Get On Da Mic

by Square Enix

Product Features

• ESRB Rating; T (teen)
• Family

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000639L7O
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches ; 5.4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: October 10, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,788 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Get On Da Mic is the world's first real hip-hop simulation. Set the trends in the urban areas and rap your way to the top, while living the life of a hip-hop superstar. The game allows rappers with any amount of skills to get a taste of the big time, as they rap along with 40 hip-hop classics from yesterday, today and tomorrow. If you just want to do the karaoke thing hip-hop style, jump into Party Mode and get your own flow going

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This Game Broke My Heart and Wallet, October 6, 2004

By 

The Jaded Gamer "Mike" (CSU Chico, CA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Get On Da Mic (Video Game)

The idea of rapping along with famous people appealed to me since I first heard of this game. Now that I've bought it I'm feeling buyer's remorse to the max. I like rap as much as the next guy, but after 2 and a half hours I have seen everything this game has to offer. The microphone can't actually understand the words you're saying, and you can actually get higher scores by mumbling than by actually learning the song. THIS DEFEATS THE ENTIRE PURPOSE OF THE GAME. The game also advertises that you can buy cars, a mansion, a helicopter and a yacht. These have no bearing on the gameplay, but are merely tiny still pictures that appear behind your character on the character select screen.There are 40 songs and here's the list:
Get Busy, Ante Up (Remix), Get By, Baby Got Back, Beware of the Boyz, Dude, Ma I Don't Love Her, The Jump Off, Posse On Broadway, Hey Mama, Tipsy, Get Ur Freak On, Rappers Delight, Wit Dre Day, Pass That Dutch, Humpty Dance, California Love Remix, Beautiful, The Next Episode, Work It, Gin and Juice, What Da Hook Gon Be, Through the Wire, X Gon Give It To Ya, Ruff Ryder Anthem, Still Ballin', Naggin, Dear Mama, Pump It Up, Push It,Express Yourself, Game Over, Nothing But A G Thang, Rubber Band Man, Crank It Up, Fix Up, Hypnotize, Jesus Walks, Whoa and Don't Believe the Hype (appropriate, because this game stinks!) Don't bother learning any of them since you can mumble your way through and still get a "Blazin'" rating. Save your money and just sing along with your CDs. I wasted (...)so you don't have to...

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Shoddy but Entertaining., January 8, 2005

By 

Steven Cochrane (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Get On Da Mic (Video Game)

Listen, the faults with this game are obvious. The scoring reflects relatively little on the competency of the player, and the "game" elements are poorly integrated if not downright pointless. Sure, you can't actually //go into// the mansion you buy or fly that private jet, and, yes, you're going to score better if you just hum or go "ba ba ba" in time with the music. But why do that when you can suspend disbelief a little bit and have some fun with it?

For a karaoke game, I feel the selection comes up with a pretty adequate cross-section of mainstream hip-hop (though missy elliott is curiously overrepresented--not that the fact draws any complaints from myself). When it comes down to it, this is a product for karaoke fans. not for die-hard game fans (who will, i'm certain tire of it within the first two plays) or even die-hard hip-hops fans (who will probably find the scoring to be inadequate and likely infuriating). But for people who like to have a good time looking dumb in front of their friends as they stumble through popular songs (or look even dumber trying to come up with their own rhymes to some corny canned beats) it's great.

so sure. know what you're getting into, but it doesn't cost that much (Assuming you already have the mic/headset), and if you're into karaoke, you'll get some good times out of it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars thumbs down..., February 8, 2008

By 

SEZ "SEZ" (Baltimore, md United States) - See all my reviews

= Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Get On Da Mic (Video Game)

This game is by far the worst rendition of Karaoke that I have ever come across. The is no reason to do anythign but tap the microphone to earn points. It is truly a waist of time and money!!