REVIEW: SingStar Pop for PS2 or PS3
This is my first review for a music-related video game. I think SingStar Pop is a blast! If you've ever gone to a Karaoke Night at a nearby food and drink establishment or just love to sing songs in your car or at home, then this new game is for you! SingStar Pop contains music from many top music artists from the past 30 years. Some of the biggest names include: U2, Avril Lavigne, Alicia Keys, Gorillaz, James Blunt, Franz Ferdinan, Destiny's Child, Cyndi Lauper and The Clash. Just pop this game into your PS2 or PS3 grab hold of one of the accompanying microphones and you're all set to feel the music. You can sing the songs as a duet or individually. There are three different levels: Easy, Medium and Hard. When on the Easy mode, it's okay to miss a few of the words as long as you get most of them. However, on the Hard mode you need to correctly pronounce every word that the artists sings and time them properly in order to receive "Good!" or "Cool!" points. These points are then added up at the end of the song and if your total is high enough, you'll be placed on a Top 5 list of singers. One thing to remember, when you're looking to sing individually, place the red Microphone plug into the blue jack instead of the red jack on the SingStar USB port connector. If you don't it won't work properly.
And if you ever set your sights on becoming the next American Idol, this could help you improve your singing and help you remember the words to each song.
I got to play this game with my family and we had a lot of fun. If you love today's music artists, I would highly recommend it. I would rate it an 8.5 out of 10.
-Doug Kale
