Root Beer Tapper - Xbox Live Arcade review

Belly up to the bar for some arcade-style, near-beer alcoholism

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In fact, there are a few ways to lose your job. Sliding a root beer down a bar void of patrons is one way; sliding a mug past a customer paying attention to the entertainment at the top of the screen or who's in mid-drink is another. And if one of your impatient barflies reaches your end of the bar before you serve them, that’s another life lost.

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GenreArcade
DescriptionDigital Eclipse is giving us another reason to drink on a weekday.
Platform"Xbox 360"
Release date1 January 1970 (US), 1 January 1970 (UK)
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