SingStar Roundup Comments by Ellie Gibson

Ellie Gibson: Not afraid of internet mockery.

i lub Ellie

Brilliant!

This might eclipse the "Star wars kid" movie in popularity.

Press "Select" to change discs on the PS3 version, no reboots needed !

"Fair enough, but why can't you switch discs without rebooting the PS3 each time?"

You can. Press SELECT on the song browser window.

Arse. I am a duplicate posting idiot.

not played singstar but is it not a bit cack that the original vocal is audible in the background??!

Dizzy/kangarootoo:

Gah, I thought that was the case. Sadly we only had one copy lying around the office (they're all at home, as you'd expect), so we had to go with what Ellie thought. I've corrected the text and appreciate the comments!

I need to review SingStar Vol. 3, but I just can't be arsed to start playing it. Not that I need to; each version is so identikit that I could write 90% of the review without even playing the game.

But anyway, is it just me or does the Girls vs. Boys version sound like the best? It would have been nice to have it on PS3, if only for HD videos of Sugababes and Girls Aloud ¬_¬

Also, I can't watch that video until I'm home from work, but I look forward to it :)

Leave Collins alone, he's an utter Leg-end!!!

Ellie makes a frighteningly good Freddie Mercury...

that video was rad. Ellie as Thor while singing Abba was a touch of genius, but so it was Freddie Mercury


armpits hell, musta been. Love you Ellie :D

They could of course put the 30 songs from Vol 3 onto the SingStore and let us choose considering they sold us the next gen Singstar because of this feature

I want to get Singstar Singalong with Disney so I can proudly sing Under The Sea in my best (slightly racist) faux-Jamaican accent, mon.

One of the best vids yet - that's proper class that is.

Ellie + Wizard + wig = LEVEL UP!

Quite made my day at work.

That bit when the Mexican wrestler suddenly twitches during Wizzard made me jump like the sack in Audition.

How come the writing on your t-shirts is back to front?

I have to congratulate you on the video. Genius and brightened up a dull tuesday afternoon!

"Say You'll Be There" is ace IMHO, but even ignoring that - probably the Spice Girls song you wanted is already on another Singstar?

Are the ABBA songs really all that singable? I know Dancing Queen has a surprisingly difficult pitch range.

I am still getting SingStar ABBA, I don't care that you geeks mock me!

As you'd expect there's the usual handful of mediocre old tat, including Say What You Want by Texas and Breakfast at Tiffany's by those twats.

Best part of the review!

"a song which would cause outrage amongst anti-paediatrician campaigners were it to be released today"

Hehe, only just noticed that. Good reference.

That video is fucking awesome. And strangely arousing.

I thought it was only the lazy gits in these forums that were bothered about the disc swapping!? I cant believe Eurogamer actually mention it aswell. We have it lazy enough nowardays with wireless pads tunring on and off machines - can you really put down something for having to change a disc? Give me a break! And let have non of this next gen crap, I would rather swap a hundred singstar discs than clog up my hard ddrive with their tracks when you only play once in a blue drunken moon or get togethers etc. Is not even an issue that needs including in reviews as a negative.

ellie rules. ok.

Feargal Sharky sung Teenage Kicks. Fergie sang a song about chunks and pee'd herself on stage.

Also, Breakfast at Tiphany's is the greatest singalong song ever.

Really fun review, but can't help but feel you were a bit harsh on Singstar Disney, Ellie. I haven't played it but the tracklist looks great and some of the songs you didn't like I think are great and some of the ones you missed I would be glad to never hear again. Think that's just the way it is with Disney songs to be honest - aside from ten or so classics that everyone likes opinion is pretty divided over how good they are.

Of course I sit at work and listen to High School Musical soundtracks on my iPod so what do I know? ;-)

"Breakfast at Tiphany's"

Its "Tiffany's" as in the film, philistine!

