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This game doesn't veer off the path of the previous entry when it comes to its graphics. Sure, if you play with a PS2 you can have the added awkwardness of seeing your own face on the screen. You know, because you must have such little imagination that you can't simply edit your character ENOUGH as it is -- you've got to go and put your ACTUAL face up there. I never understood the need for this and without actually toying with the EyeToy feature, I've assimilated that it would be like Terrance and Phillip at the Grammy’s: all blocky and chopped up, looking strange yet having human voices? It's almost terrifying. Someone call up Pixar or something, I mean, try to act as if you want to be taken seriously on a gaming front. This is another tragic case of; "We Spent Too Much On Sound, So Our Graphics Sucked Your Dad Off behind the Tastee-Freeze." Well, maybe not that case specifically, but again, you get the point.
Musical games that are inspired by actual hits on the Billboard charts aren't very easy to come by. Most have to worry about getting the rights to the song to remake it, and while it's an expensive process, it can win in the end. Dance Dance Revolution deals with a majority of dance and club hits, ones that aren't generally owned by big label back-up. To make Karaoke Revolution work, however, they have to have classic and contemporary hits to make it a doable title. Harmonix and Konami did an amazing job of getting the licensing rights to major songs though, ones that everyone knows. So when I had a chance to sit down with KR: Country and realized I knew only a few of the songs, I was pretty let down. I understand though that country music is a hot thing right now, let's just pray they don't come up with Karaoke Revolution: Emo with real, wrist-slicing multiplayer games and songs about how this girl you met at the pool when you were twelve made you cry.
Wait. Maybe that would be a good idea, I mean... I'd play it. Hell, I know a few game reviewers that could be unlockable characters IN the game. Hm. Where was that number for Harmonix? Anyways, back to the real point of this: Karaoke Revolution Country is a game well-worth it's cost for its entertainment value. Warbling along with Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson is more fun that it might sound, and for those previous Karaoke Revolution fans, it's a welcome challenge to the contemporary pop hits.
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