More Fun Than You Can Shake A Stick At

BrokenPipe writes "When I was in Japan last summer I bought a PlayStation 2 in anticipation of a game that was just released a couple of weeks ago. It is only available in Japan and it will probably never be released in the US. It is called "Taiko no Tatsujin". The game has been in the arcades in Tokyo for a while but it has just been released for the PlayStation 2. Apparently it is the number 3 game in Japan right now and many places are sold out. Luckily, mine arrived this past Monday. So what is the hype all about? Well, the game is based on Japanese traditional drums which are called 'taiko' drums. Basically, you need to drum along with a song, hitting the drum at just the right moment. Most of the songs are either Japanese pop songs (J-Pop) or more traditional Japanese songs. It is a great game for all ages. The official website is here." For more information, here are several more sites to puzzle over: one, two, three, four, five.

Comments

I feel better

[CatWrangler]

Somebody has less of a life than me.

I liked it better...

[Hirofyre]

I liked it better the first time I played it, when it was called "Simon".

Re:VARY interesting

[The Original Yama]

This is a great way for geeks that are too fat for Dance Dance Revolution to get some exercise. All without having to get off the couch, too.

Next Year's Most Popular Game

[DasBub]

Following in the grand tradition of "Taiko no Tatsujin" Japanese game developers are ready to flood the market with serious tests of hardware capability and user ingenuity.

The predicted hit of the gaming year is "Peanut Butter Toast". Gamers must attempt to evenly apply a series of different peanut butters onto a diverse selection of bread products. The genius of the game is apparently in the way that peanut butter boundaries are compared with the virtual toast layout. Gamers will lose points for having large wells of peanutty goodness as well as only slightly-browned toast edges.

Developers are hard at work on a sequel said to involve drinking a glass of juice. Early reports state that a GeForce 5 will be the minimum required video adapter.

Re:I've seen this...

[G-funk]

What, typing in that url?

Shit

[TheOnlyCoolTim]

I thought when I turned off ANIME I wouldn't have to see any stories about stupid Japanese pop culture. Fuck me.

Tim

Re:thats cool

[Skidge]

I was just reading about the Rez Trance Vibrator. Chicks dig it.

Now here's an *interesting* japanese game

[RichardX]

Check this out.. it's called Boong-ga Boong-ga, and it must be the first game to come with a finger-and-arse controller. When's the home version coming out?

Here's some shots and info... ... a wired article.. and a Register article

Bet you aren't enjoying Rez as much as this chick

[bogie]

http://www.gamegirladvance.com/archives/2002/10/26 /sex_in_games_rezvibrator.html