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175 of 177 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Our Favorite Playstation 2 Game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, January 1, 2005
Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars
All of the songs on Volume 3 are kid-friendly. That is a huge plus and, in my opinion, the first of 3 volumes with this feature. One thing that is really fun about this game is that we play with our 9 and 11-year-old, and we are in our early 30s. This game gives us the opportunity to get to know songs that we wouldn't normally know. For example, I listened to "Beat It" when I was 9 years old, and now our 9-year-old son can enjoy it.
The songs were recorded as close to the sound that the original artists made as possible, and they did a great job with that. The vocals to "I Got You Babe," "New York New York," and "Twist and Shout" didn't really sound like the original artists but who cares. We were singing over their voices.
The songs to choose from for karaoke competition are as follows:
(All songs below are "originally by" the artists in parenthesis):
1) ABC (Jackson 5)
2) Ain't No Mountain High Enough (The Temptations)
3) Beat It (Michael Jackson)
4) Burn (Usher)
5) Careless Whisper (Wham!)
6) Don't You Forget About Me (Simple Minds)
7) I Got You Babe (Sonny and Cher)
8) If I Ain't Got You (Alicia Keys)
9) Leave Get Out (JoJo)
10) Love Shack (B52s)
11) Meant To Live (Switchfoot)
12) My Immortal (Evanescence)
13) New York New York (Frank Sinatra)
14) Oops I Did It Again (Britney Spears)
15) Respect (Aretha Franklin)
16) Take My Breath Away (Berlin)
17) The Reason (Hoobastank)
18) Twist & Shout (The Beatles)
19) Unchained Melody (The Righteous Brothers)
20) Under Pressure (David Bowie)
Those songs were listed on the box. These songs are also there:
21) Against All Odds (Phil Collins)
22) California Dreamin (Mamas & Papas or the Beach Boys)
23) China Grove (Doobie Brothers)
24) Come Clean (Hillary Duff)
25) Flashdance What A Feeling (Irene Cara)
26) Hold On (Good Charlotte)
27) Joy To The World (Three Dog Night)
28) Killing Me Softly (by Luther Vandross but performed by a female--The Fugees? Roberta Black?)
29) Shining Star (Earth, Wind, and Fire)
30) Someday (Nickelback)
31) Thank You (Jamelia)
32) When I'm Gone (3 Doors Down)
33) Why Can't I (Liz Phair)
34) You're the One That I Want (from the Grease soundtrack)
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.
Volume 3 has the option of singing a few songs as a duet. My husband and I would make the effort and go get another microphone, but the songs don't seem all that great, and the karaoke is satisfyingly entertaining already.
Volume 3 has a new hairstyle for one character, Dwayne. It's my husband's favorite. We call him the Mullet Man. And the facial expressions that the character makes is HILARIOUS while he sings! He's hilariously serious and all into the music.
OK one last thing I wanted to add. The microphone that can come with Volume 3 works just fine. It's durable (we've thrown it and stomped on it by accident a few times) and it works well. We don't have Volume 1 yet but I think that the microphone doesn't work with it, and instead you have to get a special headset. I will let you all know in a review about that as soon as possible.
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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Incredibly fun alone or with friends, April 14, 2005
Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars
If you laugh at karaoke, you really need to give this a try! Not only it is amazingly fun - you can even sing duets with your friends!
We have Karaoke on the XBox and love the graphics and ability to download new songs. On the PS2, There is Karaoke 1 and Karaoke 2 which have that same song selection and venue set. With Karaoke 3, they bring in the brand new ability to sing duets.
First, the normal gameplay. You get a full new set of locations - from a garage with cars outside, to an incredibly fun music video set, to a classic 'rooftop' scene a la the Beatles.
You get a new batch of songs, and like all song sets, they are "reproduced" by professional singers. This means that sometimes they sound almost exactly the same - and sometimes there are differences that drive fans completely insane. It really depends on which particular song you enjoy and how fanatical you are about the accuracy.
There's a good selection though, from Oops .. I Did It Again to Under Pressure, from Ain't No Mountain High Enough to Respect. I have to admit, though, that there weren't any true Lisa Favorites in here. With my XBox karaoke, there are a bunch of songs that I'd gladly sing over and over again because I love them. There are 2 or 3 songs in here that I enjoy a lot, but nothing of the same level. I suppose it's always hard to choose a group of songs that appeal to a wide audience.
I suppose in a way I've been spoiled by the XBox download ability. I can just go online and grab more songs if I want with the XBox. With the PS2, I'm sort of stuck.
Once you get through the main gameplay, you automatically unlock all the original locations, which is great. The graphics are really pretty impressive, with the fans reacting immediately to your good and bad behavior. There is also a HUGE collection of characters to choose from now, from one-legged pirates to opera singers, from Indian girls to Meatloaf-looking guys. That is really something great.
Of course the main reason to get Karaoke 3 is the duets, and they are a TON of fun. You need 2 mics of course, and someone to sing with. Then each of you gets your own progress bar, one on the top, one on the bottom. There are only a handful of duet songs in here - from I Got You Babe to You're the One that I Want, from Shining Star to ABC. I like California Dreamin' myself, and it is actually a challenge to keep those harmonies going. But it's great fun!
Definitely an incredibly fun way to build up your singing skills, your tone and pitch and ability to hold notes for the proper length. An incredibly fun party game too, since just about every human sings along with songs they love, even if they won't admit to it. My only real complaint with this PS2 version is that you can't download new songs. You would think since the PS2 *is* able to go online that they'd give you some way to do it. Maybe we'll have to wait for the next generation Sony console before it catches up in this sense.
Bonus - watch the 'making of' video - they have the Badgers Badgers video running in the background on the laptop!
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
SO COOL Chritmas Toy, November 21, 2005
A Kid's Review
Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars
To start out well, this game is AWSOME!!! I got this toy for Chistmas. I have Karaoke Rev. #3. First, you need a headset/microphone but, if you buy the"Big Package" you will get it. When you first get on there, there will be a mode selection. Then there will be a charcter selection.And also judging level and outfit. You can get new charaters and outfits by doing and winning either gold or platinum in the single player mode on "Show Time". And don't forget to name your charater!! Then you can choose your song.Here are some of them:
1.ABC
2.Beat It
3.Burn
4.I Got You Babe
5.If IAin't Got You
6.Leave(Get Out)
7.Love Shack
8.Meant To Live
9.My Immortal
10.New York New York
11.Oops!...I Did It Again
12.Don't You ( Forget About Me)
13.Careless Whisper
14.Respect
15. Take My Breath Away
16. The Reason
17. Twist & Shout
18.Unchained melody
19.Under Pressure
20.Ain't No Mountain Hihg Enough
...and many more!
Then of course you sing the song.Be careful you could get bood of the stage!!!You want to try to get gold or platinum. To get gold you need 12,000 points or more.To get platinum you will need to get 20,000 point or more. There will be a rating bar. You want to get all green and you will be good. Then when you are done with the song there will be a measure of your points you got and how much percentage you got (lousy, poor, okay, good, and great).Then pick a new song!!This game is SSSSSOOOOOO much FUN and I hope this reveiw was helpful to Y-O-U!!!!!!!!!!!
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