''SingStar ABBA'' is a singing/voice simulation video game released in 2008 for the

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and

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. It was the first band specific '' SingStar'' game, followed by ''

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'' in 2009.

Development

David Reeves, president of

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Europe, said of the release: "We are thrilled to be collaborating with ABBA to bring their tracks to ''SingStar'' this

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... The popularity of this iconic band continues year after year, and we know ''SingStar'' fans will be delighted to add this selection of classics tracks to their ''SingStar'' collection". Patrick Foster of ''

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'' reported that "Bocu, the British music publisher that acquired the British rights to ABBA’s songs more than 30 years ago... collaborated with Sony to release ''Singstar Abba''".

Gameplay

Arnold Katayev of PSXtreme explained that the game "uses a very clean user interface, one that even a five-year-old can navigate. You can either play a practice session, or play for points and attempt to score the best record", further adding: "The object is to fill the bars on screen with accuracy by singing as accurately as possible. If you go flat, you'll get color below the bar; likewise, if you go sharp, you'll get color above the bar. It's a very intuitive system, and figuring out how it works doesn't take any longer than 10 seconds".

Track list

The PlayStation 2 version of the game features 20 songs whereas the PlayStation 3 version features 25 songs.

Reception

The game received "mixed or average reviews" on both platforms according to the review aggregation website

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Singstar Abba 2008 video games ABBA Band-centric video games EyeToy games Karaoke video games London Studio games Multiplayer and single-player video games PlayStation 2 games PlayStation 3 games SingStar Sony Interactive Entertainment games Video games based on musicians Video games developed in the United Kingdom sv:SingStar ABBA