SingStar
Developer(s)London Studio
Publisher(s)Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform(s)PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4
Release
  • AU: December 6, 2007
  • EU: December 7, 2007
  • NA: May 20, 2008
Genre(s)Music
Mode(s)Single-player, Multiplayer (2-8)

SingStar is a competitive karaoke game for the PlayStation 3, and is a follow-up to the PlayStation 2 SingStar series. SingStar is developed by London Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. This is the first SingStar game for the PS3.

Features

Unlike most previous SingStar games, SingStar for the PlayStation 3 features the ability to remove vocals. The songs feature the original music artist, and can be adapted from a single track master as with previous versions. SingStar then attempts to digitally remove the vocals from the track. The game will also allow users to fade out the vocal track once it detects the user singing, and return it if the user stops. The technology is unable to work on some songs due to the way they were mixed during recording.[1]

The game shipped with 30 songs on disc, with the ability to download more songs from the online SingStore. The SingStore initially launched with 41 songs,[2] including selected songs from the PS2 back catalogue, with more songs to be added regularly.[3] The downloads feature the entire music video, and are in high definition where available.

My SingStar Online is the online component of SingStar. The idea for My SingStar Online was inspired by people uploading photos and videos of SingStar parties to websites such as Flickr and YouTube.[4] The game could record photos and videos of players singing with the PlayStation Eye and the PS2 EyeToy,[1] then be saved to the PlayStation's HDD or uploaded to the My SingStar Online network. Users could able to rate each other's performances and leave comments on their profiles.

Existing SingStar-brand USB microphones are compatible with the new game.[5] Wireless Bluetooth microphones were under development but weren't ready in time for the launch, as originally promised.[6] The newer Wireless microphones were released in March 2009, using a USB receiver to communicate with the microphones and not a bluetooth connection as previously stated.[1]

Track lists

Tracks that were demonstrated at E³ 2006, but do not appear on the final track list, are: Avril Lavigne's "Complicated", Coldplay's "Speed of Sound", Culture Club's "Karma Chameleon", Franz Ferdinand's "Do You Want To", Marilyn Manson's "Personal Jesus", Queen's "Don't Stop Me Now", Soft Cell's "Tainted Love" and The Darkness's "I Believe in a Thing Called Love".

Also, David Bowie's "Let's Dance", Franz Ferdinand's "Do You Want To", Pixies's "Here Comes Your Man" and Queens of the Stone Age's "Go with the Flow" were on the provisional track list for SingStar PS3.

Many of these were available (for an additional charge) from the SingStore.

On disc

The following table lists songs available on SingStar for the PlayStation 3 video game console. Country of release is indicated by two-letter country codes. For titles which were localised for multiple markets, songs are either indicated as present ("Yes") or absent ("No") in the track list for each localised version.

