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'''''Tap Tap''''' was a series of ] by ] available for the ] 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 ], ] or ] to the right, left, or backwards. The franchise had over thirty-five million downloads as of July 1, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tapulous.com/blog/2010/07/tapping-on/ |title=Tapping on! |author=Decrem, Bart |publisher=Tapulous |date=2010-07-01 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100705000858/http://tapulous.com/blog/2010/07/tapping-on/ |archivedate=July 5, 2010 }}</ref> The apps where pulled from the app store and had their servers shut down in February 2014.<ref>{{cite news|last=D.|first=Luis|title=Tapulous' Tap Tap series officially becomes iOS gaming history|url=http://www.phonearena.com/news/Tapulous-Tap-Tap-series-officially-becomes-iOS-gaming-history_id51244|accessdate=April 28, 2014|newspaper=Phone Arena.com|date=January 10, 2014}}</ref>

==Games==
There were 23 games in the ''Tap Tap'' series of games, 18 which are artist-specific.

===''Tap Tap Revenge''===
{{Main|Tap Tap Revenge}}
The first game in the series, ''Tap Tap Revenge'', was created and developed by ], a startup company at the time of its release.

===''Tap Tap Revenge 2''===
{{Main|Tap Tap Revenge 2}}
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On March 3, 2009, ''Tap Tap Revenge 2'' was released. Available as a free and separate application, it was an overhaul of the original ''Tap Tap Revenge'' game and featured the new graphics engine and gameplay dynamics first featured in ''Tap Tap Dance'' and ''Christmas With Weezer''.<ref name="Tapulous"/> The game also introduces a new Career Achievements system.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://getsatisfaction.com/tapulous/topics/achievements_in_the_tap_tap_series|title=Achievements in the Tap Tap Series|publisher=]}}</ref> There was also a "Kids Mode", improved online play with a ranking system, ] integration, news bulletins, improved menus, and over 200 songs with new tracks every week. ''Tap Tap Revenge'' became the most-downloaded free application on the ] only three days after its release, and reached half a million downloads over that period.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/tap-tap-revenge-2-already-top-iphone-app-nearing-500000-downloads-2009-3|title='Tap Tap Revenge 2' Already Top iPhone App, 500,000 Downloads (AAPL)}}</ref>

===''Tap Tap Radiation''===
''Tap Tap Radiation'' was a ''Tap Tap'' game released exclusively for the iPad.

===''Nine Inch Nails Revenge''===
{{Main|Nine Inch Nails Revenge}}
In October 2008, Tapulous announced that they were working on a ]-branded version of ''Tap Tap Revenge'', including a special Nine Inch Nails skin and 16 songs from the band's albums '']'' and '']'', some of which would be specially edited for the game.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.macworld.com/article/135823/2008/10/nin.html | title= Nine Inch Nails version of Tap Tap Revenge game coming |accessdate=2008-10-05 |last= Cohen |first= Peter |authorlink= |date= October 1, 2008 |work= |publisher='']''}}</ref> This was the first non-free game in the series.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tapulous.com/ttrnin/|title=Tap Tap Revenge: Nine Inch Nails |publisher=Tapulous}}</ref>
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|"3 Ghosts I"|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}||style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}
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|"9 Ghosts I"|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}||style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}
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|"18 Ghosts II"|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}||style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}
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|"19 Ghosts III"|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}||style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}
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|"21 Ghosts III"|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}||style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}
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|"26 Ghosts III"|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}||style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}
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|"31 Ghosts IV"|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}||style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}
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|"1,000,000"|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}||style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}
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|"1,000,000 (edited)"|| style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}||style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}
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|"Discipline"|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}||style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}
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|"Discipline (edited)"|| style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}||style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}
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|"Demon Seed"|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}||style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}
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|"Echoplex"|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}||style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}
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|"Head Down"|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}||style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}
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|"Letting You"|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}||style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}
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===''Tap Tap Dance''===
In December 2008, Tapulous released the second non-free game of the series ''Tap Tap Dance'', a rewritten version of ''Tap Tap Revenge'' which featured a revamped ], and ten songs by well-known artists including ] and ]. The game also introduced two and three-finger taps, tap-and-holds (similar to ] in other rhythm games), and boss levels which were uniquely styled and more challenging than standard songs.<ref name="Tapulous">{{cite web |url=http://tapulous.com/blog/2008/12/meet-tap-tap-revenge-the-next-generation/|title=Meet Tap Tap Revenge, The Next Generation|publisher=Tapulous}}</ref>
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|"Compressor"||Soul Magic Orchestra|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}||style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}
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|"Daylight (Morgan Page Remix)"||Sunny Levine|| style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}||style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}
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|"Disco Lies (The Dusty Kids Fears Remix)"||Moby|| style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}|| style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"|{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}||style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}
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|"Goldrush"||Tiësto|| style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}||style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}
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|"Midnight Madness"||The Chemical Brothers|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}||style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}
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|"Phantom Pt. II (Soulwax Remix)"||Justice|| style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}|| style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"|{{y}}||style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}
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|"Stratosphere"||Junkie XL|| style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}||style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}
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|"Technologic"||Daft Punk|| style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"|{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}||style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}
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|"Where's Your Head At"||Basement Jaxx|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}||style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}
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|"Zdarlight"||Digitalism|| style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}||style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}
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===''Christmas with Weezer''===
Tapulous also released ''Christmas With Weezer'', the third premium Tap Tap game.

