<s>
Tap	B-Language
Tap	I-Language
Revenge	I-Language
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Tap	B-Language
Tap	I-Language
Revenge	I-Language
Classic	I-Language
was	O
a	O
music	B-Application
game	I-Application
created	O
by	O
Nate	O
True	O
,	O
and	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Tapulous	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
in	O
July	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
Tapulous	O
 '	O
Tap	B-Application
Tap	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
began	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
SDK	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
was	O
originally	O
entitled	O
Tap	B-Language
Tap	I-Language
Revolution	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
"	O
shakes	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
require	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
move	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
or	O
iPad	B-Device
(	O
although	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
former	O
two	O
)	O
to	O
the	O
right	O
,	O
left	O
,	O
or	O
middle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
reception	O
was	O
generally	O
positive	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
became	O
the	O
most	O
downloaded	O
free	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
for	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Tap	B-Application
Tap	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Tap	B-Language
Tap	I-Language
Revenge	I-Language
3	O
and	O
Tap	B-Language
Tap	I-Language
Revenge	I-Language
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Via	O
a	O
post	O
on	O
their	O
Facebook	O
page	O
,	O
as	O
of	O
January	O
2014	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
by	O
owner	O
Disney	O
and	O
it	O
no	O
longer	O
plans	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
modeled	O
after	O
Konami	O
's	O
popular	O
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
series	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
5	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Tapulous	O
announced	O
the	O
Tap	B-Language
Tap	I-Language
Revenge	I-Language
franchise	O
will	O
come	O
to	O
a	O
halt	O
and	O
every	O
single	O
server	O
be	O
shut	O
down	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
the	O
Tap	B-Language
Tap	I-Language
Revenge	I-Language
games	O
will	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
downloadable	O
on	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
11	O
,	O
2007	O
Nate	O
True	O
released	O
Tap	B-Language
Tap	I-Language
Revolution	I-Language
(	O
named	O
after	O
,	O
and	O
based	O
on	O
,	O
the	O
popular	O
music	B-Application
game	I-Application
series	O
Dance	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
)	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
via	O
his	O
personal	O
blog	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
pre-dated	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
SDK	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
players	O
were	O
required	O
to	O
jailbreak	B-Application
their	O
iPhone	B-Device
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
soon	O
became	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
games	O
for	O
jailbroken	B-Application
iPhones	B-Device
,	O
and	O
received	O
media	O
attention	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
8	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
True	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
at	O
launch	O
as	O
a	O
revamped	O
game	O
under	O
the	O
Tap	B-Language
Tap	I-Language
Revenge	I-Language
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
Tap	B-Application
Tap	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Tapulous	O
re-released	O
the	O
title	O
as	O
Tap	B-Language
Tap	I-Language
Revenge	I-Language
Classic	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
appears	O
that	O
Tap	B-Language
Tap	I-Language
Revenge	I-Language
Classic	I-Language
is	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
total	O
installed	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
2.0	O
user	O
base	O
was	O
5-6	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
,	O
Apple	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
the	O
second-most	O
downloaded	O
free	O
application	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
from	O
their	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
most	O
downloaded	O
free	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2009	O
,	O
internet	O
marketing	O
research	O
company	O
comScore	O
announced	O
the	O
results	O
of	O
a	O
study	O
which	O
claimed	O
1	O
in	O
3	O
U.S.	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
users	O
had	O
downloaded	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
application	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
2nd	O
generation	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
advertising	O
campaign	O
,	O
Apple	O
featured	O
Tap	B-Language
Tap	I-Language
Revenge	I-Language
in	O
print	O
and	O
television	O
ads	O
with	O
the	O
headline	O
"	O
The	O
funnest	O
iPod	O
ever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
spawned	O
three	O
direct	O
sequels	O
,	O
Tap	B-Application
Tap	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
Tap	B-Language
Tap	I-Language
Revenge	I-Language
3	O
,	O
and	O
Tap	B-Language
Tap	I-Language
Revenge	I-Language
4	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
spin-offs	O
and	O
artist-centric	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
digital	O
distribution	O
of	O
the	O
Tap	B-Application
Tap	I-Application
series	O
has	O
over	O
15	O
million	O
combined	O
downloads	O
.	O
</s>
