Kara Visits Tapulous to Try Out Tap Tap Revenge 2!
by Kara Swisher
Posted on March 4, 2009 at 1:02 AM PT
Last night, Tapulous launched the second version of its hugely popular iPhone game app, Tap Tap Revenge.
With Tap Tap Revenge 2, the Silicon Valley start-up is hoping to keep up the momentum of its first success on the Apple (AAPL) service.
Tap Tap has been downloaded six million times, growing strongly with only a small amount of angel funding. The game has had other versions, but this is the first major upgrade.
In it, the TTR sequel got an updated look, new features, more and special songs and, most importantly, an intense focus on social gaming. In challenges, users can try to beat the scores of others.
Tapulous also makes other apps, like Twinkle, and it is hoping to knit them into an interconnected offering.
I visited the Tapulous offices in a former storefront in downtown Palo Alto, Calif., to interview co-founders Andrew Lacy and Bart Decrem to talk about the iPhone ecosystem and where it is all going.
Here’s the video:
And here are some screenshots of TTR2:
Comments
Great article, Kara. TTR2 is a fantastic game. If you or one of your colleagues is interested in meeting more emerging iPhone game developers, I’d be happy to issue you a press pass to the upcoming iGames Summit – it’s a one day event focused on iPhone Games.
Andrew from Tapulous is on our opening panel and we have a quite a few other leaders in the space who will be joining us.
http://www.igsummit.com
Posted by Charles Hudson at March 4th, 2009 at 7:43 am