Taiko no Tatsujin Plus

Taiko no Tatsujin Plus
Developer(s)	Namco
Publisher(s)	Namco
Distributor(s)	Bandai Namco Games
Series	Taiko no Tatsujin
Platform(s)	iOS
Release date(s)	JP May 28, 2010
Media/distribution	Download

Taiko no Tatsujin Plus (太鼓の達人 プラス, Taiko no Tatsujin Purasu), known as Taiko no Tatsujin +, is a rhythm game developed and published by Namco, and distributed by Bandai Namco Games for iOS, and the first Taiko game to be released for the iPad. It was released on May 28, 2010, only in Japanese App Store.

Differences between the normal version and the Plus version

• The Plus version includes many enhancements than the normal version.
• Songs can be download as downloadable content.
• Online rankings are exclusive to the Plus version only.
• It is free to download, however, to increase the number of playable songs players need to purchase song packs at the cost of ¥600 per pack.

Gameplay

Symbols moving horizontally along a timeline show the player what to tap and when. Blue symbols indicate that the drum should be tapped outside of the drum's face (representing the rim of the drum). Red symbols indicate that the face of the drum should be tapped. The drum can be tapped on the left and/or right side. The symbols can be either large or small. Large symbols indicate that the drum should be tapped on both sides simultaneously, and small symbols indicate that the drum should be tapped on either side. A large blue symbol thus means that the left and right rim should be tapped 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).

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) require much skill and chart recognition.

As a feature specific to iOS, the game allows players to login to a Twitter account to post scores.

Song Packs

These are the available song packs and their contents, which can be purchased in app for ¥600 per pack.

