When SingStar first appeared on the PlayStation 3, it's fair to say that we had a few problems with it. The bundled microphones weren't wireless, for starters, while the much-proclaimed SingStore - where you could go online and buy new songs - was virtually empty, and laden with a 99p per track fee. That's a lot more than the price of a single from iTunes.

Singstar Volume 2 doesn't fix the majority of those problems. The wireless microphones that we've been assured were in the offing are nowhere to be seen, while the pricing in the SingStore is still unpleasant. But the good news is there's a heck of a lot more to choose from, and it wasn't too long before we were downloading extra tracks as a result. Curse our futile resistance.

The core game hasn't changed a great deal. It's still a case of you choosing the number of players, choosing what to sing and pretty much getting on with it. It works, though, and is as slick as you'd expect from a franchise that's been exploited to a point that would make The Sims proud.

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The only fresh gameplay mechanic of note is the addition of harmonies, which - and this had nothing to do with the small crate of beer that gradually disappeared as we were playing the game - sounded dreadful on playback. Harmonies only appear on a handful of songs, though. That, in the long term, is probably a blessing in disguise. You can also use a PSP if you have one, incidentally, to control your PS3 while playing the game. But we didn't.

Ultimately, what determines whether or not you choose to fork out for another volume of SingStar is the music contained on the disc. In this case you get another 30 tracks - along with corresponding music videos - and what an odd mix it proves to be.

Paul McCartney & The Frog Chorus singing We All Stand Together is the oddity of the disc, and that sits next to the likes of George Michael (Freedom 90), Hot Chocolate (You Sexy Thing), The Cure (Pictures Of You), Blur (Country House) and Eminem (Without Me). We want the job of choosing these songs, because it sounds like a hoot.

Singstar Volume 2 does, however, feel a little more rounded than volume one, and it's good to see the SingStore getting into shape. The game is once more available with or without the microphones (with a price difference of around £20), and if you can stomach the choice of tracks, it's a good, solid and unsurprising add-on disc. Roll on the next one...

Better than volume one, although still carrying over one or two problems. But it's still a good way to keep a room full of tone deaf people entertained.