American Idol (video game)
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Developer(s) | Mobius Entertainment Universal Interactive |
Publisher(s) |
Codemasters Vivendi Universal Games |
Platform(s) |
PlayStation 2 Microsoft Windows Game Boy Advance Xbox (cancelled) GameCube (cancelled) |
Release date(s) |
PlayStation 2
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PC
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Game Boy Advance |
Genre(s) | Music |
Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
American Idol (known as Pop Idol in Europe) is a music video game. It is based on the Fox Network show American Idol developed by Mobius Entertainment (now called Rockstar Leeds) and published by Codemasters.
Reception
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The game was met with mostly negative reception upon release. GameRankings gave it a score of 33.17% for the PC version,[12] 52.27% for the PlayStation 2 version,[13] and 45.50% for the Game Boy Advance version.[11] Likewise, Metacritic gave it a score of 39 out of 100 for the PC version,[15] and 41 out of 100 each for the PS2 and GBA versions.[16][14]
X-Play gave the game a 1 out of 5, complaining about the gameplay consisting of pressing buttons in time to judge the character's singing and not on the player's actual singing.[10]
Related games
In addition to the release of Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol for the PlayStation 2 on January 2, 2007, a sequel Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore was released during the 1st quarter of 2008 following its direct sequel Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore 2 which was released on November 18, 2008.
An iPhone application entitled "American Idol: The Game" was released on the App Store. It was released by Electronic Arts on July 3, 2009. Omaha Sternberg of Macworld rated the game 4.5 out of 5 stars. The application has received mixed to positive reviews from its users.
References
- ↑ EGM Staff (February 2004). "American Idol (PS2)". Electronic Gaming Monthly (176): 114. Archived from the original on 2004-03-01. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
- ↑ Mason, Lisa (February 2004). "American Idol (PS2)". Game Informer (130): 103. Archived from the original on 2004-08-15. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
- ↑ Davis, Ryan (2004-03-31). "American Idol Review (PC)". GameSpot. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
- ↑ Davis, Ryan (2003-12-12). "American Idol Review (PS2)". GameSpot. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
- ↑ Lewis, Ed (2004-01-28). "American Idol Review (PC)". IGN. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
- ↑ Lewis, Ed (2003-11-19). "American Idol (PS2)". IGN. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
- ↑ "American Idol". Nintendo Power. 177: 152. February 2004.
- ↑ "American Idol". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine: 101. February 2004.
- ↑ "Pop Idol". PC Gamer UK. December 2003.
- 1 2 D'Aprile, Jason (2004-02-24). "'American Idol' (PS2) Review". X-Play. Archived from the original on 2004-03-15. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
- 1 2 "American Idol for Game Boy Advance". GameRankings. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
- 1 2 "American Idol for PC". GameRankings. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
- 1 2 "American Idol for PlayStation 2". GameRankings. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
- 1 2 "American Idol for Game Boy Advance Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
- 1 2 "American Idol for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
- 1 2 "American Idol Critic Reviews for PlayStation 2". Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-03-01.