Issue Date: February 1, 2009
GameSmart |
MELANIE D.G. KAPLAN |
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Get your groove on
Lips blends karaoke and smooth moves.
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At last, that moonwalk you perfected in 1984 may pay off.
In the Xbox 360 video game Lips (www.xbox.com/lips, $69.99), pop-stars-in-training do more than belt out lyrics, karaoke-style. To bring down the house, players can channel their favorite megastars, using the game's motion-sensing wireless microphones. Stage moves (the David Lee Roth kick-jump or the Pete Townshend guitar windmill) trigger "Star Stream Power Bonuses," which are added to your score for the rendition of the song.
As you perform, lyrics will appear onscreen with the original music video. The game ships with 40 tracks, including contemporary hip-hop R&B (Rihanna's "Umbrella") and '80s rock (Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust"). But one of Lips' coolest features is that it lets you plug in a compatible MP3 player or download music from Xbox Live to rock out with your private collection.
All right. Time for a little "Swagga Like Us!"
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