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Mark Marrow
09 Sep, 2004

Sony announces SingStar Party

PS2 News | Sony announces the next phase in its karaoke franchise.
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe today announced the November release of SingStar Party, the second title in the popular SingStar series. Released earlier this year, the original SingStar encouraged players to unleash their inner rockstar self in an innovative game that analysed their pitch, tone and rhythm whilst singing.

Now, SingStar Party invites players to turn every social occasion into a spontaneous singing session with their friends. With a fantastic balance of 30 new tracks ranging from contemporary artists such as Maroon 5 and Scissor Sisters to all-time classics including The Police, Duran Duran and Elvis, SingStar Party will have everyone battling for their turn on the mic.

SingStar Party builds upon the concept of the first game, adding a wide variety of multiplayer game modes for between two and eight players that’ll really get the party started. The Duet Mode enables two players to each sing one vocal part of a duet, competing for the highest scores. Sing Solo will allow the player to choose to sing a solo track or select one vocal part of a duet and sing against the original artist.

Also modes such as Pass The Mic Mode, Solo Round, Combined Duet, Battle, Keep It Up, First To The Post and Risk will require players to form groups to take on one another at the mic to score the most points for the team, reaching a certain point or just battling it out against the opposition in a highest points game.

EyeToy compatibility allows players to see themselves singing within the game in place of the artist's video. Once players have had their photo taken, it will pop up whenever it's their turn during Pass the Mic, and photos also appear within the game menus, on the high-score screen for example. Singers are also recorded at key moments during their performance so they can replay the highlights afterwards.

Fans of the first game can take advantage of a special cross-disc compatibility feature that allows them to insert the first SingStar disc at the carousel screen and automatically update their collection with the 30 songs from the original, increasing their SingStar jukebox to 60 songs and also allowing players to sing all of the old songs as duets.

SingStar Party Track List:
    - Alicia Keys - Fallin'
    - Ashford & Simpson - Solid
    - Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine
    - Blu Cantrell - Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)
    - Bob Marley - No Woman No Cry
    - Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star
    - Busted - Year 3000
    - Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
    - Destiny's Child - Survivor
    - Dido - White Flag
    - Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf
    - Elton John & Kiki Dee - Don't Go Breaking My Heart
    - Elvis - Way Down
    - Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
    - George Michael - Faith
    - Jamiroquai - Cosmic Girl
    - Javine - Real Things
    - Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky
    - Little Richard - Tutti Frutti
    - Maroon5 - This Love
    - Natasha Bedingfield - Single
    - Pink - Just Like A Pill
    - Scissor Sisters - Take Your Mamma
    - Sonny & Cher - I Got You Babe
    - Spandau Ballet - Gold
    - Spice Girls - Who Do You Think You Are
    - The Beautiful South - A Little Time
    - The Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup
    - The Police - Every Breath You Take
    - Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now


SingStar Party comes with two microphones that plug into PlayStation 2 via a USB adaptor, offering an instant multiplayer experience. SingStar Party will be available this winter, exclusively on PlayStation 2. PALGN will have much more on SingStar Party as it comes available.

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Australian Release Date:
  Out Now
European Release Date:
  Out Now
Publisher:
  Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Developer:
  Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Players:
  1-8

Extra:
USB Microphone
EyeToy Camera
Analogue Controller

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