Disney Sing It: High School Musical 3 Senior Year Review

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(More customer reviews)4.0 out of 5 stars Great for HSM Fans! (and not just tweens...), April 15, 2009
ByA. W. McCary "shopaholic and travel addict" - See all my reviews
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4.0 out of 5 stars
I'm a 24-year-old fan of all things musical, including the High School Musical movies. I previously purchased the original High School Musical Sing It for Wii (the one with music from the first and second movies) and was disappointed by the lame graphics and difficult menus... but I still couldn't resist this game when I saw it.

This game is definitely an improvement over the last one! (I plan on ditching my old game completely.) You get to sing along to the actual footage from the movies, and I like the menus much better. All in all I find it to be more user-friendly than the past game, and it has different levels for singing (Easy, Normal, Hard), which is great for beginners. It also allows you to choose which character part you wish to sing by name, rather than having to guess which characters are "Part 1" and "Part 2" in the old game. I thoroughly enjoy this, and went through at least half the songs the first time I played it.

I gave it four stars because I would really like to see an opportunity to download more songs. Wii is a great platform for party/get-together games, and a good karaoke game utilizing the Wii connectivity feature to stream or download songs would be a great thing. Also, I would like to see wireless microphones, because I feel like there's an audio delay between what I see on my HDTV and what I sing... if it had a calibration feature like Guitar Hero, that would improve it tremendously in terms of accuracy.

I may be an "older" fan of the Disney HSM franchise, but I think this would be really fun for kids too, especially if you put it on level "Easy" and just let them rock out!

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Disney Sing It! is a new video-based karaoke game that features a mix of popular fan-faves and the hottest new Disney talents. Available this holiday, the first game in this rockin- new franchise comes with a Logitech microphone and features songs and videos from Disney Channel-s summer blockbuster,Camp Rock, along with other Disney favorites, including Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, Hannah Montana and theHigh School Musicalmovies. With the microphone, players can belt out today-s chart topping tunes and have a blast along with their friends and Disney stars! USA. Rated E for Everyone.

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Karaoke Revolution Bundle Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought this game for my daughter for christmas, she loves the game.She loves to customize the characters, and sing.What amazes me is that the company spent so much time with the customization of character and venue, but forgot the music part.I bought the game for the wii, I was told that you could download new music, but i just found out the wii version does not have that option.It cost more, but doesn't have that option. Surprise Surprise..It's only been a few days and my daughter already wants new songs to sing to, and I just found out I spent 50 dollars for a game that i can't add new music too.If i had known that I wouldn't have bought it.In a couple weeks that game will end up collecting dust, because everyone is tired of the same song over and over again. I'd like to know if the company is going to make a patch to fix this problem...

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Karaoke Revolution returns with an all-new lineup of music, characters, and venues! Get the party started with friends or perform solo and rise to the top of the charts. Sing to 50 new master tracks, choose from 16 different venues, and enjoy online Modes with your friends. Tailor your game experience with customizable characters, wild outfits and accessories, and create your own custom venues! Keep the party going with a fresh new selection of downloadable master tracks. Can you handle the spotlight?

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Karaoke Revolution: Presents American Idol Encore 2 w/Microphone Review

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(More customer reviews)With the increase in music based games (Rockband, Guitar Hero) I didn't really think this would have much to offer, considering it is only singing, but I was wrong. I found the game to be highly entertaining. The song list is pretty decent and at the time of its release there were 151 downloadable songs. I suggest if you do get it buy an additional microphone (Rockband and Guitar Hero mics work) as it will allow you to play against another person, or groups of two against groups of two in duets battle. For people in my family who care less about videogames and having not only played it, but enjoyed it, it tells you the game is pretty entertaining. If you are a fan of karaoke, singing in the shower or while driving, this game will rock your socks off. It's pure simple fun for all ages. I highly recommend it as a party game or solo. Worth every cent.

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Live out your dream as a singing sensation with Karaoke RevolutionPresents: American Idol Encore 2! Play with friends and family online using the brand new co-op head-to-head mode (PlayStation3 system and Xbox 360 only), or compete in front of all three American Idol judges and sing your way to stardom. Tailor your game experience with all-new enhanced and customizable characters, features and downloadable songs (PlayStation 3 system and Xbox 360 only). Are you ready to be the next American Idol?

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Lips: Party Classics Review

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(More customer reviews)This is probably the best of the Lips offerings thus far for overall singable/fun music. A good selection of songs from 60's, 70', 80's, 90's and 00's. Most of the songs have the original videos which is cool, especially of you grew up in the 80's with MTV.Some of the oldest songs (60's and some 70's) do not have videos- presumaby because they didn't have videos then!In those cases Lips plays still images of the Artists in a slideshow-same as with previous versions.

There was no song listing on Amazon or Xbox's Lips's product page..so here it is...

