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U-Sing
U've got talent!
Finally a Wii exclusive
from Mindscape that allows gamers of all ages the chance to
engage in some healthy console karaoke singing. Even though it's
reminiscent of Singstar and Lips, it's oozing with
Nintendo Wii goodness and features a wide gamut of tracks from hey days
of the 70's to the 21st century, ensuring some decent variety.
With bands such as
Coldplay, Mika and even the Jackson 5, U-Sing will appeal to a
variety of gamers, especially the casual gamer and now that a game like
this is available on the Nintendo Wii, we can predict some big things
with this franchise. The game itself can be purchased with or without
the microphones, however we reviewed the standalone game and used our
own USB microphones which worked a treat.
Features
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30 hits songs and
their original clips from top artists
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3 levels of
difficulty from beginner to all out pop star
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Playback your best
performance to your friends and family
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7 exciting games
modes including Training, Solo, Duo, Versus, Battle, Jukebox &
Medley
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Fully compatible
with Logitech® Wii™ Microphone
Although Sony
revolutionised the gaming industry with their Singstar series on the PS2
and PS3, it created the template of competitors and best of all, it
works quite on the Nintendo Wii with around seven different gameplay
modes to participate in.
Whether you're playing
the game solo or in duet mode, the game even contains three levels of
difficulty to ensure novice and professionals singers alike can easily
participate in this game. Even though this premise is based on the
karaoke idea, the game introduces a score aspect and the more notes you
sing in tune with those of the singer, the more points you will be
awarded.
Thankfully the words are
displayed on the screen, including how long the words should be sung
for. The battle mode is also fun as players compete against each other
for the top score of the game. It's always fun to beat someone with
their choice of songs and Mika's Love Today was that song as I pummeled
my opposition into the ground.
The jukebox gameplay mode is fun as well that allows
the player or players to customise their tracks and although it's rare
that most players will love all the songs on this disc, Mindscape should be commended
on their choice which is pretty cool in our books.
The game itself features
30 songs that include original video clips from the artists involved and
this is generally similar to other games of this genre. It would have
been nice if more were included but we're guessing that Mindscape will
be releasing additional games for this new franchise on the
Wii.
The also game does quite a good job at
analyzing the players tone, pitch
and rhythm thanks to its voice recognition technology and I must admit
that it's probably more accurate than Lips on the 360. Although you can
get away with humming, it's not as easy on U-Sing. And now, let's see
this impressive track listing;
Track Listing
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Black Kids - I'm not
gonna teach your boyfriend how to dance with you
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Boyzone - Better
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Coldplay - Viva La
Vida
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Culture Club - Do
you Really Want to Hurt Me
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Duffy - Mercy
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Esmee Denters -
Outta Here
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Gloria Gaynor - I
will survive
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Jackson 5 - ABC
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James Morrison -
Wonderful World
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Just Jack - The Day
I Died
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Keane - Somewhere
Only we know
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Kool & the Gang -
Celebration
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La Rouz -
Bulletproof
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Lady Gaga - Eh, Eh
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Lily Allen - 22
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Lionel Richie - All
Night Long
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Mika - Love Today
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Mr. Hudson & the
Library - Too Late, Too Late
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Orson - No Tomorrow
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Sam Brown - Stop
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Snow Patrol - Crack
the Shutters
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Stereophonics - Have
a Nice Day
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Texas - I Don't Want
a Loser
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The All-American
Rejects - I Wanna
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The Cure - Boys
Don't Cry
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The Kooks - Always
Where I Need to Be
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The Mamas & the
Papas - California Dreamin'
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The Pussycat Dolls -
When I Grow Up
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The Saturdays -
Issues
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The Temptations - My
Girl
As you can see quite a
varied track listing with some great mainstream songs such as My Girl
from the The Temptations to Lady Gaga's Eh, Eh! Another interesting
feature of the game is that Mindscape have released different versions
of this game to different gaming territories which means that it
includes both local and international artists.
Although the gameplay is
quite sturdy, without its impressive track listing, the game would have
been a little lackluster which is thanks to Mindscape joining forces
with Universal Music, one of the world's largest music companies.
Needless to say, the songs and the gameplay works quite fine.
Graphically, the title
is a good looking title on the Wii and has not been dumbed down but
features some great music videos from the variety of artists. The words
are quite clear which are displayed at the bottom of the screen and even
on our component connection, it's quite clear, not as clear as the PS3
which is full HD but very acceptable.
In conclusion, U-Sing on
the Wii is a very fun gaming karaoke title that features a rather
impressive track listing and some very sturdy gaming on the Wii. The
gameplay is quite fun and hopefully this will be the next craze on the
Nintendo Wii and as the console is the perfect party game console, this
might be the next perfect party game!
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