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WHAT HAPPENED!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 23
Date: June 29, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I thoroughly enjoyed the first version of this karaoke game and was told that you would be able to buy a song expanision disc.
Now instead of getting that I see that a vol.2 will be made seems like a way to make you send more money when all I want is more songs. WHAT HAPPEN TO THE EXPANDSION DISC???

Fantastic concept, just not for me

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 23 / 32
Date: September 14, 2004
Author: Amazon User

As a big fan of the Bemani series of arcade music games (such as Dance Dance Revolution, Guitar Freaks and Beatmania), I was pumped when I heard about the first installment of this game. It's basically DDR for your voice.

However, as I soon found out, my voice apparently doesn't work as well as my feet, and even though I didn't have too much trouble passing songs, hearing my own voice through TV speakers was more than a little discomfiting.

Still, when KR2 came out, I decided to give it a second chance. I was sorely disappointed at the lack of new material, though. All the songs are new, but there's not much in the way of interesting genres... only pop, a few country songs, a few oldies and a stale rock song or two. More troubling, there's only a few new venues - the rest are repeated from the first game.

The first game has an option to load an expansion disc. This game should have been made an expansion disc and we all could have saved $20.

But don't listen to me. If you love singing, you will love this game, and you'll play it all night like I play DDR. If you don't like singing - don't bother trying.

beware of cheesy singers

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: December 02, 2005
Author: Amazon User

this game has some of the best songs ever but they pick some of the cheesiest singers ever! i quit playing until i found out you can turn the vocals down. that made it a lot better but still on some songs it goes way too high or way too low. so if you're a big music memorizer and listener like me think about it before buying this game

If I had to choose...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: January 31, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This version is my least favorite only because I didn't think the song list was all that impressive. I have Volume 3 and Karaoke Party as well, and found the song lists to be a little more varied and more fun to sing. This version is worth having if you have a lot of parties and want to add it to your collection, but if you had to choose between getting this version and any of the other versions, I'd pass on this.

Not as good as the more recent versions, but fun

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: April 06, 2006
Author: Amazon User

If you have played the most recent version of Karaoke Revolution prior to buying this game, you might be disappointed. There are far less features in this version.
However, it still is fun.

GREAT GAME..... NEED MORE SONGS!!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: September 10, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Love this game!!! But was bored with the song selection after only a couple times of play. Bought Volume 2 and Volume 3--- the songs got tired very quickly

Not as fun as Karaoke Revolution Party

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 29, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game has new songs, but the graphics aren't nearly as good as Karaoke Party, less things to unlock, and you can't create your character. It's still loads of fun, but we enjoy Karaoke Revolution Party much more.

Wish it were more "user friendly"

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: September 28, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Both I and my wife love the DDR style games and we thought this would be a fun blast for parties etc. My wife is a trained vocalist so I knew she would rock on gameplay, but heck, even I used to sing in a variety of garage bands. These games rely STRICTLY on pitch variations...which really stinks for people like me who can't seem to hit some of the high notes (or sustain them). It was very disappointing to not be able to pass a song by "singing" the correct words with the correct timing....most songs you can simply "hum"out loud and pass the stages.
I was looking for a simple fun party game, not vocal training. while my wife still loves them I can't recommend them for everyone. Unless you have a high pitched/tone vocal style or have a musical background you will probably be disappointed.

Not As Good As Volume 3 But Still Fun

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 132 / 137
Date: January 01, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I have a few comments. First, I'm quite ticked that they have I'll Make Love To You on the disk. I would have given this disk a 5 out of 5 if it weren't for that one thing. We play this game with a 9 year old and an 11 year old. They do have it censored by saying "I'm going to take off my charm" or something instead of "off my clothes." But it helps little. (Volume 3 I have *no* complaints as far as the kids go for song choice on the disk.)

The songs to choose from for karaoke competition are as follows:
Song List (all below are "originally by"):
1) Baby One More Time (originally by Britney Spears)
2) Born to Be Wild (originally by George Thouroughgood and the Delaware Destroyers)
3) Every Breath You Take (The Police)
4) Friends in Low Places (Garth Brooks)
5) Genie In A Bottle (Christina Aguilera)
6) Heartbreak Hotel (Elvis)
7) Here Without You (3 Doors Down)
8) Hot Stuff (Donna Summer)
9) I Believe in a Thing Called Love (The Darkness)
10) I Will Survive (Gloria Naylor)
11) Irresistible (Jessica Simpson)
12) It's My Life (No Doubt covering Talk Talk's version)
13) Jessie's Girl (Rick Springfield)
14) Lady Marmalade (Patti LaBelle)
15) My Girl (The Temptations)
16) Papa Don't Preach (Madonna)
17) Rock and Roll All Nite (Kiss)
18) Sittin on the Dock of the Bay (Otis Redding)
19) Sweet Home Alabama (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
20) The First Cut is the Deepest (Sheryl Crow)
21) Toxic (Britney Spears)
22) Virtual Insanity (Jamiroquai)
23) We Are Family (Sister Sledge)
24) White Flag (Dido)
Those are the songs listed on the back. Also included on the disk:
25) Cry (Waterfront? Kim Marsh? I don't know)
26) Drift Away (Doobie Brothers)
27) I Hate Everything About You (Three Days Grace)
28) I'll Make Love To You (Boyz II Men)
29) I'm With You (Avril Lavigne)
30) I've Got You Under My Skin (I have no idea. So many artists have covered this.)
31) Let's Get It On (Marvin Gaye)
32) Miss You (Aaliyah or Mariah Carey??)
33) Perfect (Alanis Morissette I *think*)
34) The Joker (Steve Miller Band)
...And I think I'm missing one because the back said 35 songs. Oh well.

Sometimes we let our 9-year-old be on the Easy level, and that helps him to do just as well as we do. "Adjustable difficulty levels ensures that anyone can be a karaoke star," it says on the back of the box. And it's true.

The songs were recorded as close to by the original artists as possible, and they did a great job with that. The First Cut is the Deepest is pretty much the only song that really, really doesn't sound like the original artist (Sheryl Crow). But it still sounds pretty good. You sing along and choose how loud you want your own voice versus the recorded voice to be. It works really well that way. Sometimes I wish I could hear my own voice more through the speakers, but I think that is our own setup.

I do indeed recommend this product to others. Volume 3 is the best, though!! :)

Good, but too much Brittney!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 12 / 16
Date: July 06, 2004
Author: Amazon User

this game is good for Gen-Y and their parents. but people in between might not find enough songs they are comfortable singing right off the bat. the songs are mostly late pop songs and 70s songs. there are very few from the 80s and 90s. the modern pop songs that were included in this game are not very catchy, sing-able tunes, in my opinion. although this is not a bad game, i prefer the first volume. the new modes of play are nice-- the quick start mode is exremely useful, but i found the medley mode to be only so-so. the new characters are interesting, cool, and even hilarious, and the new venues are nice also (they can be unlocked by playing showtime mode). the music recorded for this volume is a little bit updated from the original recordings, and so even "oldies" have a modern edge. that's not a criticism, just an observation.

by the way, this is a standalone game, not an expansion disc. you don't have to have the first disc in order to play this one.

i agree with a previous post-- get the handheld mic. the headset makes it hard to hear the overall sound, and it is a hassle switching when playing multiplayer modes.

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