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Tau
Staff note: There's so much joy in playing this 360-degree space shooter, controlled entirely with the crank!
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Staff note: There's so much joy in playing this 360-degree space shooter, controlled entirely with the crank! You'll be shooting enemies and avoiding obstacles while listening to a great soundtrack. A tubular shooter played entirely with the crank! Avoid obstacles and take fire at enemies while hurtling down a futuristic 360 degree road, turned with the crank. Includes a 50 stage campaign to blast through, and a daily challenge mode. Chase your own high scores (and those of others!). The high-definition pseudo-3D art is accompanied by a thumping retrosynth drum'n'bass soundtrack.
- Crank: Required
- Tilt: Not used
- Microphone: Not used
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Music by Damare
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Tau is controlled entirely with the crank, and requires some precision. The dpad and buttons are used to navigate the menu.
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Tau Playdate Review.
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Gameplay and impressions / Panic
Playdate Catalog - Tau - New Release
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Gameplay and impressions / Destination Playdate
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Gameplay and impressions / DaileyBeating
The Star Wars Trench Run in the Palm of my Hands! --- Playdate Catalog Drop 14 Impressions, Tau
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Kelleher Bros.
Playdate game reviews
Lucas Kelleher
2024-07-31
Made by Gareth Williams, Tau is a 3D on-rails shooter in the vein of Star Fox and Space Harrier, but controlled entirely with the crank. This game has gates to fly through like Star Fox and checker-patterned terrain like Space Harrier. However, unlike those titles, your ship is always firing project
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Tau Campaign Best
- 1 heckseven 33,117,334
- 2 dalelane 25,145,736
- 3 DrFreundlich 16,567,832
- 4 Niah_Naiad 15,179,831
- 5 Pippi 13,971,936
- 6 croplay 12,166,132
- 7 8419847184783848 12,063,538
- 8 Bayernherz 11,950,033
- 9 MobsterLobster 9,982,637
- 10 NewAzazelCD 9,060,224
Tau Daily
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Age note: We think this game is appropriate for everyone.
AI: This game's developer created it without the use of generative AI.