Karaoke Revolution Volume 3 (PS2)
Konami today announced that Karaoke Revolution Volume 3 for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system has shipped to retail stores. Karaoke crooners can now experience the groundbreaking series' new Duet modes that will let gamers sing with - and compete against - friends with the addition of two mic gameplay. Available bundled with a special Konami branded Logitech® microphone or as a standalone game that is compatible with any PlayStation 2 compatible USB headset or microphone, Karaoke Revolution Volume 3 includes more than 35 new songs - from timeless classics to today's hottest pop, rock and R&B hits to deliver the ultimate party game for the entire family.
Karaoke Revolution Volume 3's new gameplay modes allow for karaoke fun for hours on end. Duet mode lets aspiring pop stars play as a team and sing for high scores to classic karaoke duet tunes such as "Under Pressure," "Love Shack" and "Ain't No Mountain High Enough." Players can even practice their separate parts and learn how to harmonize with each other to achieve the perfect score. For some friendly competition, two players can square off and take turns singing every other phrase in a song while joining together during the chorus in Sing-Off mode. The player with the most points at the end of the track wins. Knockout mode offers the fiercest karaoke battle yet, pitting players against each other while singing the same song in unison. A battle meter keeps track of the gamers' progress and when it fills up for one player, the other is knocked out!
Karaoke Revolution Volume 3 combines the game's proprietary vocal analyzer technology, which judges and scores players as they sing their way to stardom, with a variety of new characters, outfits and venues, plus many hidden and bonus items. The collection of well-known tunes includes "Beat It," "Killing Me Softly," "New York, New York" and "You're The One That I Want." Following is a list of songs included in the game:
Karaoke Revolution Volume 3 Songlist :
ABC
I Got You Babe
Shining Star
Against All Odds
If I Ain't Got You
Someday
Ain't No Mountain High Enough
In the Midnight Hour
Take My Breath Away
Beat It
Joy To The World
Thank You
Burn
Killing Me Softly
The Reason
California Dreaming
Leave (Get Out)
Twist & Shout
Careless Whisper
Love Shack
Unchained Melody
China Grove
Meant to Live
Under Pressure
Come Clean
My Immortal
When I'm Gone
Don't You (Forget About Me)
New York New York
Why Can't I
Flashdance... What A Feeling
Oops!...I Did It Again
You're the One That I Want
Hold On
Respect
Karaoke Revolution Volume 3 is developed by leading music video game creator Harmonix Music Systems (http://www.harmonixmusic.com). Karaoke Revolution Volume 3 is rated "E" for Everyone by the ESRB and is available bundled with a Konami branded Logitech® microphone for the SRP of $54.99 or available as a standalone game compatible with a USB headset/microphone for a SRP of $39.99.
Shaman King: Power of Spirit (PS2)/ Master of Spirits (GBA)
Konami Digital Entertainment - America, a division of Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., today announced that Shaman King(tm): Power of spirit for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and Shaman King(tm): Master of spirits for Nintendo's Game Boy® Advance have shipped to retail stores nationwide. As the first titles based on the popular Shaman King television series on 4Kids Entertainment's FOX BOX(tm) and comic books, these action-packed, anime-style games bring the exciting world and characters to life in a fully interactive experience.
Shaman King follows the story of Yoh Asakura, a junior high student hiding an amazing secret. Yoh is a shaman, one of the few who can communicate with ghosts and spirits. Through his powers, Yoh can join forces with another spirit uniting ghost and human together as one. Yoh teams up with Amidamaru, the spirit of a 600-year-old samurai warrior, and with this powerful union, Yoh begins his quest to be crowned Shaman King in the Grand Tournament, held once every 500 years!
