Tiamatini

I bought Tap Tap Revenge 3 yesterday for the bargain price of $0.99 – I hasten to add that I have since paid $2.99 for a bundle of sings, but that’s a whole different matter, and not really necessary unless you have a particularly strong desire to play along to some of your favourite songs rather than just the free tracks available.

Essentially the game is, quite clearly, an adaptation of Guitar Hero or Rock Band for the iPhone, and despite the intense pain that developed from hovering my hand over my phone, it really is damn good fun!  For those unfamiliar with the concept, you have to hit the coloured platforms at the end of the runway as the coloured balls land on them, and at times it’s not quite as easy as it may seem.  It had been a while since I’d played a rhythm game, so initially I was slightly foxed by the easy tracks, panicking when more than one ball rolled down at once and just frantically hitting everything in sight until the frenzy passed, however, once I regained my composure I realised that the easy ones are just that, a little easy and lacking in challenge and have since tried my hand at some of the medium and hard tracks available.  Despite having studied music to quite a high level, and having a pretty good sense of rhythm, there are still times when the hard tracks frustrate me and I can’t quite get the rhythm right – it’s the syncopated ones that get me, I always forget about the off-beat, and frankly if I’m not getting 100% hits I’m just not satisfied, but that’s a personal thing, and by no means essential for getting on with the game. Read the rest of this entry »