PlayStation 2

Taiko: Drum Master

Taiko Drum Master is an entry in Namco's Taiko No Tatsujin rhythm game series and the first to have a Western release. As in other rhythm games, the goal is to interact with a special controller according to scrolling onscreen prompts timed to music. This game comes bundled with the TaTaCon drum controller, a miniature version of a Japanese taiko drum with sensors in the middle and on the sides. In-game actions are indicated by scrolling circle icons. Red circles indicate hitting the center of the drum, while blue circles require the player to hit the edge. On big circles, the player can hit both center or edge sensors for bonus points. Finally, yellow lines and balloons require the player t...

Genre: Rhythm
Year: 2004
Developer: Namco
Publisher: Namco Hometek Inc.
Players: 2

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Achievements

132 achievements · 1455 total points

Handpan Amateur Obtain a Trophy on every Song on Easy.
5 pts
Bongo Novice Obtain a Trophy on every Song on Normal.
10 pts
Drum Master Obtain a Trophy on every Song on Hard.
10 pts
Taiko God Obtain a Trophy on every Song on Oni.
25 pts
Hasty Tasty Finish the Minigame 'Watermelon Eating Contest' in 35 Seconds or less.
3 pts
Colorful Explosions Finish the Minigame 'Fireworks Festival' with 60 Points or more.
4 pts
Round It Up! Finish the Minigame 'Reach the Helicopter' with 1800 Points or more.
4 pts
Onpu no Uta Get a Perfect Combo in the Song [Onpu no Uta] in the Tutorial.
1 pts
ABC [I] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [ABC] on Easy.
1 pts
ABC [II] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [ABC] on Normal.
2 pts
ABC [III] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [ABC] on Hard.
5 pts
ABC [IV] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [ABC] on Oni.
10 pts
That's The Way (I Like It) [I] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [That's The Way (I Like It)] on Easy.
1 pts
That's The Way (I Like It) [II] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [That's The Way (I Like It)] on Normal.
2 pts
That's The Way (I Like It) [III] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [That's The Way (I Like It)] on Hard.
5 pts
That's The Way (I Like It) [IV] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [That's The Way (I Like It)] on Oni.
10 pts
The Impression That I Get [I] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [The Impression That I Get] on Easy.
3 pts
The Impression That I Get [II] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [The Impression That I Get] on Normal.
5 pts
The Impression That I Get [III] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [The Impression That I Get] on Hard.
10 pts
The Impression That I Get [IV] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [The Impression That I Get] on Oni.
25 pts
Tubthumping [I] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Tubthumping] on Easy.
2 pts
Tubthumping [II] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Tubthumping] on Normal.
3 pts
Tubthumping [III] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Tubthumping] on Hard.
10 pts
Tubthumping [IV] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Tubthumping] on Oni.
10 pts
Walking on Sunshine [I] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Walking on Sunshine] on Easy.
3 pts
Walking on Sunshine [II] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Walking on Sunshine] on Normal.
5 pts
Walking on Sunshine [III] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Walking on Sunshine] on Hard.
10 pts
Walking on Sunshine [IV] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Walking on Sunshine] on Oni.
25 pts
Material Girl [I] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Material Girl] on Easy.
4 pts
Material Girl [II] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Material Girl] on Normal.
5 pts
Material Girl [III] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Material Girl] on Hard.
10 pts
Material Girl [IV] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Material Girl] on Oni.
25 pts
Love Shack [I] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Love Shack] on Easy.
3 pts
Love Shack [II] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Love Shack] on Normal.
4 pts
Love Shack [III] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Love Shack] on Hard.
10 pts
Love Shack [IV] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Love Shack] on Oni.
10 pts
Toxic [I] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Toxic] on Easy.
3 pts
Toxic [II] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Toxic] on Normal.
5 pts
Toxic [III] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Toxic] on Hard.
10 pts
Toxic [IV] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Toxic] on Oni.
25 pts
I'm A Believer [I] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [I'm A Believer] on Easy.
2 pts
I'm A Believer [II] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [I'm A Believer] on Normal.
3 pts
I'm A Believer [III] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [I'm A Believer] on Hard.
5 pts
I'm A Believer [IV] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [I'm A Believer] on Oni.
10 pts
Slide [I] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Slide] on Easy.
5 pts
Slide [II] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Slide] on Normal.
5 pts
Slide [III] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Slide] on Hard.
10 pts
Slide [IV] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Slide] on Oni.
25 pts
American Girls [I] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [American Girls] on Easy.
1 pts
American Girls [II] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [American Girls] on Normal.
3 pts
American Girls [III] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [American Girls] on Hard.
5 pts
American Girls [IV] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [American Girls] on Oni.
10 pts
Girls & Boys [I] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Girls & Boys] on Easy.
3 pts
Girls & Boys [II] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Girls & Boys] on Normal.
5 pts
Girls & Boys [III] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Girls & Boys] on Hard.
10 pts
Girls & Boys [IV] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Girls & Boys] on Oni.
25 pts
Killer Queen [I] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Killer Queen] on Easy.
3 pts
Killer Queen [II] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Killer Queen] on Normal.
5 pts
Killer Queen [III] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Killer Queen] on Hard.
10 pts
Killer Queen [IV] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Killer Queen] on Oni.
25 pts
Lady Marmalade [I] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Lady Marmalade] on Easy.
2 pts
Lady Marmalade [II] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Lady Marmalade] on Normal.
4 pts
Lady Marmalade [III] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Lady Marmalade] on Hard.
5 pts
Lady Marmalade [IV] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Lady Marmalade] on Oni.
10 pts
Are You Gonna Be My Girl [I] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Are You Gonna Be My Girl] on Easy.
3 pts
Are You Gonna Be My Girl [II] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Are You Gonna Be My Girl] on Normal.
5 pts
Are You Gonna Be My Girl [III] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Are You Gonna Be My Girl] on Hard.
10 pts
Are You Gonna Be My Girl [IV] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Are You Gonna Be My Girl] on Oni.