Featuring an all-new story, including characters from the animated series and exclusive characters not seen in the TV show or comic book, Shaman King: Power of spirit (PlayStation 2) provides a fun mix of strategic adventure and fighting strategy. Power of spirit finds Yoh and his friends robbed of their shamanic powers by a mysterious force - the Fourth Millennium. A beautiful 3D graphics engine, animation and CGI movies bring the characters and story to life as Yoh and his companions implement multiple fighting styles and strategies to take out enemies and defeat the nefarious Fourth Millennium.
Shaman King: Master of spirits (Game Boy Advance) features an original adventure where Yoh must fight his way through multiple stages filled with enemies and traps in order to stop an evil shaman from resurrecting the Guardian of Demons. Characters from the TV show and comics will appear along the way to help or hinder Yoh as he traverses numerous stages and branching paths.
Introduced in Japan in 1998, Shaman King has become a success with more than 20 million comic books and more than 165 million trading cards sold. The Shaman King animated series debuted on FOX BOX in fall 2003 in the U.S.
Shaman King: Power of spirit is rated "T" for Teen and Shaman King: Master of spirits is rated "E" for Everyone by the ESRB and are available for the SRP of $39.99 and $29.99, respectively. To learn more about either of these titles, please visit: http://www.konami.com/shamanking.
Karaoke Revolution (Xbox)
Konami Digital Entertainment - America, a division of Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., today announced that Karaoke Revolution(tm) for the Xbox® video game system from Microsoft has shipped to retail stores. The first karaoke video game for the Xbox to include a vocal analyzer that measures the pitch and rhythm of a player's voice, Karaoke Revolution will feature 50 songs - more than any Karaoke Revolution title to date. Also included are 10 classic Motown hits from the original artists' recordings that are exclusive to the Xbox. Additionally, Karaoke crooners with Xbox Live(tm) will be able to add to the already extensive song library by downloading up to six song packs that are currently available at launch.
Each song pack, available for users to download at a cost of $4.99 each, includes at least five new songs and is categorized to allow gamers to pick and choose the style of music they want to download. The song packs include the following categories, with tunes listed below:
Classic Rock
Born to be Wild
Every Breath You Take
Rock and Roll All Night
Sweet Home Alabama
The Joker
Modern Rock
Here Without You
I Believe in a Thing Called Love
I Hate Everything About You
It's My Life
Perfect
Pop
Cry
Miss You
Papa Don't Preach
The First Cut is the Deepest
White Flag
Top 40
...Baby One More Time
Genie in a Bottle
I'm With You
Irresistible
Toxic
Classics
Drift Away
Let's Get It On
My Girl
Rich Girl
(Sittin' On) The Dock of they Bay
Mix
Friend in Low Places
I Will Survive
Lady Marmalade
I'll Make Love to You
Virtual Insanity
Jessie's Girl
Karaoke Revolution for Xbox comes bundled with a specially designed Konami-branded microphone from Logitech®, and is also available as a standalone game that is compatible with the Xbox Live communicator headset and Xbox microphones. The game utilizes proprietary vocal analyzer technology to judge players on how well they hit and hold the notes in each song. Thanks to adjustable difficulty levels, gamers of all ages and levels of ability can sing along with Karaoke Revolution's diverse catalog of songs, including karaoke favorites, rock, pop, dance and R&B songs, as well as original Motown recordings.
Adding to the excitement of Karaoke Revolution will be dynamic in-game crowds that react in real-time to a player's performance, getting on their feet and cheering to a well-sung tune or booing at a cascade of sour notes. The ultimate party video game, Karaoke Revolution features a number of exciting single and multi-player modes that support up to eight other aspiring pop stars. Showtime Mode lets players climb from the clubs to the ultimate arena, while Arcade Mode and Karaoke Mode let you sing and compete alone or with friends. In addition, several customizable characters and multiple venues make it even more fun to step up to the mic!
Karaoke Revolution is developed by leading music video game creator Harmonix Music Systems (http://www.harmonixmusic.com). Karaoke Revolution for Xbox is rated "E" for Everyone by the ESRB and is available bundled with a microphone for the SRP of $59.99 or as a standalone for $39.99.