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We have had such great fun with this one. It does go easy on the judging but since there are not a lot of recent songs the kids know, I am glad for that. That being said, I wish there were more songs. We have already unlocked the extra songs. I wish there were more of the recent songs also. While for us adults, Bohemian Rhapsody is a fun song to try these songs are difficult for younger children to sing. The song selection seems more geared toward the 35-45 crowd.
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It plays like any other Karaoke Revolution but with the American Idol experience. It's a blast and the judge's comments and other "Idol" aspects make it hardcore fans dream come true (especially on "easy" for those with less than perfect pitch). Great for all ages and, unlike Guitar Hero (which I love), the song selection is more appropriate for a younger audience. It is a real disappointment to Wii owners, even with internet connectivity, however that the songs stop at 40, while others on an Xbox360 or a PS3 can download from many more. Overall a fun game for friends and family, but I recommend not getting the Wii version if your looking for a game who's fun factor won't fade as quickly as it would on other systems.
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If you've played some of the other Karaoke Revolution games before, the format for this title will be very familiar to you. I have Karaoke Revolution Party for the Gamecube, and this game is very comparable to that title. Interesting American Idol videos showing past contestants' performances can be unlocked by achieving various goals.
My only complaint is that you apparently are able to download more songs on the X Box and Playstation versions, but not the Wii. Given that the Wii can connect to the Internet, I don't understand why this feature was left out.
Most importantly, here is a list of the 40 songs available. Three of them (More Than a Feeling, Over the Rainbow, and What is Love) have to be unlocked by achieving various platinum record amounts. There is a cool menu feature under "Extras" that show all the unlockable items and what is required to get them.
"Black Hole Sun" - Soundgarden
"Black Velvet" - Alannah Myles
"Bohemian Rhapsody" - Queen
"Close My Eyes Forever" - Ozzy Osbourne and Lita Ford
"Come Sail Away" - Styx
"Copacabana" - Barry Manilow
"Glamorous" - Fergie
"Heart of Glass" - Blondie
"Hemorrhage (In My Hands)" - Fuel
"Holiday" - Madonna
"How to Save a Life" - The Fray
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" - Rolling Stones
"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" - Aerosmith
"(I Just) Died in Your Arms" - Cutting Crew
"In the Air Tonight" - Phil Collins
"Irreplaceable" - Beyoncé
"It Ends Tonight" - All American Rejects
"It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" - Billy Joel
"Knocking on Heaven's Door" - Guns N' Roses
"Lips of an Angel" - Hinder
"Midnight Train to Georgia" - Gladys Knight and the Pips
"More Than a Feeling" - Boston
"My Cherie Amour" - Stevie Wonder
"My Heart Will Go On" - Celine Dion
"Over the Rainbow" - Katherine McPhee
"Put Your Records On"- Corinne Bailey Rae
"Rio" - Duran Duran
"September" - Earth Wind & Fire
"Sister Christian" - Night Ranger
"Sweet Dreams" - Eurythmics
"Tainted Love" - Soft Cell
"These Words" - Natasha Bedingfield
"Time of the Season" - The Zombies
"Tiny Dancer" - Elton John
"Too Little Too Late" - JoJo
"Unfaithful" - Rihanna
"Walking On Sunshine" - Katrina & The Waves
"What is Love?" - Haddaway
"You Can't Hurry Love" - Diana Ross and The Supremes
"You're Beautiful" - James Blunt
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I've been a huge fan of Karaoke Revolution for a long time, I have Volume 3 and American Idol for the Playstation 2, and Party for the Gamecube.
My best guess is that this edition of KR was put together by a completely different team, because it is a huge step backward in the franchise. In many ways, the game is much like Volume 3, which is a 3 game step into the past.
The first KR:AI game allowed for tons of character customization, it was easy to make a character that looked just like you. This version is similar to Volume 3 in that there are simply a collection of pre-made characters that you cannot adjust for the most part. You can change their clothing, but hair is the only physical characteristic that is modifiable. Even the system for modifying characters is poor, it's even worse than in Volume 3, a much older game. You can also rename the characters, but you cannot copy them. This means that two people cannot play using the same character model.
The menu system is also really poorly put together, the worst I've ever seen in a KR game. It's very basic and lacks polish of any kind, once again being far inferior to the much older Volume 3.
The song selection is decent, but only has 40 songs. After playing Guitar Hero 3, which has around 80, the amount is disappointing. Even KR:Party had 50 songs, though I should not the previous KR:AI also had 40 to choose from.
All these things could be forgiven if the gameplay was classic Karaoke Revolution, but once again, the developers managed to screw up. The game's tracking of your sung notes is simply not nearly as good as previous titles, sometimes the note tracker simply starts slowly moving down the music staff no matter what you sing.
The solution to this seems to have been to lower the difficulty. I am not a very good singer, but I was getting near perfect scores on songs I had never sung before, on the lowest difficulty, something I could not have done in the first KR:AI. Even on Expert, the highest difficulty, we were getting 90% perfects.
So my advice is, if you are choosing a Karaoke Revolution game for this first time, go with a different edition. However, if you are a rabid fan such as I, it is still probably worth picking up. Even with all the flaws mentioned above, it is still loads of fun.
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