The Performance Battle Mode (演奏バトルモード) is a side mode added to Taiko no Tatsujin Blue ver. arcades starting June 27 2018 with the G/V 3.07 update. The mode only supports one-player gameplay and requires a Banapassport (or equivalent) to access. Although being released later than the Japanese ver., the mode was later introduced on Asian ver. cabinets. The mode has since been removed as the next firmware Green ver. is introduced.
Feature page on Taiko no Tatsujin (HD arcade) main site
Synopsis
A fearsome dragon has invaded the kingdom and turning people into monsters. Amitie (アミティ), as the princess of the kingdom, takes it upon herself to defeat the dragon and to save her people. With the legendary sword in hand, she sets off on a journey around the world, and Don-chan is summoned into this world to help with his power of performance.
Battle Mechanics
Gameplay-wise, the Performance Battle Mode is just the same as your normal Performance Game: you pick any song that you like and play the notechart. However the usual scores and spirit gauge systems do not apply here. Instead, every successful hit convert to damage dealt to the enemy front. While both OK (可) and Good (良) hits can deal damage, Good hits have a small chance to be critical (signalled by larger font and a sound effect) for double damage. Hits on yellow drumrolls and balloon notes also deals damage (about 1/8 of a normal note). Large notes have no bonuses in this mode.
In normal stages, Don-chan and Amitie are faced with multiple monsters (in endless supply). When you have dealt enough damage to defeat one enemy, it counts +1 to your Defeated Number (たおした数). Each hit can defeat more than one enemy per hit if the damage dealt overflows. The enemies you defeat contributes like experience points to your Bond Level (絆レベル) with Amitie. The higher the Bond Level, the more damage you will deal per note and the more enemy you can defeat. The Bond Level is also the main metric for story progression.
In boss stages, Don-chan and Amitie have to defeat the giant monster guarding the barrier of the area. Instead of a Defeated Number counter is the boss' life gauge, which you have to drain to defeat it and destroy the barrier. If your performance was not enough to completely defeat the boss in one go, the dealt damage will be kept for subsequent challenges until you finally defeat it. Later bosses (starting from Maou and Scylla) also introduces sound and screen obstructions, like other console boss battles.
Your performance in the song is also measured by the Battle Power (バトルパワー), with respect to the current Bond Level and how well you play across the song. Battle Power does not correspond to the difficulty of the notechart or the total number of notes. The game will keep track of your personal best Battle Power.
Difficulty Fine-tuning
In addition to the usual notecharts, the Performance Battle Mode also lets you choose exclusive notecharts that lies between two adjacent difficulties.
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A comparison video of Levels 10~13 (bottom to top) for Shimedore 2000.
Note that intermediate levels are not available if you activate Ura notechart(s). Also, not all songs will have all 13 levels, mostly when the gap between difficulties are too narrow. For example, Kokorobo does not have a Level 12 notechart, and Ridge Racer does not have Levels 10, 11 or 12 (because usual Muzukashii (9) and usual Oni (13) are exactly the same).
Deathblow
Every successful hit (both Good and OK, excluding drumrolls/balloons) also fills a Deathblow Gauge (必殺技ゲージ). Once the gauge is full, Amitie will deal a Deathblow (必殺技) which is equivalent to about 20× the damage of a normal note. The cumulative number of successful hits needed to activate this number of Deathblows is listed below. Note that there are currently no songs that can let you deal 8 Deathblows.
| Diff. | Deathblow | ||||||
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30 | 80 | 160 | 240 | 320 | 400 | 480 |
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50 | 125 | 235 | 345 | 455 | 565 | 675 |
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75 | 180 | 330 | 480 | 630 | 780 | 830 |
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100 | 250 | 450 | 650 | 850 | 1050 | 1250 |
Supplementary info: List of notecharts that enables 7 Deathblows
Starting from Stage 3, there is a chance for a Treasure Chest (宝箱) to drop from the enemy front after a Deathblow. Inside each chest you can find either 1, 3 or 5 Magic Stones (まほう石), which contributes to unlocking new Deathblows for you to use. The additional Deathblows are unlocked in order, and the Magic Stone totals will reset to zero after each unlock.
| Unlock Order |
Deathblow | Magic Stone |
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| スピリットセイバー Spirit Saber | (default) | |
| 1 | リーフストーム Leaf Storm | 70 |
| 2 | サンダーボルト Thunderbolt | 100 |
| 3 | アースクエイク Earthquake | 140 |
| 4 | バブルランチャー Bubble Launcher | 140 |
| 5 | エネルギーカノン Energy Cannon | 140 |
| 6 | ホーリーレイ Holy Ray | ??? |
| 7 | ブラッディ・ファウスト Bloody Faust | ??? |
| はっちゃけファイアー Hyper Fireball | (event) |
At first release, the kinds of Deathblow activated are randomly selected. After the G/V 07.09 update, you can customize Deathblow activation in the Select Deathblow (必殺技をえらぶ) menu. You can specify up to 3 Deathblows between which Amitie will randomly activate, or select Random (ランダム) to have all Deathblows randomly activated.
