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==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
[[File:Screenshot Wii Tap Troupe.png|thumb]] | [[File:Screenshot Wii Tap Troupe.png|thumb]] | ||
In this game, the player controls one of | In this game, the player controls one of [[The Tall Tappers]]. The tappers' legs occupy most of the screen, while their faces are seen in the bottom left. The player must maintain a steady beat of tap dancing with the rest of the tappers. | ||
At certain parts of the game, a voice says "Rea-dy!" indicating a rhythm change. The player must shift to a 4:3 polymeter rhythm. This continues until the voice says "Tap, tap, tap!", signaling the rhythm is going to change back. The final "tap" is always on the next available beat in the original groove, regardless of where the previous two land, meaning the distance between the second and third tap is occasionally shorter or longer. | At certain parts of the game, a voice says "Rea-dy!" indicating a rhythm change. The player must shift to a 4:3 polymeter rhythm. This continues until the voice says "Tap, tap, tap!", signaling the rhythm is going to change back. The final "tap" is always on the next available beat in the original groove, regardless of where the previous two land, meaning the distance between the second and third tap is occasionally shorter or longer. | ||
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==[[Timing Display]]== | ==[[Timing Display]]== | ||
{{Timing | {{Timing | ||
|just=The player taps in time with the others. When changing back to the regular rhythm, the player taps extra hard, and | |just=The player taps in time with the others. When changing back to the regular rhythm, the player taps extra hard, and [[The Tall Tappers]] gleefully say "OK!". Halfway through the game, the tapper on the left also brings out a confetti popper, and a little after tappers wave their arms up with their hands in an OK sign. | ||
|miss=The player taps off the beat, making a "tick" sound. The others glare at the player. During [[Practice]], they glance over instead. | |miss=The player taps off the beat, making a "tick" sound. The others glare at the player. During [[Practice]], they glance over instead. | ||
|through=The player taps at the wrong time or doesn't tap at all. The others blow a raspberry and make an embarrassed face at the player. During [[Practice]], they glance over instead.}} | |through=The player taps at the wrong time or doesn't tap at all. The others blow a raspberry and make an embarrassed face at the player. During [[Practice]], they glance over instead.}} | ||
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P1 controls the Tall Tapper on the far left, with cyan shoes, and P2 controls the one on the far right, with orange shoes. Aside from a spotlight appearing in the middle of the game, there are no other differences.<gallery>Screenshot Wii Tap Troupe Two Player.png</gallery>{{clear}} | P1 controls the Tall Tapper on the far left, with cyan shoes, and P2 controls the one on the far right, with orange shoes. Aside from a spotlight appearing in the middle of the game, there are no other differences.<gallery>Screenshot Wii Tap Troupe Two Player.png</gallery>{{clear}} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* | *[[The Tall Tappers]]' box-headed, human-like appearance resembles the [[Space Dancers]] and [[The Paddler]]s from previous games. The troupe's leader is also [[Reading Material (Rhythm Heaven Fever)#At the Auditions|implied]] to be [[Space Gramps]], furthering the connection. | ||
*The "Rea-dy!" audio cue is later repurposed in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'' for [[Lockstep]] in [[Right-Hand Remix]], [[Flock Step]] in [[Final Remix]] and [[Tangotronic 3000]] for the finishing pose. | *The "Rea-dy!" audio cue is later repurposed in ''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]'' for [[Lockstep]] in [[Right-Hand Remix]], [[Flock Step]] in [[Final Remix]] and [[Tangotronic 3000]] for the finishing pose. | ||
==Unused== | ==Unused== | ||