
In contrast, Variety gave it a mixed review, saying that "though it will quickly bore vocalists acclimated to the challenge of Rock Band, Lips excels as home karaoke, bringing style and pizzazz to a crowded genre. It's a decent game that is missing some of the key components that other games in this genre have". 411Mania gave it a score of seven out of ten, saying that it was "a mixed bag, but by far it is not a bad game. Club gave the game a B+ and called it "a self-esteem booster for your tone-deaf friend, though the introduction of more content should help make it stay fun for everyone else". In addition, the import feature does not support lyric downloads but the game does make an attempt to reduce the real singer's voice volume while playing in this mode. Reviewers praised the wireless microphones and multiplayer experience but criticized the single-player modes and the song import feature which many people had issues with. Lips received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.
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This update also introduced the use of global leaderboards to track high scores.
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This patch addressed most of the issues with the game, namely, it introduced a new algorithm for voice recognition and vibrato pick-up, claiming that the game was 'too easy' before, and the ability to synchronise the microphone timing, a cause of regular negative feedback. In February 2009, Microsoft released a title update for Lips.
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The microphones can also be used to perform gestures dictated by the game, plus the standard game controllers can also be used to add overlays such as hand-claps and crowd noise. A second player can seamlessly join in the currently playing song by picking up the microphone and shaking it. Lips is bundled with two motion-sensitive wireless microphones (one white, one black).
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Players can also connect their Xbox 360 to a computer running a compatible media sharing service, such as Windows Media Connect 2.0, Windows Media Center, Zune PC software with sharing, or PVConnect to access their own music from a network share within the game. The game will perform vocal reduction and score player like the included songs, except that the game will not display song lyrics. Players can connect a digital music player (such as an iPod or Zune), or use a USB flash drive, to sing along to their own music. The game does not have a difficulty setting but rewards players for their singing in six categories including rhythm, pitch, and vibrato. Unlike most other music games, players cannot fail out of a song if they sing badly (or even if they don't sing at all). In addition to supporting single-player, the game allows two players to sing duets or play competitively in various multiplayer modes including "Time Bomb", "Kiss", and "Vocal Fighters". The gameplay in Lips is similar to the gameplay of SingStar and Karaoke Revolution. 2 Wireless Microphone compatibility list.
