<s>
SingStar	B-Application
is	O
a	O
competitive	O
music	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
series	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
consoles	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
London	O
Studio	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dozens	O
of	O
installments	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
2	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
more	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
free	O
app	O
download	O
,	O
with	O
users	O
paying	O
for	O
the	O
songs	O
as	O
individual	O
or	O
bundle	O
downloads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SingStar	B-Application
games	O
on	O
disc	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
are	O
distributed	O
either	O
as	O
the	O
software	O
alone	O
,	O
or	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
USB	B-Protocol
microphones	O
–	O
one	O
red	O
,	O
one	O
blue	O
;	O
wireless	O
microphones	O
are	O
also	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
games	O
are	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
EyeToy	B-General_Concept
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Eye	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
cameras	O
,	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
see	O
and	O
record	O
themselves	O
singing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PSP	O
(	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	O
)	O
was	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
manage	O
a	O
playlist	O
in	O
realtime	O
,	O
where	O
users	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
queue	O
songs	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
sing	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
decisions	O
were	O
n't	O
made	O
between	O
songs	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
fewer	O
breaks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
SingStar	B-Application
and	O
SingStore	B-Device
servers	O
were	O
shut	O
down	O
in	O
January	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SingStar	B-Application
games	O
require	O
players	O
to	O
sing	O
along	O
with	O
music	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
score	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
interface	O
with	O
their	O
console	O
via	O
SingStar	B-Application
microphones	O
while	O
a	O
music	O
video	O
plays	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Different	O
modes	O
of	O
SingStar	B-Application
may	O
vary	O
this	O
basic	O
pattern	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
principle	O
is	O
similar	O
throughout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SingStar	B-Application
includes	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
game	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
standard	O
singing	O
mode	O
allows	O
one	O
or	O
two	O
people	O
to	O
sing	O
simultaneously	O
,	O
either	O
competitively	O
or	O
in	O
a	O
duet	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
SingStar	B-Application
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
also	O
featured	O
"	O
Star	O
Maker	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
single	O
player	O
career	O
mode	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
was	O
dropped	O
in	O
subsequent	O
releases	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
and	O
party	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
SingStar	B-Application
games	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
differ	O
only	O
in	O
the	O
track	O
list	O
contained	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SingStar	B-Application
games	O
typically	O
ship	O
with	O
30	O
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Individual	O
SingStar	B-Application
games	O
are	O
loosely	O
based	O
upon	O
genres	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
rock	O
or	O
pop	O
music	O
(	O
SingStar	B-Device
Rocks	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
and	O
SingStar	B-Device
Pop	I-Device
respectively	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SingStar	B-Application
games	O
were	O
sometimes	O
localised	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
different	O
regions	O
,	O
with	O
customised	O
track	O
lists	O
to	O
suit	O
foreign	O
markets	O
and	O
territories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
non-English	O
language	O
SingStar	B-Application
games	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
some	O
European	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
SingStar	B-Application
games	O
(	O
except	O
the	O
original	O
SingStar	B-Application
and	O
Singalong	O
with	O
Disney	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
)	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
swap	O
out	O
the	O
current	O
disc	O
(	O
called	O
the	O
master	O
disc	O
)	O
for	O
another	O
SingStar	B-Application
disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allows	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
songs	O
on	O
other	O
versions	O
without	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
reset	O
the	O
console	O
;	O
