We Sing Robbie Williams
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We Sing Robbie Williams is the third game in the We Sing
series for the Wii
following on from We Sing Encore
. Developed by Le Cortex, produced by Wired Productions and published by Nordic Games, it is the latest singing game in the series to support 4 players simultaneously each with their own microphone and the first in the series to feature an artist, which for this edition is Robbie Williams
.
We Sing Robbie Williams was announced on 22 July 2010 and mentioned that the game would be released in the conjunction with Robbie William's new album In and Out of Consciousness: The Greatest Hits 1990–2010 due for release in October.
set of video games. Players are required to sing along with music in order to score points, matching pitch and rhythm. The game has anti-cheat technology whereby tapping or humming will register on the screen but no points will be awarded. We Sing Encore also contains the addition of 'Star Notes' that allow the player to score even more points by matching the pitch and rhythm of certain hard to score parts of songs.
Due to hardware limitations with the Wii only having two USB ports, a USB hub is required to add more USB ports. The game uses the standard Logitech USB microphone for the Wii.
It was announced on the 11th October 2010 that the single Shame featuring both Robbie Williams
and Gary Barlow
would be included as an extra 26th track.
We Sing
We Sing is a 2009 music video game for the Wii. Developed by Le Cortex, produced by Wired Productions and published by Nordic Games, it is the first singing game to support 4 players simultaneously each with their own microphone....
series for the Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
following on from We Sing Encore
We Sing Encore
We Sing Encore is the 2010 music video game sequel to the original We Sing for the Wii. Developed by Le Cortex, produced by Wired Productions and published by Nordic Games, it is the latest singing game in the series to support 4 players simultaneously each with their own microphone.We Sing Encore...
. Developed by Le Cortex, produced by Wired Productions and published by Nordic Games, it is the latest singing game in the series to support 4 players simultaneously each with their own microphone and the first in the series to feature an artist, which for this edition is Robbie Williams
Robbie Williams
Robert Peter "Robbie" Williams is an English singer-songwriter, vocal coach and occasional actor. He is a member of the pop group Take That. Williams rose to fame in the band's first run in the early- to mid-1990s. After many disagreements with the management and certain group members, Williams...
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We Sing Robbie Williams was announced on 22 July 2010 and mentioned that the game would be released in the conjunction with Robbie William's new album In and Out of Consciousness: The Greatest Hits 1990–2010 due for release in October.
Gameplay
The gameplay is similar to the SingStarSingStar
SingStar is a competitive music video game series for PlayStation consoles, developed by London Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. 23 English-language instalments of the series have been released for the PlayStation 2, and six versions for the PlayStation 3 have been released...
set of video games. Players are required to sing along with music in order to score points, matching pitch and rhythm. The game has anti-cheat technology whereby tapping or humming will register on the screen but no points will be awarded. We Sing Encore also contains the addition of 'Star Notes' that allow the player to score even more points by matching the pitch and rhythm of certain hard to score parts of songs.
- 25 iconic and chart topping songs, all including videos!
- Solo, Party and Karaoke modes
- Singing lessons
- Single and multi-player in-game Awards
- Party Mode includes We Sing, Versus, Group Battle, Pass The Mic, First to X, Marathon, Blind and Expert
- Up to 4 players can sing along together in any Party Mode
- Karaoke mode – vocals removed for the purists
- Jukebox – cue up and play your favourite songs and videos
- Playlist feature – line up your favourite songs and play them in any mode
- Hear yourself sing - replay your performance
- Star Notes – extra points for hitting hard notes
- Full Support for HDTV's – 16:9 Widescreen and anti-lag
- Player statistics – get a detailed breakdown of how you sang
- Customisation of interface (colours, wallpapers, menu music)
- Easy, Medium or Hard, with short or full length song modes
- Easy, simple and clean menu to allow quick access to songs
- Choose your singer if there is more than one artist
Due to hardware limitations with the Wii only having two USB ports, a USB hub is required to add more USB ports. The game uses the standard Logitech USB microphone for the Wii.
