First Look: Tap Tap Dance & Christmas With Weezer

Tapulous, maker of the popular Tap Tap Revenge (now with 3 million users), has today announced two new applications for the holiday period. Tap Tap Revenge has attracted game and music lovers alike with tracks by Katy Perry, Kaiser Chiefs, Weezer and The Offspring all being fans of the software. The new applications build further on this acclaim, featuring original music from Weezer and a series of remixed dance tracks.

Tap Tap Dance

Built on the 2.0 engine of Tap Tap Revenge, Tap Tap Dance is an all new version of Tap Tap Revenge featuring top hits from the biggest DJs in the world like Moby, Daft Punk, Tiesto and many more. The application offers a far richer gaming experience than previous releases from Tapulous, starting to feel almost like an interactive music video.

At the most basic level, you tap to the beat as the balls cross the line. When you see an arrow, you give a firm shake to the left, right or forward (as you would hit a pingpong ball) as the arrows cross the line. Levels are unlocked as the game progresses, and there are ‘boss tracks’ at the end of each difficulty level: Daft Punk’s Technologic (Easy), Moby’s Disco Lies (Medium) and an epic 7-minute version of Justice’s Phantom Pt.II (Hard).

When commenting on the new application, the award-winning music duo the Chemical Brothers said:

We love giving fans new ways to collaborate and interact with our music. It’s exciting to see how Tapulous have added a new dimension to ‘Midnight Madness

The music featured in Tap Tap Dance includes (among others):

  • Justice: Phantom Pt.II (Soulwax Remix)
  • Moby: Disco Lies (The Dusty Kids Fears Remix)
  • Daft Punk: Technologic
  • Digitalism: Zdarlight
  • The Chemical Brothers: Midnight Madness
  • Basement Jaxx: Where’s Your Head At

Tap Tap Dance is available now for $4.99.

Tap Tap Dance

Tap Tap Dance

Menu

Menu

Opening Menu

Opening Menu

Main Game Play

Main Game Play

Score Screen

Score Screen

Daft Punk Screen

Daft Punk Screen

Moby Screen

Moby Screen

Justice Screen

Justice Screen

Christmas With Weezer

Christmas With Weezer is a version of Tap Tap Revenge themed for the holidays, aimed at both Weezer fans and families, featuring six classic Christmas songs recorded exclusively for this game by Weezer. As with Tap Tap Dance, the game takes full advantage of the innovative Multi-Touch capabilities and accelerometer as players tap and shake their phones to the tunes of six classic Christmas songs covered by Weezer.

The Christmas music featured in the app includes:

  • Come All Ye Faithful
  • First Noel
  • Hark The Harold Angel Sings
  • Oh Holy Night
  • Silent Night
  • We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Two bonus Weezer hits are also included: “The Greatest Man That Ever Lived” and “Pork And Beans.” Weezer is standing true to the Christmas spirit, explaining that they agreed to do these special recordings for the game because they are a fan of each of the songs. “The melody and vocal lines are incredible and it was fun to sing them,” said Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo.

The application is very topical for the holidays, will be priced at $4.99, and is scheduled to be released in the next few days.

Christmas With Weezer

Christmas With Weezer

Ornaments Level

Ornaments Level

Santa's Sleigh Level

Santa's Sleigh Level

Business Direction

These new updates illustrate the maturing business focus of Tapulous, who have moved towards both the family-oriented market and also created an industry first — a top band has gone into the studio and recorded a set of tracks exclusively for an iPhone app.

When asked what makes Tap Tap Dance stand out, Bart Decrem (Tapulous CEO) highlighted that Tap Tap Revenge is a relatively simple game, but here they are tapping into the full power of OpenGL to offer a much richer visual experience and, especially with the three boss tracks on Tap Tap Dance, an experience that is moving towards almost an interactive music video experience. Tapulous is carving out a new music gaming experience, fully utilizing the the unique features of the iPhone and iPod touch.

Both apps show Tapulous’ success working with bands and labels. Tap Tap Dance has ten of the most highly regarded tracks of the last few years, including an exclusive remix by Morgan Page, the “hottest remixer in the industry” (Madonna just hired him to do the official remix for her upcoming single). In the case of Christmas With Weezer, it’s the first time a major band has gone in the studio and recorded six tracks exclusively for an iPhone app.

Looking Ahead

So, what should we expect from Tapulous as we move into 2009?

Expect us to do more of this in 2009, and continue to offer premium versions of Tap Tap Revenge featuring really awesome music and a great experience. We will also continue to develop the free edition, with Tap Tap Revenge II slated for early 2009 release. These powerful technologies will be rolled back into the free version – it will be ad-supported – and users will be able to get access to the premium content they’ve purchased in the free game.

Hopefully, Tapulous will continue to grow and develop their line-up of applications over the coming year. I’m sure many users will appreciate these advanced features feeding back into the free version of the app, but the market for premium content from prestigious musicians seems to be thriving.

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