Song Pop is a Facebook game from FreshPlanet that challenges players to prove who has the best song-identification skills. The game is available on Facebook, Android and iOS,
and all three versions are able to compete against each other through
Facebook connectivity or the game’s own proprietary username system.
Song Pop is a straightforward multiple-choice quiz game. When
beginning a new challenge, players choose a playlist of songs which
their questions will be based on, and are then played five song clips
during which they must identify either the title or the artist as
quickly as possible. Points are scored if the answer was correct, with
bonus points being awarded if the player was quick to respond and if
they correctly answer several questions in a row. As the player scores
points, they earn progress towards five “stars” in a playlist, with new
songs in the playlist unlocking when each star is filled.
Once five questions have been answered, the challenge is sent to
another player, at which point they answer the same questions with a
twist: they can see what the other player responded and their score at
the beginning of each new question. This gives a good feeling of “live”
competition despite the fact that play is completely asynchronous.
When both players have had a shot at the questions, the scores are
totalled and a winner is declared. The songs that were used are also
shown with a link to iTunes to purchase them. The winner is also awarded
with three coins, while the loser gets just one. The last player to
play then has the option of starting a new round with one of three
playlists.
As the game progresses, the player unlocks the ability to use
“powerup” items. These may be purchased using coins, and may be used
either to pick three new available playlists upon starting a new
challenge, or removing two incorrect answers from the four possible
responses to a question. Coins may also be spent on unlocking new
playlists for greater variety, and may be purchased using mobile phone,
PayPal or credit card for those too impatient to earn them themselves.
Oddly, though, there is no Facebook Credits support.
Song Pop is entirely social — there is no single-player component to
the game at all. If players do not have any Facebook friends playing,
they may start new games with either random opponents or by typing in a
specific player’s username. When sending challenges to Facebook friends,
the player also has the option of sending an app request to their
prospective opponent, but the game does not post to players’ Timelines.
Song Pop is a simple idea that is implemented very well. “Name That
Tune”-style games are easy enough for anyone to understand, and the
musical styles covered in the various playlists provide a wide variety
of material suitable for all ages. International players are also
catered to with a variety of specialist playlists for American, British,
Spanish, French, German, Italian and Brazilian music. How well the game
will monetize in the long term remains to be seen, but there is
certainly plenty of content available for players to get their teeth
into, and it will be a relatively simple matter for FreshPlanet to
incorporate additional playlists.
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