Singstar 2, Singstar Legends and Singstar Country Bring The House Down
Sony's Singstar franchise has been a huge hit in Europe and has recently started to really catch on here in the US. You may remember my video review of the first Singstar for PS3 and how much I enjoyed it. Well, now the PS3 has added another Singstar game to its ranks and the PS2 gets two new titles as well.
Singstar Vol. 2 has thirty new songs spanning a variety of music styles and eras. Aerosmith, The Cure, Elton John, The Killers, Pink, The Mammas & Pappas and The Shins all make appearances on the disc and all include the original videos that go with the songs. What's nice about this disc is that the range of musical choices will provide a little something for all tastes.
This new disc also includes the new SingStar disc swapping mechanic that will allow you to swap out your current Singstar disc for another one. The songs on the second disc will then appear using the first discs interface and menu system. Not quite as concise as Rock Band's disc copy, but then again it also saves a lot of room on your hard drive.
Singstar Legends also hits the market with thirty new songs and this disc relies a bit more on older songs. Which is great for old fogies like me who like to sing their hearts out to the likes of Elvis, David Bowie, Ella Fitzgerald, The Jackson 5, The Smiths, Tom Jones and Tina Turner. This is definitely my favorite of the three discs and I would venture to say I would feel comfortable singing any of the songs on it. It's nice to see some attention being paid to music that came out more than thirty years ago.
Singstar Country rounds out the trifecta of karaoke madness. Now, not being a modern country music fan made this disc a little harder to love for me. Out of thirty songs I only recognized three: two Johnny Cash songs and a Willie Nelson track. I'm sure fans of Gnarls Barkley, Kenny Chesney, Jessica Simpson and Gretchen Wilson will love this one but personally I was hoping for a bit more classic country. Where's Patsy Cline (She's on the Legend's disc but not this one) and Dolly Parton? They seem conspicuously absent here. Perhaps a Country Legends disc in order?
All in all though, these three discs have a lot to offer to Singstar aficionados. Some of these songs are available for download through the SingStore but having them all in one place is nice. Any of these discs will be the perfect holiday gift for your favorite Singstar fan. I am personally really looking forward to Singstar Queen and Singstar Abba (coming soon!) to really round out my Singstar library.
Be sure to make the jump to check out the full songlist for each disc!
Singstar Vol 2. (PS3)
- Aerosmith - Dude Looks Like a Lady
- Blur - Country House
- Bobby Brown - My Perogative
- Eminem - Without Me
- George Michael - Freedom '90
- Gorillaz - Dare
- Gossip - Standing in the Way of Control
- Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing
- Kaiser Chiefs - Ruby
- Kool and the Gang - Celebration
- The Lovin' Spoonful - Summer in the City
- Maximo Park - Our Velocity
- Morrisey - Suedehead
- Nirvanna - Lithium
- Panic! At The Disco - But It's Better If You Do
- Paul McCartney & the Frog Chorus - We All Stand Together
- Pulp - Common People
- Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out)
- Shakespears Sister - Stay
- Spandau Ballet - TRUE
- The Cure - Pictures of You
- The Killers - When You Were Young
- The Libertines - Can't Stand Me Now
- The Mamas and The Papas - California Dreamin'
- The Offspring - Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)
- The Police - Don't Stand So Close To Me
- The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
- Tom Jones with Mousse T - Sexbomb
- Tone Loc - Funky Cold Medina
- Young MC - Bust A Move
Singstar Legends (PS2)
- Aretha Franklin - Respect
- Black Sabbath - Paranoid
- David Bowie - Life On Mars?
- Dusty Springfield - Son Of A Preacher Man
- Elton John - Rocket Man
- Elvis Presley - Blue Suede Shows
- Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite (The Finest Girl You Ever Want To Meet)
- Jimmy Barnes - No Second Prize
- Jimmy Barnes - Working Class Man
- John Farnham - You're The Voice
- John Lennon - Imagine
- John Paul Young - Love Is In The Air
- Johnny Cash - Ring Of Fire
- Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama
- Madonna - Papa Don't Preach
- Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine
- Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning
- Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
- Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind
- Sam Cooke - Wonderful World
- Silverchair - Tomorrow
- The Angels - No Secrets
- The Easybeats - Friday On My Mind
- The Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
- The Monkees - Daydream Believer
- The Police - Roxanne
- The Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody
- Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It?
- U2 - Vertigo
- Whitney Houston - The Greatest Love Of All
Singstar Country (PS2)
- Alan Jackson - "Chattahoochee"
- Kellie Pickler - "Red High Heels"
- Alan Jackson - "Good Time"
- Kenny Chesney - "Big Star"
- Big & Rich - "Save A Horse (Ride a Cowboy)"
- Lady Antebellum - "Love Don't Live Here"
- Blake Shelton - "Home"
- Martina McBride - "A Broken Wing"
- Brad Paisley - "Online"
- Montgomery Gentry - "My Town"
- Brooks & Dunn - "Boot Scootin' Boogie"
- Montgomery Gentry - "What Do Ya Think About That?"
- Brooks & Dunn w/ Reba McEntire - "If You See Him/If You See Her"
- Rascall Flats - "Bless the Broken Road"
- Bucky Covington - "It's Good To Be Us"
- Sara Evans - "Born to Fly"
- Faith Hill - "Red Umbrella"
- Taylor Swift - "Our Song"
- Gretchen Wilson - "Red Neck Woman"
- Terri Clark - "Girls Lie Too"
- Jewel - "Stronger Woman"
- Trace Adkins - "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk"
- Johnny Cash - "A Boy Named Sue"
- Trace Adkins - "You're Gonna Miss This"
- Johnny Cash - "I Walk the Line"
- Willie Nelson - "Pancho and Lefty"
- Josh Turner - "Another Try"
- Jessica Simpson - "Come on Over"
- Keith Urban - "Days Go By"
- Miranda Lambert - "Kerosene"
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Posted to Hot Stuff, Video Games on 17 November 2008
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Singstar Abba came out in Australia yesterday!
So we've been Abba-ing it up all evening.
But we were told the Queen one isnt coming out here at all.
But it might just be in Australia, you guys might still get it.