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2's additional dose of Simpson crap, but that's this disc's M.O. Sure, everyone needs an Ashlee Simpson track in their karaoke library so that the party can mock its digitally retouched beats and inane lyrics, but the original Pop already delivered that guilty pleasure. However, SingStar Pop came out a little more than a year ago, and now, we're getting it again with SingStar Pop Vol. To me, that wealth of content justifies buying each title so that you have a rounded music library - you want to have something for everyone when the party gets going. We've had rock, '80s, as well as '90s and will be getting country and legends in just about a month.
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See, SingStar on the PS2 has made a name for itself by cranking out games that features different genres of music. 2 stumbles for me because it feels like we've been here before.
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I don't have an issue with that underlying thread of the series - I love making an ass out of myself and singing off key - Pop Vol.
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Make a fool out of yourself with your buds. Are you in the right key? Who cares - there's nothing to fail and no one to let down. Sure, other vocal games provide a more accurate way to scope your singing, but SingStar wants you to just sing and have fun. Sony wants you to invite a bunch of friends over, choose some songs, and belt out the tones. See, SingStar focuses on one thing - awesome multiplayer. It's a good system - not the best because you can't see your voice on the screen before you're supposed to be singing so finding the right key is something that has to be done on the fly - that's launched millions of these discs and made a core audience croon with delight. This is how SingStar has always played, and that's great. At the end of the song, your score is broken down and you're given a rank like "Amateur" or "Hit Artist." If you've got other SingStar discs, you can swap them in or out at the song selection screen without having to restart the console. At the end of every verse, you get points - as well as a written critique like "cool" or "awful" - depending on how well you paint the lines. All the while, the original music video or EyeToy camera feed is playing on the screen. The words pop up at the bottom of the screen, your voice appears above those words as colored lines, and you have to modify your pitch to get your colored vocals to fill in blank bars on the screen.
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The short version is that you or you and a friend choose from a few gameplay options (sing solo, duet, and battle), select a difficulty, and then pick your track from one of the 30 songs or six medleys. If this is your first foray into the SingStar scene, you might want to double back to my review of the original SingStar Pop where I broke down the nuts and bolts of just what SingStar is in tiny, digestible detail. Yes, it's a ton of fun to get together with friends and try to hit the high notes in "Your Love" by The Outfield, and "Young Folks" by Peter Bjorn and John is a catchy tune, but all of this feels like well-worn territory that doesn't add anything to the SingStar legacy. 2 marks my fifth SingStar review on the PlayStation 2 in about a year and a half and I think it's safe to say that this last-gen side of the series is running stale - or at least this installment is. The game streets on April 3rd, and until then check out the track list below to fill your heart with song.To date, not a single member of the GamesRadarstaff has made it through a rendition of "Sk8er Boi"without sobbing like an orphan on Christmas, but hey,welove a challenge.SingStar Pop Vol. And we should also mention that the game isone of the few remaining reasons to kick the dust off of the old EyeToy USB camera. SingStar Pop comes packed with twomicrophones which you can deftly employ in the team-based Pass the Mic mode or in Duets. We applaud Sony for finally combating the public humiliation ofAmerican Idol auditions by giving the people the opportunity to vocallyembarrass themselves in the privacy of their own homes. For those who found the gritty edge of songs like "Love Shack" and "Rocket Man"from SingStar Rocks too in your face, SingStar Pop is here sporting an impressive roster of inoffensive radio-friendly pap. Sony dropped us an emailand it's going to be music to the ears of aspiring crooners.