Tippy Tap
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Release Date: 8^th April 2014
Developers: Gary Gallagher
Publishers: Apple Inc.
Platforms: iOS, Android
Genre: Endurance, Arcade
Players: 1
Rating: 3.5/5

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Synopsis
DONT TAP ON THE WHITE TILES. That is the only rule!!

Think it looks easy? Give it a try! Everyone can play it, but few can master it.

There are three modes in the game:

-Survival Mode: It starts out slow, how fast can you go?! Tap the bottom black tile to get started. The further you get, the faster it goes.

-Time Attack: How fast can you tap 50 black tiles?? Try and get under 7 seconds I DARE YOU!

-Distance: Tap as many black tiles as you can before the timer runs out. You've got 30 seconds!

Think you could tap that?!
GOOD LUCK!

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Aim/Objective
There are 3 game modes in Tippy Tap, each one of them is focused on lasting the longest, or tapping as many tiles as possible, this game in unlike any other. The first game mode, Survival Mode requires you to last as long as you can without losing. Time Attack Mode is the second game mode in which you need to tap 50 tiles in the quickest time you can, and Distance Mode is where you need to tap as many black tiles as you can in 30 seconds. All of the game modes in Tippy Tap offer different challenges, from concentration and coordination to speed and accuracy.

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Gameplay
The gameplay in Tippy Tap is very unique, there are an infinite number of rows that each contain 3 white tiles (are not to be tapped on) and 1 black tile (the tile that you must tap on to progress). There are 4 rows shown on screen at a time and when you click on the black tile on the row above the current row you are on (shown by the foot avatar) the rows effectively move down one. As the foot moves up, your score goes up, every move you make adds 1 to your score. For the first game mode, when you start, the rows will move automatically almost like a conveyor belt, meaning you have to quickly tap on the black tiles otherwise they will go off the bottom of the screen; causing you to lose. For the other 2 game modes, the rows only cycle when you move onto another row. Here is a screenshot of the game:

When you are playing Survival Mode, the game gets progressively harder as you progress and your score gets higher by the conveyor movements getting faster and faster. This makes it fun as you can challenge your friends to see who can get the furthest before they lose.

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Graphics
Personally. I think the graphics let the game down a bit, by no mean does this mean the game is bad as it is not, it is a very fun game to play with good potential, but the tiles and the avatar are a bit ugly. There are probably underlying reasons for this, but the avatar of the player is a foot which is quite strange. I definitely prefer the graphics from previous game I have reviewed like 1010!, TEN and 2048 as these game's graphics are much cleaner and have smooth colors. The tiles look as if they have been squished, and they have a glossy reflection which doesn't improve the aesthetics.

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Controls
For the controls, the clue is in the name. All you need to do is tap the screen to progress and add to your score. There aren't really any other controls that would work with this style of game so I don't think any improvements could be made regarding the controls.

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Facts

• There are over 2 million downloads
  
• There are over 150,000,000 game plays
  
• #1 game in iTunes 4 days after release
  
• #1 overall app for 4 weeks straight
  

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Rating
Gameplay - 8.5/10
Graphics - 5/10
Controls - 8.5/10
Overall - 7.5/10