Software:SingStar ABBA
| SingStar ABBA | |
|---|---|
 North American PlayStation 3 cover art | |
| Developer(s) | London Studio |
| Publisher(s) | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Composer(s) | Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus |
| Series | SingStar |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Music |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
SingStar ABBA is a singing/voice simulation video game released in 2008 for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3.[1] It was the first band specific SingStar game,[2] followed by SingStar Queen in 2009.[3]
Development
David Reeves, president of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, said of the release: "We are thrilled to be collaborating with ABBA to bring their tracks to SingStar this Christmas... The popularity of this iconic band continues year after year, and we know SingStar fans will be delighted to add this selection of classics tracks to their SingStar collection".[4]
Patrick Foster of The Times reported that "Bocu, the British music publisher that acquired the British rights to ABBA’s songs more than 30 years ago... collaborated with Sony to release Singstar Abba".[5]
Gameplay
Arnold Katayev of PSXtreme explained that the game "uses a very clean user interface, one that even a five-year-old can navigate. You can either play a practice session, or play for points and attempt to score the best record",[2] further adding: "The object is to fill the bars on screen with accuracy by singing as accurately as possible. If you go flat, you'll get color below the bar; likewise, if you go sharp, you'll get color above the bar. It's a very intuitive system, and figuring out how it works doesn't take any longer than 10 seconds".[2]
Track list
The PlayStation 2 version of the game features 20 songs whereas the PlayStation 3 version features 25 songs.[6]
| Title | On PlayStation 2 version | On PlayStation 3 version |
|---|---|---|
| "Chiquitita" | Yes | Yes |
| "Dancing Queen" | Yes | Yes |
| "Does Your Mother Know" | Yes | Yes |
| "Fernando" | Yes | Yes |
| "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" | Yes | Yes |
| "Happy New Year" | No | Yes |
| "Head Over Heels" | No | Yes |
| "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" | Yes | Yes |
| "Knowing Me, Knowing You" | Yes | Yes |
| "Mamma Mia" | Yes | Yes |
| "Money, Money, Money" | Yes | Yes |
| "One of Us" | Yes | Yes |
| "Ring Ring" | Yes | Yes |
| "SOS" | Yes | Yes |
| "Summer Night City" | Yes | Yes |
| "Super Trouper" | Yes | Yes |
| "Take a Chance on Me" | Yes | Yes |
| "Thank You for the Music" | Yes | Yes |
| "The Day Before You Came" | No | Yes |
| "The Name of the Game" | Yes | Yes |
| "The Winner Takes It All" | Yes | Yes |
| "Under Attack" | No | Yes |
| "Voulez-Vous" | Yes | Yes |
| "Waterloo" | Yes | Yes |
| "When All Is Said and Done" | No | Yes |
Reception
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The game received "mixed or average reviews" on both platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[16][17]
References
- ↑ Sheets, David (September 30, 2008). "ABBA is coming to 'SingStar'". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-game-guy/the-game-guy/2008/09/abba-is-coming-to-singstar/.[|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Katayev, Arnold (December 1, 2008). "SingStar ABBA Review". PSXtreme. http://www.psxextreme.com/ps3-reviews/198.html.
- ↑ Gunn, Micky (March 30, 2009). "SingStar Queen Review". Gameplanet. http://www.gameplanet.co.nz/playstation-3/reviews/133023.SingStar-Queen/.
- ↑ Crecente, Brian (September 10, 2008). "ABBA Invades SingStar". https://kotaku.com/5047797/abba-invades-singstar.
- ↑ Foster, Patrick (November 29, 2008). "Tiny firm, Bocu, says thank you for the music as Abba soar again". The Times. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/tiny-firm-bocu-says-thank-you-for-the-music-as-abba-soar-again-3x0zwk52d8v.(Subscription content?)
- ↑ Crecente, Brian (October 29, 2008). "Thank You (SingStar) For The (ABBA) Music". https://kotaku.com/5070449/thank-you-singstar-for-the-abba-music.
- ↑ Gibson, Ellie (December 2, 2008). "SingStar Roundup (Page 2)". http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/singstar-roundup-review?page=2.
- ↑ Anderson, Luke (December 8, 2008). "SingStar Abba Review (PS3)". https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/singstar-abba/1900-6201856/.
- ↑ Lafferty, Michael (November 24, 2008). "SingStar ABBA – PS2 – Review". GameZone. https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/singstar_abba_ps2_review/.
- ↑ Lafferty, Michael (November 24, 2008). "SingStar ABBA – PS3 – Review". GameZone. https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/singstar_abba_ps3_review/.
- ↑ Miller, Greg (November 25, 2008). "SingStar ABBA Review (PS2)". http://ps2.ign.com/articles/933/933743p1.html.
- ↑ Miller, Greg (November 25, 2008). "SingStar ABBA Review (PS3)". http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/11/25/singstar-abba-review.
- ↑ "SingStar ABBA (PS3)". PlayStation Official Magazine – UK: 99. January 2009.
- ↑ Van Leuveren, Luke (December 24, 2008). "SingStar ABBA Review – PlayStation 3 Review". http://palgn.com.au/article.php?id=13322&sid=1a52ea5888624bc7844d5245d332e3b9.
- ↑ "Review: SingStar ABBA (PS3)". PlayStation: The Official Magazine (15): 81. January 2009.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 "SingStar ABBA for PlayStation 2 Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/singstar-abba/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 "SingStar ABBA for PlayStation 3 Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/singstar-abba/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-3.
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