DDR, Karaoke songs played out

While compiling soundtracks to most games is perfunctory, certain games live and die by the tunes it includes. Konami has been in the music-based rhythm game market for a while now, and it knows that selecting the right tracks is crucial to the success of its Dance Dance Revolution and Karaoke games. Today, the company revealed a trio of tracklistings for its upcoming dancing and singing games.

In late September, Konami will release Dance Dance Revolution Supernova for the PlayStation 2. The game, which supports the EyeToy peripheral, has the largest number of songs of any DDR title released in the US, and includes contributions from Fall Out Boy, Franz Ferdinand, and David Bowie.

In November, it's Xbox owners' chance to dance with Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 4. In addition to a soundtrack that includes Pussycat Dolls, Jungle Brothers, and Stray Cats, Xbox Live subscribers will be able to download new song packs. Ultramix 4 will also support head-to-head online play, live chat, and Internet rankings.

If toe-tapping isn't your thing, Konami's Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol will get the vocal chords going. The PlayStation 2 game will pit would-be crooners before a judging panel of Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson, two of the judges from American Idol. Using the EyeToy camera, gamers can put their faces on their onscreen avatars in order to really feel like they are taking a verbal lashing from Cowell.

None of the games have yet been rated by the ESRB.

Below is a partial listing of the songs available in each game.

Dance Dance Revolution Supernova
(Song--Artist)
Battle Without Honor or Humanity - Tomoyasu Hotei
Centerfold (130 BPM move it remix) - Captain Jack
Come Clean - NM feat. Susan Z
Curus - D-crew
Dance, Dance - Fall Out Boy
Do You Want To - Franz Ferdinand
Flow (True Style) - Scotty D. revisits U1
Fly Away - ChiyoTia
Freckles (KCP Re-Edit) - Tiggy
Funkytown - Lipps, Inc.
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
Heaven Is a Place on Earth (German Election Mix) - Julia
Hit 'n' Slap - Asletics
Jerk It Out - Caesars
L.E.F. (Loud Electronic Ferocious) - Ferry Corsten
Let's Dance - David Bowie
Mr. Dabada (Groove Wonder Remix) - Carlos Jean
My Only Shining Star - Naoki feat. Becky Lucinda
No. 13 - Taka respect for J.S.B
Peace - BeForU
Robogirl - The Crystal Method
Shivers (Radio Edit) - Armin van Buuren
Shout - Lulu
Since U Been Gone - Kelly Clarkson
Star Gate Heaven - SySF. feat. Donna Burke
The Other Side (radio mix) - Paul van Dyk feat. Wayne Jackson
True Love - Jun
Turn On the Music (Axwell Radio Edit) - Roger Sanchez
Video Killed The Radio Star - The Buggles
Xepher - Tatsh

Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 4
(Song--Artist)
Arms (Alpha Omega Mix) - Monolithic
Because I Got It Like That (Freestylers Indett Mix) - Jungle Brothers
Big Up (Binghi Ghost Remix) - Drew Campbell
Bit Mania - Akira Yamaoka
Blue Impulse (for Extreme) - Naoki feat. YUKI
Cannibale - Stereo Total
Cosmic Hammer - Jondi & Spesh
Dead Man's Party - Oingo Boingo
Desire (Comet Remix) - Fracus & Lisa Abbott
Diverse City - Toby Mac
Don't Cha (Ralphi's Hot Freak mix) - The Pussycat Dolls
Dual Love - Gavin G & Dan Rolla J
Electric Air - Amit
Forever Young (Everlasting Mix) - Ella
Free (Liberation Mix) - Blue October
Get Away - Gridlok
Get Up (Before the Night Is Over) - Technotronic feat. Ya Kid K
GO! (Mahalo Mix) - DM Ashura
Grandolin - ZeroFuser
Hypnotic Crisis (Chris Fortier Mix) - Blue Destroyers
I Can Feel It - Alien Six
It's Raining Men (Almighty Mix) - Geri Halliwell
Kiss Kiss Kiss - Naoke feat. Shanti
Levitation Nation - Shpongle
Listen to Your Heart (Furious F. EZ Radio Edit) - DHT
Masters of the Universe - Juno Reactor
Mondo Street - Orange Lounge
More Serotonin - Neuroactive
Music Revolution - Scumfrog
My Side Of the City - Beulah
Nervous Excited Delighted - Z.O.N.K.
No Good (Start the Dance) - Prodigy
No Parking on the Dance Floor - Midnight Star
Oblivion (Nevarakka Mix) - Real Life
Race Against Time - Jef Steinman
Rock This Town - Stray Cats
Saturday (Morjac Radio Mix) - Marly
Sigrev2 - Richard Devine
Snake Charmer - Dirtyhertz and Rena Jones
Sockem - Steve Porter
The Drain - Monolithic
The Problem - Phunk Police
There's a Rhythm - Dig Bear
These Words (I Love You, I Love You) - Natasha Bedingfield
Thrill Chaser - Dirtyhertz
Tooryanse (tekno children Mix) - Canton
Waka Laka (E=MC2 Mix) - Jenny Rom Vs. The Zippers
Yours to Command - Rupesh Cartel
ZETSUBOUTEKIDA! - nekoJIRA

Karaoke Revolution Presents: American Idol
(Song)
All My Life
Alone
(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me
Be Without You
Breakaway
Build Me Up Buttercup
Can't Help Falling In Love
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Dilemma
Do I Make You Proud
Don't Let The Sun Go Down on Me
Don't You Want Me
Easy
Every Rose Has Its Thorn
Flying Without Wings
Heartbreaker
Heaven
Hungry Like the Wolf
If You Don't Know Me By Now
It's Not Unusual
Just the Way You Are
Let's Stay Together
Love Will Keep Us Together
More Than Words
Photograph
Piano Man
Proud Mary
Rock With You
Saving All My Love For You
She Bangs
Stand By Me
Stickwitu
Straight Up
Sugar, We're Going Down
The Real Thing
Total Eclipse of The Heart
Unwritten
What a Girl Wants
You And Me
You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling