
Tadpole Tap
by: Outerminds Inc.
Arcade
Tadpole Tap by Outerminds Inc. is an Arcade Infinite Jumper where you use your tongue to grab on trees and escape from piranhas trying to eat you. There are lots of power ups to get and flies to eat in this Pixel Art toad larva adventure.
Review
Gameplay 80%
Tadpole Tap is an Infinite Jumper where you take control of a tadpole that got attacked by piranhas in its pond, and it’s escaping by grabbing tree branches with its tongue and going as high up as possible, while eating flies, bettles, colored energy balls and other bugs in the way.
Graphics 80%
Tadpole Tap features 16-Bit pixel art graphics, and you’ll see mostly green blue-ish colors. The animals you see have little animation, but there are somenice details like the leaves falling down when you land on them, and the multicolored energy balls have a nice lighting effect, and you get to see the classic “X-Ray” esqueleton effect when you touch them.
Production Quality 70%
Tadpole Tap offers just the kind of experience you’d expect from an Arcade Endless Jumper nowadays. It has simple touch controls, gets challenging as you go up, and there are many things to unlock, but there’s nothing that makes it stand out from other similar games. Sure, you may not have played a game starring a toad’s larva, but that’s not really a reason to stick around playing it for more than a few minutes.
Value for your Money 60%
Tadpole Tap is free on Google Play and the App Store, but there are in-app transactions and ads. When you lose, you can watch a video ad to continue, and there’s a banner advertisement always showing in the menu screen. You can also watch ads to earn flies, but if you want to buy a 10,000 flies character, it’ll take way too many videos for that.Launch Video
Summary
Tadpole Tap is a good option for casual gamers looking for a simple arcade title. If you enjoy infinite jumpers with pixel art, check it out, just keep in mind that is not great, and it’s meant just to keep you busy for a few minutes, by the time you get to 100 meters, you may leave it at that. Pros- Nice 16-Bit Pixel Art Graphics
- Simple touch gameplay with many power ups to get
- The enviroment changes a lot as you go up, with many challenges appearing to keep you busy
- Buying extra characters is way to expensive
- No achivements or extra challenges, just an endless level