Video game hits the high notes

Are you a High School Musical fan? Do you like karaoke?

Well, I have some good news for you: "High School Musical: Sing It!" is the best video game you will ever play and you get to sing karaoke style!

The game, which is based on the 2006 phenomenal Disney Channel movie, High School Musical, and its 2007 sequel, High School Musical 2, features all the songs from both movies plus 10 additional songs by other Disney artists, including Jordan Pruitt and the Cheetah Girls.

The game can be purchased for either the Wii or the Playstation 2 console.

It comes with a USB microphone that you plug into your console and use as your microphone for the game.

To play the game, you choose one of the game's three modes: Quick Play, Story Mode or Party Mode. When you use Quick Play – you choose the songs and play the game either by yourself or with a friend. When you use Story Mode you sing the songs in movie order and get a mini replay of the movie itself.

With both Story Mode and Quick Play you can play this mode by yourself or with a friend.

Now, if you are having a party, you use Party Mode ... where you can sing with up to 8 people, either in duets or solo performances!

The whole idea of the game is to sing karaoke style as one of the characters of your choice from the HSM gang.

You can choose to play along as Troy, Gabriella, Ryan, Sharpay, Chad, or Taylor. Or, you can choose to make your own character.

While you are singing, the game awards you points and grades you after each verse of the song. Then, once you finish your song you receive an overall grade.

Now, using your accumulated points from the song you just sang, the game uses the points to "give" you new characters, new outfits, new songs and new locations in which to sing. How awesome is that!

One of the best things about the game is that you don't have to worry if your singing abilities are not perfect ... the game helps your vocal chords to somehow morph into the vocal chords of a blossoming superstar (well, sort of).

There's one more reason to buy this game!

This game did not disappoint. Just like the movies, the game totally rocks!