ESRB outs 'Lips: I (Heart) the 80s'

For those of you looking to put your '80s singing chops to the test, it would appear that iNiS will be offering you just that chance if a recent ESRB listing for a fourth installment in the Lips series is to be believed. "Lips: I (Heart) the 80s" was recently spotted by IGN over on the ratings website, sporting a description that reveals at least two tracks from the 1980s-centric title -- The Police's "Roxanne" and Rick James' "Super Freak."

The game is also said to feature "depictions of men and women in revealing outfits performing provocative choreography -- for example, women in negligees, black bras, panties dancing inside a classroom; large amounts of exposed cleavage, some grinding dance moves; and background images of storefronts/signs reading '25 cent Peepshows,' 'Live Sex Theatre,' and 'Topless Girls Dancing.'" Gosh golly! Regardless, with the recent release of Lips: Party Classics and today's ESRB listing, we have to imagine the official announce of Lips: I (Heart) the 80s is just around the corner. We'll be prepping our boom boxes with plenty of Public Enemy until then.

[Via IGN]

Reader Comments (22)

So pretty much like Guitar Hero, huh?

This may be REALLY good (me, woot!) for some and meh for others.

Are there any xbox360 users that actually buy these? It was announced as a big deal and no one ever mentions it again...

The only friends on my list ever playing it were from the UK, none too surprising considering Singstar's relative popularity in the UK/Europe. I'd imagine it did well enough over there.

Haven't played it personally, but I've used the Microphones in other band games and they are extremely nice. Might pick it up just for those.

I have it myself. I don't play it that often anymore though as I'm already sick of the songs that it came with (my lip gloss is not popping) and I'm not seeing much on the marketplace that interests me.

I have all three of them. It's the one game that my wife will play on the 360 with me, so if that's what it takes. The first and second ones I bought once Target had clearanced them 50% and 75%, respectively. It was only the 3rd one that I bought the week it was released. Picked up a few Avatar awards, since evidently no one wants to sing "Brick House."

That saying, the Lips acheivements have "outed" some of the songs for the past week. If you look on Xbox.com at someone who has played the game, it lists several of the songs in the "80's disc."

Regarding the song selections, at least LIPS gives the choice of playing songs that don't have the "standard" guitar, bass, drums, and lyrics. And they don't get any LIP for having a variety of genres. Finally, all their music has been originals - never had covers of anything.

There isn't anything wrong with covers. For example, I really enjoy Shiny Toy Guns's cover of Major Tom.

Other than a couple of niggles, the microphones are VERY nice, especially since Rock Band 2 patched them in. The Lips software is pretty dull, sadly; pretty bog-standard karaoke fare.

I have it. I don't play it by myself, but it's great for parties. Besides, unlike plastic instruments, karaoke is timeless.

C'mon iNiS, stop with the karaoke crap and give us EBA2 already :(

Are black bras somehow more "provocative" than bras in other colors?

TEST COMMENT

IT WORKED

"women in negligees, black bras, panties dancing inside a classroom"

The video for Hot for Teacher? Centerfold?

Public Enemy

... is so incredibly awesome.

@ Toop

I just found out the hard way that using those little arrow brackets that you get when you hold shift on the comma and period keys end your comments. I tried to make a "less-than-three-heart" and it just didn't show up.

Epic fail. I actually had a good comment about a "Hip Hop Hero" too.

i'm too sexy??? i'm there...

"I'm too sexy" is already available in Party Classics

That's kinda cool, I love 80s music. I'd love a key to export original lips songs into the new GUI a lot more, tho.

I wish they would somehow allow you to import all the songs from each of the discs into your library......switching discs to play the songs from each version of the game is ANNOYING.

I love SingStar (even though you have to create a UK account to get the really good songs); is it worth getting Lips too?

I am BOOOOOOOORN!!!

ESRB outs 'Lips: I (Heart) the 80s'

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