Get ready to take part in the ultimate music performance…
Whether you prefer singing and strumming at the same time or singing and dancing, SingStar Guitar and SingStar Dance offer a new SingStar experience. While the original fun of singing along to your favourite bands and solo artists remains, there are two new and exciting games to enhance your SingStar performance.
Let's start with SingStar Guitar...
The premise behind the game is well thought out. Although the guitar is a prominent feature, nothing is removed from the classic SingStar experience. Up to four players can perform at once, with a maximum of two singers and two guitarists, each scoring their own points.
For players that may be unfamiliar with guitar-based games, there is a handy tutorial, carefully constructed to guide users through everything from playing simple notes to perfecting that golden riff. Players can interact with the tutorial, and perform the on-screen notes and tunes which have all been written, composed and recorded by musicians from the SingStar team.
Once your guitar skills are perfected, the real fun begins. The game offers everything from an easy beginner's mode to a more advanced hard mode for those true guitar professionals. When you get to this stage, you'll probably feel the need to use the guitar's wammy bar to moderate the sound and create cool effects during those long notes.
Although each player scores their own points, the game puts a large focus on the combined contribution of each player. If one guitarist misses a note or stops playing, it will be reflected not only in their points but in the sound of the song. This really encourages players to give it their all when performing.
And of course, there is an option to show off your talent to the world. Using the PlayStation Eye camera, you can record your entire performance to upload to My SingStar Online and singstargame.com. In addition, you can view Snap Shots and Golden Moments taken throughout the song. These can be taken at random, or prompted by a guitarist tilting their instrument during a mighty guitar solo.
Staying true to SingStar tradition, SingStar Guitar provides a perfect balance of rock hits and pop tunes so there is something for everyone. Everything from Steamy Windows by Tina Turner to Blur's Song 2 are available for you to rock out to.
And now on to SingStar Dance...
As with SingStar Guitar, the full SingStar experience remains within this title and it can still be played as a regular SingStar game. However, now there is the option to bust some serious moves and strut your stuff.
Before you start throwing some shapes, PlayStation Eye will record your height and body shape so that you get maximum points for all the effort you put in to your performance - then you're good to go.
If you're the one lighting up the dance floor, you have to mirror the actions of the on-screen dancer to score big. The dances have been tailored to reflect the original artist's videos, and some can be quite challenging, but a whole lot of fun.
Up to four players can join in the action, using two PlayStation Move motion controllers and two Wireless SingStar Microphones. You can play solo, dance in pairs or collaborate with your partner as you battle to be the ultimate dancing duo. The latter mode will prove particularly effective with a good power ballad or classic hip hop track!
For the ultimate SingStar Dance experience, PlayStation Eye records all of the action and will provide you with your performance highlights at the end of each track, in the form of Golden Moves and Combination Moves. Want to see how good you look during your performance? Of course, you can do that too. Press the X button on the PlayStation Move motion controller to flip between the original video and your own live performance at any time and check out how you look.
If you find yourself getting a bit carried away and wandering too far away from the view of the PlayStation Eye camera, your motion controller will let you know by vibrating. If this happens, make sure you get back on the dance floor quickly to score some points and earn yourself headliner status.
If singing and dancing still isn't quite enough for you, there are some rather dazzling effects that you can apply while you're on the dance floor. Add a silver trail to your PlayStation Move motion controller or some glittery stars to add some extra sparkle to your SingStar performance.
Within each of these games, the SingStar developers have carefully enhanced and expanded the SingStar experience, offering an opportunity for more people to get involved without removing any of the classic features that SingStar fans love.
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