Lips

Lips is a singing game in the vein of Sony’s SingStar series of games. Much like the popular past time of karaoke, players sing along to the lyrics of songs that are displayed on-screen. The game also judges you based on pitch, earning you points based on how accurately you sang. At certain points in the game, players are prompted to perform gestures with the microphone (such as tilting it upwards). When they do this, the bonus ‘Star Stream’ mode is activated which earns even more points.

Lips can be played in either Solo, VS, or Co-Op modes. At any time during solo play, a second player can shake their wireless mike to create a multiplayer game. VS mode is a battle for the highest score, while Co-Op has players working together to achieve a high score. If both players trigger Star Stream simultaneously in co-op, their star bonuses are doubled.

There are also special game modes for those who want to try something different: in Kiss, the on-screen couple gets closer together the better that both players sing. When they get close enough, you’ll be prompted to tilt your mikes up to make them kiss. Time Bomb lights a bomb’s fuse at the start of the song. By singing well, you’ll fill a glass up with water – when there’s enough water inside, use it to extinguish the fuse.

Players who don’t want to sing can still participate by using a controller as a Noise Maker. This allows them to add sound effects such as snapping fingers, cowbells, tambourines and even crowd noise to the song.

The song list is localized for different countries, with certain tracks only included in the version for specific regions. Below is the main track list that is largely shared across versions. An overview of the localized differences can be found through the related links section.
Ace of Base – The Sign
Alicia Keys – No One
Avril Lavigne – Complicated
Ben E. King – Stand By Me
Beyoncé – Irreplaceable
Blondie – Call Me
Chris Brown – With You
Cold Chisel – Khe Sanh
Coldplay – Yellow
Depeche Mode – Personal Jesus
Destiny’s Child – Survivor
Dido – White Flag
Duffy – Mercy
Jackson 5 – ABC
John Farnham – You’re The Voice
Johnny Cash – Ring Of Fire
Kaiser Chiefs – Ruby
Kylie Minogue – Love At First Sight
Leona Lewis – Bleeding Love
Maroon 5 – Makes Me Wonder
Men At Work – Be Good Johnny
Missy Higgins – Scar
Morcheeba – Rome Wasn’t Built In A Day
Nirvana – In Bloom
Olivia Newton-John – Magic
Peter, Bjorn And John – Young Folks
Queen – Another One Bites The Dust
Radiohead – Fake Plastic Trees
Ramones – I Wanna Be Sedated
Rhianna feat. Jay-Z – Umbrella
Roxette – Listen To Your Heart
Sara Bareilles – Love Song
Seal – Amazing
Shannon Noll – Shine
Sheryl Crow – Soak Up The Sun
Silverchair – Straight Lines
The Bangles – Walk Like An Egyptian
The Police – Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
Weezer – Island In The Sun
Young MC – Bust A Move
If you don’t like the song list, you can add more songs to the mix. In addition to purchasing new songs from Xbox Live Marketplace, you can also plug in your MP3 player or place in a CD and import tracks to your console’s hard drive. You can also send the track information to Microsoft to let them know that you want this song to be added as an official downloadable song and help them choose which songs turn up on Marketplace next.