GamesRadar+ Verdict
Pros
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A massive chunk of ABBA
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Compatible with other SingStars
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8 player and PlayStation Eye camera support
Cons
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Useless to non-ABBA fans
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Pricey
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No reason for it to be a disc instead of download
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It’s tough to review a game like SingStar: ABBA, because it does what it does very, very well – the question is, does anyone want a game that does what this game does? We’re going to guess the answer is yes, both because we have faith in publisher Sony’s marketing research and because every time we’re anywhere near a karaoke machine, there’s a group of females shouting out ABBA’s “Dancing Queen”.
Nobody but the most die-hard, devoted ABBA fans are going to want all of these songs, and they’re the only ones to whom this price tag – which is $10 higher than the PS2 price for this same game – is fair. We applaud the single-artist focus, but the flip side of that is a narrower market and decreased value to those of us who don’t know which of the ladies is Anni-Frid Lyngstad and which is Agnetha Faltskog. Knock it down to $20 and put it in the online store. There’s no need for a hard copy.
Dec 8, 2008
