Sing Party


Sing Party is a music/party video game developed by FreeStyleGames and published by Nintendo for the Wii U. It is a karaoke-style game and was released on the Wii U's launch day in North America, and in Europe in January 2013.
The retail game comes bundled with an official Wii U karaoke microphone, which will also be sold separately. A microphone is required for all versions of the game, including those who download the game from the Nintendo eShop. Previous licensed microphones used with singing games for Wii are also compatible with this game.

Gameplay

Like other karaoke games, players would sing to the lyrics of the available songs and get scored based on their rhythm, however Sing Party permits multiple people to play along with the lead singing player.
The game includes a variety of different modes. In Party Mode, lead singers read the song lyrics on the Wii U GamePad, allowing them to face the other players, which represent the lead singers' audience, and the lead singers can move around the room instead of staring at the television screen. The other players joins in the fun by following the cues from the physical performance of the lead singers, singing the background vocals and dancing along with the moves shown on the television screen.
In Sing Mode, players can sing by themselves or as a duet with harmonies. As the song is performed, their vocal qualities are scored and evaluated on the TV in real time.
In Team Mode, players can split into two groups, which lets players face off against their musical rivals as they rotate through different game modes.

Track list

The following is a list of the 50 songs available in the game. Since Sing Party is online-enabled and connects to the Nintendo Network, Nintendo advertised releasing future songs as DLC in early 2013, though none was ever released.
SongArtistReleased
"Call Me Maybe"Carly Rae Jepsen2011
"Glad You Came"The Wanted2011
"Le Freak"Chic1978
"Party Rock Anthem"LMFAO2011
"The Edge of Glory"Lady Gaga2011
"The Shoop Shoop Song "Betty Everett1964
"Only Girl "Rihanna2010
"I Want You Back"The Jackson Five1969
"I Got You "James Brown1965
"Y.M.C.A."The Village People1978
"Love You Like A Love Song"Selena Gomez & the Scene2011
"Baby"Justin Bieber feat. Ludacris2010
"Don't Stop Me Now"Queen1979
"Go Your Own Way"Fleetwood Mac1976
"Kids in America"Kim Wilde1981
"Ironic"Alanis Morissette1996
"So Good"B.o.B2012
"Surfin' U.S.A."The Beach Boys1963
"Just The Way You Are"Bruno Mars2010
"Jar of Hearts"Christina Perri2010
"I Believe in a Thing Called Love"The Darkness2003
"Groove Is in the Heart"Deee-Lite featuring Q-Tip and Bootsy Collins1990
"Mercy"Duffy2008
"Theme from New York, New York"Frank Sinatra1980
"You've Got the Love"Florence + The Machine2009
"I Will Survive"Gloria Gaynor1978
"Alone"Heart1987
"The Power of Love"Huey Lewis and the News1985
"Flashdance... What a Feeling"Irene Cara1983
"I'm Yours"Jason Mraz2008
"Walking on Sunshine"Katrina and the Waves1985
"Firework"Katy Perry2010
"Just a Kiss"Lady Antebellum2011
"Satellite"Lena2010
"Dancing on the Ceiling"Lionel Richie1986
"Haven't Met You Yet"Michael Bublé2009
"The Climb"Miley Cyrus2009
"Daydream Believer"The Monkees1967
"How You Remind Me"Nickelback2001
"Don't Hold Your Breath"Nicole Scherzinger2011
"Always on My Mind"Pet Shop Boys1987
"All About Tonight"Pixie Lott2011
"Show Me Love"Robin S.1993
"You Can't Hurry Love"The Supremes1966
"Higher"Taio Cruz featuring Kylie Minogue2010
"Don't Leave Me This Way"Thelma Houston1975
"I Think We're Alone Now"Tiffany1987
"Love Shack"The B-52's1989
"Dancing in the Street"Mick Jagger and David Bowie1985
"Ain't That a Kick in the Head"Robbie Williams2001

Reception

Sing Party has received mixed reviews. IGN has given the game a 6.3 out of 10 saying that "while one person steps up as the main performer, others can dance, sing and clap along with the prompts on the TV screen making sure everyone at the party is rocking out together." While Metacritic gave a score of 60% indicating "Mixed or Average reviews" with their general consensus being "while the performer uses the GamePad and mic to sing, everybody else in the room becomes embroiled using cues from the screen." Nintendo Insider awarded 80%, writing "in SiNG Party, FreeStyleGames have positioned a solid foundation that successfully thinks outside the box in approaching the unique hardware capabilities."