Sing It: Pop Hits

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Author: JohnnyXeo

Developer: Zoe Mode
Publisher: Disney Interactive Studios

Features

Players: 1-8
Co-op: 2-8
Microphone
HDTV: 720p/1080i/1080p
Downloadable Content Support
Leaderboards

Introduction

Zoe mode and Disney Interactive Studios have released yet another great Sing It title with Sing It: Pop Hits, which is a great selection of 30 new songs to sing from popular artists such as Duffy, Coldplay, Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montanna, Demi Lovatao, Jonas Brothers, Colbie Caillat and Taylor Swift to name a few. Don’t worry about Kanye West making an unexpected visit to this game though to provide some feedback for Taylor Swift songs. So what did we think of the latest Sing It? Read on.

Graphics

Once again the graphics of this game are very basic and nearly identical to the previous versions of the game with the majority of the visuals being music videos matched up to the song list. The graphics do stand out a whole lot more when you take advantage of the PS3’s supported HD video ouput of 720p, 1080i and 1080p. Overall, the graphics are functional as they provide a great singing experience to the game and nothing else.

As an added bonus Sing It: Pop Hits includes some themes that you can use to customize your game menus including: True Talent, Hannah Montana, Paint Theme, Cuboid Theme and Blue Sheen Theme. Additional unlockable themes can be obtained through gameplay by achieving certain tasks throughout the game.

Sound

There are 30 available songs packaged into Disney Sing It: Pop Hits with the sound quality being what you would expect from a karaoke style game without Dolby Digital. The lack of Dolby Digital is the major drawback when it comes to the music, where gamers with the capabilities of this high sound quality noticing the difference the most. A new feature to Sing It: Pop Hits is Sing It Encore which allows you to record and playback your performances which in my case provides some hilarious entertainment for nearby viewers as they listen to my falsetto on the female vocalists songs. So maybe it is a good thing that my voice didn’t get played back in Dolby Digital.

Tiffany Thornton is crisp and clear, as well as charming as ever as she explains the exercises throughout the Sing It Pro tutorials. The change up of voice coaches is a great touch to cater to different fans of the variety of Disney programs on the air.

The song selection is not as large as I would hope it to be with only 30 songs and it doesn’t appear that there will be downloadable content for this title in the future. This is somewhat disappointed as to expand the song list would add some more gameplay value when purchasing this title. The Disney Sing It: Pop Hits song list includes:

Miley Cyrus
- "7 Things"
- "Fly on the Wall"
- "The Climb"
- "Hoedown Throwdown"

Demi Lovato
- "Get Back"
- "La La Land"
- "Don't Forget"

Jonas Brothers
- "Hold On"
- "SOS"
- "When You Look Me In The Eyes"
- "Love Bug"
- "Burnin' Up"

Colbie Caillat
- "Realize"
- "Bubbly"

Vanessa Hudgens
- "Sneakernight"

Jesse McCartney
- "It's Over"
- "How Do You Sleep?"
- Taylor Swift
- "I'm Only Me When I'm With You"
- "Change"

One Republic
- "Apologize"

Duffy
- ‘Warwick Avenue"
- "Mercy"

Coldplay
- "Violet Hill"

Steve Rushton
- "Emergency"

Love & Theft
- "Don't Wake Me"

Mitchel Musso and Tiffany Thornton / "Hatching Pete" (Disney Channel Original Movie)
- "Let It Go"

