In it’s many years at the top of the British sales charts the SingStar franchise hasn’t really been known for re-inventing itself. With the exception of the giant leap forward taken by the PS3 edition, each successive volume has been little more than a 30 song track pack. So does the second volume of the PS3 incarnation bring with it sweeping changes? Or are we merely looking at another 30 songs to rock out with our bad selves to?

The answer lies somewhere in between. For the most part Singstar Vol. 2 looks and plays exactly like it’s predecessor. The few tweaks that have been made, while appreciated, are nothing earth shattering. Amazingly the best of these doesn’t even seem to be mentioned anywhere that might let a player know. Volume 2 introduces a feature that has been available in previous UK versions for a while now — disc swapping.

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Just under two years ago Sony treated closet microphone enthusiasts and shower singers everywhere to a real treat. SingStar, one of the company’s premiere brands in the European marketplace, was released stateside with the late 2006 release of SingStar Rocks!. Since then the North American marketplace has been taken on a wild roller coaster of tuneage with collections like Singstar 80’s, Singstar 90’s, Singstar Amped and Singstar Pop. But what would the future hold for us living room karaoke hosts the world over? Would Singstar’s debut on the PS3 be more of the same, or a fresh new take on an insanely popular formula?

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