I chose to buy this version over the newer releases with downloadable capabilities because I do not like the American Idol show or judges. It has a lot of songs I recognize in the play list including "I'll Be" and also it has a similar game engine to Rock Band vocals which I enjoyed but wasn't willing to spend $ on to have my own. I planned on using the game in my Wii but I've also tried it in the game cube and it works just fine in both. I bought a microphone for my Wii to use with this game but unfortunately it was only compatible with the game cube mic that came in the bundle. The character creation is limited but not too bad - I ended up with a singer that looks a lot like me, but my husband had a lot of trouble with his. Singing is fun and the words are at a good speed. The karaoke function which is unscored is not as cool, but the choice of venues to sing at and the unlockable items you can get are great. I wish there were more songs, and also that you could get a particular genre or style of music - the play list is really diverse and there are only about 6 songs I can sing really well. Of course it's a party bundle and Karaoke is supposed to be about singing badly and having a good time with friends so it does do that very well. There is nothing like a baaad rendition of "American Woman" to get a party started :)I will probably buy other Karaoke Revolution games in the future, and ultimately I recommend this game to others.
I chose to buy this version over the newer releases with downloadable capabilities because I do not like the American Idol show or judges. It has a lot of songs I recognize in the play list including "I'll Be" and also it has a similar game engine to Rock Band vocals which I enjoyed but wasn't willing to spend $ on to have my own. I planned on using the game in my Wii but I've also tried it in the game cube and it works just fine in both. I bought a microphone for my Wii to use with this game but unfortunately it was only compatible with the game cube mic that came in the bundle. The character creation is limited but not too bad - I ended up with a singer that looks a lot like me, but my husband had a lot of trouble with his. Singing is fun and the words are at a good speed. The karaoke function which is unscored is not as cool, but the choice of venues to sing at and the unlockable items you can get are great. I wish there were more songs, and also that you could get a particular genre or style of music - the play list is really diverse and there are only about 6 songs I can sing really well. Of course it's a party bundle and Karaoke is supposed to be about singing badly and having a good time with friends so it does do that very well. There is nothing like a baaad rendition of "American Woman" to get a party started :)I will probably buy other Karaoke Revolution games in the future, and ultimately I recommend this game to others.