High School Musical the Video Game (Not a Joke) UPDATE: Screenshots

[JustChillin8908]

Posted: 5/11/07 at 11:41pm

I was searching www.ebgames.com, and I happened to come across what appears to be a High School Musical video game that's to be released in August. From what I can tell it involves singing with a microphone attachment. I guess it will be on the PS2, Nintendo DS, and Wii console.

Personally I think this is ridiculous.

Sorry if this has been posted before or if it belongs on the off-topic board.

http://www.ebgames.com/search.asp?Ntk=TitleKeyword&Ntx=mode%2Bmatchallpartial&Ntt=High+School+Musical&N=0&find.x=45&find.y=7

Updated On: 7/13/07 at 11:41 PM

[JustChillin8908]

Posted: 5/11/07 at 11:45pm

Here's a "Short Description" of the DS version:

"The six High School Musical friends have decided to sign up for a National Musical competition. With the help of Kelsi and each other, they signed up and travel across America performing songs and dances to prove they have what it takes to earn the prestigious “America’s best amateur Musical” title."

[Fabrizio2]

Posted: 5/11/07 at 11:47pm

Oh, dear.

[One Song Glory]

Posted: 5/12/07 at 12:40am

Worst. Game. Plot. Ever.

[Trekkie2]

Posted: 5/12/07 at 12:49am

The only surprising thing about this is that it hasn't come out sooner

[Burning_Oasis]

Posted: 5/12/07 at 2:12am

That article made me throw up a little...and by 'a little' I mean a lot.

[Weez]

Posted: 5/12/07 at 3:26am

Well, the DS game came out already. I guess they're waiting for HSM2 to air before hurling the Wii game out, just to make sure public consciousness of the HSM brand is at a high. ^_^

Updated On: 5/12/07 at 03:26 AM

[TechEverlasting]

Posted: 5/12/07 at 8:26am

It's interesting to see that this is being attempted, considering what a dismal failure the "Les Mis" game for the X-box was.

Isn't the "America's Best Amateur Musical" contest actually taking place in New York on June 10?

[BDrischBDemented]

Posted: 5/12/07 at 9:07am

YESSSSSSSSSS.

[Copeman63]

Posted: 5/12/07 at 10:21am

HSM is totally one of my guilty pleasure, but this is ridiculous... I was hoping that you'd get to fight people and at the end of the level fight a boss, like Ryan or Sharpey, haha.

[BroadwaySinger2]

Posted: 5/12/07 at 10:28am

I've love to punch Sharpay right in the face Updated On: 5/12/07 at 10:28 AM

[JustABroadwaybaby2]

Posted: 5/12/07 at 11:01am

There was a Les Miz game?
Oh, dear.

[TWSFan4Ever]

Posted: 5/12/07 at 11:14am

A "Les Mis" game...wow.

[flutesinger2626]

Posted: 5/12/07 at 11:31am

there was a Les Mis game? wow. Anyways I think that this is one of the worst ideas for a game

[TechEverlasting]

Posted: 5/12/07 at 12:08pm

There was talk of a "Les Mis" video game a few years ago, but this never materialized.
The computer sound cards currently on the market tend to overheat and short out when forced to play back that many ballads, and none of them can create synthesizer sounds that are cheesey enough.

Andrew Lloyd Webber at one point was saying he wanted Really Useful Group to focus on making board games, but I don't think any of those ever came out either.

[JustChillin8908]

Posted: 5/12/07 at 3:33pm

"Well, the DS game came out already. I guess they're waiting for HSM2 to air before hurling the Wii game out, just to make sure public consciousness of the HSM brand is at a high. ^_^"

Have you seen it in stores? Ebgames.com says it comes out at the same time as the Wii and PS2 version.

[bwaychae5192]

Posted: 5/12/07 at 3:39pm

Is this like a sick version of Karaoke Revolution then? Because anyone with a decent voice usually stinks that up, too. The HSM name alone makes this not worth buying.

[Studmuffn520]

Posted: 5/12/07 at 4:09pm

disney is taking this way passed the point of being ridiculous.

[Weez]

Posted: 5/12/07 at 4:22pm

I'm pretty sure I already have. Along with Hannah Montana and The Suite Life Of Zack And Cody.

Nooo, I don't have a Disney channel fetish. Honest. O_O

[stonewall2]

Posted: 5/12/07 at 4:53pm

'scuse me while I go hurl... I can't even bring myself to attend my youngest son's Middle School Concert as the whole d@$#^$& thing is the abominable noise from this terrible show.He finds himself humming a random snippet and thank God the van has automatic door locks or his opera and MT singing sister would try and jump out!
Enough- how much of this schlock can they foist on these youngsters before an entire generation loses whatever appreciation they may have developed for "real theatre"?

[amoni]

Posted: 5/12/07 at 5:14pm

"Personally I think this is ridiculous"

Not getting the negativity here. HSM is for kids, as is the game. Would you rather have the kids invade the school and shoot everyone up? I thought most people here actually liked the arts and would encourage them over a mindless violent game.

[JustChillin8908]

Posted: 5/12/07 at 5:29pm

"Not getting the negativity here. HSM is for kids, as is the game. Would you rather have the kids invade the school and shoot everyone up? I thought most people here actually liked the arts and would encourage them over a mindless violent game."

This game is not "the arts." It's simply a way for disney to drain every penny from the HSM fans (or their parents). Disney RARELY makes a worthwile game, just look up the reviews. The only good game they've been involved with lately is Kingdom Hearts. So while I try not to get mad at HSM fans, this just crosses the line.

Also I could get into a big argument with you over violent games and kids, but I will refrain myself. There are lots of other kid friendly games that children can choose to play other than this piece of crap. Comparing our hatred toward HSM to school shootings is just sick and wrong.

[One Song Glory]

Posted: 5/12/07 at 8:06pm

"Not getting the negativity here. HSM is for kids, as is the game. Would you rather have the kids invade the school and shoot everyone up? I thought most people here actually liked the arts and would encourage them over a mindless violent game."

First of all, pretty much most of Disney's games that are based on their TV series or movies are horrible, unoriginal plot-wise, and NOT FUN. Fluffy games that are not fun make kids more angry than a blood-and-gore shooter. This game will probably be no exception.

Second, I play violent games all the time, that doesn't mean I'm a violent person, that's just stereotyping.

[Weez]

Posted: 5/12/07 at 8:58pm

Actually, I may have been talking out my ass when I said the HSM DS game was already out. I can't find hide nor hair of an already-available copy now. Oh well. ^_^

If I ever go on a killing spree, you have my permission to blame video games. Make sure it's 'Dark Chronicle'; it's the greatest game I've ever played but gets almost no love. It could totally use the publicity.

Waaaay off-topic there... how about a Broadway-themed Singstar? I'd buy that SO fast it wouldn't even be funny.

[JustChillin8908]

Posted: 7/13/07 at 2:40am

PS2:

http://media.ps2.ign.com/media/899/899648/imgs_1.html

Wii:

http://media.wii.ign.com/media/899/899662/imgs_1.html

Nintendo DS:

http://media.ds.ign.com/media/899/899663/imgs_1.html

Updated On: 7/13/07 at 02:40 AM