Karaoke Revolution Volume 3
- November 11, 2004 00:00 AM PST
This sing-along series is back with a third PS2 installment, which offers a large selection of tunes and many new features to keep it fresh.
Konami and developer Harmonix have again teamed for a third installment in this performance series, and it's obvious that they aren't simply putting out new versions presenting different songs. They're adding new modes and challenges for the closet singer--or singers--to get into.Turn Up the (Third) Volume
Again, the latest take on the game lets you pick from 35 songs, and does a great job of tracking your pitch as you go, then converting that into a score. It also once more updates the tune library with a mix of classic (Frank Sinatra's "New York, New York," B-52's "Love Shack") and current (Hoobastank's "The Reason," Evanescence's "My Immortal"), and male and female songs so there's something for all ages and genres. And there are plenty of options that enable you to battle it out in different gameplay modes or simply sing for fun with friends. One of the exciting new additions is a selection of duet duels, where two crooners compete: Sing-Off has foes trading off phrases for the best score, while Knockout is a head-to-head with the weaker singers getting the boot midsong. There's also a Duets mode that has the pair working as a team for the best collective score.
And on That Note��
While Volume 3 still has some of the foibles of the previous versions, such as opting to clean up the lyrics to "Why Can't I" in order to keep the game's Everyone rating, and there's still no way to pitch-adjust a song to better fit your singing range (as you can do in a "real" karaoke setting)--there's no doubt that it's yet another improvement on the concept. The game rocks��and so will you.
