American Idol (video game)

Pop Idol

North American PlayStation 2 cover art

Developer(s)| Hothouse Creations
Möbius Entertainment (GBA)
Publisher(s)| Codemasters
Platform(s)| PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows, Game Boy Advance
Release| PlayStation 2

* EU: November 7, 2003
* NA: November 11, 2003

Microsoft Windows

* EU: November 7, 2003
* NA: November 18, 2003

Game Boy Advance

* NA: November 18, 2003
* EU: November 21, 2003

Genre(s)| Rhythm
Mode(s)| Single-player, multiplayer

American Idol (Pop Idol in some regions) is a rhythm video game developed by Hothouse Creations and published by Codemasters for PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows and Game Boy Advance. 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.[citation needed]

## Contents

* 1 Reception
* 2 Related games
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Reception

Reception

| Review scores

Publication| Score
GBA| PC| PS2
EGM| N/A| N/A| 1.5/10[1]
Game Informer| N/A| N/A| 6.25/10[2]
GameSpot| N/A| 4.7/10[3]| 5.1/10[4]
IGN| N/A| 3.3/10[5]| 4/10[6]
Nintendo Power| 3.2/5[7]| N/A| N/A
OPM (US)| N/A| N/A| [8]
PC Gamer (UK)| N/A| 30%[9]| N/A
X-Play| N/A| N/A| [10]
Aggregate score
Metacritic| N/A| 39/100[11]| 41/100[12]

Pop Idol received "generally unfavorable" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[11][12]

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 reviews from its users.

## References

1. ↑ EGM Staff (February 2004). "American Idol (PS2)". Electronic Gaming Monthly (176): 114. http://www.egmmag.com/article2/0,4364,1487093,00.asp. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
2. ↑ Mason, Lisa (February 2004). "American Idol (PS2)". Game Informer (130): 103. http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200402/R04.0213.0901.33795.htm. Retrieved 2014-03-01.
3. ↑ Davis, Ryan (2004-03-31). "American Idol Review (PC)". http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/american-idol-review/1900-6092586/.
4. ↑ Davis, Ryan (2003-12-12). "American Idol Review (PS2)". http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/american-idol-review/1900-6085562/.
5. ↑ Lewis, Ed (2004-01-28). "American Idol Review (PC)". http://www.ign.com/articles/2004/01/29/american-idol-review.
6. ↑ Lewis, Ed (2003-11-19). "American Idol (PS2)". http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/11/20/american-idol.
7. ↑ "American Idol". Nintendo Power 177: 152. February 2004.
8. ↑ "American Idol". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine: 101. February 2004.
9. ↑ "Pop Idol". PC Gamer UK. December 2003.
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 D'Aprile, Jason (2004-02-24). "'American Idol' (PS2) Review". X-Play. http://www.techtv.com/xplay/reviews/story/0,24330,3616451,00.html.
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "American Idol for PC Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/american-idol/critic-reviews/?platform=pc.
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "American Idol for PlayStation 2 Reviews". https://www.metacritic.com/game/american-idol/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2.

## External links

* American Idol at MobyGames

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