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  • Summary: Sync to the rhythm and drum away to those notes! The traditional Japanese drumming rhythm game, Taiko no Tatsujin, comes to Apple Arcade.

    Each song comes with its own unique note charts. Sync to the rhythm and tap the drum in accordance with the notes. The Soul Gauge fills up if taps are
    Sync to the rhythm and drum away to those notes! The traditional Japanese drumming rhythm game, Taiko no Tatsujin, comes to Apple Arcade.

    Each song comes with its own unique note charts. Sync to the rhythm and tap the drum in accordance with the notes.

    The Soul Gauge fills up if taps are timed to the music notes, but loses steam when they are not. If the Soul Gauge is filled past the clear line when the song ends, then it's CLEARED!
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  1. Jul 2, 2021
    90
    In its current state, Taiko no Tatsujin Pop Tap Beat is a great addition to Apple Arcade. Hopefully it gets more songs and even modes through big updates like many of the games on the service have been getting in recent months. If you’ve never played a game in the series before, Taiko no Tatsujin Pop Tap Beat is a super polished entry that is light on content right now but is still a joy to play and a great rhythm game to just pickup and play.
  2. Apr 20, 2021
    85
    Taiko no Tatsujin: Pop Tap Beat is an excellent debut for Bandai Namco's rhythm series on Apple Arcade with a colorful, immediate and really fun episode.
  3. 70
    There's all the usual Taiko charm in there, from the expansive range of silly costumes to dress your character in, to the explosion of bouncy energy in the background whenever you get on a roll. There's even online play, though I wasn't able to get a match going in my testing time (perhaps it's not the most popular of the 30 game drop to work through). I'm sure it'll catch an audience though. It is, after all, Taiko the Drum. That's a level of charm that is difficult to resist.
  4. May 6, 2021
    60
    Taiko no Tatsujin Pop Tap Beat is a solid offering for Apple Arcade, though you won't be playing it for a terribly long time. Tapping to the beat of the 30+ songs on the playlist is fun, the colorful whimsy of dancing animals that plays out on-screen during a song is delightful, but there's only so much a playlist that small can do, and so you may find yourself lacking a reason to stick around. It's fun while it lasts, but Taiko no Tatsujin Pop Tap Beat only marches to the beat of its own drum for so long.
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