Microsoft's newest rip-off!

The interactive music video games (Rock Band, Guitar Hero, etc.) are a big hit with kids and failed musicians all over the world, and that's great. But the world's greatest technological suitor couldn't go any longer without getting a piece of the actions, so they decided to employ their copycat skills and create a similar product with a much worse name. Zune ring a bell for anybody?

Their new game, a karaoke-style video game, includes over 40 songs already in its system, but it also has the capability to sync with iPods and Zunes so users can play their own music if they so desire. It's impossible to fail a song, and there are no harder difficulty levels. Everybody's a winner in "Lips"!

Besides the cover, which looks like the album art for an old N*SYNC album, the name is borderline pornographic. "Lips"? The reference is obvious, but do you even really use your lips to sing? Certainly they assist in vocal annunciation, but how can someone expect to be taken seriously when they're sitting around bored and ask friends, "So...er...you guys wanna play with my 'Lips'?"

Microsoft simply didn't think this one through. At least the microphones are sexy to look at and possibly hold. Hopefully, I never have the displeasure.