The Michael Jackson reveal at the end of Ubisoft's E3 press conference was mostly an announcement of a hard-to-get license. We still don't have a firm grasp on how the deceased King of Pop will be made into a game. We're starting to get a better idea, though, thanks to a VG247 interview with Ubisoft international brand manager Felicia Williams.





"Players can expect that they're going to get a performance game," Williams said. "A full performance game - which is basically the next plateau of music gaming. You're gonna be able to sing. You're gonna be able to dance. You're going to really be able to step into the shoes of Michael Jackson." She also points out, "sometimes, you might be doing both [singing and dancing] at the same time."

Williams goes on to mention it will include iconic Jackson tracks and environments, and says it will be coming to the Xbox 360's Kinect, PlayStation with Move, and Wii, along with DS and PSP titles. Williams says the existence of the Wii, and the impending launches of Kinect and Move, made this the right time to make a Michael Jackson game. And like most music games, it will feature downloadable packs after launch.

Plenty of games have featured singing or dancing, but featuring both at the same time should be a new challenge for rhythm gamers. Even professional musicians sometimes use prerecorded vocals during concerts due to the rigors of their dance numbers. Lets just hope the Kinect won't be too hard on us for not properly performing a moonwalk.

Source: 1up.com