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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 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 franchise had over thirty-five million downloads as of July 1, 2010. The apps where pulled from the app store and had their servers shut down in February 2014.
Games
There were 23 games in the Tap Tap series of games, 18 which are artist-specific.
Tap Tap Revenge
Main article: Tap Tap RevengeThe first game in the series, Tap Tap Revenge, was created and developed by Tapulous, a startup company at the time of its release.
Tap Tap Revenge 2
Main article: Tap Tap Revenge 2
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. The game also introduces a new Career Achievements system. There was also a "Kids Mode", improved online play with a ranking system, Facebook 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 App Store only three days after its release, and reached half a million downloads over that period.
Tap Tap Radiation
Tap Tap Radiation was a Tap Tap game released exclusively for the iPad.
Nine Inch Nails Revenge
In October 2008, Tapulous announced that they were working on a 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. This was the first non-free game in the series.
| Song title | Easy | Medium | Hard | Extreme |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "3 Ghosts I" |  Y |
Y |
Y |
 N
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| "9 Ghosts I" | Y |
Y |
Y |
N
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| "18 Ghosts II" | Y |
Y |
Y |
N
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| "19 Ghosts III" | Y |
Y |
Y |
N
|
| "21 Ghosts III" | Y |
Y |
Y |
Y
|
| "26 Ghosts III" | Y |
Y |
Y |
N
|
| "31 Ghosts IV" | Y |
Y |
Y |
N
|
| "1,000,000" | Y |
Y |
Y |
N
|
| "1,000,000 (edited)" | N |
N |
N |
Y
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| "Discipline" | Y |
Y |
Y |
N
|
| "Discipline (edited)" | N |
N |
N |
Y
|
| "Demon Seed" | Y |
Y |
Y |
N
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| "Echoplex" | Y |
Y |
Y |
Y
|
| "Head Down" | Y |
Y |
Y |
N
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| "Letting You" | Y |
Y |
Y |
Y
|
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 graphics engine, and ten songs by well-known artists including Basement Jaxx and Daft Punk. The game also introduced two and three-finger taps, tap-and-holds (similar to chords in other rhythm games), and boss levels which were uniquely styled and more challenging than standard songs.
| Song title | Artist | Easy | Medium | Hard | Extreme |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Compressor" | Soul Magic Orchestra | Y |
Y |
Y |
N
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| "Daylight (Morgan Page Remix)" | Sunny Levine | N |
Y |
Y |
N
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| "Disco Lies (The Dusty Kids Fears Remix)" | Moby | N |
Y |
Y |
Y
|
| "Goldrush" | Tiësto | N |
N |
Y |
Y
|
| "Midnight Madness" | The Chemical Brothers | Y |
Y |
Y |
N
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| "Phantom Pt. II (Soulwax Remix)" | Justice | N |
N |
Y |
Y
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| "Stratosphere" | Junkie XL | N |
N |
Y |
N
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| "Technologic" | Daft Punk | Y |
Y |
Y |
Y
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| "Where's Your Head At" | Basement Jaxx | Y |
Y |
Y |
N
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| "Zdarlight" | Digitalism | N |
Y |
Y |
N
|
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 Dave Matthews Band.
Lady Gaga Revenge
Lady Gaga Revenge featured 14 tracks by Lady Gaga including 4 remixes of her songs. It was launched on June 9, 2009. As a promotion for Lady Gaga Revenge, Tapulous offered a contest to win four backstage passes to a Lady Gaga concert, in which fans would meet her. Participation in the contest required the submission of high scores for all songs featured in the game. Tapulous also offered a thirty-day giveaway of autographed The Fame albums to other fans who submitted scores. 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."
| Song title | Easy | Medium | Hard | Extreme |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Beautiful, Dirty Rich" | Y |
Y |
N |
N
|
| "Boys Boys Boys" | Y |
Y |
Y |
N
|
| "I Like It Rough" | Y |
Y |
N |
N
|
| "Just Dance" | N |
N |
Y |
Y
|
| "Just Dance (Glam As You Club Mix)" | N |
N |
N |
Y
|
| "LoveGame" | Y |
Y |
Y |
N
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| "LoveGame (Robots to Mars Remix)" | N |
N |
Y |
Y
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| "Money Honey" | N |
Y |
Y |
N
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| "Paparazzi" | N |
Y |
Y |
N
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| "Poker Face" | N |
Y |
Y |
Y
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| "Poker Face (Glam As You Club Mix)" | N |
N |
N |
Y
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| "Poker Face (Space Cowboy Remix)" | N |
N |
Y |
Y
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| "Starstruck" | Y |
Y |
Y |
N
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| "The Fame" | N |
N |
Y |
Y
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Other releases
- Metallica Revenge
- Kings of Leon Revenge
- Justin Bieber Revenge
- Nirvana Revenge
- Nickelback Revenge
- Katy Perry Revenge
- Linkin Park Revenge
- Lady Gaga Revenge 2
- Katy Perry Revenge 2
- Bruno Mars Revenge
- Born This Way Revenge
References
- Decrem, Bart (2010-07-01). "Tapping on!". Tapulous. Archived from the original on July 5, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - D., Luis (January 10, 2014). "Tapulous' Tap Tap series officially becomes iOS gaming history". Phone Arena.com. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
- ^ "Meet Tap Tap Revenge, The Next Generation". Tapulous.
- "Achievements in the Tap Tap Series". Get Satisfaction.
- "'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 2008-10-05.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - "Tap Tap Revenge: Nine Inch Nails". Tapulous.
- Snider, Mike (2009-06-11). "Not quite like a virgin: Lady Gaga feels the fame". USA Today. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
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