U-Sing

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U-Sing
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U-SING (Australian Packaging)
Developer(s) Mindscape
Publisher(s) Mindscape
Platform(s) Wii
Release
  • PAL: November 6, 2009
Genre(s) Karaoke
Mode(s)7 game modes

U-Sing is a karaoke-style video game for the Wii published in 2009 by Mindscape and developed by their French division in partnership with Universal Music.

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Gameplay

Gameplay is similar to other karaoke console games currently available, such as SingStar, where the player(s) choose a song from a list of tunes on the disc. The player(s) are then to sing the tune of the song through a Logitech microphone connected to the Wii. The software then measures the player's performance in voice tonality and rhythm and scores the singer according to their accuracy.[ citation needed ]

Features

In 2010, players were able to download more of tracks from the Universal Music’s catalogue, as well as tracks from other record labels. Available through the WiiWare on the Wii Shop Channel on the Wii console and could be purchased using Nintendo Points.[ citation needed ] Other features include:

Track list

(United Kingdom, Australia & Netherlands)

  1. Black Kids - I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance With You
  2. Boyzone - Better
  3. Coldplay - Viva La Vida
  4. Culture Club - Do you really want to hurt me
  5. Duffy - Mercy
  6. Esmée Denters - Outta Here
  7. Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
  8. Jackson 5 - ABC
  9. James Morrison - Wonderful World
  10. Just Jack - The day I died
  11. Keane - Somewhere Only We Know
  12. Kool & the Gang - Celebration
  13. La Roux - Bulletproof
  14. Lady Gaga - Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)
  15. Lily Allen - 22
  16. Lionel Richie - All Night Long
  17. Mika - Love Today
  18. Mr Hudson and the Library - Too Late, Too Late
  19. Orson - No Tomorrow
  20. Sam Brown - Stop
  21. Snow Patrol - Crack the Shutters
  22. Stereophonics - Have a Nice Day
  23. Texas - I Don't Want a Lover
  24. The All-American Rejects - I Wanna
  25. The Cure - Boys Don't Cry
  26. The Kooks - Always Where I Need To Be
  27. The Mamas & the Papas - California Dreamin'
  28. The Pussycat Dolls - When I Grow Up
  29. The Saturdays - Issues
  30. The Temptations - My Girl


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