To initiate this mode, you will have to sing a certain amount of notes correctly to fill up a bonus gage. There is also a bonus mode that you can initiate in Lips that works similarly to the В“star powerВ” mode in band-based games. Although this format is not a huge departure from genre conventions, it works well, and the invisible missed notes actually make the Lips format feel a little bit more approachable. You are able to see your current pitch by looking at a scrolling bright light that functions much like the pitch arrow in the Rock Band series. Unlike SingStar, however, the game does not show you missed notes, and instead it only displays notes that you actually sing correctly. The singing in this title is fairly conventional and uses a clear note bar to indicate correct pitch. The Lips Microphone definitely outshines other mic peripherals quite a bit, and it is a pity that it is currently incompatible with other music-based titles like Guitar Hero: World Tour. It is also a lot lighter than the rival SingStar mics and a lot easier to move around with. The microphone works very well at a technical level, and it does a good job picking up your notes no matter which way you hold it. The mic also comes packing an accelerometer that can be used to pull of special bonus-triggering moves or play mic-based mini-games. While at first glance the peripheral may just look like a standard wireless mic that has glowing lights, there is a lot more to it than that. One of the biggest ways that Lips differentiates itself from the crowd is with itВ’s unique microphone peripheral. Plus, it does a surprisingly good job of inserting some much needed ingenuity into this genre. Lips is the new karaoke title to challenge the throne of the current karaoke king. Sure, titles like Karaoke Revolution and Boogie have tried to tap into the karaoke market, but SingStar, with its tried-and-true formula, has remained the dominant force in this niche music genre. Although SingStar has been a fixture in the karaoke game genre ever since the last generation, it was only a matter of time until a true rival appeared.

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