it	O
also	O
allows	O
PS2	B-Device
SingStar	B-Application
discs	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
,	O
regardless	O
of	O
its	O
PS2	B-Device
backwards	O
compatibility	O
status	O
,	O
by	O
starting	O
with	O
a	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
master	O
disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
starting	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
swap	O
in	O
their	O
old	O
SingStar	B-Application
disc	O
and	O
experience	O
them	O
with	O
the	O
functionality	O
and	O
cosmetics	O
of	O
the	O
master	O
disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
3	O
version	O
of	O
SingStar	B-Application
introduced	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
online	O
features	O
,	O
accessed	O
through	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
purchase	O
songs	O
online	O
from	O
the	O
SingStore	B-Device
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
expand	O
their	O
current	O
music	O
selection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SingStore	B-Device
launched	O
with	O
41	O
songs	O
,	O
with	O
further	O
1044	O
songs	O
for	O
download	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
music	O
videos	O
are	O
in	O
standard	B-Device
definition	I-Device
,	O
although	O
videos	O
were	O
offered	O
in	O
high	O
definition	O
if	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
My	B-Application
SingStar	I-Application
Online	O
was	O
the	O
online	O
community	O
component	O
of	O
SingStar	B-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
for	O
My	B-Application
SingStar	I-Application
Online	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
people	O
uploading	O
photos	O
and	O
videos	O
of	O
SingStar	B-Device
parties	I-Device
to	O
websites	O
such	O
as	O
Flickr	B-Algorithm
and	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
could	O
record	O
photos	O
and	O
videos	O
of	O
players	O
singing	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Eye	O
(	O
or	O
other	O
compatible	O
USB	B-Protocol
camera	O
)	O
,	O
then	O
be	O
saved	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
's	O
HDD	O
or	O
uploaded	O
to	O
the	O
My	B-Application
SingStar	I-Application
Online	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
31	O
January	O
2020	O
,	O
23.59GMT	O
,	O
the	O
SingStore	B-Device
servers	O
were	O
shut	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
70	O
SingStar	B-Application
SKUs	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
worldwide	O
,	O
including	O
16	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
and	O
Australia	O
,	O
and	O
10	O
titles	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
SingStar	B-Application
titles	O
are	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
platform	O
,	O
a	O
number	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
game	O
titled	O
SingStar	B-Application
Ultimate	O
Party	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
both	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latest	O
title	O
,	O
SingStar	B-Application
Celebration	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
24	O
October	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
expanded	O
SingStar	B-Application
brand	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
SingStar	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
and	O
SingStar	B-Application
Guitar	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
singing	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
adds	O
a	O
dancing	O
element	O
using	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Move	O
controller	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
second	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
play	O
guitar	O
using	O
any	O
compatible	O
guitar	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
SingStar	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
did	O
have	O
a	O
spin-off	O
series	O
of	O
dancing	B-Application
games	I-Application
called	O
DanceStar	B-Application
Party	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
autumn	O
2012	O
,	O
SingStar	B-Application
was	O
made	O
as	O
free-to-play	O
,	O
via	O
a	O
then-free	O
SingStar	B-Application
application	O
included	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
3	O
software	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
features	O
included	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
use	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
Eye	O
as	O
a	O
microphone	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
Trophies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Songs	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
from	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
retail	O
discs	O
(	O
but	O
cannot	O
be	O
copied	O
onto	O
the	O
Hard	O
Drive	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
songs	O
bought	O
from	O
the	O
SingStore	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
firmware	I-Operating_System
4.30	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
24	O
October	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
release	O
caused	O
some	O
