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Xbox 360 News by Johnny Minkley
Flavour-of-the-month Welsh warbler Duffy joined Microsoft Games Studios boss Shane Kim on stage tonight for the unveiling of Lips, 360's answer to Sony's towering SingStar series.
The game is being developed by iNiS, the studio behind superb DS rhythm-action camp-a-thon Elite Beat Agents, and is down for a holiday 2008 release.
While the basic format looks notably SingStar-like at first glance, the wireless mics bundled with the game boast motion sensors that allow you to shake your arms about like Bez from the Happy Mondays, while pretending to play the tambourine.
They also have lights on them which react to your performance, and presumably go bonkers with delight if you're wearing a Burberry sweater or flicking your finger like Ali G and throwing bread at cars from an overpass.
One major feature is the ability to use your own music collection with the game - Kim mentioned being able to plug in your Zune or iPod while wailing over classic by Steps or Ronan Keating or Pat and Mick. Maybe that's just us.
To demonstrate, pint-sized chart-topper Duffy emerged and sang her hit song Mercy, before scuttling away with a cry of "Woo!" and thanking Kim for the "amazing pleasure". Kim also confirmed that her music would be in the game, fairly obviously.
We're hoping to go smackers-on with Lips later this week. Tom "Voice of an Angel" Bramwell is practicing already.
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sorry, how long has singstar been on PS2 and PS3? Microsoft are a tad late. And with the undoubted release of Singstar 2 on PS3 whenever,already refined, well...
on a side note, its amazing how sony has its own music studio,sony bmg, with a huge backlog of music, and their incompetence at using it.
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Mentalist(air)
14/07/08 @ 19:41
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So... a pair of wireless microphones with motion sensors in?
That can be shaken. Like, say, maraccas. SEGA? Are you hearing this? |
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Samba De Amigo 360. I would be excited by the prospect, but with the 360 being in my games room and the Wii in the living room, I think I'd go a Wii version just for the extra elbow room :D As a side note, my missus is excited by this. She's been trying to force me to buy a PS2 for months just for Singstar. She somewaht seems less keen when I suggest she parts with her own cash however..... |
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andywilkie35
14/07/08 @ 21:32
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fuckin' ell, if you can sing any of your songs that'll be incredible!
i quite like the way that all these companies are stealing ideas off each other. sony stealing achievements and motion sensing, xbox stealing singstar and Mii's and possible motion sensing, not sure what nintendo have stolen yet....maybe they'll realise the wii remote is a bit bollocks and go back to a pad |
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Triggerhappytel
15/07/08 @ 08:01
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"the wireless mics bundled with the game boast motion sensors that allow you to shake your arms about like Bez from the Happy Mondays, while pretending to play the tambourine."
Hmmm. This seems so painfully token you have to wonder why they're bothering. |
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