Taiko: Drum Master

This article is about the PlayStation 2 video game released in North America and Japan. For the video game series, see Taiko no Tatsujin.
Not to be confused with Taiko no Tatsujin: The Drum Master!.
Taiko: Drum Master
PS2 US front cover
Developer(s)Namco
Publisher(s)
  • NA: Namco Hometek
  • JP: Namco
SeriesTaiko no Tatsujin
Platform(s)PlayStation 2
ReleasePlayStation 2
Genre(s)Rhythm
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Taiko: Drum Master, also known as Taiko no Tatsujin: Taiko Drum Master (太鼓の達人 TAIKO DRUM MASTER) in Japan, is a rhythm game developed and published by Namco for the Sony PlayStation 2 as part of the popular Japanese video game franchise Taiko no Tatsujin. It was released in North America in 2004, and Japan in 2005.

The game was notable for being the only Taiko no Tatsujin title to release in North America, until the releases of Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum 'n' Fun! and Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum Session! in 2018. The songs featured in Taiko: Drum Master were all in English and mostly taken from various Western artists, even in the Japanese release.

  1. ^ "太鼓の達人 TAIKO DRUM MASTER" (in Japanese). Bandai Namco Entertainment. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  2. ^ "Taiko Drum Master". GameSpy. Retrieved August 22, 2024.