Game Vortex writes: "Karaoke Revolution is a new start for an old franchise, coming a bit late behind a rush in recent years of great music games. The most obvious comparison on Xbox 360 is last year's release of Lips, which differs from Karaoke Revolution in several very significant ways. The appearance of the two games could not be more different. Karaoke Revolution betrays its roots as a product of the Harmonix shop - although this specific version hails from a different developer - with a focus on avatars and simulated performance. Where Lips put artists' videos front-and-center, the original videos for each song in Karaoke Revolution can literally be found behind the stage or projected on a screen in the arena where your character is performing. You can even, in Karaoke Revolution, use the Xbox LIVE Vision Camera to insert yourself on the virtual big screen. I'm a brave living-room karaoke singer, but I'm not sure I'm brave enough to have my real-life performances splashed up on even the most virtual of screens..."
WC: Have you ever owned a video game that was considered taboo? I mean a game that was either so awkward or so terrible that you had to play it behind closed doors and/or stash it the moment you heard a knock on your door? Those are the kind of video games every gamer is embarrassed to own. Here is a list of ten such titles for you to better understand.
The Mario Party Series does not deserve to be on the list. Drunk friends playing Mario Party it pure gold.
"DNF manage to sell pretty well, and there are those who even dared to post gameplay videos of it on YouTube. Have these people no shame? Don’t they at least feel embarrassed?"
nope duke nukem wasn't the only one to get a crap sequel: turok, wolfenstein ,quake and some other game series got really bad sequels some may be intentionally like postal 3 but generally all were bad games for each respective series. DNF doesnt stand out being a the worst because there´s clearly alot of bad games out there.
The only game i was embarrassed to own was Turning Point..such a cool idea ruined by rushed development.
The author seems to have a hang up on sexual themes being embarrassing. I'll admit some of the things mentioned are cringe worthy in this regard, but if people are embarrassed because of innuendo in their games then they probably have other issues to deal with. By his reasoning, we should be embarrassed by 99% of all sitcoms that we may enjoy.
The first generation to grow up with video games is all grown up. Gamers are now facing a more significant challenge: blending marriages, mortgages, and parenting together with their gamer lifestyle. Interviews with Tycho of Penny Arcade, sci-fi author John Scalzi, and futurists and sociologists tell where they see the "video game generation" taking family relationships and gaming itself in the future.
TSA: If you like karaoke games, Karaoke Revolution is a no-brainer even if you already own SingStar. It doesn't have the polish or refinement of SingStar, but it does have heaps of potential, and the career mode will keep you busy for a while, especially when you consider a SingStar disk usually ships with 30 songs and a Lips disk with 40.