;)

This thread explains how to get Singstar Disney working on 60Gb PS3's

http://community.eu.playstation.com/play...

Bloody brilliant! I already have SingStar ABBA here ready for a drunken Christmas.

SingStar is still the best party game. It invites everyone in (with alcohol at this party, naturally) and doesnt shut people out like Rock Band or Guitar Hero.
Win win win.

Abba is going to be a Christmas Day must have.

When I saw Breakfast at Tiffany's on the tracklist shown on the shop's item page yesterday, I just decided right then I was getting Vol 3. Ellie's take on that song by The Clash was legendary, even after all that came before. :D

Of course I sit at work and listen to High School Musical soundtracks on my iPod so what do I know? ;-)

You are Mark Kermode, and I claim my £5.

It's even got Does Your Mother Know?, a song which would cause outrage amongst anti-paediatrician campaigners were it to be released today.

Yah boo - I hate those filthy paediatricians! Perverts! Lynch them! ;)

GAHAHA Eddie Mercury!

"You are Mark Kermode, and I claim my £5. "

I had to Google that name...and am still confused as to what you're implying. He seems to be a film critic - are you saying he (and I) has bad taste? Fully admit I do just wondered why you compared me to him :-) On the other hand, I haven't said anyone say AICMFP for YEARS so +4 respect points for you!

Mark Kermode is a legend.

Gibson = TOTAL LEGEND!!!!!

:)

Wireless microphones are due out early next year, so should be along in time for volume 4.

Sony ran a competition on the facebook and myspace singstar pages to trial the wireless mics (entries ended yesterday). They will work with a USB dongle, like the Buzz controllers, so should be compatible with both PS2 and PS3. Unfortunately, they will also take 2 AA batteries like the Buzz controllers.

"@Kazzahdrane: Funny - even in your denial you sound like Mark Kermode "

Dammit, if I argue I'll be caught in an infinite loop....

Ok you win, I am indeed Mark thingy! :-D

@ jonsaan: No, it's not cack that you can hear the original vocal in the background - it gives you something to aim for when you don't know the songs well enough. This is surprisingly common: you'd be amazed at how many songs have whole sections in them that you would swear you've never heard before, so having the original singer being audible is essential in those bits.

This is a good, informative article. I respect EG's opinions generally - she sez it like it is, even if she does say comprised of. Grammatical ouch!!!!

Anyone else find that womens lips...... juicy?

Thanks Doctor_What. It just seemed a bit odd as Karaoke noramlly gets rid of the lead vocal totally. Is there an option to do the songs with it totally off?

Even more R-E-S-P-E-C-T to Miz Ellie - her grammar is perfect and I grovel corrected.You are a crazy woman and we love youoooooo.

is this just a rip off of the microsoft game Lips?

@jonsaan

you can turn on an option that filters out the vocal when you are signing and brings it back when you stop

don't use it myself though, as I don't mind singing along

You can also change the level of your own voice vs the voice in the song. There are also some other effects and mixing options.

The disc swap thing, it's a licencing thing. If it hadn't been limited to disc, they would never have managed some artists, and it's the only area where they could still secure some artist exclusivity I'm sure (like they have an exclusive agreement for ABBA on disc)

Nice review, but I wish to put forward a few notes and corrections on your SingStar Disney write-up.

a) Beauty and the Beast and Kiss the Girl are neither mediocre nor rubbish. They are awesome, like all Alan Menken songs, with the exception of "Ever Ever After" from Enchanted, which sucked donkey balls.
b) The reason why "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" was included instead of "Hakuna Matata" is that "Hakuna Matata" is an incredibly bitty, incoherent and unsatisfying musical number, dominated by spoken word segments and instrumental bridges. In fact, it only contains one passage of singable music, the chorus, which is the only part of the song that anyone remembers, and therefore everyone assumes that the rest of the song is as good as that. It's not.
C) You are correct about "Son of Man".

That aside, carry on. ;)