Let's face it, I'm good at karaoke and I didn't even know it. A few years ago, I was dared by a friend to take the stage and sing "Are You Gonna Go My Way" by Lenny Kravitz. I did surprisingly well at it, much better than my friend's wife when she tried to warble through "Closer" by Nine Inch Nails. Now, I basically hit the bar on the weekends and partake in it as much as I can, although I still find time to do a little singing at home with Konami's Karaoke Revolution games. Well, go ahead and unravel that mike, because it's time for the singing to start yet again!

Karaoke Revolution Vol. 3 is the latest in the popular series, and it's quite simply the most expansive yet, thanks to a key addition that many people have been clamoring for (including our own features writer, Chris Buffa). The game's always been fun to play, but now a new factor has been included that will allow two people to compete at once with different mikes.

Yep, I'm talking about Duets, and it's that addition that makes this the best Karaoke Revolution yet. There are different modes to play around with here depending on the song. Some will require you to sing in unison to get the high score, like "You're the One That I Want" or the classic "I Got You Babe". Others will allow you to challenge someone in Sing-Off, where you sing a song and then they sing it and the scores are then judged to deternine the winner. However, the most enjoyable Versus mode has to be Knockout, which features a status bar on the screen that can be swayed either way depending on your progress. If it bends too far, that player is pretty much knocked out and the better singer wins.

The song list with Karaoke Revolution Vol. 3 is impressive, mixing some contemporary current hits like "My Immortal" and "The Reason" with classics like "New York New York", "China Grove" (YESSS!!), the B-52's party favorite "Love Shack", and even the "What a Feeling" song from the Flashdance film. There's a great selection here, and some will really challenge you, but the game does fall down a notch due to the fact that downloadable songs still aren't available.

The interface looks the same as it always did, with characters on-screen singing along with you as you proceed through the song. However, it still remains a treat to watch some visual fireworks come into play as you progressively get better during the warbling of a particular tune. It wasn't broken from the previous games, so I'm glad that Harmonix left it alone.

Unfortunately, like with the previous games, you can pretty much score good rounds with Karaoke Revolution Vol. 3 by simply humming instead of singing. You'd think that the developer would have made some specific changes to recognize voice work instead of just a "hmm, hmm, hmm."

Aside from the downloadable song issue and the humming thing, I can't find a problem with Karaoke Revolution Vol. 3. It's got various modes to check out by yourself and plenty of party challenges, and the addition of being able to verbally duke it out with someone just adds to the replay factor. Even if you can't sing any better than Yoko Ono, you owe it yourself to give this Revolution a go-around.