Category	Song	Artist	TV show/Game/Album	Pack
J-pop	"We Feel the ↑↑" (「気分上々↑↑」, "Kibun Jōjō")	Mihimaru GT	Mihimagic	J-Pop Pack 1
	"Train-Train" (「トレイン・トレイン」, "Torein-Torein")	The Blue Hearts	Train-Train	J-Pop Pack 1
	"Age Age Every Night" (「アゲ♂アゲ♂Every☆騎士」, "Age Age Eburi Naito")	DJ Ozma	I Love Party People	J-Pop Pack 1
	"Daite Señorita" (「抱いてセニョリータ」, "Daite Senyoriita")	Tomohisa Yamashita	Supergood, Superbad	J-Pop Pack 1
	"If I Could Be Honest" (「素直になれたら」, "Sunao ni Naretara")	Juju featuring Spontania	What's Love?	J-Pop Pack 1
	"Flower Bud" (「蕾」, "Tsubomi")	Kobukuro	5296	J-Pop Pack 2
	"I Win" (「愛は勝つ」, "Ai Wa Katsu")	Kan	Baseball Player Dream	J-Pop Pack 2
	"Love Forever"	Miliyah Kato featuring Shota Shimizu	Ring	J-Pop Pack 2
	"Joyful" (「じょいふる」, "Joifuru")	Ikimono Gakari	Hajimari no Uta	J-Pop Pack 2
	"Robinson" (「ロビンソン」, "Robinson")	Spitz	Hachimitsu	J-Pop Pack 2
	"Summer Festival" (「夏祭り」, "Natsu Matsuri")	Whiteberry	Hatsu	Popular Song Pack 1
	"Miracle" (「キセキ」, "Kiseki")	Greeeen	Ā, Domo. Ohisashiburi Desu."	Popular Song Pack 1
	"Kurenai" (「紅」, "Kurenai")	X Japan	Blue Blood	Popular Song Pack 2
	"Tentai Kansoku" (「天体観測」, "Tentai Kansoku")	Bump of Chicken	Jupiter	Popular Song Pack 2
	"Love Song" (「愛唄」, "Ai Uta")	Greeeen	Ā, Domo. Hajimemashite	Popular Song Pack 3
	"Linda Linda" (「リンダリンダ」, "Rinda Rinda")	The Blue Hearts	The Blue Hearts	Popular Song Pack 3
	"Sudden Love Story" (「ラブ・ストーリーは突然に」, "Rabu Sutōrī wa Totsuzen ni")	Kazumasa Oda	Oh! Yeah!	Popular Song Pack 3
	"Ponytail and Scrunchie" (「ポニーテールとシュシュ」, "Ponītēru to Shushu")	AKB48	Koko ni Ita Koto	Popular Song Pack 4
	"Love Zukkyun" (「Love ずっきゅん」, "Rabu Zukkyun")	Sōtaisei Riron	Chiffonism	Popular Song Pack 4
	"Far" (「遥か」, "Haruka")	Greeeen	Shio, Koshō	Popular Song Pack 4
	"Choo Choo Train"	Exile	Exile Entertainment	Popular Song Pack 4
	"Freckles" (「そばかす」, "Sobakasu")	Judy and Mary	The Power Source	Popular Song Pack 4
Game music	"Chaos Rings"	Noriyasu Agematsu	Chaos Rings	Game Music Pack
	"Spelunker" (「スペランカー」, "Superankā")		Spelunker	Game Music Pack
	"Sonic 4 Episode I Medley" (「ソニック4 エピソードI メドレー」, "Sonikku 4 Episōdo I Medorē")	Jun Senoue	Sonic the Hedgehog 4	Game Music Pack
	"Monster Hunter Melody" (「モンスターハンターメドレー」, "Monsutā Hantā Medorē")	Tetsuya Shibata	Monster Hunter	Game Music Pack
	"Mojipittan Medley" (「もじぴったん 」, "Mojipittan Medorē")	Satoru Kōsaki	Kotoba no Puzzle: Mojipittan	Game Music Pack
	"Go My Way!!"		The Idolmaster	Idolmaster Pack
	"Do-Dai"		The Idolmaster	Idolmaster Pack
	"Relations"		The Idolmaster: Live For You!	Idolmaster Pack
	"Overmaster" (「オーバーマスター」, "Ōbāmasutā")		The Idolmaster: SP	Idolmaster Pack
	"L.O.B.M."		The Idolmaster: SP	Idolmaster Pack
Anime	"Touch" (「タッチ」, "Tatchi")	Yoshimi Iwasaki	Touch	Popular Song Pack 1
	"A Cruel Angel's Thesis" (「残酷な天使のテーゼ」, "Zankoku na Tenshi no Tēze")	Yoko Takahashi	Neon Genesis Evangelion	Popular Song Pack 1
	"Anpanman March" (「アンパンマンのマーチ」, "Anpanman no Māchi")		Anpanman	Popular Song Pack 2
	"Genesis of Aquarion (「創聖のアクエリオン」, "Sōsei no Akuerion")	Akino	Sousei no Aquarion	Popular Song Pack 2
	"Dream Come True Doraemon" (「夢をかなえてドラえもん」, "Yume o Kanaete Doraemon")	Mao	Doraemon	Popular Song Pack 3
	"Urusei Yatsura: Lum's Love Song" (「ラムのラブソング」, "Ramu no Rabu Songu")	Misono	Urusei Yatsura	Popular Song Pack 3
	"The Song of Ultraman" (「ウルトラマンの歌」, "Urutoraman no Uta")	Kunio Miyauchi	Ultraman	Ultraman Pack
	"The Song of Ultra Seven" (「ウルトラセブンの歌」, "Urutora Sebun no Uta")	Tōru Fuyuki	Ultra Seven	Ultraman Pack
	"The Return of Ultraman" (「帰ってきたウルトラマン」, "Kaettekita Urutoraman")	Koichi Sugiyama	The Return of Ultraman	Ultraman Pack
	"Ultraman Taro" (「ウルトラマンタロウ」, "Urutoraman Tarō")	Makoto Kawaguchi	Ultraman Taro	Ultraman Pack
	"Ultraman A" (「ウルトラマンA」, "Urutoraman A")	Masahiko Aoi	Ultraman Ace	Ultraman Pack
	"Drop of Fate: Destiny's Star" (「運命のしずく～Destiny's Star～」, "Unmei no Shizuku: Destiny's Star")	Girl Next Door	Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial	Ultraman Pack
	"New Light" (「新しい光」, "Atarashii Hikari")		Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial	Ultraman Pack
Classical	"Classic Medley (Rock version)" (「クラシックメドレー（ロック編）」, "Kurashikku Medorē (Rokku hen)")			Popular Song Pack 1
	"Heaven and Hell" (「天国と地獄 序曲」, "Tengoku to Jigoku Jokyoku")	Jacques Offenbach		Classical Pack 1
	"William Tell Overture" (「ウィリアム･テル序曲」, "Uiriamu Teru Jokyoku")	Gioachino Rossini	William Tell	Classical Pack 1
	"Turkish March" (「トルコ行進曲」, "Toruko Kōshinkyoku")	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Piano Sonata No. 11	Classical Pack 1
	"La Campanella" (「ラ・カンパネラ」, "Ra Kanpanera")	Franz Liszt	Grandes études de Paganini	Classical Pack 1
	"Fifth Symphony: "Fate"" (「交響曲第五番「運命」」, "Kōkyō Kyoku Daigo ban: "Unmei"")	Ludwig van Beethoven		Classical Pack 1

• RS Pack

- 太陽とビキニ - Funktastic - Joint - 楽園ベイベー - Speed King

• ブラバン Pack

- どかーん - ルパン三世 - 狙いうち - オオカミ少年ケンのテーマ - 西部警察 Part II

• 子供曲ぱっく１ (Children's Songs Pack 1)

- おもちゃのチャチャチャ - 名探偵コナン メイン・テーマ - 勇気100％ - にんげんっていいな - もりのくまさん

External links

• Official product page at Bandai Namco Games (Japanese)