There's another mode that gives you a virtual music video that's meant to mimic the movements you make with the mic. You then tip the microphone to cause the water to spill out of the cup and onto the ignited fuse. There's a jukebox mode as well, which constantly plays the videos and songs, allowing you to jump in at any point and play along.Īlong with the regular singing mode, there are a few other mini-games that you can choose from, like one that has you diffusing an on-screen bomb by filling up a glass of water by hitting notes. You can opt to just play a straight-up game of karaoke as well, with no pitch judging or scoring, which is probably going to be perfect for most party settings. You can easily hop into a game that's already in progress simply by shaking the second microphone, turning it on anytime, and the game does a great job of gauging both voices without picking up any interference. However, multiplayer is definitely the intended route for Lips, and since the pack includes two microphones, there's almost no reason to jump in and just play by yourself, unless you can't get anyone else drunk enough to join in. Since there are no song unlocks to mess with (everything is available at the start), it's a pretty good way of creating a viable single-player experience.
These stars are used to level up in the game, which gives the whole thing an RPG-like feel and actually makes playing it on your own compelling and worthwhile. Once you do this and the mode is active, hitting the right pitch will net you the number of stars that show up on the pitch bars on-screen. You can pull off the special mode by moving the microphone in a certain angle, which is displayed on-screen. There's no real way to fail at singing, and the game will never boot you out of a song for underperforming, but there is a score to keep track of your progress, as well as the addition of stars that can be gained if you've managed to activate the special mode by doing well and filling up the gauge. Most of the tunes incorporate the use of the actual music videos for the background image, with a few of the older tracks using custom-made videos that look less appealing. Like most other karaoke games, Lips has you following the on-screen words while a meter determines how your vocal pitch matches up with what's intended for the song. It's not quite on par with what SingStar has become, but it's a step in the right direction for Microsoft, and it can easily be built upon with downloadable content from Xbox Live.
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While Lips isn't a full band game like either of those titles, the singing mechanic here is definitely more engaging and better presented than what either company has managed to do with their respective band games. Lips is Microsoft's first attempt at cashing in on the popular music game genre without the use of Activision's Guitar Hero and MTV/Harmonix's Rock Band franchises. However, for reasons I'm not entirely sure I'll be able to convey in this review, I found Lips to be surprisingly addictive and definitely a lot of fun in a group atmosphere. My karaoke experiences have generally been limited to the occasional bar on a weeknight, and while I've played Rock Band, Guitar Hero, and even a little bit of SingStar, I've never really felt all that compelled to sing to myself in my own living room while a game tells me what I already know, that I'm a pretty horrible singer.
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