SingStar 90s is the eighth installment to reach mainland Europe (count with me: SingStar, SingStar Party, SingStar Pop, SingStar 80s, SingStar Rocks!, SingStar Legends, SingStar Pop Hits, SingStar 90s; SingStar Anthems never made it across the Channel). Basically, nothing's changed since Pop Hits, since it still has all the same modes (duet, pass the mic, battle,...) from the previous installments.

SingStar is still one of the very best party games out there, arguably giving even the more singeplayer-oriented Guitar Hero a run for its money. The decision to focus on one decade is both a blessing and a curse. Because of the many different music styles that surfaced in the 90s, this collection feels incoherent. On the other, it contains some utterly brilliant artists (R.E.M., Radiohead, The Cure, where have you been all this time?) that really ratchet up the average quality of the disc.


And as far as sing-along classics go, you can't go wrong with Bitch (Meredith Brooks), Zombie (Cranberries), Kiss From A Rose (Seal), Love Is All Around (Wet Wet Wet) or even that girlband with Mel C, Mel B, Emma, Geri and Victoria Beckham, whose name has unfortunately slipped my mind. Hell, I can even forgive Sony for adding frakking Aqua or the Belgian export product Technotronic. But putting Marky Mark and his NKOTB on this disc, that's crossing the line. Same for the B-52s (the only good thing about them is their name) and even MC Hammer (like the song says, don't touch this).