Lips Party Classics 40 Songs
1.What's Up ~4 Non Blondes
2.Black Velvet ~ Alannah Myles
3.Rehab ~ Amy Winehouse
4.Doctor Jones ~ Aqua
5.Love Shack ~ The B-52's
6.Let's Get It Started ~ The Black Eyes Peas
7.Word Up ~ Cameo
8.Tubthumping ~ Chumbawumba
9.Rhythm of the Night ~ Debarge
10.Groove Is In The Heart ~ Deee-Lite
11.I Touch Myself ~ Divinyls
12.American Pie ~ Don McLean
13.Son Of A Preacher Man ~ Dusty Springfield
14.I Want To Know What Love Is ~ Foreigner
15.I Will Survive ~ Gloria Gaynor
16.Laid ~ James
17.You're Beautiful ~ James Blunt
18.Rock and Roll All Nite ~ Kiss
19.Sweet Home Alabama ~ Lynyrd Skynyrd
20.She Will Be Loved ~ Maroon 5
21.To Be With You ~ Mr. Big
22.These Boots Are Made For Walking ~ Nancy Sinatra
23.True Faith ~ New Order
24.Live Is Life ~ Opus
25.When A Man Loves A Woman ~ Percy Sledge
26.Every Rose Has Its Thorn ~ Poison
27.Brass In Pocket ~ The Pretenders
28.Shinny Happy People ~ R.E.M.
29.I'm Too Sexy ~ Right Said Fred
30.Addicted To Love ~ Robert Palmer
31.Kiss Me ~ Sixpence None The Richer
32.Wannabe ~ The Spice Girls
33.Friday I'm In Love ~ The Cure
34.My Sharona ~ The Knack
35.Unchained Melody ~ The Righteous Brothers
36.I Think We're Alone Now ~ Tiffany
37.It's Not Unusual ~ Tom Jones
38.Red Red Wine ~ UB40
39.Y.M.C.A ~ Village People
40.Is This Love ~ Whitesnake

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Grab a mic and ring in the new decade with "Lips: Party Classics"! The latest title in the "Lips" singing franchise that features the songs everyone loves to sing, exclusively for Xbox 360. A first for the franchise, "Lips: Party Classics" will work with popular USB microphones for even more singing flexibility, such as the ones that come packaged with most "Guitar Hero" and "Rock Band" titles.

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Lips Number One Hits Bundle Review

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(More customer reviews)While the original "Lips" game had several issues, they were forgivable since it was the first game in the series; however, like the previous reviewer I am pretty unhappy about the 2nd installment of this franchise.I just want to make a couple things clear for anyone who has not yet purchased this game, especially if you already own the first game.

1. Despite being a "4-Player" game, only 2 people can sing - So don't buy the game thinking that 4 people can sing.The problem if you own the original Lips is that you already have 2 wireless mics and Microsoft doesn't currently offer a standalone version of this game.You need to pay a premium price for the bundle, only to have an extra mic that you can't even use.

2. If you own the original Lips and want to sing songs from the original game, you need to switch discs even if you have the original game installed on your hard drive.Then after you're done with that song, you have to reinsert the Lips:NOH disc.If you want to sing 2 songs consecutively from the original Lips game, you would still need to reinsert Lips:NOH and the insert Lips again!Not only this, but sometimes the game will freeze during the whole process.

3.As of 10/30/2009 most of the downloaded songs from the original games are now working, but there are a couple songs that do not work.

Overall this game is a slight improvement on the original, but if you own the original you may want to wait until Microsoft works out some of the kinks and/or until the release a standalone version, because you won't be able to use the extra mic and this game is definitely not worth $60.

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Lips is the only singing game offering wireless motion sensitive microphones and the ability to sing from your own collection of DRM-free songs

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Rock Band 2 Review

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(More customer reviews)I've been playing this for 5 days now, after a year of playing RB1. To give credit where it's due, it looks like the team at Harmonix read every angry, outraged post about the first Rock Band and then addressed the problems.

Gameplay:
-Bands no longer have a leader that must be present in order for the band to play. Any member of the band can play solo, and any character can play any instrument.
-You can now create an entire band and have them play with you ALL the time, giving you control over the look of it. You never need to have a random character model stand in. The might seem like a small thing but it makes a big difference. I don't know how many times my friends and I played, 3 of us looking like the Beatles, only to have some chick wrapped up like a mummy playing bass.
-You can be more in-depth in fleshing out your band, including designing a logo for them.

Drums
-First of all the drums are wireless, which in itself is a big improvement. They have a rubberized coating on the pad now which cuts the noise from striking them in half, and that's more a dull thud than the sharp, obnoxious crack of the old drums. The bass pedal has been beefed up and should stand up to adult usage. I see some users complaining about tech problems with the drums, but mine have thus far been flawless.

