Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol (PS2)
Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol lets players take on the coveted role of an American Idol contestant in the new American Idol mode as they follow the path of actual contestants on the hit TV show - auditioning, earning an invitation to Hollywood and facing the expert evaluation of three judges, including Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson. Players can choose to sing 40 all-new songs, ranging from contemporary hits to classics from the 60s, 70s and 80s, using a PlayStation 2 system USB microphone of headset.
Introducing a unique new gameplay mechanic to the series, comments from the judges and popularity with the crowd will determine whether the player moves on to the next round of the competition. Harnessing the unique personalities of Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson, the judges will critique specific aspects of the player’s performance through fully-voiced commentary. These segments provide specific feedback for improving the player’s performance while further immersing them in the American Idol experience. Players can also create their own character in the Character Customization mode and even use the EyeToy™ USB camera (for PlayStation 2) to import their likeness into the game.
Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol is rated E10+ by the ESRB. The game comes bundled with a USB microphone for a SRP of $54.99 or available as a standalone game, compatible with any USB headset or microphone, for a SRP of $39.99.
Paws & Claws Pet Vet (NDS)
Paws & Claws Pet Vet utilizes the newest technologies in handheld gaming including the unique voice command feature of the Nintendo DS. Animals within the game will respond to numerous voice commands, which in turn will increase the speed of horses, calm pets visiting the examination room, etc. In Paws & Claws Pet Vet, players will become the owners of their own Pet Clinic, where it is their job as the veterinarian to nurture and love all of the animals and nurse them back to health. Players will start off treating rabbits and guinea pigs, and as more skills are acquired, learn to treat cats, dogs and horses. Paws & Claws Pet Vet allows players to choose from more than ten different kinds of animals to nurse back to health from more than 20 different ailments. Players will build the vet clinic into a thriving business including responsibilities such as purchasing food from the store and medicine from the pharmacy, looking into alternative homeopathic remedies and investing in further education by obtaining additional credentials from the vet academy. Players can also take out loans from the bank to pay for the continued expansion of their pet clinic.
Paws & Claws Pet Vet marks the brand's debut on the Nintendo DS, adding to the success of the franchise made popular by Paws & Claws Pet Resort, released for the Game Boy® Advance by ValuSoft in 2006.
Published by THQ's ValuSoft division, Paws & Claws Pet Vet delivers an entertaining gameplay experience for animal lovers of all ages. The game is rated "E" for everyone and is now available at a suggested retail price of $19.99.
Total Extreme Wrestling 2007 (PC)
Total Extreme Wrestling 2007 allows players to take on the role of a wrestling promoter, where it is up to you to try and steer your chosen company to the top of the industry, along the way dealing with prima donna superstars, wars and alliances with other wrestling companies, and the demands of TV corporations! Along with several brand new features and improvements, TEW2007 also includes several additions suggested by fans of the series over the past year.
Feature Set:
- More detailed statistics than ever before make this the most accurate wrestling simulator ever made, including such features as dynamic worker styles (wrestlers can change their style over time to accommodate injuries, age, or skill level changes), customizable locations throughout the game world, and vocal fan bases who can make a wrestler's life hell.
- One of the TEW series' most popular features, the in-depth editor, is now even deeper than before, and includes several tools to aid people who wish to make their own databases, including a "Quick Wrestler Creator" and slide bars that allow for multiple changes to be made to statistics at once.
- The new "create a product" mode allows you to fine tune a promotion's style to your exact specifications, from specifying how long matches are expected to last to how much appeal the promotion has to mainstream audiences, allowing for an almost infinite amount of customization.
Total Extreme Wrestling 2007 is now available for digital download exclusively through Grey Dog Software.
The Extreme Warfare series of games has been considered the premier brand of wrestling simulators for many years, having built up a huge fan base through word-of-mouth. Since its original release in 1995, including the award-winning "Extreme Warfare Revenge" title released in 2003, the extremely popular "Total Extreme Wrestling" 2004/2005 series, and the off-shoot games "Wrestling Spirit: Rookie to Legend" in 2004 and its sequel WreSpi2 in 2006, fans have come to expect the most accurate portrayal of the wrestling world from Adam Ryland games.