Songs
We Sing Robbie Williams features 25 songs spanning across seven albums from 1997 to 2010.- Old Before I DieOld Before I Die"Old Before I Die" is a 1997 song by Robbie Williams, and the first single to be taken from his debut album, Life Thru A Lens. It became a number two hit in the United Kingdom when it was released in April that year. The video has Williams performing for the camera with ageing rock stars as his...
1997 - Angels 1997
- Let Me Entertain YouLet Me Entertain You (Robbie Williams song)"Let Me Entertain You" is a song written by Robbie Williams and Guy Chambers. Released as the fifth and last single from Williams' debut album, Life Thru A Lens. It has no connection to the songs by Queen or Shakespears Sister carrying the same title. In March 1998, the track became a top three hit...
1998 - No Regrets 1998
- StrongStrong (song)"Strong" is a song by Robbie Williams, released as the third single from his 1998 album, I've Been Expecting You in early 1999. The song managed to break into the top five in the United Kingdom. The b-side is the live version of Let Me Entertain You recorded at the 1999 BRIT Awards, the performance...
1999 - She's the One 1999
- Rock DJRock DJ (song)"Rock DJ" is a song by English pop singer Robbie Williams from his fourth album, Sing When You're Winning released in the summer of 2000. The song heavily musically samples Barry White's 1977 song "It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me" and also contains a sample of "Can I Kick It?" by A Tribe...
2000 - Kids 2000
- SupremeSupreme (song)"Supreme" is a song by Robbie Williams released in 2000 as the third single from his album Sing When You're Winning, and contains an interpolation of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" because, according to Williams, he was in a trip in Switzerland and when it was approaching the new millennium, the...
2000 - Let Love Be Your EnergyLet Love Be Your Energy"Let Love Be Your Energy" is a song by Robbie Williams released in 2001 as the fourth single from his album Sing When You're Winning. The music video for the single was presented in animation. It featured a cartoon facsimile of Williams always on the run in search of love. There is a second,...
2001 - The Road to MandalayEternity/The Road to Mandalay"Eternity / The Road To Mandalay" is the fifth single from Robbie Williams' 2000 Sing When You're Winning album, released in July 2001. "Eternity" does not appear in the album but it was later included on Williams' Greatest Hits album...
2001 - EternityEternity/The Road to Mandalay"Eternity / The Road To Mandalay" is the fifth single from Robbie Williams' 2000 Sing When You're Winning album, released in July 2001. "Eternity" does not appear in the album but it was later included on Williams' Greatest Hits album...
2001 - Somethin' Stupid 2001
- Beyond the Sea 2001
- Mr. BojanglesMr. Bojangles/I Will Talk And Hollywood Will Listen"Mr. Bojangles / I Will Talk And Hollywood Will Listen" are songs by British pop singer Robbie Williams released as a double A-side exclusively in Central and Eastern Europe in early 2002. The single did not manage to break into the top forty in any country, but the songs, especially "Mr....
2002 - FeelFeel (Robbie Williams song)"Feel" is a song by British singer-songwriter Robbie Williams. It was released on December 2, 2002 as the lead single from his fifth studio album, Escapology...
2002 - Come Undone 2003
- Something BeautifulSomething Beautiful"Something Beautiful" is a song by British pop singer Robbie Williams, it was released as the third single from his album Escapology in the summer of 2003.-Music video:...
2003 - Sexed UpSexed Up"Sexed Up" is a song by British pop singer Robbie Williams, released as the fourth and last single from his album Escapology in late 2003. It was originally recorded for Natalie Imbruglia who turned it down and was later released in 1998 in demo form as the b-side to his single "No Regrets".-Chart...
