Taiko Drum Master playlist announced

Namco today revealed the playlist for Taiko Drum Master, the company's upcoming drumming game for the PlayStation 2. The game, which uses a special taiko-drum controller, challenges gamers to advance through levels or battle each other by successfully tapping out specific rhythms. The game will feature a variety of pop covers, classical selections, and original Namco classics to drum along to, including:

• ABC
• American Girls
• Are You Gonna Be My Girl
• Bowling for Soup--Jimmy Neutron Theme
• Girls & Boys
• I'm A Believer
• Killer Queen
• Lady Marmalade
• Love Shack
• Material Girl
• My Sharona
• Rock the Dragon (Dragonball Z Theme)
• Slide
• That's The Way (I Like It)
• The Impression That I Get
• Toxic
• Tubthumping
• Walking On Sunshine

Classical pieces on the playlist are:

• Beethoven's Symphony No. 5
• Bizet's Carmen Prelude
• Stephen Foster's Medley
• Brahms' Hungarian Dances No. 5
• Mozart's Symphony No. 25 in G Minor
• Rossini's William Tell Overture

Original tunes from Namco's game library are:

• Don Rangers
• Dragon Spirit
• Katamari on the Rocks
• Ridge Racer theme
• Soul Calibur II's Brave Sword, Braver Soul
• Taiko March
• The Genji and the Heike Clans

Taiko Drum Master is expected to ship during the 2004 holiday season.