News: PlayStation goes Afrikaans with SingStar Afrikaans Treffers

It’s not often that you see video game content localised to the South African market, but this is indeed what Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has done with SingStar Afrikaans Treffers, a competitive karaoke title.

26 Afrikaans artists, including Jack Parow, Karen Zoid and Steve Hofmeyr, are joining the SingStar stable with the game available on the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 2. Players are required to sing along to songs, scoring points if they hit the right notes. The player closest to the pitch of the song is eventually crowned champ.

According to Howard Lonstein, independent product manager at local PlayStation distributors Ster Kinekor Entertainment, South Africa is one of only five territories internationally that have been granted the right to compile a local SingStar line-up.

The tracklisting features a number of contemporary artists, the likes of Kurt Darren, Karen Zoid and Heinz Winkler, joining old hands such as Ge Korsten with “Liefling”.

SingStar Afrikaans Treffers will be strategically priced, and can be purchased on its own or in bundled options, including the PS3 game with two microphones, or the game bundled with either a PS2 or PS3. The game also supports high definition music videos plus access to the SingStore.

“Afrikaans music is the second biggest genre in SA, and if you look at festivals such as Innibos it plays host to some of the biggest concerts in South Africa,” Lonstein said, “we’re confident that the title will do well.”

SingStar Afrikaans Treffers should be in the shops by the end of this month.

The tracklisting includes:

Blackie Swart - Liewe Lulu

Bobby van Jaarsveld - Spieëltjie

Bok van Blerk & Robbie Wessels - Ons Vir Jou Suid Afrika

David Fourie - Jy Soen Soos ‘n Engel

Die Campbells - Rooi Rok Bokkie

Die Campbells - Bietjie Bietjie Lam (My Knieë Raak Lam)

Dozi - Jan Asseblief Tog Squeeze My

Eden - Kniee Lam

Gerhard Steyn - Baby Tjoklits

Gerhard Steyn - Diamante Vir Jou

Gé Korsten - Liefling

Heinz Winckler - Ek Kan Weer In Liefde Glo

Jack Parow - Cooler As Ekke

Jak de Priester - Sally Williams Nougat

Jakkie Louw - Drie Pikkewyne

Juanita du Plessis - Skarumba

Juanita du Plessis - Tussen Woorde

Juanita du Plessis - Lepellê

Karen Zoid - Afrikaaners Is Plesierig

Kurt Darren - Meisie Meisie

Kurt Darren - Loslappie

Liani May - Jy Soen My Nie Meer Nie

Nádine - Kaapse Draai

Pieter Koen - 3 Susters Van Drie Susters

Ray Dylan - Jessica

Robbie Wessels - Leeuloop

Romanz - My Hele Hart

Snotkop - Parapapa

Steve Hofmeyr - Pampoen

Theuns Jordaan - Soos Bloed

Update: Ster Kinekor Entertainment sent us the above updated playlist on 18 March 2011. It replaces the tracklisting published in our originally article that featured Die Heuwels Fantasies. This is the tracklisting as appearing on the PS3 version, the PS2 version includes 25 songs.

Jack Parow, captured by Vark1

PlayStation goes Afrikaans with SingStar Afrikaans Treffers

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