Though, to qualify, it’s a limited type of fun by gamer conventions. So why did it take me so long to put SingStar down and commit my thoughts on the game to words, choosing instead to stay up far later than intended as I tried to figure out just what the game wants in its measure of rap ability? style), but it will make you question that sense of competence and the confidence in your abilities so hard-won by performing live in front of friends and strangers. To put it bluntly, not only will SingStar punish the karaoke singer for every deviation from the original (i.e. While faithful duplication is somewhat encouraged, the really good singers understand that karaoke is an expression of a song as you would sing it. Contrast this to live karaoke, where the heart and soul of the experience is personal interpretation of a familiar song. In practice, this means that the game tells you exactly how the song goes, and if you don’t measure up, you fail. While the game eschews all of the button manipulation that is the baseline standard of console games - even the superficially similar Guitar Hero/Rock Band cousins - to measure and evaluate the voice electronically SingStar by necessity can only test your pitch and frequency and match it to an exacting pre-ordained arrangement. In fact, for people who - despite harboring no grand illusions of American Idol stardom - are generally considered good karaoke singers, SingStar can be maddeningly frustrating.įor starters, SingStar is structured as a game, and game play requires precision. It took all of about 15 minutes to realize that SingStar is not karaoke on a console. My wife and I being self-confessed devotees of that oft-maligned but internationally treasured Asian export, I couldn’t pass up the chance to port those late bar nights to the convenience of my living room and engage in a little competitive caterwauling. When PopMatters offered me the chance to review the latest iteration, I jumped at it. With the holidays coming up, Singstar offers a highly enjoyable way to celebrate and countless hours of fun for everyone.On the surface, SingStar seems like it would be the karaoke-lover’s dream game: a microphone, a song list, and familiar follow-the-highlighted-words set up, all there on your home console.
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Titles are available as standalone sets or with microphones, and you will want to note that PS 2 Microphones do not work with the PS 3 system and vice versa, but PS 3 owners will be able to play the stand-alone versions of the games. A great feature of the set is the ability to share your performances online in the Playstation community or to increase your song collections by purchasing songs online from the Singstore. Singstar Country continues the winning success by offering hits from the top country artists including Alan Jackson, Gretchen Wilson, and Jessica Simpson.īranching out for the PS 3 there is Sing Star Volume 2 which offers hits from The Killers, Eminem and Gorillaz to name but a few. The three new releases are Singstar Legends which features an impressive array of hits from artists including The Police, The Beach Boys, Johnny Cash, Nirvana and many more.
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Instead of having to sing along to generic backgrounds, players can now sing along to the actual music videos of the stars as well as be scored on details ranging from pitch, rhythm, and tone.Ī nice feature of the series is the ability to record your performances using the Eye Toy camera which is a great way to capture those moments at parties. For those unfamiliar with the games, the successful series is a high tech form of Karaoke that combines the hottest modern songs with video of the stars performing their top hits. The popular Singstar line continues with an impressive series of releases for owners of the Playstation 2 and Playstation 3 systems. Published on November 12th, 2008 | by simeon 0 Three New Singstar Titles