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Fun & Cool, No Upsets

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: May 11, 2006
Author: Amazon User

The people in charge of making American Idol: The Game made it as best as they possibly could. First of all, you get to pick your gender and your wardrobe, and then you start singing in the "audition" round. If you do well, you go on to sing in another round with another song and another outfit. This pattern continues, but the songs get faster and harder. Some might ask, how do you play this game?
Do you actually sing? The answer to that is a definite no. A circle loops around your Game Boy character filled with A & B's. You press the A & B buttons when the transparent box comes to them in the circle. It's very simple and well-thought.
The better you center your presses, the better your score is. Also, be sure to dress modestly; your wardrobe choice will either get a thumbs up, an OK sign, or a thumbs down. The songs range from Elvis to Britney Spears and while they do get old before long, play the game in moderation; don't overplay it so you don't get tired and bored quickly. Some people complain that the songs get old, but hey, they did over 30 songs for the game, if the executives did every song in the universe to fit the game just to satisfy everybody's wants, then I wouldn't be writing this review because the game still wouldn't be out yet. Needless to say, they did the best job they could do on this game. The judges do look rather quirky, as well (especially Paula), but they did a pretty good job; not too shabby (to quote infamous AI4 contender Mary Roach), and it's DEFINITELY not a reason to buy this neat and entertaining game.
It's BY FAR one of the best and most fun GBA games out there!

Seems fun?

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 10
Date: December 28, 2005
Author: Amazon User

hey guys, tell me more about the game! I have a ds- it's awsome- this game would work on it.

It's...uhhh...ok

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: November 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Ok, first things first, it's got music you've heard of. Great. It's got bad graphics. Paula looks like an old Charlie Brown Comic. Simon looks like a pixelated monster. Randy is the worst, he looks like a Hershey Kiss. Bad. The singing, bad. Even if you've got all of them happy faces, you're pitch is like someone on a trampoline, up and down. This would work great on the Nintendo DS. 64-bit graphics. YESS! Sound, you would sing, the DS has a microphone! Ahhh.... I can only dream. For now I recomend Karaoke Revolution Party. Bye

a good game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 12 / 14
Date: July 29, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game! Don't belive to all of those people saying it's garbage. i like it because you pick a character (boy or girl) and pick out there outfit, and then you do compiticion, rehersal or endurence. compiticion is where you compete to be crowned american idol, rehersal is where you can practice unlocked songs, and endurence is where you practice every song on the list until you are voted off. it's really fun and i think more people should buy it!!!!!!!!!!! :) :) :) :) :) :)

signed,
Jenna :)

Umm....

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 9
Date: July 12, 2005
Author: Amazon User

When I first got this game I loved it. I beat it over and over again. Everyone at school was constantly playing it whenever I brought it. Truth to tell whenever I brought it I was a little bit popular. But then the game just got old. It's doing the same songs over and over again. The graphics stink! And the judges say the same thing over and over. "Oh that was great" even if you didn't press a button the entire time. And then when you finally do OK at the finale they say " You stink now get out of here." It's a tuly dissapointing game for Idol fans. The Playstation 2 version is better though.

This is a joke...

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 19
Date: January 30, 2005
Author: Amazon User

But oh well, I guess if you are an actual gamer you won't even be checking this one, so it doesn't matter.

Fun!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: December 20, 2004
Author: Amazon User

American Idol is a fun game that's easy to pick on and has a bit of a challenge. The object of the game is to tap either the "A" or "B" button when the cursor gets to the button icon. It's much like Frequency and Amplitude for the PS2. There are 3 types of modes; Competition, Rehearsal, and Endurance. Competition is where you work your way up to becoming the next American Idol. Rehearsal lets you practice you skills before moving on to the competition. Endurance is where you perform as many songs as you can but you must raise the charisma meter up to the designated area to move on to the next song. There are about 20 songs in all from various artists including Ricky Martin, The Monkeys, and even Elvis Presley. The only downside to this game is that instead of saving, you have to type in a password instead. Games like this annoy the crap out of me but this game is still fun, especially for the American Idol fans.

WORDS CANNOT EXPRESS...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: August 16, 2004
Author: Amazon User

How much I love this game and it's very exciting to play. I have only made it to the 6th round but after I finish the 6th round my singer is told by Simon that he/she ain't good enough and is voted out. Other times when my singer sings a song like Enrique Iglesias Escape and sings it real nice he/she is told by Paula "That Was Real Good Now Stop Being Nervous Okay". Now my singer wasn't being nervous at all and kept performing in the next round. The hardest songs to sing are Genie in a Bottle Ricky Martin's Livin La Vida Loca but i always sing Genie in a bottle when I play. Now my fave part of the game is the endurance round and ever since i got it I play that round first.,
Many thanks to my aunt who started me on my AI obsession and told me all about American Idol. I hope that you'll enjoy this game as much as I do,
Thank you for reading,
Signed Dasani {IDOL FAN 4EVER}

gotta love it!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: March 21, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is tha best! i totalli loved it! American Idol is one of my favorite shows n this game is loads of fun! dotn listen to all the bad reviews..they are just fooling around i bet they never even played the game. I took this game with me to Florida and living in Michigan the ride was long. The game is great to play for those long trips.

basically if you like the show you will like tha game. dont expect it to b the exact show, but who would games arnt supposta b the same as the shows neways. its also a great price!

Good....but hard

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: February 28, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I love this game! It's challenging and absolutely nothing like the show. You have to work at it and it can get boring but when you finally win you feel so accomplished!!!!

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