SingStar Queen
SingStar Queen | |
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Developer(s) | London Studio |
Publisher(s) | Sony Computer Entertainment Europe |
Platform(s) | PlayStation 3,PlayStation 2 |
Release | |
Genre(s) | Karaoke |
Mode(s) | Single-player,multiplayer |
SingStar Queenis a competitive karaoke video game for thePlayStation 3andPlayStation 2,developed byLondon Studioand published bySony Computer Entertainment Europe.The game features the music ofrockbandQueen.
Gameplay
[edit]SingStargames require players to sing along with music in order to score points. Players interface with their console viaSingStarUSB microphones while amusic videoplays in the background. Thepitchplayers are required to sing is displayed as horizontal grey bars, which function similar to amusical stave,with correspondinglyricsdisplayed at the bottom of the screen. The game analyses a player's pitch and compares it to the original track, with players scoring points based on how accurate their singing is. Different modes ofSingStarmay vary this basic pattern, but the principle is similar throughout.
SingStarincludes a variety of game modes. The standard singing mode allows one or two people to sing simultaneously, either competitively or in aduet.
ThePlayStation 3version of the game supports trophies, however, older versions of the game will need to go online to get the latest patch. FutureSingStargames will include the trophy patched game on theSingStardisc.
Track list
[edit]No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Killer Queen[a]" | |
2. | "You're My Best Friend" | |
3. | "Bohemian Rhapsody" | |
4. | "Tie Your Mother Down" | |
5. | "Somebody To Love" | |
6. | "We Will Rock You" | |
7. | "We Are The Champions" | |
8. | "Fat Bottomed Girls" | |
9. | "Bicycle Race[b]" | |
10. | "Don't Stop Me Now" | |
11. | "Another One Bites The Dust" | |
12. | "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" | |
13. | "Play the Game" | |
14. | "Under Pressure" | |
15. | "Radio Ga Ga[a]" | |
16. | "I Want To Break Free" | |
17. | "Hammer To Fall[a]" | |
18. | "One Vision" | |
19. | "A Kind Of Magic[a]" | |
20. | "Who Wants To Live Forever" | |
21. | "I Want It All" | |
22. | "Breakthru" | |
23. | "Innuendo" | |
24. | "These Are The Days Of Our Lives" | |
25. | "The Show Must Go On[a]" | |
Total length: | ? |
Reception
[edit]Aggregator | Score | |
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PS2 | PS3 | |
Metacritic | 73/100[10] | 74/100[11] |
Publication | Score | |
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PS2 | PS3 | |
GameSpot | N/A | 7.5/10[2] |
GameZone | N/A | 7.8/10[3] |
IGN | N/A | 5.5/10[4] |
PlayStation Official Magazine – Australia | N/A | 7/10[6] |
PlayStation Official Magazine – UK | N/A | 8/10[5] |
PALGN | N/A | 7/10[7] |
PlayStation: The Official Magazine | N/A | [8] |
PSM3 | N/A | 70%[9] |
The game received "average" reviews on both platforms according to thereview aggregationwebsiteMetacritic.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^"SingStar Queen (PS3)".PlayStation.
- ^VanOrd, Kevin (August 3, 2009)."SingStar Queen Review (PS3)".GameSpot.RetrievedDecember 24,2017.
- ^Lafferty, Michael (July 24, 2009)."SingStar Queen - PS3 - Review".GameZone.Archivedfrom the original on July 31, 2009.RetrievedDecember 25,2017.
- ^Miller, Greg (August 4, 2009)."SingStar Queen Review (PS3)".IGN.RetrievedDecember 24,2017.
- ^"SingStar Queen (PS3)".PlayStation Official Magazine – UK.May 2009. p. 99.
- ^"SingStar Queen (PS3)".PlayStation Official Magazine – Australia.June 2009. p. 65.
- ^Van Leuveren, Luke (April 20, 2009)."SingStar: Queen Review - PlayStation 3 Video Game Review".PALGN.Archived fromthe originalon December 28, 2011.RetrievedDecember 25,2017.
- ^"Review: SingStar Queen (PS3)".PlayStation: The Official Magazine.No. 22. August 2009. p. 73.
- ^"Review: SingStar Queen (PS3)".PSM3.May 2009. p. 76.
- ^ab"SingStar Queen for PlayStation 2 Reviews".Metacritic.RetrievedDecember 24,2017.
- ^ab"SingStar Queen for PlayStation 3 Reviews".Metacritic.RetrievedDecember 24,2017.
Notes
[edit]External links
[edit]- 2009 video games
- Band-centric video games
- Cultural depictions of Freddie Mercury
- EyeToy games
- Karaoke video games
- London Studio games
- Multiplayer and single-player video games
- PlayStation 2 games
- PlayStation 3 games
- Queen (band)
- SingStar
- Sony Interactive Entertainment games
- Video games based on musicians
- Video games developed in the United Kingdom