Artist Song Title UK US DE ES FR NO
Alejandro Sanz Corazón Partío No No Yes Yes No No
Alexander With The Other Side No No No No No Yes
Amy Winehouse "Back to Black" No Yes No No No No
Ana Torroja "No me canso" No No No Yes No No
Anaïs "Mon Cœur Mon Amour" No No No No Yes No
Andrés Calamaro "Estadio Azteca" No No No Yes No No
Aphex Twin "Come to Daddy" Yes No No No No No
The Automatic "Monster" Yes Yes No No No No
Beck "Loser" No Yes No No No No
Bjorn Eidsvag & Elvira Nikolaisen "Floden" No No No No No Yes
Blind Melon "No Rain" No Yes No No No No
Blink-182 "All the Small Things" Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Blur "Coffee & TV" Yes No No No No No
Britney Spears "Toxic" Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Camille "Paris" No No No No Yes No
El Canto Del Loco "Ya nada volverá a ser como antes" No No No Yes No No
The Cardigans "Lovefool" Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Chambao "Pokito a poko" No No No Yes No No
Charlotte Gainsbourg "The Songs That We Sing" No No No No Yes No
Christina Stürmer "Nie genug" No No Yes No No No
Coldplay "Clocks" No Yes No No No No
Coldplay "Fix You" Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Corinne Bailey Rae "Put Your Records On" No Yes No No No No
Daft Punk "One More Time" No No No No Yes No
Dave Matthews Band "Crash into Me" No Yes No No No No
David Bowie "Let's Dance" No Yes No No No No
Deluxe "Que no" No No No Yes No No
Dennis Waterman "I Could Be So Good for You" Yes No No No No No
Depeche Mode "Precious" No No Yes No No No
Elvira Nikolaisen "Love I Can't Defend" No No No No No Yes
Faith No More "Epic" No Yes No No No No
Fangoria "No sé qué me das" No No No Yes No No
Fito & Fitipaldis "Soldadito marinero" No No No Yes No No
Fools Garden "Lemon Tree" No No Yes No No No
Franz Ferdinand "Do You Want To" No Yes No No No No
The Fratellis "Chelsea Dagger" Yes No No No No No
Gaute Ormåsen "Kjærlighet er mer enn forelskelse" No No No No No Yes
Gorillaz "Feel Good, Inc." Yes No Yes No Yes Yes
Gwen Stefani "Cool" Yes No Yes No Yes No
Iván Ferreiro "Turnedo" No No No Yes No No
Jane's Addiction "Been Caught Stealing" No Yes No No No No
Joaquín Sabina "19 días y 500 noches" No No No Yes No No
Junior Senior "Move Your Feet" Yes No Yes No Yes No
Kaizers Orchestra "Maestro" No No No No No Yes
Kaolin "Partons Vite" No No No No Yes No
Karpe diem "Piano" No No No No No Yes
Karpe diem "Show" No No No No No Yes
Katerine "Louxor J'Adore" No No No No Yes No
The Killers "Mr. Brightside" Yes Yes No Yes Yes No
Lilyjets "Perfect Picture" No No No No No Yes
Loquillo y Los Trogloditas "Feo, fuerte y formal" No No No Yes No No
Lou Bega "Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of...)" No No Yes No No No
-M- "Mama Sam (Live)" No No No No Yes No
M Clan "Quédate a dormir" No No No Yes No No
Macy Gray "I Try" Yes No Yes No Yes Yes
Margaret Berger "Samantha" No No No No No Yes
Maria Mena "Just Hold Me" No No No No No Yes
Marit Larsen "Don't Save Me" No No No No No Yes
Miguel Bosé con Rafa Sánchez "Manos vacías" No No No Yes No No
Mikel Erentxun "Mañana" No No No Yes No No
Mira Craig "Boogeyman" No No No No No Yes
Musical Youth "Pass the Dutchie" Yes No Yes No No No
Najoua Belyzel "Gabriel" No No No No Yes No
Nelly Furtado "Powerless (Say What You Want)" No No Yes No No No
New Found Glory "My Friends Over You" No Yes No No No No
Ne-Yo "So Sick" Yes Yes No No No No
Olivia Ruiz "La Femme Chocolat" No No No No Yes No
Orson "No Tomorrow" Yes No No No No No
OutKast "Hey Ya!" Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Oxmo Puccino "Avoir Des Potes" No No No No Yes No
Paperboys "Keep It Cool" No No No No No Yes
Pastora "Lola" No No No Yes No No
Pereza "Si quieres bailamos" No No No Yes No No
Phoenix "If I Ever Feel Better" No No No No Yes No
Pixies "Here Comes Your Man" No Yes No No No No
Primal Scream "Movin' On Up" Yes No No No No No
The Pussycat Dolls "Beep" Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
R.E.M. "Losing My Religion" Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Radiohead "No Surprises" Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Ramones "I Wanna Be Sedated" No Yes No No No No
Ravi "Ås to i Osjlo" No No No No No Yes
Ravi & DJ Løv "E-ore" No No No No No Yes
Razorlight "America" Yes No No No Yes Yes
Reamonn "Tonight" No No Yes No No No
Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman "Somethin' Stupid" Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
The Rolling Stones "Sympathy for the Devil" No Yes No No No No
Ronan Keating "Lovin' Each Day" No No Yes No No No
Rosana "El talismán" No No No Yes No No
Rosario "Qué bonito" No No No Yes No No
Rose "La Liste" No No No No Yes No
Rosenstolz "Auch im Regen" No No Yes No No No
Sarah Connor "Bounce" No No Yes No No No
Scissor Sisters "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Sinclair "A Chaque Seconde" No No No No Yes No
The Smashing Pumpkins "Today" No Yes No No No No
The Stone Roses "She Bangs the Drums" Yes No No No No No
Superbus "Butterfly" No No No No Yes No
Supergrass "Alright" Yes No Yes Yes No Yes
Texas Lightning "No No Never" No No Yes No No No
Tokio Hotel "Der letzte Tag" No No Yes No No No
Twisted Sister "We're Not Gonna Take It" Yes No Yes No No Yes
U2 "Beautiful Day" Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
US5 "Maria" No No Yes No No No
Warrant "Cherry Pie" No Yes No No No No
Weezer "Buddy Holly" Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Wolfmother "Love Train" Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
The Zutons "Valerie" Yes No No No No No
Artist Song Title UK US DE ES FR NO

Available for purchase on SingStore

Further information: List of downloadable songs for the SingStar series

Reception

SingStar received "generally favorable" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[7]

References

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SingStar video game series
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