Smule Magic Piano for iPad Review

Smule has really taken advantage of the multi-touch interface that the iPhone, iPod touch, and now iPad offers with apps like Ocarina, I Am T-Pain and Leaf Trombone. Their latest app, Magic Piano is a unique game designed specifically for the iPad. What exactly is it? Find out after the break

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Magic Piano is more of a toy than an actual piano application for the iPad. There are several different modes that the game offers including solo (the game automatically starts here), where a circular and traditional piano are available, duet, songbook and world. Duet finds a partner randomly from the internet to play with while “world” lets you listen to someone play as the notes are pinpointed on top of a globe. Songbook mode lets you play a variety of songs from “Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star” to the classic “Fur Elise”. More songs are also constantly being added to the songbook and can be downloaded with a tap. Most songs take less than ten seconds to download.

Songbook mode is easily our favorite area of Magic Piano. Follow the notes down the beams of light and tap them as they disappear. It’s similar to Tap Tap Revenge, but you don’t miss notes and lose points, they stick on the screen until you play them. It isn’t made for learning how to play piano but is a great way to have fun.

It’s really hard to explain the game in words until you actually play it or see a video of it (we’ve embedded one above). It’s definitely worth the small $0.99 price tag.