-Guitar
This is a huge improvement over the RB1 guitar. The start button has been put in a recess, making it much harder to accidentally pause the game while playing. The tilt sensor for going into overdrive works perfectly, the buttons are easier to use and the overall construction is sturdier. Best of all, it's wireless receiver has a USB port that you can plug the drums into, making it so that two instruments take up only one USB port on the console. This means that you can play as a full 4-person band without needing anything extra for your PS3. Again, a little thing that makes a big difference.

All the songs you downloaded for RB1 can be played on this game, and for a small fee you can also migrate all the songs from the RB1 disc onto your drive to be used with RB2. I think it's great that you don't have to leave any songs behind.

Bottom line: if you have RB1 you should definitely buy at least this game, even if you want to keep your old instruments. The expansion to your song library alone is well worth the price. But if you have the money to spend I think the improved instruments are worth buying.

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Rock Band 2 SOFTWARE ONLY X360

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Lips Review

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(More customer reviews)There are just so many great music games out there. While you have the guitar standards that are based on rhythm like Rock Band and Guitar Hero, and those that make you step to the beat of the music like Dance Dance Revolution, there is just the feeling of games that you have to sing your way to the top. With lackluster games like American Idol and Disney's Sing It!, just appeal to tweens and teeny-boppers wannabes alike, there just doesn't feel like there is a universal appeal to sing-a-long games alike. For those who've played Singstar so much from the PS2 and Playstation 3, the Xbox 360 has taken that notion to a whole new level that makes it more than just meets the eye.

Lips for the Xbox 360 takes in the appeal of what the Singstar! series had for the PS2, and brings in the appeal as a first for Xbox 360 players. While the game might seem like a gimmick, there actually is surprisingly more. You have the usuals like Singstar, from singing along to over 40 tracks that appeal from recent favorites like Duffy's Mercy and the extremely overexposed artist of 2008 Rihanna with Umbrella, to classics like The Jackson 5's ABC, and Everything She Does Is Magic by The Police. You also have the ability to download videos from the Xbox Live marketplace to add on to the fun. While the graphics and sound might feel like it is similar to Singstar!, as well as the concept of the downloadable content, what makes this unique to the gameplay is Lips secret weapon.

What makes the gameplay more unique is that you can plug in your MP3 player or Ipod, and connect it to the 360, and sing along to your favorite songs off their personal MP3 Players in the game as well. This feature makes the game a whole lot more exciting and addictive to the gameplay for parties everywhere. Sadly, there is one big disadvantage to the MP3 playback. The only music downloads that are compatable, are ones that are MP3 DRM-Free capable. Which is the only problem, is that if you download music off of sites that use other music files in Windows Media Audio or WMA, they will not be playable on the game. That is sadly, the only major flaw in the game. Also, I was hoping that with the price of the Singstar! games for PS2 and Playstation 3, I really thought it would also be a bit less expensive.

All in all though, Lips for the Xbox 360 brings in the singing along concept well for those who want to have a great time listening to their favorite songs. If you've gotten pretty tired of Singstar!, or if you don't own a Playstation 2, or PS3, than this would be a fantastic buy for music lovers and 360 gamers all around the world. I really hope they make this concept for more music games like this soon. At around $65, you really get a great game, that doesn't feel like it is a gimmick.

Graphics: B

Sound: B

Control: B

Extras: B+

Fun & Enjoyment: B- for solo play; A- for multiplayer

Overall: B

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Take to a whole new stage with Lips, a new music franchise for Xbox 360. Lips offers wireless motion-sensitive microphones and the ability to sing from your own music collection of DRM-free songs. Start channeling your favorite pop star because it's you, your friends and most important your music that turns Lips into the ultimate party experience.

Keiichi Yano, celebrated developer behind some of the industry's most beloved rhythm games, brings his vision of collaborative and social musical entertainment to Lips. The interactive motion-sensitive microphones make your party rock all night long and encourages players to toss apprehensions out the window and join the party.

Features:

Two wireless interactive microphones - Featuring interactive motion sensors and lights, the microphones respond to singers' actions and can be used as percussion accompaniments. With the freedom and encouragement provided by the wireless microphones, everyone can live their singing dreams in style.
The best music - Lips includes a diverse selection of songs, including your favorite blasts from the past such as "Bust a Move" by Young MC, as well as new songs from breakout artists such as "Mercy" by Duffy and "Young Folks" by Peter Bjorn and John.
Sing your music collection - Lips allows people to sing along with friends to music from their personal collections.
Play along - Using the standard Xbox 360 controller, up to two people will be able to join the fun and choose from a variety of percussion accompaniment to play along with the music in Lips. By placing control of various tambourines, claps and of course the ubiquitous cowbell at the fingertips of anyone with a controller, creating a social entertainment experience for friends, co-workers and kids alike.
Constant flow of new music - From the songs that will come with the game, to your own music collection and the ability to download new tracks from Xbox LIVE Marketplace, Lips will continually provide new music to bring people together and keep the party going.

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