SingStar: Amped is a karaoke game, featuring rock music. The German and US versions have a number of different included songs.
The main focus of the game is singing those songs as good as one can. The game gives points which are distributed by the purity of singing, as in how well does one manage to stay on tune. It doesn't matter if you change octaves in the middle of the song or what words are you singing in (it doesn't have a word recognition), so your singing is rated by how well you manage to hit the correct note at the correct time.
"Musika" is a rhythm game designed by Masaya Matsuura. The game plays a song from your iPod library and challenges you to press Select as soon as you recognize a letter or number in its title. The faster you do so, the more points you’ll earn, thanks to the scoring multiplier that increases by one with each correct response.
SingStar '90 is a karaoke game featuring hit songs from the nineties.
The game gives points which are distributed by the purity of singing, as in how well does one manage to stay on tune. It doesn't matter if you change octaves in the middle of the song or what words are you singing in (it doesn't have a word recognition), so your singing is rated by how well you manage to hit the correct note at the correct time.
Taiko no Tatsujin DS: Touch de Dokodon is a rhythm game for Nintendo DS by Namco Bandai where you play a Taiko drum to the beat of several songs. There are optional button controls, but the main mode of control is to take two styli and tap on the touch screen, which shows the image of large Taiko drum.
The two main gamemodes are Free Play and Daily Dojo. Free Play is exactly as one would expect, and Daily Dojo is a once-a-day challenge on a random song you've unlocked. There are four difficulties: Flower, Bamboo, Tree, and Demon. Demon difficulty, also known as Oni Mode, is initially hidden and must be unlocked. In addition to the actual gameplay, you can also dress up your Taiko character in silly outfits. This does not affect actual gameplay and is only a visual change. There is also a multiplayer mode available. It can be played in single-cart mode, but if an opponent has a copy of the game the outfit they have dressed their Taiko in will appear on whatever character corresponds to which player they are.
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Ouendan returns with nineteen more J-Pop/Rock songs, along with nineteen more situations where only a cheer squad can save the day. The original Ouendan and joined by a new team, the Morning City Ouendan, who wear blue in contrast to the black of the Evening City Ouendan.
Gameplay is largely identical to the original, tapping, sliding and spinning to match the beat of the song playing, in order to progress through different stages of a song. The closer the player gets to matching the song, the more points will be earned and the better the rank achieved. The whole game is played using the stylus.
Improvements made in 2006's Elite Beat Agents (the non Japanese "remake" of Ouendan) have been carried over, such as the ability to completely skip introductions and unlockable songs. One replay can be saved on each song, improving the system from Elite Beat Agents.
SingStar Pop Hits is a karaoke game, featuring hit pop songs. The game gives points which are distributed by the purity of singing, as in how well does one manage to stay on tune. It doesn't matter if you change octaves in the middle of the song or what words are you singing in (it doesn't have a word recognition), so your singing is rated by how well you manage to hit the correct note at the correct time.
Based on the manga series, Nodame Cantabile is a music/rhythm game where you lead a group of misfit musicians in an orchestra. You use the stylus to tap the screen in beat with the song, playing the part of the conductor Chiaki. The game features classical pieces from the anime series, as well as the Puri Gorota March! Nodame Cantabile has likely been inspired by Nintendo's popular Nintendo DS Ouendan/Elite Beat Agents series. You have the scene playing out on the top screen and you hit moving notes on the bottom screen.
DJ Max Portable 2 introduces one more gameplay mode and offers a song selection of more than 60 tunes. In the new Fever Mode, you fill up your Fever ability which, when activated, speeds up the notes and applies a 2x score multiplier. By filling up yet another Fever, you can activate it again for a 3x multiplier, so on and so forth.
The DDR dance party continues its long tradition of innovation and creativity with an entirely new game! Dance Dance Revolution Universe takes dancing to a whole new dance floor exclusively on the Xbox 360. A game that everyone can play and enjoy, including anyone with two left feet.
Karaoke Revolution Presents American Idol combines the highly acclaimed Karaoke Revolution game engine with America’s most popular television show to deliver an authentic Idol experience for the PlayStation 2. Sing along to 40 new songs, including hits from the show, and compete from auditions to performances on center stage in your quest to become the next American Idol.
The standard version of Karaoke Revolution Presents American Idol does not include a Karaoke Revolution microphone (a special bundle is also available for those who need a mic). Players who already own a different Karaoke Revolution game can jump right in with their Karaoke Revolution microphone, or gamers can use a PlayStation 2-compatible USB headset or microphone to play.
SingStar: Studio 100 is a karaoke game exclusively released in the Netherlands. It includes songs from Studio 100's children's TV shows. There are no changes to the gameplay formula: player(s) sing into a microphone and the game gives points based on the performance. The only basis of assessment is if the correct note is hit with the correct timing; the sung words or octave does not play into the result.
The Norwegian SingStar edition contains both material from the international edition and hits by Norwegian artists. Gameplay undergoes no major changes.