''American Idol'' (''Pop Idol'' in the United Kingdom) is a

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developed by Hothouse Creations and published by Codemasters for

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and

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. It is based on the reality talent show franchise '' Idol''. The American version uses footage from the second season of the show, in which Ruben Studdard won the season. An Xbox version was planned and advertised in Germany and the UK in 2004 but cancelled.

Reception

''Pop Idol'' received "generally unfavorable" reviews for its PC and PS2 versions, according to

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. The Game Boy Advance version did not receive enough reviews to reach a consensus. '' X-Play'' gave the game's PS2 version 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. IGN's Ed Lewis was similarly negative, criticizing the game for having "no singing ability required and only minimal rhythmic ability", the extremely simplistic button inputs, and the lack of any reward for completion of the game, ultimately giving the game 4/10 and stating anyone who bought it had been "duped".

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's reviewers gave the GBA version of the game an overall score of 3.2 out of 5.

Related games

In addition to the release of '' Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol'' for the

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

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application entitled ''American Idol: The Game'' was released on the

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. It was released by

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on July 3, 2009. Omaha Sternberg of

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rated the game 4.5 out of 5 stars. The application has received mixed reviews from its users.

References

External links

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