Tap Trial

Think you've got what it takes to tap-dance with the monkeys?

— Tap Trial Description

Template:Game-NavTemplate:Minigame infobox Tap Trial (タップダンス^?, Tappu Dansu) is the twenty-ninth game in Rhythm Tengoku. The game is about a girl who is learning to tap dance like the monkeys. A sequel is unlocked later on called Turbo Tap Trial.

Gameplay

File:Tapdance.png

The girl (the character played in this game) dances simultaneously with the two monkeys and must follow their signals. If the monkeys let out a small cry, it signals to tap once right afterwards. If they make two noises, then it signals to tap twice quickly afterwards. If the monkey yells as all the characters raise their arms, it signals to tap three times quickly afterwards. If the monkey yelps, it signals to tap the moment the girl and monkeys have landed a jump.

Controls

• A: Tap

Timing Notes

• Hit: The girl taps on the beat.
• Barely: A quick "dink" sound is heard. A barely counts as a hit.
• Miss: The girl taps off beat, causing the Giraffe to huff sadly. If missed on where the monkeys yelp, the girl will incorrectly land.

Rating Notes

• Try Again: "Disappointing..."
• OK: "Pretty good...for a human."
• Superb: "It feels good to belong!"

Rating Screens

• Tap Trial Try Again.PNG

  "Disappointing..."

• Tap Trial OK.PNG

  "Pretty good...for a human."

• Tap Trial Superb.PNG

  "It feels good to belong!"

Rhythm Heaven Fever

Think you've got what it takes to tap-dance with the monkeys? (Has anyone ever written that sentence before?)

— Tap Trial Description (US version)

Good evening, Miss! Come and meet your tap partners for tonight. Please don't step on their tails.

— Tap Trial Description (European version)

Tap Trial (タップダンス|Tappu Dansu) is remade in Rhythm Heaven Fever as an Extra Game. This can be unlocked for 44 medals. (Remember, medals are earned when getting a superb. You can't get medals for Night Walk or Extra Games.) The rating screens are changed in this minigame. The controls and timing notes are the same as before.

Gameplay

File:Tap Trial Wii gameplay.png

The girl (the character played in this game) dances simultaneously with the two monkeys and must follow their signals. If the monkeys let out a small cry, it signals to tap once right afterwards. If they make two noises, then it signals to tap twice quickly afterwards. If the monkey yells as all the characters raise their arms, it signals to tap three times quickly afterwards. If the monkey yelps, it signals to tap the moment the girl and monkeys have landed a jump.

Controls

• A: Tap

Timing Notes

• Hit: The girl taps on the beat.
• Barely: A barely counts as a hit.
• Miss: The girl taps off beat, causing the Giraffe to huff sadly. If missed on where the monkeys yelp, the girl will incorrectly land.

Rating Notes

US Version

• Try Again: "Disappointing..."
• OK: "Pretty good...for a human."
• Superb: "It feels good to belong!"

European Version

• Try Again: "How disappointing!"
• OK: "Nice, but you made a few slip ups."
• Superb: "What a wonderful feeling!"

Rating Screens

• Tap Trial Wii Try Again.png

  "Disappointing..."

• Tap Trial Wii OK.png

  "Pretty good...for a human."

• Tap Trial Wii Superb.png

  "It feels good to belong!"

Rhythm Heaven Megamix

Template:Game-NavTemplate:Minigame infoboxTap Trial (タップダンス|Tappu Dansu) is a minigame from Rhythm Tengoku and later Rhythm Heaven Fever that returns in Rhythm Heaven Megamix.

Gameplay

File:Tap Trial 3DS gameplay.png

The gameplay is the exact same like in GBA and Wii version, but the tutorial text is now updated for each cues you must follow. The 3D Effect of the Nintendo 3DS were added in this game to give more details as when Tap Trial Girl and monkeys are tapping together, the red little stars appear. The controls and the entire game itself are left original.

Controls

Button Mode

• A: Tap

Simple Tap Mode

• Tap: Tap

Timing Notes

• Hit: The girl taps on the beat.
• Barely: A barely counts as a hit.
• Miss: The girl taps off beat, causing the Giraffe to huff sadly. If missed on where the monkeys yelp, the girl will incorrectly land.

Rating Notes

• Try Again: "Gotta tap out."
• OK: "You were ALMOST as good as a monkey..."
• Superb: "Tap loves you too, Giraffe!"

Rating Screens

• Tap Trial 3DS Try Again.PNG

  "Gotta tap out."

• Tap Trial 3DS OK.PNG

  "You were ALMOST as good as a monkey..."

• Tap Trial 3DS Superb.PNG

  "Tap loves you too, Giraffe!"

Trivia

• This game was graphically updated for Rhythm Heaven Fever as an Extra Game, which is unlocked after accumulating 44 Medals.
  • The monkeys are noticeably smaller in the Fever version, most likely to make them more consistent with the other monkeys in that game.
• This game has the most variations and graphical changes out of all the games in the entire series, having a whopping five different variations- the original, the sequel variant in Turbo Tap Trial with MAN-K, the Remix 5 variant featuring "delinquent" monkeys and a blonde woman, and two other variants used in Remix 7 and Remix 8- one with a Chinese theme and yellow monkeys taking place in the sky, and one with pigs instead of monkeys, taking place inside a kitchen.
  • Rhythm Heaven Megamix introduces two more variants to Tap Trial in the Songbird Remix, featuring the woman and the monkeys all dressed up like birds while tap dancing inside a birdcage, and in the Challenge Train mission Wario...Where? which replaces the girl with Ashley and has Red riding the Giraffe. This brings the total of variations for this minigame to 7.
• This is one of a few games to have different rating screens of both versions.
• In Superb rating screen of Megamix, Tap Trial Girl's arm changed its position and the giraffe has 2 hairs on its back instead of having multiple like in Fever it did. The reason why this rating screen was a bit changed in Megamix is unknown.

Rhythm Heaven Fever	Rhythm Heaven Megamix
File:Tap Trial Fever.png	File:Tap Trial The Best +.png

In Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	タップダンス
French	Claquettes
Spanish	Claqué si miesco