Developer:Price: FREEVersion Reviewed: 1.0Device Reviewed On: iPhone 4Graphics / Sound Rating:Game Controls Rating:Gameplay Rating:Playtime Rating:Replay Value Rating:Overall Rating:The folks at Tapulous (now part of Disney Mobile) have been defining the rhythm game on iOS with their Tap Tap franchise for as long as the genre has existed on this platform. And no one does it better. The latest incarnation surfaced today, Tap Tap Revenge Tour and it has the same fantastic controls with some cool gameplay twists along with killer graphics and a vast new catalog of pop, dance, hip hop and rock numbers.Like all of the Tapulous games the basic object is simple. Players follow the cadence of a selected song and tap fingers on the right frets as notes cross the play-line, or goal.
Staying on beat builds combos and scores, and sustained notes and bends are accomplished with device shakes and finger holds. Tap Tap Revenge Tour has a new mechanic too – slicing. Borrowing from Fruit Ninja some notes must be swiped rather than tapped making it necessary to look carefully before putting fingers to screen.The core of the game is in Tour Mode where players perform as the opening act, then supporting act and finally the headliners. As they traverse the globe aweing fans with their mad tapping skills, the difficulty level and bling they can afford keeps building.The music catalog is a top-40 lover’s dream, packed as it is with over 300 tracks, many premium, from the likes of Katy Perry, Justin Beiber, Maroon 5, Lady Gaga and Lil’ Wayne.
There are a few older hits from former greats like Blondie and The Jackson Five and free tracks from lesser-known bands. Paid playable tracks can be purchased in bundles of two to 12 songs, for credits earned playing or by in-app purchases. Credits can also be had by completing offers. There are picks and notes for sale too, the former allows players to choose daily acts in Tour mode and the latter are for wall decorations.The decorations are a neat new twist and borrow from tried and true formulas for monetizing freemium games.
The paid perks are great and Disney Mobile makes no bones about hoping players will pony up for their favortie tracks and decos, but with just the free content there's a lot of gaming here.There is a Jam mode, which is a relaxed pick-your-own song and level setting game, and a great place to practice. Practice is needed if players are going to take on Hard or Extreme challenges, and all these variants plus the song selections make for an amazing amount of replay value.The graphics have had an impressive upgrade too, with videos and light shows in the background and notes so bright they almost hurt the eyes as they flash by in neon nanoseconds.Tap Tap Revenge Tour isn’t new, but it’s smart, gorgeous, and satisfying as a free game, while being enough fun to warrant spending some real money for favorite tracks. Grab it and start shredding.
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Tap Tap Revenge Tour Review. By AJ Dellinger on Jul 16, 2012 at 5:30pm. The rhythm-based gameplay concept of Tap Tap Revenge Tour is one sure to be familiar to gamers of all experience levels.
Tap Tap | |
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Genre(s) | Music |
Developer(s) | Tapulous |
Publisher(s) | Tapulous |
First release | Tap Tap Revenge July 11, 2008 |
Latest release | Tap Tap Revenge Tour July 12, 2012 |
Tap Tap or Tap Tap Revenge was a series of rhythm games by Tapulous available for the iOS of which several versions, both purchasable and free, have been produced. The goal of the game is to tap each of the colored balls when they reach a line at the bottom of the screen. If the ball is hit on the beat, the player gains points, but if not, it counts as a miss. If a player taps the screen without a tapper on the beat, the streak will go back to 0 and a few points will be lost except for 16x. There were also 'shakes', which required the player to move the iPhone, iPod touch or iPad to the right, left, or backwards. The apps were pulled from the app store and had their servers shut down in February 2014.[1]
Games[edit]
There were 23 games in the Tap Tap series of games, 18 which are artist-specific.[citation needed]
Tap Tap Revenge[edit]
Tap Tap Revenge 2[edit]
Tap Tap Revenge 2 gameplay
On March 3, 2009, Tap Tap Revenge 2 was released.[2]Tap Tap Revenge became the most-downloaded free application on the App Store only three days after its release, and reached half a million downloads over that period.[3]
Nine Inch Nails Revenge[edit]
In October 2008, Tapulous announced that they were working on a premium Nine Inch Nails-branded version of Tap Tap Revenge, including a special Nine Inch Nails skin and 16 songs from the band's albums Ghosts I–IV and The Slip, some of which would be specially edited for the game.[4]
Tap Tap Dance[edit]
Tap Tap Dance was released in December 2008, featuring electronic music from artists such as Daft Punk, Justice, Digitalism, and The Chemical Brothers. It was first to feature the rewritten OpenGL-based game engine that powered all subsequent games in the series, and introduced features such as special boss tracks for certain songs with custom visuals, along with core features like tap and hold notes[5]. It was well-received critically, winning IGN's Best Music Game of 2008[6].
Lady Gaga Revenge[edit]
Lady Gaga Revenge featured 14 tracks by Lady Gaga including 4 remixes of her songs. It was launched on June 9, 2009. In an interview with USA Today, Gaga mentioned, 'my record label might kill me for saying this, but you are essentially purchasing my album for $4.99 and you are also getting a game. So you are getting way more bang for your buck.'[7]
References[edit]
- ^D., Luis (January 10, 2014). 'Tapulous' Tap Tap series officially becomes iOS gaming history'. Phone Arena.com. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
- ^TechCrunch Preview: Tap Tap Revenge 2 Has Landed
- ^''Tap Tap Revenge 2' Already Top iPhone App, 500,000 Downloads (AAPL)'.
- ^Cohen, Peter (October 1, 2008). 'Nine Inch Nails version of Tap Tap Revenge game coming'. Macworld. Retrieved October 5, 2008.
- ^W, Tim (December 6, 2008). 'Interview: Mark Johns Gets iPod-ulous With Tap Tap Dance'. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
- ^Buchanan, Levi (December 6, 2008). 'Tap Tap Dance iPhone Review'. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
- ^Snider, Mike (June 11, 2009). 'Not quite like a virgin: Lady Gaga feels the fame'. USA Today. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
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