Singstar: Pop Edition
Developer: SCEE
Publisher: SCEE
Release Date: Out Now
Players: 1-4
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Yaaaaaaaaawn… Here we go with yet another SingStar. But waitaminnit! this time it’s gone pop crazy, bringing a such a wide selection of tracks to play that it’s guaranteed to get you singing, your feet moving and the dogs howling!
A new Voice Control feature makes it easier than ever to line up your favourites, and really works; all you have to do is speak the name of the song you want to sing, and the PS3 selects it just like that. I even tried saying the selecting things in funny accents and it still worked, the voice recognition software has come a long way since the days when I used to yell at my SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs squad to no avail.

And that’s about that. It’s Singstar, with a new gimmick that actually works. There’s a truly eclectic collection of chart-toppers from all genres and eras, such as Rehab by Amy Winehouse, the wonderful Angels by Robbie Williams (whatever happened to him?), Rockwell's brilliant Somebody's Watching Me (featuring Michael Jackson - whatever happened to him?) or the song that everyone knows at least one verse of; Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen. Oh yeah, and it’s even got Lady In Red by Chris de Bastard for all you soppy twats out there.

And now the only bit that anyone ever reads in a Singstar review, the tracklist:

Alphabeat - 10,000 Nights Of Thunder
Amy Winehouse - Rehab
Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer
Chris Brown - With You
Chris de Burgh - Lady In Red
Cyndi Lauper - True Colors
Gloria Estefan - Rhythm Is Gonna Get You
Jordin Sparks feat. Chris Brown - No Air
Kaiser Chiefs - Never Miss A Beat
Kate Nash - Mouthwash
Kings Of Leon - Sex On Fire
Klaxons - Gravity's Rainbow
Little Jackie - The World Should Revolve Around Me
Madness - It Must Be Love
Nelly feat. Fergie - Party People
P!nk - So What!
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
Robbie Williams - Angels
Robyn - Be Mine
Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me
Sam Sparro - Black And Gold
Solange - I Decided
Sugababes - Girls
The Feeling - Rose
The Killers - Human
The Police - Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
The Script - The Man Who Can't Be Moved
Will Young - Changes
will.i.am feat. Cheryl Cole - Heartbreaker
Yazoo - Don't Go


Best Bits

- A good and varied track selection.
- Bohemian Rhapsody.
- Voice-selected songs is a bit Jetsons, innit?
- Doing Lady In Red when you’re pissed, and trying to rhyme "dance" with "romance".
Worst Bits

- People who really like Chris de Burgh, and say things like "you can say what you want about Chris de Burgh, but Lady In Red is a classic..." - Keeel them, keeel them all!

by: Masonic Dragicoot

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