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A [[Rhythm Game]] co-developed by Konami, Blitz Games, and Harmonix, where players must sing along to popular songs while being judged on if they're singing on the right pitch or not, as indicated by a piano roll and pitch bars accompanying the scrolling lyrics.
 
The original version of the game was released in November 2003 on the [[PlayStation]] 2, followed by several [[Mission Pack Sequel|MissionPackSequels]]s (labelled as "volumes") that added features such as ports to other consoles (Xbox on Volume 2, [[Game Cube]] on Party), duets (Volume 3), and dance pad support (Party). There were even versions under the guise of ''[[American Idol]]'' [[Home Game|home games]].
 
The popularity of the series would begin to tamper off once Harmonix released ''[[Guitar Hero]]'', it too morphed into a phenomenon, but this time it was one much greater than what ''Karaoke Revolution'' achieved. Coinciding with Activision's acquisition of the franchise, Harmonix would throw together what it developed for both ''Guitar Hero'' and ''Karaoke Revolution'' (along with some other new mechanics) to create [[Rock Band|a certain other music game]].
 
Konami would reboot the series sans Harmonix in 2009 with a new release for the Xbox 360, [[PlayStationPlay Station 3]], and Wii simply titled "Karaoke Revolution", now featuring only master tracks, better multiplayer, and other new features. However, they didn't take the logical route of adding guitar and drum support to the game either, since [[Rock Revolution|they somehow wanted to keep vocals out of what they produced for that niche instead!]]
 
== Games in this series include: ==
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=== This series provides examples of: ===
* [[And Your Reward Is Clothes]]: Well, you gotta earn ''something'' to put on your virtual you.
* [[Cover Version]]: Primarily in the earlier games, however there's no need to complain about the singer on said covers since ''you'' are gonna be the one singing it anyway. Plus they kinda add to the authenticity of the American Idol versions since they do use a live cover band on that show by default. The 2009 release would only use master tracks to be more in line with its competitors.
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