Beat Bounce

Beat Bounce is a one-button rhythm platformer. A glossy ball bounces along a level that is built from the song itself: it lands on every beat, and every landing plays the next note of the melody. Walls and bars sit on the drum hits. Tap as the ball lands in front of a wall and it bounces high over it; hold to roll under a bar and let go at its end. Play it well and you play the tune, with lead, bass, pads and drums all synthesised as the music runs.

Twenty-four quick levels are spread over four worlds, Candy, Neon, Forest and Space, each faster and busier than the last, from 88 to 141 beats per minute. Every level has a par score, keeps your best and hands out three stars: one for finishing, one for beating par and one for hitting every note. A missed tap bumps the ball back with a soft boing and costs your combo, never the run, so every song plays to its end. Groove Line is the endless mode: the tempo keeps rising and the worlds roll past until your groove runs out, and your high score is saved on this device.

The next three beats are marked on the ground and the whole level pulses with the rhythm, so you can play with the sound off. If your taps feel early or late, the tap-along calibration screen measures the delay and remembers it. Tap anywhere or press Space, hold to roll, P pauses and M mutes.