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Root Beer Tapper Xbox 360
  • Publisher: Midway
  • Release Date: Feb 7, 2007
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61 out of 100

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6.3 out of 10

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  • Summary: [Xbox Live Arcade] Get ready to serve! Rediscover the classic arcade game Root Beer Tapper on Xbox Live. Take on a room full of thirsty folks and keep their mugs full as they belly up to the bar, but don't drop the empties if you want to win. Classic gameplay: Take on a bar full of thirsty folks and see if you can keep their mugs full. Grab the empty mugs before they slide off the bar, and earn extra points by collecting tips. Bonus rounds: Locate and open the one can that has not been shaken-up and serve it up to waiting patrons in the bonus rounds. Play online in either co-op or versus modes and post scores on the Xbox Live leaderboards. The best scores are kept for the current week and for all time for both co-op and versus matches. Score 12 achievements worth 200 gamerscore points. [Midway]… Expand

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  2. Mixed: 10 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11
  1. GameSpot
    73
    This is a great, cheap way to get your hands on an underappreciated arcade classic.
  2. Planet Xbox 360
    71
    For a budget (400 Microsoft points) Xbox Live Arcade title, Root Beer Tapper holds up well; if for no other reason than the amount of replay needed to grab fifty wins over Live.
  3. X360 Magazine UK
    20
    Mind-numbingly boring. [Issue#23, p.97]
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  1. SuperDude
    9
    This game is a great classic. It takes some practice and alot of skill but once you master it, it can be alot of fun once you get to serve alien's drinks in outer space.… Expand
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  2. Andyman
    5
    It's a faithful port of the arcade game. Unfortunately, the arcade game wasn't terribly fun to begin with, making this nearly irrelevant. It's worth the $5 for fans of the game. Everyone else should save their MS Points for something else.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes