For some, the sound a one person banging on a plastic drum peripheral just isn't enough. Two? Not gonna cut it. Now four, that might pillage the decibel level high enough. Good thing, then, that Namco Bandai's next Taiko Drum Master game for Wii, Taiko Drum Master Wii: Everyone Party, will let four players cooperate 'n compete simultaneously when it launches in Japan on December 2.

In addition t' the traditional song-playing modes, the game will sport several party minigames, including battling against crocodiles, fighting ghosts 'n collecting treasure while combating a giant squid. (We made one a those up.*)

*No we didn't