The days of PS3 users wishing for a good party singing game are over. American Idol need not apply and can probably go home - bye Simon. SingStar does not disappoint and totally elevates the level of this style of interactive medium to a new level.
Like the previous versions it comes with 2 mics (usb red and blue) but the plan is to eventually add Bluetooth mics for that wireless stage feel to take advantage of the Bluetooth capabilities of the PS3.
Starting the game gives you the option of :sing alone, battle an in-house friend, duet, or face off which is a 8-person “Pass The Mic” battle. Once you select you mode you will be able to pick any of the 30 songs on the disc or any the songs you have downloaded from the singstore to sing along with.
The play mechanic is similar to previous iterations in that you match your pitch and tone to the gray bar that moves across the screen while singing the lyrics... Correct pitch rewards you otherwise of course does not. Some new features have been added though such as the ability to remove digitally the original artist's vocals in real time from the original recordings. This means you can sing and the orginal artist fades out and if you stop the original artists vocal track comes up to be heard.
MySingStar and SingStore are the online aspects of the game - and they are well worth the addition to the genre. This is the part that levels the game above it's competition.
The SingStore is amazing... great songs, great videos, good (but not great) prices, Excellent layout and interface all lead to a pleasureable experience shopping using your PSN account.
The MySingStar part is great - it's a interactive facebookish type situation where you place video clips, audio and images of yourself playing SingStar and have your performance rated by other users... it may not be for everybody but it's inclusion bodes well for future innovation.
Finally the bad... If you don't like the songs on the disc - well you bought em already. I would much have preferred a method that they gave you credit for x amount of songs that you could pick and choose from the SingStore but I do understand that not everyone has internet access as of yet?
This is the way karaoke games should be done. Sony has put up the target that others will have to hit if they want to compete. I say Buy it BUY IT NOW.
Hypnofrog commands you to!
This may come as a bit of a shock to Americans, since it never really took hold in the US, but Singstar was one of the most important series ever released on a Sony console. And in January 2020, after 15 years of PlayStation karaoke, it’s finally going to be shuffled off the stage.
This game could live on as a VR game. Karaoke as different created characters or franchise characters from other games. Sing as Kratos or Nathan Drake or Parappa the Rapper, etc and post to social media if you're into that internet thing. Would be funny. And interesting if you had individuals who could really sing. Alloy becomes a virtual singing idol.
Sounds crazy but it's creative for VR. And you could use Dreams to create your backgrounds and music videos. I don't really sing but don't think they should give up on Singstar.
I think your last point might be a big one. Who needs SingStar when Dreams is coming out?
So if you invested potentially hundreds of dollars in the game with DLC songs, will all of it continue to work or are you just SOL now?
It'll still work. You just won't have the online features. The game can be played locally either singing together, or competing against one another, and is generally considered a pretty good party game....if you go to parties where karaoke is a thing at least. It basically doubles as a karaoke machine.
I'm not into karaoke, and you'll just have to trust me that anyone would be happy that I don't try to sing publicly, or even privately among friends. But, I've been to parties where people are having fun with it, and it's about as hit or miss as going to a karaoke bar....without the one girl who wants to sing Shania twain songs, yet can't carry a tune, or hit a high note without your pet cat committing ritual suicide.....most of the time anyways.
I loved SingStar but it hasn't been supported most of this gen. It had a half-hearted revival with a couple of discs but very little of the PS3 library transitioned across. I will probably keep my PS3 just for SingStar when PS5 comes out.
SingStar was huge in the US. Where did the idea that it wasn't popular in the US come from? It wasn't a hardcore game, so the hardcore gaming community never really noticed it much, but the game was a huge money maker for Sony.
If you think you’ve got what it takes to be a singing superstar in your very own living room, you might want to consider downloading SingStar on your PlayStation console today!
Singstar has been for free for over a year.
There are no songs in it just demos.
You need to go to the singstore buy songs.
Songs you purchased in the PS3 SingStar from psn carry over. Just have to download them again onto your PS4.
are you sure about that?
i think songs are linked to the PS3 they have been downloaded on first time.
I remember i had to call customer service for help.
I'm sure, that's how I did it on my PS4. There were articles about this when SingStar first launched on PS4. All the songs I purchased on my PS3 via PSN I simply redownloaded.
PS Blog Writes: I’m delighted to be able to share some news with you about the latest updates to SingStar, which are now available through our most recent patch!