25 pts
My Sharona [I] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [My Sharona] on Easy.
2 pts
My Sharona [II] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [My Sharona] on Normal.
5 pts
My Sharona [III] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [My Sharona] on Hard.
10 pts
My Sharona [IV] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [My Sharona] on Oni.
25 pts
Rock the Dragon - Dragonball Z Theme [I] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Rock the Dragon - Dragonball Z Theme] on Easy.
5 pts
Rock the Dragon - Dragonball Z Theme [II] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Rock the Dragon - Dragonball Z Theme] on Normal.
5 pts
Rock the Dragon - Dragonball Z Theme [III] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Rock the Dragon - Dragonball Z Theme] on Hard.
10 pts
Rock the Dragon - Dragonball Z Theme [IV] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Rock the Dragon - Dragonball Z Theme] on Oni.
25 pts
Bowling For Soup - Jimmy Neutron Theme [I] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Bowling For Soup - Jimmy Neutron Theme] on Easy.
3 pts
Bowling For Soup - Jimmy Neutron Theme [II] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Bowling For Soup - Jimmy Neutron Theme] on Normal.
5 pts
Bowling For Soup - Jimmy Neutron Theme [III] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Bowling For Soup - Jimmy Neutron Theme] on Hard.
10 pts
Bowling For Soup - Jimmy Neutron Theme [IV] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Bowling For Soup - Jimmy Neutron Theme] on Oni.
25 pts
Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 [I] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Beethoven's Symphony No. 5] on Easy.
4 pts
Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 [II] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Beethoven's Symphony No. 5] on Normal.
5 pts
Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 [III] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Beethoven's Symphony No. 5] on Hard.
10 pts
Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 [IV] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Beethoven's Symphony No. 5] on Oni.
25 pts
William Tell Overture [I] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [William Tell Overture] on Easy.
5 pts
William Tell Overture [II] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [William Tell Overture] on Normal.
5 pts
William Tell Overture [III] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [William Tell Overture] on Hard.
10 pts
William Tell Overture [IV] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [William Tell Overture] on Oni.
25 pts
Carmen Prelude [I] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Carmen Prelude] on Easy.
5 pts
Carmen Prelude [II] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Carmen Prelude] on Normal.
5 pts
Carmen Prelude [III] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Carmen Prelude] on Hard.
10 pts
Carmen Prelude [IV] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Carmen Prelude] on Oni.
50 pts
Foster's Medley [I] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Foster's Medley] on Easy.
2 pts
Foster's Medley [II] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Foster's Medley] on Normal.
4 pts
Foster's Medley [III] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Foster's Medley] on Hard.
5 pts
Foster's Medley [IV] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Foster's Medley] on Oni.
10 pts
Symphony No. 25 in G Minor [I] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Symphony No. 25 in G Minor] on Easy.
3 pts
Symphony No. 25 in G Minor [II] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Symphony No. 25 in G Minor] on Normal.
5 pts
Symphony No. 25 in G Minor [III] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Symphony No. 25 in G Minor] on Hard.
10 pts
Symphony No. 25 in G Minor [IV] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Symphony No. 25 in G Minor] on Oni.
25 pts
Hungarian Dances No. 5 [I] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Hungarian Dances No. 5] on Easy.
3 pts
Hungarian Dances No. 5 [II] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Hungarian Dances No. 5] on Normal.
5 pts
Hungarian Dances No. 5 [III] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Hungarian Dances No. 5] on Hard.
10 pts
Hungarian Dances No. 5 [IV] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Hungarian Dances No. 5] on Oni.
50 pts
SOULCALIBUR II: Brave Sword, Braver Soul [I] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [SOULCALIBUR II: Brave Sword, Braver Soul] on Easy.
4 pts
SOULCALIBUR II: Brave Sword, Braver Soul [II] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [SOULCALIBUR II: Brave Sword, Braver Soul] on Normal.
5 pts
SOULCALIBUR II: Brave Sword, Braver Soul [III] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [SOULCALIBUR II: Brave Sword, Braver Soul] on Hard.
10 pts
SOULCALIBUR II: Brave Sword, Braver Soul [IV] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [SOULCALIBUR II: Brave Sword, Braver Soul] on Oni.
50 pts
The Genji and The Heike Clans [I] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [The Genji and The Heike Clans] on Easy.
4 pts
The Genji and The Heike Clans [II] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [The Genji and The Heike Clans] on Normal.
5 pts
The Genji and The Heike Clans [III] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [The Genji and The Heike Clans] on Hard.
25 pts
The Genji and The Heike Clans [IV] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [The Genji and The Heike Clans] on Oni.
50 pts
Ridge Racer [I] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Ridge Racer] on Easy.
5 pts
Ridge Racer [II] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Ridge Racer] on Normal.
5 pts
Ridge Racer [III] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Ridge Racer] on Hard.
25 pts
Ridge Racer [IV] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Ridge Racer] on Oni.
50 pts
Taiko March [I] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Taiko March] on Easy.
3 pts
Taiko March [II] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Taiko March] on Normal.
5 pts
Taiko March [III] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Taiko March] on Hard.
10 pts
Taiko March [IV] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Taiko March] on Oni.
25 pts
Don Rangers [I] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Don Rangers] on Easy.
3 pts
Don Rangers [II] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Don Rangers] on Normal.
5 pts
Don Rangers [III] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Don Rangers] on Hard.
10 pts
Don Rangers [IV] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Don Rangers] on Oni.
25 pts
Katamari On The Rocks [I] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Katamari On The Rocks] on Easy.
3 pts
Katamari On The Rocks [II] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Katamari On The Rocks] on Normal.
5 pts
Katamari On The Rocks [III] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Katamari On The Rocks] on Hard.
10 pts
Katamari On The Rocks [IV] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Katamari On The Rocks] on Oni.
50 pts
Dragon Spirit [I] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Dragon Spirit] on Easy.
5 pts
Dragon Spirit [II] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Dragon Spirit] on Normal.
5 pts
Dragon Spirit [III] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Dragon Spirit] on Hard.
25 pts
Dragon Spirit [IV] Get a Gold Crown in the Song [Dragon Spirit] on Oni.
50 pts

