-
Hey Guest. Check out your NeoGAF Wrapped 2025 results here!
PS2 Karaoke games - Singstar? Karaoke Revolution?
- Thread starter Orlics
- Start date
Android18a
Member
Get Singstar.
I'd recommend Singstar 90's or Singstar Legends. Some amazing tracks on there. Legends has got Rocketman, Life on Mars, Reet Petite, Ring of Fire.... great, great songs.
I'd recommend Singstar 90's or Singstar Legends. Some amazing tracks on there. Legends has got Rocketman, Life on Mars, Reet Petite, Ring of Fire.... great, great songs.
Keyser Soze
Member
Singstar Rocks is rather good too... it's got Scorpions "Wind of Change" 
SirFodderton
Member
If you have an eyetoy try revolution. You can make some funky looking avatars with your face mapped onto them. Looks really funny when they get on stage.
Orlics said:
Singstar has static displays and music videos. It uses custom microphones
Karaoke Revolution uses a scrolling pitch/lyric bar, has customizable characters,actual gameplay beyond a score, and covers of songs, so you can drown out the vocals. Plus minigames and more true duets. It uses any USB microphone.
Both support the EyeToy.
Karaoke Revolution supports the EyeToy Cameo. (Which is a program that's included to make a 3D model of your head)
Singstar lets you save your performance, take pictures, video, audio, and alter the playback. On a PS2 and Euro PS3s (Or any software BC ones) you can switch Singstar discs without rebooting.
Singstar games are easier to find and cost less.
(I own every single one of both, released in the US)
Android18a said:
Neither of those are out in the US.
Donkey Thong
Member
Singstar has the flash but Karaoke Revolution is by far the better series.
Segata Sanshiro
Member
I think it honestly comes down to the song list. Go look up what's in each of them and pick the one that has the most songs you like. Everything else is gravy.
And yeah, you can use the Rock Band USB mic with K-Rev but not Singstar.
And yeah, you can use the Rock Band USB mic with K-Rev but not Singstar.
I don't own Karaoke revolution myself, but I tried a japanese version. If that's the same karaoke revolution, it seemed to me that KR is more "hardcore". You only have the background music, not the vocals, so the difficulty was far higher, especially when you don't know well the songs.
I think they're targetted towards very different peoples.
I think they're targetted towards very different peoples.
Koren said:
The Japanese (Konami developed) version of KR is totally different to the western (Harmonix developed/Konami published) one.
As for which to buy, it totally depends on the songs you want to sing I guess, but buying PS2 Singstar now wouldn't be a bad thing as you can use the mics on the PS3 version as well (if you choose to buy it later) and several recent non-Sony developed singing games are also now starting to use them.
Bren McGuire
Member
M3wThr33 said:
Can't you do that in Singstar too? I've never played it, but that's the whole idea of karaoke. Sing instead of the original lead, not beside him, right?
I could nto disagree more. KR >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Singstar.ram said:
KR's sing system and party modes are way more fun ..it is made by harmonix..nuff said
( I cannot speak for the new ps3 version of singstar) One thing though the American idol version of KR sucks.
Sylar said:
If 3 is karaoke revolution
arty then I agree 100%.Bren McGuire said:
On the PS3 version (and the first PAL Singstar game) yes, but not on other versions.
The reason on PS2 is that they couldn't get hold of the master tracks of every song that they wanted and it was restricting their song selections (since Singstar's selling point is authenticity, with the original artists and videos rather than using covers). For the PS3 version they came up with a software solution that works fairly well.
Bren McGuire
Member
MadFuzzy said:
That's good to hear, thanks.
bishopcruz
Member
loved the first KR, was looking to get at least Vol 3, and Party, any suggestions on where to find them so that it doesn't cost me my left testicle? SOme of the online prices are ridiculous, especially for the PS2 versions. Also, I can't check the BC list from where I am are the Xbox games BC on 360?
No, none of the KR's are BC, which is shit (but I think it has to do with all the DLC for KR Party + KR 1).
KRV3 is amazing. It's worth the high price of admission for it. I used to have every KR, but I sold them all except for that one. I mean, it has the Beatles on it! The Beatles!
Anyways, karaokerevolution.net might have some copies for sale, check it out.
It also seems like Konami is remaking KR: American Idol for the PS3 so...
HMX developed KR's:
KR Volume 1
KR Volume 2
KR Volume 3
KR Party
KR Country
Secret Level Developed:
KR Volume 1 Xbox
Blitz Games Developed:
KR American Idol
In short, avoid the Blitz Games ones and pick up the others.
KRV3 is amazing. It's worth the high price of admission for it. I used to have every KR, but I sold them all except for that one. I mean, it has the Beatles on it! The Beatles!
Anyways, karaokerevolution.net might have some copies for sale, check it out.
It also seems like Konami is remaking KR: American Idol for the PS3 so...
HMX developed KR's:
KR Volume 1
KR Volume 2
KR Volume 3
KR Party
KR Country
Secret Level Developed:
KR Volume 1 Xbox
Blitz Games Developed:
KR American Idol
In short, avoid the Blitz Games ones and pick up the others.
i've played KR Party, havent had a chance to play Singstar but picked up some old ones today so will sing it up this weekend, will be able to get a decent idea of which i like better. I was drawn towards singstar because they dont use covers, but the use of a cover band gets you a better selection and features (since singstar cant get master tracks quickly they cant just shut off voice). Its a trade off
Donkey Thong
Member
On the topic of KR V. 3 (which I agree is the best karaoke game on the PS2), has anybody else had problems playing it on a PS3? All the other KR games work fine on mine (60 gig) but KR would fail to pick up the mic signal. So sad.
bishopcruz
Member
Well, found a copy of KR Party at Gamestop for $20, so I snatched it up. Seemed worth it since I couldn't find a cheaper price online. I'm amazed at the song selection, but I have a question, does it have any sort of single player mode other than quickplay? I tend to enjoy a progression in my games, and while quickplay is cool, something else might be nice. Mayhaps I'm just missing it.
Hopefully I can find KR3 as it looks badass.
Hopefully I can find KR3 as it looks badass.
Donkey Thong
Member
bishopcruz said:
If I remember correctly, KR
arty's single player mode is the least fully developed of the series (not that the other games' single player is anything mind blowing). It's mostly focused on party modes. Hence the name.SiegfriedFM
Member
Also, note that KR is pretty much unplayable on LCD TVs (at least mine) because of horizontal refresh lag screwing up the scrolling text.