2003 - Radio 2004
- TrippingTripping (song)"Tripping" is a song by British pop singer Robbie Williams, it was the first single from his 2005 album Intensive Care. The single was backed with the track "Make Me Pure", also from the same album, it was sent to radio stations around the world. Williams himself calls the song "something like a...
2005 - Advertising SpaceAdvertising Space"Advertising Space" is a song by British pop singer Robbie Williams, it was released as the third single from his album Intensive Care in December 2005, and reached number 8 on the UK Singles Chart. "Advertising Space" draws from Tony Scott’s movie True Romance, where Christian Slater’s character...
2005 - Sin Sin SinSin Sin Sin"Sin Sin Sin" is a song by British pop singer Robbie Williams, it was released as the fourth and last single from his album Intensive Care in the summer of 2006. It was remixed for single release, being at a quicker tempo than the original...
2006 - BodiesBodies (Robbie Williams song)"Bodies" is the lead single from British singer-songwriter Robbie Williams's eighth studio album Reality Killed the Video Star and was released on 12 October 2009 by EMI. It received its premiere on The Chris Moyles Show on BBC Radio 1 after an interview with Williams on Friday 4 September 2009 at...
2009 - You Know MeYou Know Me (Robbie Williams song)"You Know Me" is the second official single from British singer-songwriter Robbie Williams' eighth studio album Reality Killed the Video Star. The song was released on December 4, 2009. It is based on an original song "Voilà" written by French artist Françoise Hardy. Williams performed the song...
2009 - ShameShame (Robbie Williams song)"Shame" is a song by Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow, taken from Williams' second greatest hits compilation album, In and Out of Consciousness: Greatest Hits 1990–2010. It was released as the lead single from the album on 4 October 2010 by Virgin Records in the United Kingdom...
(featuring Gary BarlowGary BarlowGary Barlow is an English singer-songwriter, pianist and record producer. He is frontman and lead vocalist of pop group Take That and is currently the head judge on the eighth series of The X Factor. Barlow is one of Britain's most successful songwriters...
) 2010
It was announced on the 11th October 2010 that the single Shame featuring both Robbie Williams
Robbie Williams
Robert Peter "Robbie" Williams is an English singer-songwriter, vocal coach and occasional actor. He is a member of the pop group Take That. Williams rose to fame in the band's first run in the early- to mid-1990s. After many disagreements with the management and certain group members, Williams...
and Gary Barlow
Gary Barlow
Gary Barlow is an English singer-songwriter, pianist and record producer. He is frontman and lead vocalist of pop group Take That and is currently the head judge on the eighth series of The X Factor. Barlow is one of Britain's most successful songwriters...
would be included as an extra 26th track.
See also
- We SingWe SingWe Sing is a 2009 music video game for the Wii. Developed by Le Cortex, produced by Wired Productions and published by Nordic Games, it is the first singing game to support 4 players simultaneously each with their own microphone....
- We Sing EncoreWe Sing EncoreWe Sing Encore is the 2010 music video game sequel to the original We Sing for the Wii. Developed by Le Cortex, produced by Wired Productions and published by Nordic Games, it is the latest singing game in the series to support 4 players simultaneously each with their own microphone.We Sing Encore...
- SingStarSingStarSingStar is a competitive music video game series for PlayStation consoles, developed by London Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. 23 English-language instalments of the series have been released for the PlayStation 2, and six versions for the PlayStation 3 have been released...
- Karaoke RevolutionKaraoke RevolutionKaraoke Revolution and its many sequels are video games for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Nintendo GameCube, Wii, Xbox, and Xbox 360, developed by Harmonix Music Systems and Blitz Games and published by Konami in its Bemani line of music games. The Original Concept for Karaoke Revolution was...
- LipsLips (video game)Lips is a video game for the Xbox 360. Lips was developed by iNiS and published by Microsoft Game Studios. The game features the use of motion sensitive wireless microphones and supports the use of songs already owned through a Zune or iPod. The game was released on November 18, 2008 in North...