Complete with a computer generated Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Simon Cowell, with trademark insults, American Idol is a music-based, rhythm -action game that will allow you to create, style and train a contestant for the competition. Once styled and trained you’ll see your contestant through the auditions, various heats and then fingers crossed make it to the grand final.

You’ll need quick fingers as you “sing and dance with your hands”. Match the right combination of buttons to what’s displayed on the screen and your contestant sings a sweet harmony and dances to the rhythm of the song. Get it wrong and their voice fades and goes out of tune as the judges and later the audience grow unsettled.

The track list includes 40 international top-ten songs to master, so prepare to get full feedback from the judges whatever your performance is. If your contestant sings the song perfectly you’ll receive a few words of praise from Simon Cowell and a place in the next round. However, if your contestant squeals and howls out of tune then prepare for heartache as Simon delivers one of his famous comments before you get booted off the show.