SingStar ABBA
| SingStar ABBA | |
|---|---|
 North American PlayStation 3 cover art | |
| Developer(s) | London Studio |
| Publisher(s) | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Composer(s) | Benny Andersson,Björn Ulvaeus |
| Series | SingStar |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2,PlayStation 3 |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Music |
| Mode(s) | Single-player,multiplayer |
SingStar ABBAis a singing/voice simulation video game released in 2008 for thePlayStation 2andPlayStation 3.[1]It was the first band specificSingStargame,[2]followed bySingStar Queenin 2009.[3]
Development
[edit]David Reeves, president ofSony Computer EntertainmentEurope, said of the release: "We are thrilled to be collaborating with ABBA to bring their tracks toSingStarthisChristmas... The popularity of this iconic band continues year after year, and we knowSingStarfans will be delighted to add this selection of classics tracks to theirSingStarcollection ".[4]
Patrick Foster ofThe Timesreported that "Bocu, the British music publisher that acquired the British rights to ABBA’s songs more than 30 years ago... collaborated with Sony to releaseSingstar Abba".[5]
Gameplay
[edit]Arnold Katayev of PSXtreme explained that the game "uses a very clean user interface, one that even a five-year-old can navigate. You can either play a practice session, or play for points and attempt to score the best record",[2]further adding: "The object is to fill the bars on screen with accuracy by singing as accurately as possible. If you go flat, you'll get color below the bar; likewise, if you go sharp, you'll get color above the bar. It's a very intuitive system, and figuring out how it works doesn't take any longer than 10 seconds".[2]
Track list
[edit]The PlayStation 2 version of the game features 20 songs whereas the PlayStation 3 version features 25 songs.[6]
| Title | On PlayStation 2 version | On PlayStation 3 version |
|---|---|---|
| "Chiquitita" | Yes | Yes |
| "Dancing Queen" | Yes | Yes |
| "Does Your Mother Know" | Yes | Yes |
| "Fernando" | Yes | Yes |
| "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" | Yes | Yes |
| "Happy New Year" | No | Yes |
| "Head Over Heels" | No | Yes |
| "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" | Yes | Yes |
| "Knowing Me, Knowing You" | Yes | Yes |
| "Mamma Mia" | Yes | Yes |
| "Money, Money, Money" | Yes | Yes |
| "One of Us" | Yes | Yes |
| "Ring Ring" | Yes | Yes |
| "SOS" | Yes | Yes |
| "Summer Night City" | Yes | Yes |
| "Super Trouper" | Yes | Yes |
| "Take a Chance on Me" | Yes | Yes |
| "Thank You for the Music" | Yes | Yes |
| "The Day Before You Came" | No | Yes |
| "The Name of the Game" | Yes | Yes |
| "The Winner Takes It All" | Yes | Yes |
| "Under Attack" | No | Yes |
| "Voulez-Vous" | Yes | Yes |
| "Waterloo" | Yes | Yes |
| "When All Is Said and Done" | No | Yes |
Reception
[edit]| Aggregator | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| PS2 | PS3 | |
| Metacritic | 64/100[16] | 70/100[17] |
| Publication | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| PS2 | PS3 | |
| Eurogamer | N/A | 7/10[7] |
| GameSpot | N/A | 7/10[8] |
| GameZone | 7/10[9] | 7/10[10] |
| IGN | 5.5/10[11] | 5.5/10[12] |
| PlayStation Official Magazine – UK | N/A | 9/10[13] |
| PALGN | N/A | 7/10[14] |
| PlayStation: The Official Magazine | N/A |   [15] |
The game received "mixed or average reviews" on both platforms according to thereview aggregationwebsiteMetacritic.[16][17]
References
[edit]- ^Sheets, David (September 30, 2008)."ABBA is coming to 'SingStar'".St. Louis Post-Dispatch.[dead link]
- ^abcKatayev, Arnold (December 1, 2008)."SingStar ABBA Review".PSXtreme. Archived fromthe originalon 2009-03-16.Retrieved2009-03-31.
- ^Gunn, Micky (March 30, 2009)."SingStar Queen Review".Gameplanet.Archived fromthe originalon January 29, 2022.RetrievedMarch 30,2009.
- ^Crecente, Brian (September 10, 2008)."ABBA Invades SingStar".Kotaku.
- ^Foster, Patrick (November 29, 2008)."Tiny firm, Bocu, says thank you for the music as Abba soar again".The Times.Archivedfrom the original on June 12, 2011.RetrievedDecember 23,2017.(subscription required)
- ^Crecente, Brian (October 29, 2008)."Thank You (SingStar) For The (ABBA) Music".Kotaku.
- ^Gibson, Ellie (December 2, 2008)."SingStar Roundup (Page 2)".Eurogamer.RetrievedDecember 24,2017.
- ^Anderson, Luke (December 8, 2008)."SingStar Abba Review (PS3)".GameSpot.RetrievedDecember 24,2017.
- ^Lafferty, Michael (November 24, 2008)."SingStar ABBA – PS2 – Review".GameZone.Archivedfrom the original on December 17, 2008.RetrievedDecember 24,2017.
- ^Lafferty, Michael (November 24, 2008)."SingStar ABBA – PS3 – Review".GameZone.Archivedfrom the original on December 18, 2008.RetrievedDecember 24,2017.
- ^Miller, Greg (November 25, 2008)."SingStar ABBA Review (PS2)".IGN.Archived fromthe originalon December 18, 2008.RetrievedDecember 24,2017.
- ^Miller, Greg (November 25, 2008)."SingStar ABBA Review (PS3)".IGN.RetrievedDecember 24,2017.
- ^"SingStar ABBA (PS3)".PlayStation Official Magazine – UK.January 2009. p. 99.
- ^Van Leuveren, Luke (December 24, 2008)."SingStar ABBA Review – PlayStation 3 Review".PALGN.Archived fromthe originalon December 26, 2008.RetrievedDecember 24,2017.
- ^"Review: SingStar ABBA (PS3)".PlayStation: The Official Magazine.No. 15. January 2009. p. 81.
- ^ab"SingStar ABBA for PlayStation 2 Reviews".Metacritic.RetrievedDecember 24,2017.
- ^ab"SingStar ABBA for PlayStation 3 Reviews".Metacritic.RetrievedDecember 24,2017.
External links
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