare Hare Yukai would seal the deal for me as well.
January 3rd, 2008 at 11:31 am
I’m not sure what you mean by drawing circles. In the tutorial and my experience, for spinning the drum, you only have to alternate tapping between the drum and rim.
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June 8th, 2007 at 8:04 am
this is something for my taste
at least i find this more interesting than guitar strumming on the ds,which isnt much like the real thing…