Since the game grades you on how well you follow along with the music, you need to sing the song exactly how it has been laid out for you. This has always been a minor flaw of Karaoke games, because you're unable to put any style into the song for fear of not hitting the exact note you're being graded on. This mechanic is particularly problematic with country music, a genre that lends itself to twangy singing and sliding up to and down from notes. Any inclination that you have to sing real country will not help your score, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't do it anyway. There are built-in twangs in the songs that try to follow how they're being covered, but there could always be more.
Karaoke Revolution games are only as good as their song list, and Karaoke Revolution Country is no different. There's a decent amount of variety, as there are both classics like George Strait's "All My Ex's Live in Texas" and modern hits like the Dixie Chicks' "Goodbye Earl." However, the song list is a little heavy with the newer songs, and some of the classics are obvious to the point of being overplayed, like the Dukes of Hazzard theme "Good Ol' Boys." A fan of all types of country music will find a lot to sing, but others might be forced to keep returning to Kenny Rogers and Johnny Cash until they can't sing them anymore. There are also fewer songs in this game than there have been in the most recent Karaoke Revolution games.
Like previous games, Karaoke Revolution Country lets you unlock additional avatars, costumes for them, and even songs by playing through and getting gold and platinum records on all of the songs available at the start. It's nice to be able to customize characters, and some of their "country moves" are entertaining, but the game has a limited look to it that could probably stand to be improved upon. You can put yourself in the game with the EyeToy, either by creating an EyeToy Cameo head (or using one from a previous game) or by going to any of the EyeToy-friendly arenas, which will show you in the background on the big screens. As for the practical visuals, the music is easy to read and follow, so they serve their purposes well. There's definitely reason to keep going back to Karaoke Revolution Country, particularly if the title sounds really appealing to you.
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