Root Beer Tapper

 Xbox 360
  • Publisher: Midway
  • Release Date: Feb 7, 2007
Metascore
61

Mixed or average reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11
  1. GameSpot
    73
    This is a great, cheap way to get your hands on an underappreciated arcade classic.
  2. Planet Xbox 360
    71
    For a budget (400 Microsoft points) Xbox Live Arcade title, Root Beer Tapper holds up well; if for no other reason than the amount of replay needed to grab fifty wins over Live.
  3. IGN
    70
    The co-op game is rather simplistic: it hardly feels like you're playing with anyone at all, but there are a few Achievements built into it, so at least there is that challenge.
  5. GamesRadar+
    70
    At only 400 MS points, it’s a great buy if you’re looking for a pick-up-and-play time killer while you wait for those gigantic files to download on Live Marketplace.
  6. Game Chronicles
    64
    This is a great, inexpensive game if you’re a fan, but it won’t hold much lasting appeal to most people for very long. Personally I need to have many drinks in me to enjoy playing Tapper for more than 10 minutes at a time. Not root beer, but real beer.
  7. 360 Gamer Magazine UK
    60
    Give it five minutes and Root Beer Tapper can lead to hours of enjoyment. [Issue #23, p.72]
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  8. Official Xbox Magazine
    60
    Two-player action(over Live, even)is a nice modern addition, but odds are, you'll feel tapped out after just a few minutes. [Mar 2007, p.81]
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  9. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    60
    Quirky, funny and colorful, Root Beer Tapper is both cheeky and challenging and a cheap distraction on a Wednesday night. [Feb 2007, p.101]
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  10. TeamXbox
    54
    It’s one of those games that you can show to people who were alive when the original was released, and it might be fun to toy around with for an hour or so, but that’s all the life you’ll get out of the game, even with the Xbox Live support thrown in.
  11. Eurogamer
    50
    It stops being fun alarmingly quickly.
  12. X-ONE Magazine UK
    20
    Mind-numbingly boring. [Issue#23, p.97]
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User Score
6.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. SuperDude
    Aug 3, 2007
    9
    This game is a great classic. It takes some practice and alot of skill but once you master it, it can be alot of fun once you get to serve This game is a great classic. It takes some practice and alot of skill but once you master it, it can be alot of fun once you get to serve alien's drinks in outer space.… Full Review »
  2. Andyman
    Feb 14, 2007
    5
    It's a faithful port of the arcade game. Unfortunately, the arcade game wasn't terribly fun to begin with, making this nearly It's a faithful port of the arcade game. Unfortunately, the arcade game wasn't terribly fun to begin with, making this nearly irrelevant. It's worth the $5 for fans of the game. Everyone else should save their MS Points for something else.… Full Review »
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