Sing Party

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Sing Party
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North American box art
Developer(s) Nintendo SPD
FreeStyleGames
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Platform(s) Wii U
Release
  • NA: 18 November 2012 [1]
  • EU: 18 January 2013 [2]
Genre(s) Music
Mode(s) Single-player and multiplayer

Sing Party (stylized as SiNG PARTY) is a music party video game developed by Nintendo and FreeStyleGames and published by Nintendo for the Wii U. It was released in North America as a Wii U launch title in November 2012, and later in Europe in January 2013.

Contents

Sing Party is a karaoke-style game that features 50 licensed songs from various artists such as Fleetwood Mac, Lady Gaga, Queen, and Rihanna. The game requires the use of the Wii U karaoke microphone, which was bundled with all physical editions of the game in addition to also being available for purchase separately. Previous licensed microphones used with singing games for Wii are also compatible with this game. [3] Sing Party received generally mixed reviews from critics.

Gameplay

Like other karaoke games, players would sing to the lyrics of the available songs and get scored based on their rhythm, however Sing Party permits multiple people to play along with the lead singing player.

The game includes a variety of different modes. In Party Mode, lead singers read the song lyrics on the Wii U GamePad, allowing them to face the other players, which represent the lead singers' audience, and the lead singers can move around the room instead of staring at the television screen. The other players joins in the fun by following the cues from the physical performance of the lead singers, singing the background vocals and dancing along with the moves shown on the television screen.

In Sing Mode, players can sing by themselves or as a duet with harmonies. As the song is performed, their vocal qualities are scored and evaluated on the TV in real time.

In Team Mode, players can split into two groups, which lets players face off against their musical rivals as they rotate through different game modes.

Track list

The following is a list of the 50 songs available in Sing Party. [4] Nintendo advertised plans to release more songs as DLC starting in early 2013, though none were ever released. [3]

SongArtistReleased
"Call Me Maybe" Carly Rae Jepsen 2011
"Glad You Came" The Wanted 2011
"Le Freak" Chic 1978
"Party Rock Anthem" LMFAO 2011
"The Edge of Glory" Lady Gaga 2011
"The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" Betty Everett 1964
"Only Girl (In The World)" Rihanna 2010
"I Want You Back" The Jackson 5 1969
"I Got You (I Feel Good)" James Brown 1965
"Y.M.C.A." Village People 1978
"Love You Like A Love Song" Selena Gomez & the Scene 2011
"Baby" Justin Bieber feat. Ludacris 2010
"Don't Stop Me Now" Queen 1979
"Go Your Own Way" Fleetwood Mac 1976
"Kids in America" Kim Wilde 1981
"Ironic" Alanis Morissette 1996
"So Good" B.o.B 2012
"Surfin' U.S.A." The Beach Boys 1963
"Just The Way You Are" Bruno Mars 2010
"Jar of Hearts" Christina Perri 2010
"I Believe in a Thing Called Love" The Darkness 2003
"Groove Is in the Heart" Deee-Lite featuring Q-Tip and Bootsy Collins 1990
"Mercy" Duffy 2008
"Theme from New York, New York" Frank Sinatra 1980
"You've Got the Love" Florence + The Machine 2009
"I Will Survive" Gloria Gaynor 1978
"Alone" Heart 1987
"The Power of Love" Huey Lewis and the News 1985
"Flashdance... What a Feeling" Irene Cara 1983
"I'm Yours" Jason Mraz 2008
"Walking on Sunshine" Katrina and the Waves 1985
"Firework" Katy Perry 2010
"Just a Kiss" Lady A 2011
"Satellite" Lena 2010
"Dancing on the Ceiling" Lionel Richie 1986
"Haven't Met You Yet" Michael Bublé 2009
"The Climb" Miley Cyrus 2009
"Daydream Believer" The Monkees 1967
"How You Remind Me" Nickelback 2001
"Don't Hold Your Breath" Nicole Scherzinger 2011
"Always on My Mind" Pet Shop Boys 1987
"All About Tonight" Pixie Lott 2011
"Show Me Love" Robin S. 1993
"You Can't Hurry Love" The Supremes 1966
"Higher" Taio Cruz featuring Kylie Minogue 2010
"Don't Leave Me This Way" Thelma Houston 1975
"I Think We're Alone Now" Tiffany 1987
"Love Shack" The B-52's 1989
"Dancing in the Street" Mick Jagger and David Bowie 1985
"Ain't That a Kick in the Head" Robbie Williams 2001

Reception

Sing Party has received mixed reviews. The game received a score of 60/100 on review aggregator website Metacritic, indicating “mixed or average reviews”. [5] IGN has given the game a 6.3 out of 10, saying that "while one person steps up as the main performer, others can dance, sing and clap along with the prompts on the TV screen making sure everyone at the party is rocking out together." [6] Nintendo Life gave the game a 5/10 score, praising the flashy graphics and gamepad use, but criticising the game for lacking identity. [7]

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