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<div id="content_body"><p>Developer: Zoe Mode<br />
Publisher: Disney Interactive Studios</p>
<p>Features</p>
<p>Players: 1-8<br />
Co-op: 2-8<br />
Microphone<br />
HDTV: 720p/1080i/1080p<br />
Downloadable Content Support<br />
Leaderboards</p>
<p>Introduction</p>
<p>Zoe mode and Disney Interactive Studios have released yet another great Sing It title with   Sing It: Pop Hits, which is a great selection of 30 new songs to sing from popular artists such as Duffy, Coldplay, Miley Cyrus/Hannah Montanna, Demi Lovatao, Jonas Brothers, Colbie Caillat and Taylor Swift to name a few. Don’t worry about Kanye West making an unexpected visit to this game though to provide some feedback for Taylor Swift songs.  So what did we think of the latest Sing It?  Read on.</p>
<p>Graphics </p>
<p>Once again the graphics of this game are very basic and nearly identical to the previous versions of the game with the majority of the visuals being music videos matched up to the song list. The graphics do stand out a whole lot more when you take advantage of the PS3’s supported HD video ouput of 720p, 1080i and 1080p.  Overall, the graphics are functional as they provide a great singing experience to the game and nothing else.</p>
<p>As an added bonus Sing It: Pop Hits includes some themes that you can use to customize your game menus including: True Talent, Hannah Montana, Paint Theme, Cuboid Theme and Blue Sheen Theme.  Additional unlockable themes can be obtained through gameplay by achieving certain tasks throughout the game.</p>
<p>Sound</p>
<p>There are 30 available songs packaged into Disney Sing It: Pop Hits with the sound quality being what you would expect from a karaoke style game without Dolby Digital. The lack of Dolby Digital is the major drawback when it comes to the music, where gamers with the capabilities of this high sound quality noticing the difference the most. A new feature to Sing It: Pop Hits is Sing It Encore which allows you to record and playback your performances which in my case provides some hilarious entertainment for nearby viewers as they listen to my falsetto on the female vocalists songs. So maybe it is a good thing that my voice didn’t get played back in Dolby Digital.</p>
<p>Tiffany Thornton is crisp and clear, as well as charming as ever as she explains the exercises throughout the Sing It Pro tutorials. The change up of voice coaches is a great touch to cater to different fans of the variety of Disney programs on the air.</p>
<p>The song selection is not as large as I would hope it to be with only 30 songs and it doesn’t appear that there will be downloadable content for this title in the future.  This is somewhat disappointed as to expand the song list would add some more gameplay value when purchasing this title.  The Disney Sing It: Pop Hits song list includes: </p>
<p> Miley Cyrus<br />
- "7 Things"<br />
- "Fly on the Wall"<br />
- "The Climb"<br />
- "Hoedown Throwdown" </p>
<p> Demi Lovato<br />
- "Get Back"<br />
- "La La Land"<br />
- "Don't Forget" </p>
<p>Jonas Brothers<br />
- "Hold On"<br />
- "SOS"<br />
- "When You Look Me In The Eyes"<br />
- "Love Bug"<br />
- "Burnin' Up" </p>
<p>Colbie Caillat<br />
- "Realize"<br />
- "Bubbly" </p>
<p>Vanessa Hudgens<br />
- "Sneakernight" </p>
<p>Jesse McCartney<br />
- "It's Over"<br />
- "How Do You Sleep?"<br />
- Taylor Swift<br />
- "I'm Only Me When I'm With You"<br />
- "Change" </p>
<p>One Republic<br />
- "Apologize" </p>
<p>Duffy<br />
- ‘Warwick Avenue"<br />
- "Mercy" </p>
<p>Coldplay<br />
- "Violet Hill" </p>
<p>Steve Rushton<br />
- "Emergency" </p>
<p>Love & Theft<br />
- "Don't Wake Me" </p>
<p>Mitchel Musso and Tiffany Thornton / "Hatching Pete" (Disney Channel Original Movie)<br />
- "Let It Go" </p>
<br/><p>Mitchel Musso<br />
- "The In Crowd" </p>
<p>Hannah Montana<br />
- "Let's Get Crazy"<br />
- "Let's Do This" </p>
<p>Jem<br />
- "It's Amazing"</p>
<p>Gameplay</p>
<p>Sing It: Pop Hits plays like your basic karaoke game where you select a song and follow along with the words that are displayed on the screen.  Hit the notes on key and in sync with some slide and riff notes thrown in, a bit of harmony, and you’re on your way to a great score and to the top of the leaderboards.  The game is broken down into Sing It and Sing It Pro which is your tutorial. The tutorial is a great place to start the game off which will teach you all the important skills you will need to know to get great scores during gameplay.  </p>
<p>The tutorial mode has changed a bit in Sing It: Pop Hits from previous Sing It titles.  The tutorial is broken down into four categories: Breathing & Accuracy, Highs & Lows, Duets & Harmonies, and Sliding & Riffing. There is also Master Class which contains advanced lessons when you complete the lessons in the tutorial. Each category has five lessons that you must complete in sequence and achieve a minimum score to move on to the next lesson.  A short video plays at the beginning of each skill category with your instructor Tiffany Thornton, from the Disney series “Sonny with a Chance”, who walks you through the basic concepts that you will need to learn.  The lessons in the tutorial are more complex and detailed compared to previous Sing It titles and felt like I was taking one on one voice lessons like I would receive in a real vocal class. The only part of the tutorial that I disliked was that the examples and lessons were all done using a melody made up of “la la la’s” and “oh’s” and “yeah’s”.  I found it difficult to remember the melody when there weren’t lyrics to associate and differentiate the melody with.   </p>
<p>Sing It: Pop Hits includes both single player and multiplayer game options.  In Single Player you are able to select from two game modes: Solo (you sing the song with the lyrics and melody bar) and You’re On Your Own! (no lyrics and no melody bar).  Pick your mode, your song, and your difficulty (Easy, Normal or Hard) and away you go.  In Multiplayer mode you have a few more game modes to choose from.  These include Showdown (Compete head to head against the other player for the best score on a song), Dual Mic Duet (sing tandem with the other player, one player getting part 1 and the other part 2), Single Mic Duet (sing the song each player having a turn using the same mic), Run the Risk (Choose a score goal and compete against the other player in order to defend or increase your score) and lastly the multiplayer version of You’re On Your Own!.  </p>
<p>If you’re looking for even more fun a feature of this game you should check out are the challenges found in the Achievement section off the main menu.  As one would expect this section will list all the achievements you unlock and could unlock by completing pre-determined skills/feats such as reaching high scores, completing “x” amount of songs, getting a certain percentage of accuracy etc. but it also contains a set of challenges.   These challenges like the achievements provide you with a feat or skill to complete in a particular song but these you can attempt at any time and will bring you directly to the song you need to complete it in.  </p>
<p>There is also a rating system available where you can rate each song with a score of 0-5 and then you can sort the songs my rating, making it quick and easy to pick your favourite songs.</p>
<p>Unlike the previous instalments of Sing I,t which catered to a younger generation overflowing with Disney Channel and High School Musical favourites; Sing It: Pop Hits will appeal to a wide variety of individuals as it contains many popular songs from the radio more people will be familiar with.  </p>
<p>Conclusion</p>
<p>This more recent version of Sing It is now my favourite due to the sole fact that the songs were a lot more familiar making it easier to jump in and play without having to worry about spending extra time learning the lyrics. The variety of multiplayer modes are perfect for co-op fun and the music selection will make Disney Sing It: Pop Hits, a top hit with fans of the Sing It series. Overall, this title is another great party game title that fans should consider adding to their collection.</p>
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