<s>
Karaoke	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequels	O
are	O
video	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Harmonix	O
and	O
Blitz	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
in	O
its	O
Bemani	O
line	O
of	O
music	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Technology	O
and	O
concepts	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
subsequently	O
incorporated	O
into	O
Harmonix	O
's	O
game	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
a	O
game	O
per	O
se	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
merely	O
a	O
karaoke	O
system	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
with	O
no	O
judgments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
adapts	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
singing	O
in	O
a	O
different	O
octave	B-Language
than	O
the	O
song	O
,	O
to	O
accommodate	O
players	O
whose	O
vocal	O
ranges	O
do	O
not	O
fit	O
the	O
song	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
contrasts	O
with	O
the	O
SingStar	B-Device
series	O
from	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
Europe	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
only	O
original	O
artist	O
recordings	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
music	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
2009	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
titled	O
Karaoke	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
,	O
just	O
like	O
the	O
original	O
)	O
features	O
all	O
master	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Karaoke	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
Party	I-Application
,	O
Karaoke	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
Country	I-Application
,	O
Karaoke	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
Presents	O
:	O
American	B-Device
Idol	I-Device
,	O
and	O
American	B-Application
Idol	I-Application
Encore	I-Application
,	O
50,000	O
points	O
(	O
a	O
perfect	O
score	O
)	O
earns	O
a	O
diamond	O
record	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Karaoke	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
Presents	I-Application
:	I-Application
American	I-Application
Idol	I-Application
Encore	I-Application
2	O
the	O
point	O
system	O
was	O
changed	O
so	O
that	O
60,000	O
points	O
gives	O
a	O
platinum	O
record	O
for	O
a	O
song	O
and	O
100,000	O
points	O
is	O
a	O
perfect	O
score	O
(	O
diamond	O
record	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Karaoke	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
Volume	I-Application
2	I-Application
introduces	O
a	O
"	O
medley	O
mode	O
"	O
which	O
challenges	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
sing	O
a	O
string	O
of	O
short	O
clips	O
from	O
various	O
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Karaoke	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
Volume	I-Application
3	I-Application
introduces	O
"	O
duet	O
mode	O
"	O
which	O
lets	O
two	O
singers	O
play	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Karaoke	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
Party	I-Application
features	O
minigames	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
EyeToy	B-General_Concept
camera	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
Sing	O
and	O
Dance	O
"	O
mode	O
which	O
utilizes	O
the	O
dance	B-Device
pad	I-Device
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Karaoke	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
Presents	O
:	O
American	B-Device
Idol	I-Device
utilizes	O
American	B-Device
Idol	I-Device
judges	O
,	O
commentary	O
,	O
and	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
of	O
Karaoke	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2003	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
in	O
a	O
bundle	O
with	O
the	O
Logitech	O
headset	O
attachment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
European	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Karaoke	B-Application
Stage	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
22	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Karaoke	B-Application
Stage	I-Application
2	O
contains	O
the	O
same	O
songs	O
as	O
Karaoke	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
Party	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2004	O
featuring	O
four	O
more	O
songs	O
that	O
were	O
present	O
in	O
Karaoke	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
Volume	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
10	O
exclusive	O
Motown	O
songs	O
which	O
are	O
the	O
original	O
non-cover	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
also	O
supported	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
for	O
downloads	O
of	O
more	O
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Karaoke	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
Volume	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
July	O
13	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
;	O
Volume	O
3	O
came	O
in	O
November	O
9	O
for	O
the	O
same	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Karaoke	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
Party	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
8	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
version	O
to	O
feature	O
downloadable	O
songs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CMT	B-Application
Presents	I-Application
:	I-Application
Karaoke	I-Application
Revolution	I-Application
Country	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
March	O
28	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Karaoke	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
Presents	O
:	O
American	B-Device
Idol	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
January	O
2	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Karaoke	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
Presents	I-Application
:	I-Application
American	I-Application
Idol	I-Application
Encore	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
February	O
5	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
then	O
to	O
Canadian	O
retailers	O
on	O
February	O
17	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
American	O
on	O
March	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
the	O
only	O
ones	O
that	O
featured	O
downloadable	O
songs	O
,	O
but	O
after	O
May	O
14	O
,	O
no	O
more	O
new	O
downloadable	O
songs	O
came	O
for	O
