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Taiko no Tatsujin Portable

 

 Enter 2004-2005. The Sony PSP was released to combat the Nintendo DS. The system was recognized for having the same HD graphics as the PS2 so it was easy to adapt games onto it for Namco. One of the games that came out exactly on the same day as Tobikkiri! Anime Special was Taiko no Tatsujin Portable. Portable's intro used the same song from the first Taiko game on the PS1 but improved it with better animations. Despite that, the game looks identically the same compared to games after 4 came out. 

 

 

 Hello, this is Kirbymeister2 and, for the series's 20th anniversary, I will be talking about the series; this time for the PSP.

 

 

 

 

 It's no wonder then with the repeated that most of the songs in this game are similar to past games. Like the DS games, a lot of the songs from past games were borrowed; with only Fascinating Rhythm and Ride of the Valkyrie making up the more interesting new songs. Not only that, but the PSP had this DLC song thing back in the day that even added more songs that were either new to the series or old ones. Playing with two players allowed for the system to play with another one or two could play on the same system with different button layouts. To make use of the systems analog stick, the bell note was introduced. 

 

Taiko no Tatsujin Portable

Taiko no Tatsujin Portable

 

 

 Okay, well there is more to the game with three minigames for some added fun. The first game has players press buttons that the screen presents while Wada Inu shakes it around on the dance table. The game gets incredibly hard as the tempo goes faster. The other game is this sumo wrestling game that has players press notes as fast as they can to have the opponent's character fall to the other side. The last game is this Mecha Don Factory with the PSP turned to the side and moving this platforms sideways as parts fall down to create multiple Mecha Don's. 

 

Amazon.com: Namco Taiko no Tatsujin Portable 2 : Video Games

 

 

 In August 2006, Portable 2 came out. This time, the game focused more on a story mode. The map for the story is just Donchan going to parts of the town talking to characters doing quests for 8 days before Hana's piano concert happens. A lot of time it's talking, other times it's playing a song, and other times it's taking a quiz about stuff. While the story feels pretty linear, the ending can be different based on certain paths taken. 

 

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Taiko no Tatsujin Portable 2 (Japan) PSP ISO - CDRomance

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Outside of the story mode are four minigames. The first one has Donchan flying around the world on an paper airplane avoiding obstacles while getting more time with clocks. The other game has players turn the PSP on it's side again as a happy Donchan makes a topsy turvy tower while balancing it. The third game is a memory game as plates with no sweets and sweets dance around the table and players have to guess if Donchan eats the sweets or tosses the not so sweets. The last game is Kami making balloons by pressing the O button and using the analog stick. Not going to lie, it was a unique way to use the analog stick like that.  

 

 

 


 Like the last game, the song list borrows more songs from past games. So what is new? Well the only ones without being downloaded are Russian and Lyudmilia Overture, Die Forelle, O Vreneli, Moskau, and Kumo Made Todoke! 

 

Taiko no Tatsujin Portable DX

 

 Taiko no Tatsujin Portable DX was released in July 2011 to celebrate the series 10th anniversary. And oh boy the game had so much DLC to buy! So without the DLC, the game had Jonestu Tairiku, Eine Kleine Nachtmuzik, Monster Hunter Medley, MachineGun kiss, Tekken 6's KARMA, DokoDON MatsuRYTMN  and Magical Sound Shower. The game brought back somethings the PSP games were missing like costumes, Donchan's Room, and a story mode with many bosses to beat. In favor of this change, there were no mini games this time around. 

 

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AKB48 And 70+ Other Songs In Taiko No Tatsujin Portable DX - Siliconera

 

 

 While the games were a lot easier to make based on the system using the same graphical hardware, the games themselves didn't have new songs and most returning and other new songs were bricked by the store wall.  Sure the PSP games had mini games and a few story modes; what really made them suffer were the DS games. The DS games, on the other hand, had given the players more to do and more of an incentive to come back: the costumes. And the story modes on the DS were more interesting with their battle mechanics that DX tried to do. Two years or so after the two portable systems were released, the Nintendo Wii entered the fray. The series wouldn't come to the system till later in 2008. Come back as I talk about the games that came on the Wii and see how much fun they were known for. 
 

Edited by "Casual Trash" Kirbys
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