Konami of America today announced that its break-though title Karaoke Revolution™ will be North America’s first videogame that transforms a home gaming console into a karaoke machine. Debuting on the Sony PlayStation® 2 computer entertainment system in November 2003, Karaoke Revolution™ will feature an outstanding catalog of hit songs set to beautifully rendered 3D graphics. Now, game players worldwide will be able to turn their living rooms into a concert stage, complete with a live band and roaring audience.
Karaoke Revolution™ expands on Konami’s popular Dance Dance Revolution™ series that features music as the focus of the game and gets people of all ages up on their feet and dancing. With this new karaoke title, music is again at the heart of the game – but now, gamers will show off their vocal skills as they sing along to their favorite songs.
Utilizing proprietary voice recognition technology and the official Sony headset/microphone peripheral, Karaoke Revolution™ judges each player’s pitch and rhythm during their performance to determine their ultimate score. Adding to the drama and fun of playing the game is a dynamic in-game crowd that reacts in real time to each note sung – either cheering on their favorite performers or booing them off stage!
Karaoke Revolution™ is being developed by cutting-edge music videogame creator Harmonix® (http://www.harmonixmusic.com). Based in Cambridge, MA, Harmonix® previously developed Frequency™ and Amplitude™ for the Sony PlayStation® 2 computer entertainment system.
