Customer Reviews
KR: AIE 
2008-11-11
Primarily brought the game for the mic, as my Rockband mic was losing sensitivity. Mic. from this game so far has been excellent, the game itself is not as satisfying as the mic. Decent purchase.
American Idol 
2008-08-19
This is a great game, the only problem is that you have to purchase microsoft points to buy more songs. The ones that are on there are great.
Awesome Game 2008-08-14
I played this game once over a friend's house and I immediately knew I wanted to purchase it. It is so much fun and can really bring the family together. I'm not really into video games, but this one was an exception. I couldn't be more happier with the purchase! =]
Pretty entertaining 
2008-07-10
Very fun game for AI enthusiasts, fairly diverse song list included and plenty for download. My only qualm is that they do not follow the actual contest format of having you choose a song from a specific genre or pick them for you like in the later rounds or have you do two songs when the number of contestants is down to the final five or so. Also would like a more competitive mode so not everyone goes on to win finals in single player mode.
Okay singing game, terrible dancing characters! Yikes! 2008-06-24
The actual singing part of the game is okay - nothing special - only buy this if you like the songs that are included.
(Side note: If you like heavier music you should just buy the stand alone Rock Band game and a USB microphone.)
The major setback for this game is the horrible character dancing during songs. You could have a character singing a rock song but they will dance like they are singing Britney Spears...really distracting. The AI judges in this game are very, very creepy - even more than in real life!
Satisfactory, but backgrounds are boring and lacks tracks from original artists 2008-04-15
Step into the spotlight and become an idol! Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol Encore delivers the most realistic recreation of the American Idol experience with an all-new next generation game engine and 40 smash hits from the 70's, 80's, and 90's and today. Grab the mics and challenge your friends to find out who will be the next superstar and face the music as Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson critique your performances. Millions share the dream. Now you can live it!
ESRB Rated E for Everyone
Family Fun! 2008-03-28
My 7 year old daughter, husband, and I are really enjoying this game!
Initially, I wanted to get the unbundled version of this game since we already had a microphone from Rockband. But, I couldn't find one for Xbox 360, so I bought the bundled version, and I'm really glad I did! The game is a blast! We especially love singing together in a duet or battle format.
Even if you don't sing well, you can be successful on the easy skill setting. The judging mode of the game is not as fun as the head-to-head mode, in my opinion. The judges are as annoying as they are on the show. Singing on easy, you always win and become an American Idol, so it's pretty predictable.
Some improvements I would suggest would be more songs to unlock and a tour mode. It appears that there are only three songs to unlock and they aren't even very good songs. The rest are characters and videos, which I couldn't care less about unlocking. A tour mode (that you get to after you become an American Idol), would be fun, especially if it meant unlocking more songs and venues.
Fairly disappointing. 
2008-03-12
This game feels rushed and unpolished. There are occasional glitches (graphic freezes and graphical anomalies such as your character singing into an invisible microphone) and it just feels like not much work was put into it. It just isn't nearly as much fun as Rock Band, and the pitch recognition in Rock Band is a lot more accurate. The biggest problem with this game is pitch recognition - at the low end of my voice the game just doesn't respond accurately, no matter how I adjust the mic settings. There's also quite a noticeable delay between singing and hearing your voice through the TV speakers, something that is inexcusable for a karaoke game. These are all thing Rock Band got just right, so why is this game so buggy?
The real American Idol judges all provide their voices to this game but the character models look eerily lifeless. You'll quickly start getting repeated comments. While fun at first, the American Idol schtick does start to get a bit tiresome, although thankfully there is an option to just sing without hearing the judges at the end.
On the plus side, there is a good selection of songs (mostly pop/rock) and plenty more to come via downloadable content (42 available as of March 12th 2008). You can customise your characters' costume with loads of outfits and there are quite a few "venues" where you can sing. There are a few unlockable videos of actual American Idol song clips and interviews with the judges about the game.
Overall, a bit of a frustrating experience and it is well worth the extra money to buy Rock Band instead (where you get to sing, play guitar and play drums).
A good progression in the series 2008-02-10
Having already played the two previous Karaoke Revolution games for the oringal Xbox, this is a good and acceptable progression in the series. The comments from the American Idol cast adds a nice touch. Fans of the show will like it. The included songs are decent. I hope the downloadable content adds value to this game. Overall, if you like the Karaoke Revolution series you won't be dissapointed.
As one other reviewer mentioned, the bundeled mic is a bit cheap. But it works.
4.5 Stars--- A great singing game with lots of options. 2008-02-07
When the singing in Rock Band is just not enough.
I am an Avid Singer, I am ranked pretty high on rock band in vocals. In the top 200 overall and top 5 in a few songs. Needless to say I was very much looking forward to this game. I actually got a ps3 for the new sing star game coming out. Nuff said on that.
So here are the pro's of the game.
+it feels very much like you are in an American Idol atmosphere. I would never try out for the show cus well I would be scared to make a fool out of myself on TV. SO I can do it in the privacy of my own home and with a few friends.
+The Song Selection is a great START. If Konami and the maker of the game live up to the "100's of downloadable songs" I will say this game is going to be great.
+the sheer magnitude of options playable in this game are amazing. There
are many options for Solo and Multiplayer. The best part is that there is Multiplayer avail online for tournaments. IMHO one of the short falls of rock band is that Online play is just playing. There is no reward for getting a good group together. This game you can have tournaments and such online and there is rewards for doing well.
-I didn't need the mic in the game, I have 2 all ready. A non bundled version would have been nice to save some money.
-the mic is subpar. Its feels flimsy and I can tell the difference singing in it then the rock band mic. I am going to be one of those "Losers" that spends the 50 bucks on the Premium mic for the rock band when it comes out.
