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Cadence Sprint
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How to play
- Tap the left pad, then the right pad, and keep alternating. The same pad twice does nothing.
- Steady taps make long strides and gold footprints. Mashing makes short ones, so keep a calm rhythm.
- Wait for the long beep. A step before it is a false start and holds you for half a second.
- Tap in time with your ghost's footsteps while you run just behind it to lock into its wake and draft.
- Race faster than your ghost and your new best run becomes the song of that track.
Controls
- Phone or tablet: Tap the two big pads at the bottom corners, left foot on the left, right foot on the right. Turn the phone to landscape.
- Mouse: Click the left and right pads, or the left and right halves of the bottom strip.
- Keyboard: Alternate Z and X, or A and D, or ← and →. Esc pauses.
- Gamepad: Alternate the left and right bumpers, or X and B, or the d-pad left and right. Start pauses.
Tips
- Tap evenly, not fast. A steady 4.6 steps a second beats mashing, and gold footprints mean your rhythm is right.
- Listen to the kick and snare: they are your ghost's feet. Tap with them while you stay just behind it to lock on.
- Wait for the long beep. A false start holds you for half a second, which costs more than a slow start.
- Your fastest time makes the new song, so a better race changes the music of that track.
About this game
Cadence Sprint is a 100 meter sprint with one big idea: your best race stays on the track as a ghost runner, and the ghost's footsteps are the music. Run fast and the song speeds up. The kick drum is its left foot, the snare is its right, and a bass line and a little melody ride on top, so every track plays a different song that only you could have made.
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You run with two pads. Tap the left pad, then the right pad, then the left again, as quickly and as evenly as you can. A steady rhythm gives you long strides and gold footprints. Mashing the pads as fast as your fingers can go does not work: uneven, frantic taps make short, stumbling strides, so a calm 4.6 steps a second beats a wild eight.
Then comes the twist. Run just behind your ghost and match its beat, and you lock into its wake: streaks of air, a swelling bass line and a real speed boost. Stay on the beat, then pull out and slingshot past it at the line. Slip off the tempo and the lock fades, so you have to listen as much as you tap. Win by a hair and the finish slows down for a photo finish; beat your best and a new, faster song is born.
Five short lessons teach one idea each, with a ghost hand that shows the first steps. Then take on 24 races across six tracks: a stadium, a beach boardwalk, a snow run, a night city, a moon base and sunset hills, in four waves from Rookie to Star. Win to earn stars and coins, and visit Ghost Radio to play every track's best race as music. Free in your browser on a phone, tablet or computer. Best in landscape.