This week we look at Riddim Ribbon, a tilt-based game featuring music from The Black Eyed Peas and Tennis Stats, an incredibly detailed and functional Tennis match statistics manager.
Riddim Ribbon
Tapulous is no stranger to the iPhone app development scene. They are, after all, the people behind
Tap Tap Revenge, which literally shot to the top of iTunes' App Store charts from day one of release. With two sequels under their belt and a collection of artist-themed editions of the ubiquitous music rhythm game, the
Tap Tap franchise is a true iPhone phenomenon.
Riddim Ribbon is the latest game to come out of their doors and it acts a perfect supplement to their other music titles, despite somewhat rudimentary gameplay at launch.
The game is almost entirely based on using your accelerometer to control the ball rolling along a musical race-course. Stay on track to gain points and bonuses, while tilting in the wrong direction puts the beat out of rhythm and tone. Just like
Tap Tap, the goal is to rack up as many points as you can (score enough and the 'Medium' and 'Hard' modes of each track will be unlocked for more exciting gameplay). Each track includes several cleverly incorporated remixes that can be selected by choosing a path. Tilt to the left track for one remix, tilt to the right for the other. Meanwhile, keeping the progress bar in the bottom left corner full is vital to pass the checkpoints scattered throughout each song. On my older iPhone 3G, the game takes quite some time to load (and responds slowly to actions during the first few seconds of gameplay). Naturally,
Riddim Ribbon puts a huge strain on battery life too.
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