We Sing 80s

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We Sing 80s
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Developer(s) Le Cortex
Publisher(s) Nordic Games Publishing
Producer(s) Wired Productions
Platform(s) Wii
Release
  • EU: 28 September 2012
  • NA: 8 February 2013 [1]
Genre(s) Music
Mode(s) Single-player, Multi-player

We Sing 80s is a 2012 karaoke game part of the We Sing family of games, developed by French studio Le Cortex. The game features songs from the 1980s only.

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Gameplay

The gameplay is similar to the SingStar set of video games. Players are required to sing along with music in order to score points, matching pitch and rhythm. The game has anticheat technology whereby tapping or humming will register on the screen but no points will be awarded. We Sing Pop! also contains the addition of 'Star Notes' that allow the player to score even more points by matching the pitch and rhythm of certain hard to score parts of songs.

Due to hardware limitations with the Wii only having two USB ports, a standard USB hub can be used to play with three or more players. The game uses the standard logitech USB microphone for the Wii.

Track list

The tracklist for We Sing 80s was announced over a set number of weeks. The final full tracklist for the international version of the game was announced on 18 September 2012 [2]

  1. Baltimora - Tarzan Boy
  2. The Bangles - Eternal Flame
  3. Blondie - The Tide is High
  4. Cameo - Word Up!
  5. Culture Club - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
  6. Cyndi Lauper - True Colors
  7. DeBarge - Rhythm of the Night
  8. Dexys Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
  9. Duran Duran - Rio
  10. Frankie Goes to Hollywood - The Power of Love
  11. The Human League - Don't You Want Me
  12. Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky
  13. Lionel Richie - All Night Long (All Night)
  14. Lisa Stansfield - All Around The World
  15. Musical Youth - Pass the Dutchie
  16. Paula Abdul - Straight Up
  17. Queen - I Want to Break Free
  18. Roxette - The Look
  19. Sabrina - Boys (Summertime Love)
  20. Sade - Smooth Operator
  21. Simple Minds - Alive & Kicking
  22. Smokey Robinson - Being with You
  23. Spandau Ballet - True
  24. Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
  25. Tears for Fears - Shout
  26. Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now
  27. Toto - Africa
  28. T'Pau - China in Your Hand
  29. Yazoo - Only You
  30. Yazz and the Plastic Population - The Only Way Is Up

Peripherals

Due to hardware limitations with the Wii only having two USB ports, any standard USB hub can be used to increase the number of USB ports to allow for four players. The game uses the standard Logitech USB microphone for the Wii.

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References

  1. "Nordic Games reveal full tracklist for We Sing 80s". Develop Online. 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
  2. "We Sing 80s Full Tracklisting Revealed". God is a Geek. 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2012-09-18.