List of Stages
| Stage | Bond Level |
Milestone | Enemy HP |
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| 1 | はじまりの草原 Prairie of Beginnings | ~25 | |
| 3 | Convo: 演奏のちから The Power of Performance | ||
| 7 | Convo: ドラゴンと結界 Dragon and Barrier | ||
| 9 | Convo: アミティのしゅみ Amitie's Hobbies | ||
| 11 | Convo: ドラゴンの目的 Intentions of the Dragon | ||
| 13 | Convo: もうすぐ結界 Almost to the Barrier | ||
| 2 | 草原の結界 Prairie Barrier | ??? | |
| 14 | Boss Battle: ゴースト ウッド Ghost Wood | ||
| 3 | ゆうやけの岩山 Sunset Crags | ~125 | |
| 16 | Convo: 岩山へ To the Crags | ||
| 18 | Convo: アミティのひみつ Amitie's Secrets | ||
| 20 | Convo: 遠くに見える王国 The Kingdom Seen from Afar | ||
| 22 | Convo: 岩山のモンスター Monsters of the Crags | ||
| 24 | Convo: 山のてっぺん Summit of the Mountain | ||
| 4 | 岩山の結界 Crags Barrier | ??? | |
| 26 | Boss Battle: バジリスク Basilisk | ||
| 5 | しおさいの海辺 Tidal-roar Shore | ??? | |
| 28 | Convo: (ステージ5-1前半 Stage 5-1 Part 1) | ||
| 29 | Convo: (ステージ5-1後半 Stage 5-1 Part 2) | ||
| 30 | Convo: (ステージ5-2前半 Stage 5-2 Part 1) | ||
| 31 | Convo: (ステージ5-2後半 Stage 5-2 Part 2) | ||
| 32 | Convo: (ステージ5-3前半 Stage 5-3 Part 1) | ||
| 33 | Convo: (ステージ5-3後半 Stage 5-3 Part 2) | ||
| 34 | Convo: (ステージ5-4前半 Stage 5-4 Part 1) | ||
| 35 | Convo: (ステージ5-4後半 Stage 5-4 Part 2) | ||
| 36 | Convo: (ステージ5-5前半 Stage 5-5 Part 1) | ||
| 37 | Convo: (ステージ5-5後半 Stage 5-5 Part 2) | ||
| 6 | 海辺の結界 Shore Barrier | ??? | |
| 38 | Boss Battle: スキュラ Scylla | ||
| 7 | しゃくねつの火山 Scorching Volcano | ??? | |
| 40 | Convo: (ステージ7-1前半 Stage 7-1 Part 1) | ||
| 41 | Convo: (ステージ7-1後半 Stage 7-1 Part 2) | ||
| 42 | Convo: (ステージ7-2前半 Stage 7-2 Part 1) | ||
| 43 | Convo: (ステージ7-2後半 Stage 7-2 Part 2) | ||
| 44 | Convo: (ステージ7-3前半 Stage 7-3 Part 1) | ||
| 45 | Convo: (ステージ7-3後半 Stage 7-3 Part 2) | ||
| 46 | Convo: (ステージ7-4前半 Stage 7-4 Part 1) | ||
| 47 | Convo: (ステージ7-4後半 Stage 7-4 Part 2) | ||
| 48 | Convo: (ステージ7-5前半 Stage 7-5 Part 1) | ||
| 49 | Convo: (ステージ7-5後半 Stage 7-5 Part 2) | ||
| 8 | 火山の結界 Volcano Barrier | ??? | |
| 50 | Boss Battle: フェニックス Phoenix | ||
| 9 | さいはての大地 Scorching Volcano | ??? | |
| ??? | Convo: (ステージ9-1 Stage 9-1) | ||
| ??? | Convo: (ステージ9-1 Stage 9-1) | ||
| ??? | Convo: (ステージ9-1 Stage 9-1) | ||
| ??? | Convo: (ステージ9-1 Stage 9-1) | ||
| ??? | Convo: (ステージ9-1 Stage 9-1) | ||
| 10 | 最終決戦 竜王 Final Battle: Dragon King | ??? | |
| 62 | Boss Battle: 竜王 Dragon King | ||
Limited Event: Maou Battle Event (マオウ討伐イベント)
Japan: 2018/09/13~10/17 (then extended until 10/22)
Asia: 2018/10/18~ (no announced deadline)
This event is only available to players at Stage 3 or later. During the event period, a different kind of Treasure Chest can drop after dealing Deathblows. These chests each contain either 1, 3 or 5 Mysterious Orbs (ふしぎ玉), which contributes to unlocking the event rewards. The rewards are unlocked in order, and the Mysterious Orb totals will reset to zero after each unlock.
| Unlock Order |
Event Reward | Mysterious Orb | |
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| 1 |  | Deathblow: Hyper Fireball はっちゃけファイアー |
100 |
| 2 |  | Maou no Showtime マオウのショウタイム |
100 |
| Boss Stage: Battle! Maou 対決！マオウ | ||
| 3 | | Title: Maou-defeating Hero マオウをたおした勇者 |
(boss defeat) |
Boss Stage: Battle! Maou
Update History
| Update | Japan | Asia |
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| Initial release (Stages 1 through 4, Bond Level Cap at 29, Default Deathblow: Spirit Saber) | 2018 06/27 |
2018 07/24 |
| Treasure Chests and Magic Stones New Deathblows: Leaf Storm, Thunderbolt, Earthquake |
2018 08/08 |
2018 10/18 |
| New Stages: Stage 5 and Stage 6 Bond Level Cap up to 41 New Deathblow: Bubble Launcher and Energy Cannon Option to Specify Deathblow |
2018 10/23 |
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| New Stages: Stage 7 and Stage 8 Bond Level Cap up to 53 New Deathblow: Holy Ray and Bloody Faust |
2018 12/19 |
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