Get Ready For Lips 2: Electric Boogaloo!
Okay, not really, but man, how awesome would it be if that's what they decided to call it!? Sigh. No, there really is a sequel to Lips heading for your Xbox 360 in time for the holidays, but it's going to be called Lips: Number One Hits. Booor-ing!
Releasing in October, 2009, Lips: Number One Hits will include the same mix of genres and generations as the first game including crap like Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" and the overplayed "Apologize" by OneRepublic. Of course, they're also giving us Rihanna's "Disturbia," which is cool, but nowhere near as cool as "U Can't Touch This" and "Karma Chameleon." Seriously, Microsoft, where's my '80s Lips add-on disc? I've asked nicely!
At this point, there doesn't seem to be any gameplay changes for the sequel, not that there was really all that much game to play in the first one. It's just more karaoke with music videos. There's a full press release after the jump with a few more songs listed, but the entire set list has yet to be revealed.
The World's Newest Singing Sensation, "LipsTM: Number One Hits," Takes the Stage Holiday 2009
From Coldplay to Culture Club, and even MC Hammer, the second title in the "Lips" franchise offers a diverse collection of global chart-topping tunes
Grab your friends and family and warm up those vocal chords! It's time to transform your next get-together into a memory-making musical affair with "Lips: Number One Hits." Combined with the original "Lips" game, "Lips: Number One Hits" sets the stage for the ultimate singing party with a new collection of global chart-topping songs to satisfy even the choosiest of performers. So regardless if your preferred stage is an amphitheatre, or just your living room, everyone will love the latest from Xbox 360's exclusive singing franchise.
Hitting store shelves in October 2009, "Lips: Number One Hits" features popular tracks spanning diverse genres and generations that have graced the No. 1 position on major global charts. These top tunes include:
· "Viva La Vida" by Coldplay: the band's first #1 U.S. and trans- Atlantic single
· "Disturbia" by Rihanna: the artist's longest lasting hit on the U.S. Hot 100 chart
· "U Can't Touch This," by MC Hammer: the artist is set to make a comeback by starring in his own reality show this summer
· "More Than Words," by Extreme: this tender acoustic ballad ironically was the metal band's most successful single
· "Apologize" by Timbaland featuring OneRepublic: the most legally downloaded song in the U.S.
· "Karma Chameleon" by Culture Club: the group's biggest hit and only U.S. #1 back in 1984
· "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye: a landmark song in pop music, it's on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Times
· "Oh, Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison: this song was inspired by Orbison's wife as she "walked down the street" to the store and Orbison finished writing the song by the time she returned
· "Ready, Set, Go!" by Tokio Hotel: this is the German band's English version of "Übers Ende der Welt" which was a also a number one hit
· And many more yet to be announced!
Combined with the power of the motion-sensitive LED wireless microphones, which are compatible with the top third-party music games releasing this fall, "Lips: Number One Hits" should let even the shiest closet singers grab a mic and strut their stuff with friends and family.
"Lips: Number One Hits" and the original "Lips" game combine to create the ultimate singing party, with more songs to keep the fun rocking all night long. But for singers with an insatiable appetite for variety, both the Xbox LIVE Marketplace and the in-game Get Music Store feature a vast library of tunes that can be downloaded for both titles. New tracks of all genres and artist-specific songs packs are added regularly each week, so personal catalogs can keep growing and growing. "Lips," combined with the power of Xbox LIVE, makes Xbox 360 the best destination for music game fans.
"Lips," Xbox 360's first exclusive singing party game from iNiS, launched November 2008. The second title, "Lips: Number One Hits," launches this October 2009. More information on "Lips" is available at http://lips.xbox.com.
Wootini
Posted to Video Games on 27 May 2009
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