complaints	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
application	O
icon	O
was	O
made	O
mandatory	O
for	O
all	O
European	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
users	O
,	O
and	O
cannot	O
be	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
XMB	B-Device
menu	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
petitions	O
have	O
been	O
started	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
icon	O
,	O
but	O
no	O
changes	O
have	O
been	O
made	O
as	O
of	O
today	O
,	O
except	O
on	O
28	O
October	O
2014	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
XMB	B-Device
icon	O
was	O
updated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
technology	O
behind	O
SingStar	B-Application
began	O
as	O
a	O
research	O
project	O
into	O
sound	O
input	O
by	O
London	O
Studio	O
's	O
prototyping	O
department	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SingStar	B-Application
games	O
require	O
SingStar-branded	O
microphonesone	O
red	O
and	O
one	O
bluewhich	O
connect	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
console	O
via	O
a	O
single	O
USB	B-Protocol
converter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
USB	B-Protocol
converter	O
was	O
required	O
so	O
that	O
both	O
microphones	O
would	O
use	O
a	O
single	O
USB	B-Protocol
port	O
;	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
2	O
and	O
later	O
versions	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
3	O
only	O
have	O
two	O
USB	B-Protocol
ports	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
port	O
needed	O
to	O
remain	O
free	O
for	O
camera	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
2	O
Headset	O
was	O
originally	O
considered	O
as	O
an	O
alternative	O
to	O
microphones	O
,	O
however	O
the	O
headset	O
was	O
not	O
technically	O
sufficient	O
,	O
and	O
London	O
Studio	O
felt	O
that	O
handheld	O
microphones	O
were	O
important	O
to	O
the	O
authentic	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wireless	O
microphones	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
2.4GHz	O
receiver	O
attached	O
to	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
or	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
by	O
USB	B-Protocol
,	O
became	O
available	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
March	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
microphones	O
were	O
originally	O
planned	O
to	O
launch	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
SingStar	B-Application
,	O
but	O
running	O
two	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
microphones	O
together	O
was	O
found	O
to	O
be	O
difficult	O
,	O
so	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
game	O
launched	O
with	O
the	O
same	O
USB	B-Protocol
microphones	O
as	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
21	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
users	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
could	O
use	O
their	O
smartphones	O
as	O
a	O
microphone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
was	O
also	O
available	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
3	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
microphones	O
detect	O
pitch	O
using	O
digital	B-General_Concept
signal	I-General_Concept
processing	I-General_Concept
,	O
which	O
analyses	O
the	O
frequency	O
of	O
the	O
incoming	O
signal	O
via	O
Fast	O
Fourier	O
transform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regular	O
singing	O
segments	O
do	O
not	O
feature	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
,	O
and	O
so	O
humming	O
into	O
the	O
microphones	O
at	O
the	O
correct	O
pitch	O
will	O
also	O
score	O
points	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rap	O
sections	O
use	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
and	O
rhythm	O
detection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tracks	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
SingStar	B-Application
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
were	O
mixed	O
from	O
master	O
records	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
the	O
artist	O
's	O
voice	O
to	O
be	O
completely	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
song	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SingStar	B-Application
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
introduced	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
digitally	O
suppress	O
vocals	O
,	O
using	O
ADRess	O
(	O
Azimuth	O
Discrimination	O
and	O
Resynthesis	O
)	O
technology	O
developed	O
by	O
Dan	O
Barry	O
at	O
the	O
Audio	O
Research	O
Group	O
,	O
based	O
in	O
the	O
Dublin	O
Institute	O
of	O
Technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
3	O
version	O
also	O
includes	O
various	O
VST	B-Application
plugins	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Sound	B-Application
Forge	I-Application
,	O
adapted	O
to	O
run	O
natively	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2009	O
,	O
London	O
Studio	O
launched	O
a	O
themed	O
space	B-Application
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
3	O
's	O
online	O
community-based	O
service	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Protocol
