U-Sing
U-Sing is published by software publisher Mindscape and developed by their French division and has been done so in partnership with the world's largest music publisher, Universal Music. U-SING is a karaoke-style video game produced exclusively for the Wii. The initial release date for this product is 30 October 2009, globally. An article is needed for the sequel, U-Sing Girls Night which is out now.
| U-Sing | |
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 U-SING (Australian Packaging) | |
| Developer(s) | Mindscape |
| Publisher(s) | Mindscape, Nintendo |
| Platform(s) | Wii |
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| Genre(s) | Karaoke |
| Mode(s) | 7 game modes |
Gameplay
Gameplay is similar to other karaoke console games currently available, such as SingStar, where the player(s) choose a song from a list of tunes on the disc. The player(s) are then to sing the tune of the song through a Logitech microphone connected to the Wii. The software then measures the player's performance in voice tonality and rhythm and scores the singer according to their accuracy.
Network features
In 2010, you will be able to download more of tracks from the huge list of Universal Music’s catalogue, as well as other licensed tracks from popular record labels. Available through the WiiWare on the Wii Shop Channel on your Wii console and can be purchased using Nintendo Points.
Key features
- A specific playlist for each country
- 30 hits to sing with the original clips from Universal top artists
- High precision speech recognition using VoxLer Technology, accurately evaluating tune and rhythm
- 3 level of difficulty, short and long version available for each song
- From up to 2 players with 2 microphones
- Listening from the performances
- 7 fun and addictive gameplays : Training, Solo, Duo, Duel, Battle, Jukebox, Medley
Track list
(United Kingdom, Australia & Netherlands)
- Black Kids - I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance With You
- Boyzone - Better
- Coldplay - Viva La Vida
- Culture Club - Do you really want to hurt me
- Duffy - Mercy
- Esmee Denters - Outta Here
- Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
- Jackson 5 - ABC
- James Morrison - Wonderful World
- Just Jack - The day I died
- Keane - Somewhere Only We Know
- Kool & The Gang - Celebration
- La Roux - Bulletproof
- Lady Gaga - Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)
- Lily Allen - 22
- Lionel Richie - All Night Long
- Mika - Love Today
- Mr Hudson & The Library - Too Late, Too Late
- Orson - No Tomorrow
- Sam Brown - Stop
- Snow Patrol - Crack the Shutters
- Stereophonics - Have a Nice Day
- Texas - I Don't Want a Lover
- The All-American Rejects - I Wanna
- The Cure - Boys Don't Cry
- The Kooks - Always Where I Need To Be
- The Mamas & The Papas - California Dreamin'
- The Pussycat Dolls - When I Grow Up
- The Saturdays - Issues
- The Temptations - My Girl
There is also a new U-Sing game called U-Sing 2.