===''Tap Tap Coldplay''===
''Tap Tap Coldplay'' was released to the App Store on April 2, 2009 as Tapulous's fourth premium game.

===''Dave Matthews Band Revenge''===
''Dave Matthews Band Revenge'' featured 10 songs from ].

===''Lady Gaga Revenge''===
''Lady Gaga Revenge'' featured 14 tracks by ] including 4 ]es of her songs. It was launched on June 9, 2009. As a promotion for ''Lady Gaga Revenge'', Tapulous offered a contest to win four ]es to a Lady Gaga concert, in which fans would meet her. Participation in the contest required the submission of ] for all songs featured in the game. Tapulous also offered a thirty-day giveaway of autographed '']'' albums to other fans who submitted scores. In an interview with '']'', 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."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2009-06-11-lady-gaga_N.htm |title=Not quite like a virgin: Lady Gaga feels the fame |author=Snider, Mike |publisher='']'' |date=2009-06-11 |accessdate=2009-06-11}}</ref>
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|"]"|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}||style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}
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|"Boys Boys Boys"|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}||style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}
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|"I Like It Rough"|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}||style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}
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|"]"|| style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}|| style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"|{{y}}||style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}
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|"Just Dance (Glam As You Club Mix)"|| style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}||style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}
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|"]"|| style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"|{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}||style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}
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|"LoveGame (Robots to Mars Remix)"|| style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}||style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}
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|"Money Honey"|| style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}||style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}
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|"]"|| style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}||style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}
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|"]"|| style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}|| style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"|{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}||style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}
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|"Poker Face (Glam As You Club Mix)"|| style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}||style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"|{{y}}
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|"Poker Face (Space Cowboy Remix)"|| style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}||style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}
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|"Starstruck"|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}||style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}
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|"]"|| style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{n}}|| style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}||style="text-align:center;"|{{y}}
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===''Metallica Revenge''===
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''Metallica Revenge'' was Tapulous' seventh paid ''Tap Tap'' game, and the sixth to focus on a band

===''Kings of Leon Revenge''===
''Kings of Leon Revenge'' is the eighth premium game Tapulous produced for the ''Tap Tap'' franchise, that featured ten songs by ].

===''Justin Bieber Revenge''===
''Justin Bieber Revenge'' was the ninth premium game in the "Tap Tap" franchise, that features eleven songs by Bieber.

===''Nirvana Revenge''===
''Nirvana Revenge'' was the tenth non-free game in the Tap Tap series.

===''Nickelback Revenge''===
''Nickelback Revenge'' was the eleventh paid game in the Tap Tap series, featuring 11 songs from Nickelback.

===''Katy Perry Revenge''===
''Katy Perry Revenge'' was the twelfth premium ''Tap Tap'' game. It featured Katy Perrys songs.

===''Linkin Park Revenge''===
''Linkin Park Revenge'' was the thirteenth premium game in the ''Tap Tap'' series.

===''Lady Gaga Revenge 2''===
''Lady Gaga Revenge 2'' was the fourteenth premium Tap Tap game by Tapulous

===''Katy Perry Revenge 2''===
''Katy Perry Revenge 2'' was the fifteenth premium ''Tap Tap'' game by Tapulous and ]. It was a sequel to ''Katy Perry Revenge''.

===''Bruno Mars Revenge''===
''Bruno Mars Revenge'' was the seventeenth premium ''Tap Tap'' game by Tapulous. It was based on ]' debut album '']''.

===''Born This Way Revenge''===
''Born This Way Revenge'' was the eighteenth premium ''Tap Tap'' game by Tapulous. It was based on ]'s second album '']''.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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