either	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
downloadable	O
songs	O
will	O
continue	O
with	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
Karaoke	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
Presents	I-Application
:	I-Application
American	I-Application
Idol	I-Application
Encore	I-Application
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	O
lesser	O
known	O
voice	O
actor	O
Johnny	O
Jay	O
to	O
voice	O
as	O
the	O
host	O
of	O
American	B-Device
Idol	I-Device
for	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
one	O
that	O
had	O
all	O
downloadable	O
songs	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
had	O
six	O
songs	O
discontinued	O
from	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
marketplace	O
for	O
undisclosed	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
downloadable	O
song	O
"	O
I	O
'll	O
Make	O
Love	O
To	O
You	O
"	O
became	O
available	O
again	O
in	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Karaoke	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
Presents	I-Application
:	I-Application
American	I-Application
Idol	I-Application
Encore	I-Application
2	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
final	O
Karaoke	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
game	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
American	B-Device
Idol	I-Device
likeness	O
and	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Konami	O
will	O
no	O
longer	O
use	O
anymore	O
American	B-Device
Idol	I-Device
likeness	O
or	O
license	O
for	O
upcoming	O
future	O
Karaoke	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
sequels	O
after	O
this	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Songs	O
downloaded	O
from	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Marketplace	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
Encore	O
game	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
are	O
compatible	O
with	O
Encore	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
previous	O
downloadable	O
songs	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
Encore	O
game	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
downloaded	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
will	O
be	O
automatically	O
imported	O
to	O
Encore	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recently	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
,	O
Konami	O
has	O
released	O
5	O
new	O
downloadable	O
songs	O
that	O
never	O
appeared	O
in	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
Karaoke	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
series	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
these	O
songs	O
originally	O
appeared	O
from	O
one	O
of	O
Konami	O
's	O
other	O
musical	O
game	O
Rock	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
Konami	O
released	O
a	O
new	B-Application
version	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
enhanced	O
career	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
record	O
footage	O
for	O
venues	O
with	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Vision	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Eye	I-Device
cameras	I-Device
,	O
and	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
with	O
50	O
tracks	O
,	O
all	O
original	O
versions	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
covers	O
used	O
in	O
previous	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
microphone	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
Karaoke	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
game	O
is	O
a	O
headset	O
model	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
microphone	O
model	O
was	O
included	O
with	O
future	O
Karaoke	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
games	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
also	O
used	O
for	O
Karaoke	B-Application
Stage	I-Application
,	O
the	O
European	O
edition	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
standardized	O
microphone	O
that	O
is	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
other	O
games	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Rock	B-Application
Band	I-Application
,	O
Boogie	B-Application
,	O
and	O
High	B-Application
School	I-Application
Musical	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sing	I-Application
It	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
An	O
Xbox-compatible	O
microphone	O
was	O
included	O
with	O
versions	O
of	O
Karaoke	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
GameCube-compatible	O
microphone	O
was	O
included	O
with	O
Karaoke	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
Party	I-Application
for	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
standardized	O
microphone	O
that	O
is	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
other	O
games	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Mario	B-Device
Party	I-Device
6	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SingStar	B-Device
microphones	O
are	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
Karaoke	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
but	O
,	O
unofficially	O
,	O
the	O
SingStar	B-Device
microphones	O
works	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
called	O
the	O
2003	O
game	O
the	O
99th	O
best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
involvement	O
of	O
Harmonix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Karaoke	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
Volume	I-Application
3	I-Application
received	O
a	O
runner-up	O
position	O
in	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
2004	O
"	O
Best	O
Puzzle/Rhythm	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
category	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
,	O
losing	O
to	O
Katamari	B-Application
Damacy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Karaoke	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
Party	I-Application
,	O
if	O
a	O
Platinum	O
Record	O
rank	O
is	O
earned	O
in	O
Sing	O
and	O
Dance	O
mode	O
on	O
Expert	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Feet	O
of	O
Fury	O
"	O
trophy	O
is	O
earned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
game	O
,	O
Guitar	B-Application
Hero	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wavegroup	O
recorded	O
another	O
version	O
of	O
"	O
Toxic	O
"	O
for	O
another	O
Harmonix	O
title	O
,	O
Dance	B-Application
Central	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