Home	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
space	B-Application
is	O
called	O
"	O
The	O
SingStar	B-Application
Rooms	O
"	O
and	O
featured	O
a	O
dance	O
floor	O
,	O
a	O
jukebox	O
,	O
and	O
different	O
rewards	O
for	O
the	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
available	O
to	O
the	O
European	O
and	O
North	O
American	O
versions	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Protocol
Home	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dizzee	O
performed	O
for	O
the	O
PS	O
Home/SingStar	O
community	O
and	O
answered	O
questions	O
for	O
an	O
hour	O
after	O
the	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
also	O
limited	O
time	O
items	O
at	O
this	O
space	B-Application
like	O
a	O
Dizzee	O
Mask	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
available	O
to	O
the	O
European	O
and	O
North	O
American	O
versions	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Protocol
Home	I-Protocol
,	O
however	O
,	O
Dizzee	O
only	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
European	O
version	O
to	O
answer	O
questions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SingStar	B-Application
series	I-Application
has	O
been	O
promoted	O
through	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
advertising	O
platforms	O
,	O
including	O
television	O
and	O
cinema	O
,	O
print	O
and	O
digital	O
advertising	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SingStar	B-Application
advertisements	O
are	O
designed	O
to	O
convey	O
the	O
social	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
advertisement	O
for	O
the	O
PAL	B-Language
release	O
SingStar	B-Device
Rocks	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2006	O
,	O
SingStar	B-Application
took	O
part	O
in	O
a	O
television	O
sponsorship	O
deal	O
with	O
MTV	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SingStar	B-Application
sponsored	O
MTV	O
's	O
Throwdown	O
program	O
,	O
which	O
consisted	O
of	O
a	O
3-minute	O
clip	O
of	O
viewers	O
lip	O
syncing	O
to	O
a	O
song	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Viewers	O
were	O
requested	O
to	O
upload	O
a	O
video	O
of	O
themselves	O
singing	O
to	O
the	O
SingStar-branded	O
MTV	O
Flux	O
website	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
viewed	O
videos	O
being	O
shown	O
on	O
Throwdown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
campaign	O
ran	O
until	O
February	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
resulted	O
in	O
a	O
15%	O
boost	O
in	O
SingStar	B-Application
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
during	O
the	O
airing	O
of	O
Australian	O
Idol	O
in	O
Australia	O
Singstar	B-Application
was	O
advertised	O
every	O
time	O
the	O
show	O
aired	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
Julian	O
Hill	O
became	O
A	O
Guinness	O
World	O
record	O
holder	O
for	O
his	O
24	O
hours	O
23	O
minutes	O
continuous	O
play	O
of	O
SingStar	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
charity	O
Event	O
,	O
Known	O
as	O
'	O
SingStar	B-Application
The	O
Endurance	O
Challenge	O
 '	O
raised	O
over	O
£	O
3,000	O
for	O
Great	O
Ormond	O
Street	O
Children	O
's	O
Hospital	O
,	O
and	O
made	O
Julian	O
Hill	O
an	O
Internet	O
Celebrity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SingStar'''s	O
advertising	O
campaigns	O
have	O
targeted	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
demographics	O
typically	O
ignored	O
by	O
the	O
gaming	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
Sony	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
launched	O
its	O
first	O
online	O
advertising	O
campaign	O
targeted	O
towards	O
teenage	O
girls	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2006	O
ran	O
an	O
advertisement	O
in	O
Attitude	O
targeted	O
towards	O
gay	O
males	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
+Aggregate	O
Reviews	O
Game	O
Game	O
Rankings	O
MetaCritic	O
SingStar	B-Application
84%	O
82/100	O
SingStar	B-Device
Party	I-Device
74%	O
77/100	O
SingStar	B-Device
Pop	I-Device
76%	O
74/100	O
SingStar	B-Device
'	I-Device
80s	I-Device
UK	O
:	O
79%	O
US	O
:	O
78%	O
78/100	O
SingStar	B-Device
Rocks	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
71%	O
71/100	O
SingStar	B-Device
Anthems	I-Device
63%	O
65/100	O
SingStar	B-Device
Legends	I-Device
78%	O
78/100	O
SingStar	B-Device
Pop	I-Device
Hits	I-Device
79%	O
77/100	O
SingStar	B-Device
'	I-Device
90s	I-Device
74%	O
73/100	O
SingStar	B-Device
Amped	I-Device
78%	O
76/100	O
SingStar	B-Device
Rock	I-Device
Ballads	I-Device
73%	O
73/100	O
SingStar	B-Device
R&B	I-Device
PT	O
1	O
70%	O
70/100	O
SingStar	B-Device
R&B	I-Device
PT	O
2	O
73%	O
74/100	O
SingStar	B-Device
Summer	I-Device
Party	I-Device
74%	O
73/100	O
SingStar	B-Application
Hottest	O
Hits	O
76%	O
79/100	O
SingStar	B-Application
BoyBands	O
vs	O
GirlBands	O
79%	O
78/100	O
SingStar	B-Application
ABBA	I-Application
(	O
PS2	B-Device
)	O
70%	O
65/100	O
SingStar	B-Application
Singalong	O
with	O
Disney	O
68%	O
69/100	O
SingStar	B-Application
Queen	I-Application
(	O
PS2	B-Device
)	O
76%	O
76/100	O
SingStar	B-Application
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1	O
