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SingStar is a PlayStation 2 karaoke game published by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe and developed by SCEE and London Studio.

SingStar is distributed either as the software alone, or bundled with a pair of USB microphones - one red, one blue. SingStar is compatible with the EyeToy camera, allowing players to see themselves singing.

Some versions of SingStar are localised to accommodate local content depending on the territory of release. For instance, in Sweden there is a "SingStar Svenska Hits" released in 2005 containing mostly Swedish hits.

In 2005, SingStar and SingStar Party jointly received the award for originality at the BAFTA Games Awards.

Game Overview

SingStar is a popular karaoke game in which players sing to music videos in order to score points. Players interface with their PS2 via USB microphones while a music video plays on screen. Lyrics are shown at the bottom of the screen. SingStar matches a player's song voice to the original track, with players scoring points according to how accurate their singing is. Usually, two players compete simultaneously. Certain modes of SingStar may vary this basic pattern, but the principle is similar throughout. Thus, SingStar is a competitive singing game akin to games such as Dance Dance Revolution in which players attempt to replicate on screen intructions to score points.

Up to 8 players can participate in SingStar's "Pass The Mic" mode, in which teams of players face off against each other in a series of singing challenges.

SingStar is unique in that it features a single player career mode. This mode was abandoned in favour of multi-player modes in future SingStar versions.

Recent versions of SingStar measure a player's pitch only, meaning that one can sing a SingStar note in any octave and still score for it. This allows some leniency for singers who may not be capable of singing a song in as high or as low a register as the original recording.

SingStar can be played at 3 difficulty levels - easy, medium, and hard. The harder the difficulty setting, the less leeway the game allows for out of tune notes.

SingStar allows players to swap out the current disc (called the master disc) for another SingStar disc. This allows access to the songs on other versions without the need to reset the console. When a new disc is swapped in, the game retains the functionality and appearance of the master disc. By starting with a new version, players can swap in their old SingStar disc and experience them with the functionality and cosmetics of the master disc.

Gameplay modes

Sing Mode - general singing mode
Pass the Mic - multiplayer party games
Star Maker - a single player career mode

International Track List

Category: 2004 computer and video games Category: EyeToy games Category: PlayStation 2 games Category: Music video games

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