Namco's drumming game features Taiko instead of.... Kongas.
Namco Hometek Inc. announced today its official song list for TAIKO: Drum Master, Namco's drumming game (think Donkey Konga). Developed by Namco Limited in Japan, TAIKO: Drum Master ships exclusively for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system during the holiday 2004 season.
TAIKO: Drum Master offers 31 songs in its catalog, including well-known hits from today’s current chart-toppers to yesterday’s favorites. In addition, the game incorporates a variety of orchestral classics as well as original music from the Namco library of video games. TAIKO: Drum Master offers the following songs:
Licensed Rock/Pop: ABC; American Girls; Are You Gonna Be My Girl; Bowling for Soup - Jimmy Neutron Theme; Girls & Boys; I’m A Believer; Killer Queen; Lady Marmalade; Love Shack; Material Girl; My Sharona; Rock the Dragon (Dragonball Z Theme); Slide; That’s The Way (I Like It); The Impression That I Get; Toxic; Tubthumping; Walking On Sunshine
Classical: Beethoven's Symphony No. 5; Carmen Prelude; Foster's Medley; Hungarian Dances No. 5; Symphony No. 25 in G Minor; William Tell Overture
Namco Original: Don Rangers; Dragon Spirit; Katamari on the Rocks; Ridge Racer; Soul Calibur II Brave Sword, Braver Soul; Taiko March; The Genji and the Heike Clans
TAIKO: Drum Master invites players to perfect the art of the Japanese drum – the taiko – through the use of a miniature Taiko Controller attached to the PlayStation 2 console. Players earn points to clear each stage of the game by tapping along with song rhythms on the surface and edge of the Taiko Controller.