(	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
)	O
83%	O
82/100	O
SingStar	B-Application
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
(	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
)	O
81%	O
80/100	O
SingStar	B-Application
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SingStar	B-Application
series	I-Application
has	O
been	O
largely	O
successful	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
collectively	O
sold	O
over	O
16	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
PAL	B-Language
region	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
additional	O
1.5	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
4	O
million	O
songs	O
have	O
been	O
downloaded	O
from	O
the	O
online	O
SingStore	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
SingStar	B-Application
and	O
SingStar	B-Device
Party	I-Device
jointly	O
received	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
originality	O
at	O
the	O
BAFTA	O
Games	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2017	O
game	O
SingStar	B-Application
Celebration	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Family/Social	O
Game	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
2017	O
Titanium	O
Awards	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
"	O
Family	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
21st	O
Annual	O
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
SingStar	B-Application
game	O
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
gaming	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Australian	O
website	O
PALGN	O
described	O
the	O
single-player	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
little	O
lacklustre	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
praised	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
component	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
asset	O
of	O
SingStar	B-Application
"	O
and	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
addictive	O
"	O
.SingStar	O
debuted	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
SingStar	B-Application
Rocks	O
!,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
compared	O
against	O
the	O
Karaoke	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
described	O
SingStar	B-Application
's	O
interface	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
crude	O
hacked	O
together	O
system	O
"	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
scrolling	O
timeline	O
interface	O
of	O
Karaoke	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP	O
criticised	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
character	O
generation	O
,	O
rewards	O
and	O
unlockable	O
features	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
SingStar	B-Application
"[lacks]	O
the	O
'	O
game	O
 '	O
feel	O
of	O
Karaoke	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
titles	O
have	O
offered	O
additional	O
gameplay	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
duet	B-Application
mode	O
added	O
in	O
SingStar	B-Device
Party	I-Device
was	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
hit	O
and	O
miss	O
[	O
with	O
some	O
songs	O
split ]	O
into	O
'	O
fun	O
bits	O
 '	O
and	O
'	O
boring	O
bits	O
 '	O
seemingly	O
on	O
purpose	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rapping	O
segments	O
introduced	O
in	O
SingStar	B-Device
Pop	I-Device
were	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
hardest	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
entire	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
a	O
feature	O
which	O
added	O
variety	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SingStar	B-Device
Pop	I-Device
also	O
introduced	O
Medleys	O
,	O
which	O
consist	O
of	O
a	O
random	O
combination	O
of	O
song	O
choruses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
difference	O
between	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
SingStar	B-Application
titles	O
is	O
the	O
track	O
list	O
contained	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
SingStar	B-Application
track	O
lists	O
have	O
been	O
better	O
received	O
than	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
described	O
the	O
UK	O
track	O
list	O
for	O
SingStar	B-Device
Legends	I-Device
as	O
"	O
simultaneously	O
eclectic	O
and	O
fantastic	O
"	O
,	O
whereas	O
SingStar	B-Device
Pop	I-Device
Hits	I-Device
felt	O
like	O
"	O
a	O
loosely	O
thrown	O
together	O
collection	O
of	O
what	O
the	O
charts	O
say	O
is	O
cool	O
,	O
with	O
little	O
regard	O
for	O
what	O
will	O
make	O
for	O
a	O
fun	O
karaoke	O
party	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
localisation	O
of	O
some	O
SingStar	B-Application
games	O
also	O
has	O
played	O
a	O
part	O
in	O
their	O
reception	O
;	O
PALGN	O
praised	O
the	O
localised	O
Australian	O
content	O
in	O
SingStar	B-Application
Rocks	O
!,	O
whereas	O
it	O
panned	O
SingStar	B-Device
Pop	I-Device
Hits	I-Device
(	O
which	O
featured	O
an	O
almost	O
identical	O
track	O
list	O
to	O
the	O
UK	O
release	O
)	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
songs	O
few	O
Australians	O
had	O
ever	O
heard	O
of	O
.	O
</s>
