Let’s start with the question: why are you here Of the many games released in the second half of 2022, this is perhaps the most reliable and dry predictable in form and function. A Let’s Sing game featuring Abba songs. Sure, you might be intrigued by the playlists and different modes of this particular entry in the long-running karaoke series, but as video games progress, this particular amount is about as “good” as they come. is known.
You’re probably here for the same reason you said yes to reviewing code. The unexpected suggestion to stay the night sounds exactly like a doctor’s order. For avid gamers, there’s no need to worry about avoiding online spoilers or thrusting yourself into a spike in difficulty with Let’s Sing Abba. It’s as nice and low-maintenance and uplifting as you’d expect.
When you launch the game, you’ll be presented with several modes that will be immediately familiar to series regulars. Legends pits single players against Abba-like people (not bands, but similar avatars who act as karaoke opponents) in mini-challenges that sing parts of songs and meet certain criteria. increase. Earn a 3-star rating and face off against bosses to unlock songs and avatar goods.
Elsewhere, “Classic” lets you jump to any song with “Feat.” with up to 4 players. Do you duet with your partner (either an AI “artist” or her second player) to discover compatibility according to pitch and timing?”Mixtape” is for when you don’t have the time or patience for an entire song It is suitable. 5 quick shot excerpts that you can enjoy in less than 3 minutes per song. ‘World Contest’ offers ranked online karaoke offs with leaderboards, and ‘Let’s Party’ is a local team-based competitive challenge mode for up to 8 players (this is against the AI You can also play with your Lonesome). So far, let’s sing. All modes do exactly what it says on the tin.
Then there is the “jukebox”. It simply slams a video onto an unlocked song on your screen and displays the lyrics. It’s the perfect background noise for a reserved UK party where no one wants to stand with a mic but happily stare at a screen. Drinking with their hands while realizing how little Abba lyrics they actually know.
As for equipment, an old USB mic will suffice, but the easiest way to join is to download the Let’s Sing Mic app and enter the 4-digit code when prompted after joining the same Wi-Fi network to connect to the console by typing After pressing “ZR” to use the calibration tool, everything synced up nicely and the job was done. Let’s Sing veterans know that you don’t need to know the words because the mic only detects pitch. Just whisper and you’ll be fine.
Even lesser-known and lesser-known songs aren’t as much of a problem as you might think.Trying the whole song causes problems, but the Mixtape Challenge lets you pitch up and down to make the dots pon Paddle away and completely ignore the song itself. just us?
A token progression system is run throughout, and all modes have a percentage bar that can be easily checked from the main screen. And if you don’t know where to start, press ‘X’ and you’ll get a prompt suggesting which song and mode to work on next. This is another example of how the developer he Voxler cleverly avoids anxiety (in this case, when faced with Netflix-style paralysis). A whole bunch of suitable options).
Looking at the playlist, it’s hard to argue with the 31 songs on offer, and anyone who’s ever used Abba Gold with their listening device of choice will feel right at home. Mamma Mia, SOS, Waterloo, Knowing Me Knowing You, Fernando, Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!, Take a Chance on Me and More — Fans of the new material will get all the official videos featuring Agnetha, Anni-Frid, Benny and Björn along with 2021’s I Still Have Faith In You. I’m here. Hmm.
Personal favorites include the heartfeltly okay Does Your Mother Know and the discotastic Voulez-Vous, which we argue should have been a Roger Moore-era Bond theme. Omissions that should include Lay All Your Love On Me and I Have A Dream. It’s a shame not to, but the fact remains that it’s hard to find a more likeable selection of songs from a single artist. haven’t noticed yet they love abba
Some track omissions and some odd decisions (e.g. no single Joy-Con support means you have to use both to navigate menus, mic/ It’s a pain while holding a smartphone) but it’s hard. to get out of this frustration. The result screen when I finish dragging a song is a little too long and I can’t speed it up with repeated button presses. Screenshots are disabled, so you can’t take a shot of the group. All images throughout this review are press shots. “Thank You For The Music” is pretty bland. That’s the only complaint we had.
So why are we here again? Relax, forget your worries for a while and play a lot of classical music. La vraie question c’est voulez-vous. Hooray.
Conclusion
As a group, Abba sits alongside only The Beatles, Queen, and perhaps just a few other of the world’s biggest acts, with the cross-generational mainstream appeal of supporting multiplayer music games like this. I have. Even if you’re not an aficionado, I think you’ll be drawn to the sheer intensity of this most accessible and immortal pop music his songbook and the different modes here. The Sing series offers enough variety to charm just about anyone who has set foot on one of these tracks. Let’s Sing Abba is exactly what you think it is. For that, we were grateful.