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Taiko: Drum Master frequently asked questions

How do I play Taiko: Drum Master online with a friend?

Taiko: Drum Master (PlayStation 2) can be played online with friends using Etera's P2P netplay. Create a room in the launcher and invite your friend, who joins through the invite. Step by step:

Download the Etera launcher for Windows or Linux and create your account.
Ask your friend to do the same and add them to your friends list.
Pick the game in the library and create a netplay room.
Invite your friend: they accept the invite and join the room.
The launcher keeps dependencies on the same version for both players, avoiding desync.

How do I play Taiko: Drum Master on PC?

Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find Taiko: Drum Master in the PlayStation 2 library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.

Does Taiko: Drum Master netplay lag?

Etera uses a direct P2P connection between players, which usually means low latency. Results depend on each player's internet quality.

Does Taiko: Drum Master have achievements?

Yes, Taiko: Drum Master has 132 achievements worth 1455 points. Achievements are counted and saved to your history and the leaderboard for subscribers and during the trial period.

Can I play Taiko: Drum Master for free?

Yes. Every account gets a 5-day trial with premium features. After that, the free plan allows 3 new games per day and 1 netplay session per day. Premium raises those limits.

Play Taiko: Drum Master on Etera

Download the launcher for Windows or Linux, find this game in the library and play solo or with friends.