<s>
Lips	O
is	O
a	O
2008	O
karaoke	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
motion	O
sensitive	O
wireless	O
microphones	O
and	O
supports	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
songs	O
already	O
owned	O
through	O
a	O
Zune	B-Library
or	O
iPod	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lips	O
has	O
spawned	O
three	O
sequels	O
:	O
Lips	B-Application
:	I-Application
Number	I-Application
One	I-Application
Hits	I-Application
,	O
Lips	B-Application
:	I-Application
Party	I-Application
Classics	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Lips	B-Application
:	I-Application
I	I-Application
Love	I-Application
the	I-Application
80	I-Application
's	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Localized	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
sequels	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
several	O
countries	O
,	O
including	O
Lips	B-Application
:	I-Application
Canta	I-Application
en	I-Application
Español	I-Application
(	O
Lips	B-Application
:	I-Application
Sing	I-Application
in	I-Application
Spanish	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
Deutsche	O
Partyknaller	O
(	O
Lips	O
:	O
German	O
Party	O
Hits	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lips	O
microphones	O
are	O
compatible	O
with	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
:	I-Application
Metallica	I-Application
due	O
to	O
a	O
patch	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
summer	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Lips	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
SingStar	B-Device
and	O
Karaoke	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
supporting	O
single-player	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
allows	O
two	O
players	O
to	O
sing	O
duets	B-Application
or	O
play	O
competitively	O
in	O
various	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
including	O
"	O
Time	O
Bomb	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Kiss	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Vocal	O
Fighters	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
other	O
music	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
players	O
cannot	O
fail	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
song	O
if	O
they	O
sing	O
badly	O
(	O
or	O
even	O
if	O
they	O
do	O
n't	O
sing	O
at	O
all	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
connect	O
a	O
digital	O
music	O
player	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
an	O
iPod	B-Device
or	O
Zune	B-Library
)	O
,	O
or	O
use	O
a	O
USB	O
flash	O
drive	O
,	O
to	O
sing	O
along	O
to	O
their	O
own	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
also	O
connect	O
their	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
to	O
a	O
computer	O
running	O
a	O
compatible	O
media	O
sharing	O
service	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Windows	O
Media	O
Connect	O
2.0	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Center	I-Device
,	O
Zune	B-Library
PC	O
software	O
with	O
sharing	O
,	O
or	O
PVConnect	O
to	O
access	O
their	O
own	O
music	O
from	O
a	O
network	O
share	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
patch	O
addressed	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
issues	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
namely	O
,	O
it	O
introduced	O
a	O
new	O
algorithm	O
for	O
voice	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
and	O
vibrato	O
pick-up	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
'	O
too	O
easy	O
 '	O
before	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
synchronise	O
the	O
microphone	O
timing	O
,	O
a	O
cause	O
of	O
regular	O
negative	O
feedback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minor	O
tweaks	O
were	O
also	O
made	O
to	O
the	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
listed	O
below	O
support	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Wireless	O
Microphones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
series	I-Application
:	O
</s>
<s>
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
series	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
DJ	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
series	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Lips	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
Variety	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
mixed	O
review	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
though	O
it	O
will	O
quickly	O
bore	O
vocalists	O
acclimated	O
to	O
the	O
challenge	O
of	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
,	O
Lips	O
excels	O
as	O
home	O
karaoke	O
,	O
bringing	O
style	O
and	O
pizzazz	O
to	O
a	O
crowded	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Lips	O
is	O
also	O
exceedingly	O
shallow	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
small	O
number	O
of	O
songs	O
and	O
a	O
broken	O
system	O
for	O
importing	O
new	O
ones	O
,	O
meaning	O
living	O
room	O
crooners	O
will	O
likely	O
stick	O
with	O
Sony	O
's	O
deeper	O
SingStar	B-Device
franchise	O
for	O
the	O
time	O
being	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
