American Idol (video game)
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| American Idol | |
|---|---|
 North American PlayStation 2 boxart | |
| 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 | PlayStation 2
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| 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
| Aggregator | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| GBA | PC | PS2 | |
| GameRankings | 45.50%[11] | 33.17%[12] | 52.27%[13] |
| Metacritic | 41/100[14] | 39/100[15] | 41/100[16] |
| Publication | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| GBA | PC | PS2 | |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 1.5/10[1] | ||
| Game Informer | 6.25/10[2] | ||
| GameSpot | 4.7/10[3] | 5.1/10[4] | |
| IGN | 3.3/10[5] | 4/10[6] | |
| Nintendo Power | 3.2/5[7] | ||
| Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine |   [8] | ||
| PC Gamer (UK) | 30%[9] | ||
| X-Play | [10] | ||
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.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Mason, Lisa (February 2004). "American Idol (PS2)". Game Informer (130): 103. Archived from the original on 2004-08-15. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ 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.
- ^ a b D'Aprile, Jason (2004-02-24). "'American Idol' (PS2) Review". X-Play. Archived from the original on 2004-03-15. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "American Idol for Game Boy Advance". GameRankings. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
- ^ a b "American Idol for PC". GameRankings. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
- ^ a b "American Idol for PlayStation 2". GameRankings. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
- ^ a b "American Idol for Game Boy Advance Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
- ^ a b "American Idol for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
- ^ a b "American Idol Critic Reviews for PlayStation 2". Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
External links
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