Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol (Sony PlayStation 2, 2007)

She can't carry a tune in a bucket, but the judging level set to easy was even forgiving of her if she could get some singing in between the giggles, but the expert level will really give the more musically inclined a challenge. Even if you have shy friends, if you like singing this will keep you busy for hours even by yourself. The software is eerily accurate in its judgement of quality, seeming to notice if I am putting energy into the performance or not even if my notes are on pitch. I think this will even be a great practice tool for those trying to improve. I was also able to make a character that looks quite a bit like me even without the "Eye toy" feature the game really seems to be the next best thing to being on the show. I feel a real accomplishment if I can get a good review from Simon, but poor performances are almost worth the ego bruise for the comedy.
That all being said, I will note that I have not tried the other KR games, and the sequel to this title was actually my introduction to the series, but I like this first installment better than "Encore" mostly because of the song choices. It would seem that gameplay is pretty identical, so if you're trying to choose between the two, am not a karaoke fiend I would suggest buying whichever title carries the most song titles you like. I have just been having TOO much fun!

We have all the Karaoke Revolutions and this was is Just as Fun. Simon & Randy are there, but Paula is replaced by Laura? I think because Paula Abduls Straight Up is one of the songs, and she's probably already going to get royalties from it, is the only conclusion I could come up with. One thing they could have made better was the song selections, a lot of them are older, some even before my time, but the game was bought mostly for my 11 year old, and unfortunately she doesn't know 75% of the songs (25% I don't know either), so because of that I'm giving this a Good instead of Excellent. The Judging and Critiques are pretty funny though, and there are also video clips of singers on American Idol when you unlock them by getting Platinum and Diamonds

Well On to the songs....

All My Life
Alone
There's Always Something there To Remind Me
Be Without You
Breakaway
Build Me Up Buttercup
Can't Help Falling In Love
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Dilemma
Do I Make You Proud
Don't Let the Sun Go down on Me
Don't You Want Me
Easy
Every Rose Has It's Thorn
Flying without Wings
Heartbreaker
Heaven
Hungry Like the Wolf
If You Don't Know me By Now
It's Not Unusual
Just The Way You are
Let's Stay Together
Love will keep us Together
More Than Words
Photograph
Piano Man
Proud Mary
Rock WIth You
Saving All my Love For You
She Bangs
Stand By Me
Stickwitu
Straight Up
Sugar, We're Going Down
The Real Thing
Total Eclipse of the Heart
Unwritten
What a Girl Wants
You and Me
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'

Overall it's Good, but we've waited a whole year for the new version of this Game, and it wasn't as good as I thought it might be. Hopefully next year they'll put Newer Top 40 songs on it.

Awesome game! I would definetly play it again and recommended it to anyone who likes to sing! It is very easy to play. The characters are fun. You can really make a character look like you or make them crazy and unique. The songs choice is great. It is fun to unlock other songs. It is fun to play by yourself or play with a group at a "party". You can really be competetive or just relaxed. You really feel like your competing, even if your not in real life. To hear Simon critque you is hilarious. It is real good on rating the pitch of your voice!

I'm not a kid anymore but at what age does one really stop enjoying karaoke??? Never! This is a great mix of karaoke and a love of the hit show American Idol. If you buy the bundle then you'll also get the mico that hooks into the usb port on the front of your PS2. I cannot tell you just how much fund this game is. You can create your own character who looks like you or use one that is already created. Once you do that, you can play in quick mode, practice, or start the american idol contest. It starts out in the audition room just like on the show and you are in front of simon, randy, and some other lady. I'm not sure if it is suppose to be paula but it honestly doesn't look or sound like her at all. I'm not sure why this is. Simon sounds and looks JUST LIKE HIS REAL SELF..same goes for Randy. I would start out on easy because the judging can be harsh. The game can actually measure your pitch and that is how you are judged. There is a big selection of songs that fit bother men and women. This is a great game for the entire family!

I am very excited to play this game. I bought it hoping I could use the Singstar microphones. Will have to buy the right microphone for the game in order to play it. The game has great songs and is easy to control and understand. I would buy from this seller again.