American Idol
PlayStation 2

American Idol

Released 11/13/03
Genre : Music/Dance
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ESRB Rated E: Everyone
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Are you the next American Idol?! Or the next American laughing stock? Find out in the American Idol video game, tailor made for fans of the sensational Fox reality-TV show. Create your own contestant, try out for auditions, compete in heats and go for broke in the grand finale! But watch your step and don't let your voice crack, or Simon Cowell will let you have it with one of his infamous, deflating comments! American Idol is a music rhythm-action video game combining elements of dance and karaoke. Commentary provided by TV show hosts and judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson.

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DO NOT RENT
This game is not what you might think. It is not like Karaoke Revolution at all, it is more like Guitar Hero, sing by pushing buttons to get rated by judges. The graphics are BAD also. If this game allowed you to sing with a microphone it might make it better. But until then it is a NOTHING!!!
JCDRAC (member since 2003)
reviewed on 7/31/06
9 agree
5
It's Alright
Maybe this game would be more fun with a guitar? You are basically playing guitar here with the PS2 controller to make your potential American Idols sing. The music is pretty good but dated. I would say rent this if you have played everything else and are at the end of your list.
Freeze17 (member since 2005)
reviewed on 12/28/06
3 agree
5
its ok!!
Well the game s really cute and really simple. Anyone could play this game,thats anyone that knows there ps controller without looking at it..I give this game a five because its an ok game but i wouldn't go out and buy it. I probably would buy it for my lil cousin.
keionial (member since 2006)
reviewed on 1/2/07
2 agree
4
Boring
This game is really boring. The songs never change, it's not challenging at all. Might be fun for an 8 year old who's really into Idol.
gbluvr (member since 2006)
reviewed on 7/14/06
3 agree
1
This game really stinks!!
This game is really boring and really stinks!!!!
Joey15 (member since 2005)
reviewed on 4/17/06
10 agree
5
American Idol alot like Guitar Hero w/out guitar
American Idol is fun for awhile, maybe if the instruction book came with, it would be a little easier to understand certain areas of the game.<br>The object of the game is a little more than hitting the right button at the right time.<br>First you choose your character, then you have a series of outfits to dress your character in. You can change the color of the outfit, shoes, hair, etc. You can also change the hair color, and give headgear to your character as an accessory.<br>Next you pick a song to perform, this is where you basically hit a button at the right time. Sometimes two come at the same time and I never figured out how to get both of them. This is where a manual would have come in handy.<br>After the song is preformed, Randy, Simon, and Paula "grade" your preformance.<br>Then "America" votes to see if you move on. They will grade your preformance, along with your appearace, and show who had what percentage of votes.<br>Every stage you pass unlocks a bonus stage, or costume. And I believe there were 8 stages.<br>Of course there is an option to play the game on easy, medium, hard, or expert.<br>In my opinion this is agood game for pre-teens, but the intrest in the game will not last very long.
winddancer (member since 2008)
reviewed on 4/18/08
0 agree
3
waste of time...
This game was a waste of time, I thought it was a game that you get to sing, but you actually just match up the controller symbols to get your player in tune, I would not recommend this game to anyone, however I will look forward to the newer version in which you do actually sing.
etrilling (member since 2008)
reviewed on 2/22/08
0 agree
2
BAD BAD..REAL BAD
I love the other American Idol games, in where you actually have to sing..this one you have to use the controller...
chevy98 (member since 2006)
reviewed on 1/30/08
0 agree
4
The singing i think is just good.
This game is ok. I mean there are the judges, sounds like the same voices from the real judges. Maybe it is. Yeah. It Is. They have challanges. You can have practices where your character sings in you're room, or on stage. Its pretty cute i guess. But after a while it's kindof boring. If you like to just match the button you see on screen as they come along to the middle of the screen. If you miss a button or press the wrong button they screw up a note as they sing. The judges even gives you their review after you sing the whole song. On practice you choose the song you want to sing. But story mode, you'r character sings what they giv em. I think you can choose in 10 songs or more. No, you dont hav ta really sing. your character does. But if you want to sing to and make a fool of yourself, i dont care. lol. they even hav the lyrics on the bottom of the screen. U dont fight, or anything like that. Its just simple and actualloy fun. And alittle humor.
Fausett (member since 2006)
reviewed on 11/17/07
0 agree
2
ddr wannabe
this seams more like one of those minigames youd find on a website like cartoonnetwork, realy short, not well thought out, and a bonus section that isnt realy needed. in the game play, you are suposed to press the right button at the right time, just like ddr(dance dance revolution) but with /\ O [] and X, and only at the end do you have the meter that tells you if you are going to lose, and some songs just suck when you do it correctly, like "a moment like this" gets messed up by the singer even when you press the buttons right. some of the outfits are just ugly who likes to see a person go out and sing in a green short top and shiney red comophlage supershort shorts with light blue gogoboots creepy :O
thissucks (member since 2006)
reviewed on 6/27/07
0 agree

Game Details

Players4PublisherCodemastersRatingEveryone

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Memory150 kbAudio/VideoCustom SoundtrackModesCareer, Alternate, Story, Versus, SeasonControllersDigital Control

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