At first glance, Lips comes off as a simple Singstar clone -- Microsoft's answer to Sony's franchise and a new way to hop onto the music videogame bandwagon. After sitting down for a demo with Keiichi Yano, known for designing other rhythm hits like Gitaroo-man, Elite Beat Agents and Ouendan, it's quite easy to see that Lips has a personality and style all its own. Microsoft's karaoke game is accessible enough for even the most tone deaf without sacrificing the depth the hardcore require.
The team from This Is My Joystick look at their guilty gaming pleasures.
Deus Ex: Invisible War,LEGO Games,Lips, Boogie Bunnies and Beat Down: Fists of Vengeance are a few that get a mention.
With music franchises such as Guitar Hero, Rock Band, and Lips continuously pumping out content it can be a little daunting just thinking about all the songs and devotion you need to pour into each music game. Erik Johnsen delves into the assortment of old and new music games/content and whether they warrant excitement and the hype.
i think the whole music simulation genre is slowing down in popularity
it was an amazing way to experience new&old music but now its not much more than greedy companies competing to get the next sequel out as fast as possible with little innovation
Fancy yourself as the as the new lead singer in timeless West End shows such as “Cats” or the “Phantom of the Opera”, wowing crowds and being a part of some of the greatest shows on earth?
For Mercy!
I can easily see this game setting a whole new bar for the "Singing Genre" of Gaming
Not bad at all.
Being able to import and play your own music means, in effect, total worldwide localization. Both for language and genre. So now you can karaoke to tango or rancheras... >;-)
Pretty cool.
switched to macs and all..
ps3 to me has the better line up
but....
i have to say that out of the many things that MS copies "lips" is a smart move for them...
1. Singstar for sony is not perfect and they have been lazy with no competition.
2. 360 has a large install base that loves to play guitar hero and rockband, lips is a no brainer for those 360 owners.
3. if they are smart they will allow 360 headset support in place of the mic as an option
Lips wont sell consoles for MS but it will sell software.