Fancy testing your reflexes? Tappi Bear All In One 2 definitely hands you this challenge. Also, if there was an award for "Cutest iPod Game", then Tappi Bear would win it, hands down. Originally released as separate games, Tappi Bear All In One 2 combines five of the series into one nifty little app. The five games to choose from are:
Tap Tap Spring Tap left and right on the iPod screen to a bear on a pogo stick up the screen via a series of platforms. Your score accumulates quicker if your bear picks up donuts during his epic bouncing, and if you manage to bounce him in a long succession without falling off a platform.
Tap Tap Spring features a charming little bear in a familiar red and blue dungarees combo. Clearly a nod to Mario here. It may seem simple at first, but the higher you progress up the screen, the harder the challenge becomes. Platforms will begin to get smaller and more spaced out.
Tappi Bubble Tappi Bubble uses the familiar "match three colours" format seen in games such as Bust-A-Move. In this brief little game, players must shoot bubbles at the ones descending from the top of the screen. The bubbles can be cleared once three or more bubbles of the same colour have been connected.
This is one of the most enjoyable mini-games in the collection, and can definitely get very addictive.
Rainbow Band The frantic gameplay of Tappi Bear is truly demonstrated here. Players get to conduct an orchestra of colourful birds by tapping the numbers above their heads in the right order. Time quickly runs out during this game, and panic sets in when you soon realise that this is much harder than it first seemed.
This is an enjoyable one if you have decent reflexes. To those who do not though, this may be a little too frustrating for the most part. Oh, but those little birds are damn cute though.
Tap Tap Kick This game sees Tappi Bear attempting to prevent his football from hitting the ground. This is achieved by tapping the football to make sure it stays in the air. Like all the other games, donuts can be picked up for a few more bonus points too.
I found this to be one of the most enjoyable games in this collection. Yes, once again it's brief, but this is a tricky game to master as you progress through your keepy-uppy challenge.
Donut Fever If you've ever played one of the Mochi Game's "Papa's Pizzeria" or "Papa's Burgers" games, then the gameplay offered in Donut Fever should at least be somewhat familiar to you.
Donut Fever sees you serving up different donut shapes, with a choice of different toppings, and icing colours to host of sweet-tooth customers. Mess up on three donut orders, and it is game over.
For the most part, Donut Fever is pretty simple, but it is quite easy to slip up on an order when you panic that the queue is getting longer, and more impatient. It's an easy game to get to grips with, and also a very enjoyable one too.
Tappi Bear All In One 2 is an adorable collection that is definitely worth picking up. There may not be much to each of the games, but the level of re-playability comes from the cute visuals, and the addictive nature of the gameplay.
The game adopts a series of Game Center achievements, as well as the ability to earn in-game cash to unlock a collection of cute wallpapers.
For an another overload of cute, be sure to check out Tappi Bear All In One 1.
Tappi Bear All In One is the first Tappi Bear game that combines nine different games into one app. The company have since released more like this, but yet Tappi Bear All In One 1 is perhaps my favourite. The gameplay involved is frantic, challenging, but very addictive. Wario Ware is probably the best game series to compare Tappi Bear to, due to the sheer variety of games, the fast and frantic game play, and definitely, the addictive nature. The eight games included are:
Space Rush For this one, Tappi Bear has been sent to space! Guide Tappi bear through space, avoiding any obstacles along the way, and collecting as many donuts for bonus points as possible.
Donut Dance Donut Dance works like Simple Simon and many other memory games-but with added dancing. Players must watch closely as a host of bears dance away, whilst passing a donut amongst each other. Once they cease their dancing, players must recall who is holding the donut last.
Be warned-this game gets incredibly fast and frantic, and will literally leave you cross eyed at times, but it's one of the most addictive games in this collection.
Donut Ninja Players must tap the left and right sections of the screen to repel hoards of hungry ninjas by flinging donuts in their direction. If you slip up and the ninjas reach you, it is game over. Of course, with the frantic pace of each of these games, it's quite quick to reach game over, and Donut Ninja definitely proves that.
KungFu Battle KungFu Battle is very similiar to Donut Ninja in actual fact. In this game, Tappi Bear has to fend off a hoard of enemy bears by swatting a nunchuck either on the left or right hand side. Donuts once again can be picked up for bonuses.
Some enemies are tougher than others, which can be quite tense at times when a huge hoard is descending on your little bear. Also, game over is imminent very quickly, so this adds to the panic factor.
Tap Tap Jump Tap Tap Jump sees Tappi swinging from a left and right vine in order to traverse up to donuts, and high scores. However, hit an enemy on the way up, and it's an immediate game over.
This was actually my least favourite game in the collection, as tapping left and right to swing to each vine is not always overly responsive. Also, it's incredibly hard to avoid enemy bears most of the time.
Chick Farm Perhaps the cutest game in this collection, Chick Farm allows players to take control of a small pen full of chicks. The aim is to drag and drop the chicks away from dangerous sections in the pen, such as mud, and enemies. The score is based on how many chicks you have managed to save from death when the timer has reached zero.
As well as this being the cutest, Chick Farm is also one of the most enjoyable. It's a simple premise, but this simplicity really works.
Trick or Tappi My favourite game in this collection, Trick or Tappi is very similiar to another iPod App I love, Zoo Keeper. In this version, players must swap and change sweet treats to create groups of three or more. Donuts can be collected (surprise, surprise) as bonus points, and bombs occasionally drop, which allow you to wipe out a large area of the grid for more points.
Whilst this idea has been tried and tested many times before, it does not stop Trick or Tappi from being so overly addictive. Also, who can resist seeing a cute little bear in a wizard outfit, seriously?
Tappi Xmas Tappi Xmas requires you to tip the iPod from side to side in order to navigate Tappi through a snowy course. Bigger scores can be achieved if you guide your cute little bear into presents, candy canes and, as with every other Tappi Bear game, donuts.
Overall, Tappi Bear All In One 1 is an adorable, cute and addictive collection of games. Whilst some are definitely better than others, and all are pretty brief, there is plenty of re-playability here. The best in this collection is a tie between Chick Farm and Trick or Tappi for me personally.
I strongly suggest checking out Tappi Bear All In One 2 if you like the sound of this one!
