| Sing Party | |
| Developer: | Nintendo SPD FreeStyleGames |
| Publisher: | Nintendo |
| Platforms: | Wii U |
| Genre: | Music |
| Modes: | Single-player and multiplayer |
Sing Party (stylized as SiNG PARTY) is a music party video game developed by Nintendo and FreeStyleGames and published by Nintendo for the Wii U. It was released in North America as a Wii U launch title in November 2012, and later in Europe in January 2013.
Sing Party is a karaoke-style game that features 50 licensed songs from various artists such as Fleetwood Mac, Lady Gaga, Queen, and Rihanna. The game requires the use of the Wii U karaoke microphone, which was bundled with all physical editions of the game in addition to also being available for purchase separately. Previous licensed microphones used with singing games for Wii are also compatible with the game. Sing Party received generally mixed reviews from critics.
Like other karaoke games, players would sing to the lyrics of the available songs and get scored based on their rhythm, however Sing Party permits multiple people to play along with the lead singing player.
The game includes a variety of different modes. In Party Mode, lead singers read the song lyrics on the Wii U GamePad, allowing them to face the other players, which represent the lead singers' audience, and the lead singers can move around the room instead of staring at the television screen. The other players joins in the fun by following the cues from the physical performance of the lead singers, singing the background vocals and dancing along with the moves shown on the television screen.
In Sing Mode, players can sing by themselves or as a duet with harmonies. As the song is performed, their vocal qualities are scored and evaluated on the TV in real time.
In Team Mode, players can split into two groups, which lets players face off against their musical rivals as they rotate through different game modes.
The following is a list of the 50 songs available in Sing Party.[1] Nintendo advertised plans to release more songs as DLC starting in early 2013, though none were ever released.[2]
Sing Party has received mixed reviews. The game received a score of 60/100 on review aggregator website Metacritic, indicating “mixed or average reviews”.[3] IGN has given the game a 6.3 out of 10, saying that "while one person steps up as the main performer, others can dance, sing and clap along with the prompts on the TV screen making sure everyone at the party is rocking out together."[4] Nintendo Life gave the game a 5/10 score, praising the flashy graphics and gamepad use, but criticising the game for lacking identity.[5]