KONAMI'S KARAOKE REVOLUTION FOR XBOX SHIPS TO RETAIL STORES NATIONWIDE

Konami's Hit Music Series Debuts On Xbox With The Most Songs of Any Karaoke Revolution Title to Date And Downloadable Song Packs

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - November 9, 2004 - Konami Digital Entertainment - America, a division of Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., today announced that Karaoke Revolution(tm) for the Xbox® video game system from Microsoft has shipped to retail stores. The first karaoke video game for the Xbox to include a vocal analyzer that measures the pitch and rhythm of a player's voice, Karaoke Revolution will feature 50 songs - more than any Karaoke Revolution title to date. Also included are 10 classic Motown hits from the original artists' recordings that are exclusive to the Xbox. Additionally, Karaoke crooners with Xbox Live(tm) will be able to add to the already extensive song library by downloading up to six song packs that are currently available at launch.

Each song pack, available for users to download at a cost of $4.99 each, includes at least five new songs and is categorized to allow gamers to pick and choose the style of music they want to download. The song packs include the following categories, with tunes listed below:

Classic Rock

• Born to be Wild

• Every Breath You Take

• Rock and Roll All Night

• Sweet Home Alabama

• The Joker

Modern Rock

• Here Without You

• I Believe in a Thing Called Love

• I Hate Everything About You

• It's My Life

• Perfect

Pop

• Cry

• Miss You

• Papa Don't Preach

• The First Cut is the Deepest

• White Flag

Top 40 ...

• Baby One More Time

• Genie in a Bottle

• I'm With You

• Irresistible

• Toxic

Classics

• Drift Away

• Let's Get It On

• My Girl

• Rich Girl

• (Sittin' On) The Dock of they Bay

Mix

• Friend in Low Places

• I Will Survive

• Lady Marmalade

• I'll Make Love to You

• Virtual Insanity

• Jessie's Girl

Karaoke Revolution for Xbox comes bundled with a specially designed Konami-branded microphone from Logitech®, and is also available as a standalone game that is compatible with the Xbox Live communicator headset and Xbox microphones. The game utilizes proprietary vocal analyzer technology to judge players on how well they hit and hold the notes in each song. Thanks to adjustable difficulty levels, gamers of all ages and levels of ability can sing along with Karaoke Revolution's diverse catalog of songs, including karaoke favorites, rock, pop, dance and R&B songs, as well as original Motown recordings.

Adding to the excitement of Karaoke Revolution will be dynamic in-game crowds that react in real-time to a player's performance, getting on their feet and cheering to a well-sung tune or booing at a cascade of sour notes. The ultimate party video game, Karaoke Revolution features a number of exciting single and multi-player modes that support up to eight other aspiring pop stars. Showtime Mode lets players climb from the clubs to the ultimate arena, while Arcade Mode and Karaoke Mode let you sing and compete alone or with friends. In addition, several customizable characters and multiple venues make it even more fun to step up to the mic!

Karaoke Revolution is developed by leading music video game creator Harmonix Music Systems http://www.harmonixmusic.com.  Karaoke Revolution for Xbox is rated "E" for Everyone by the ESRB and is available bundled with a microphone for the SRP of $59.99 or as a standalone for $39.99. For more information on the game, please visit: http://www.karaokerevolution.com 

About KONAMI CORPORATION

Konami Corporation is a leading developer, publisher and manufacturer of electronic entertainment properties, specializing in the home video game market. Konami Corporation's action and adventure titles include the popular franchises Metal Gear Solid®, Silent Hill® and Castlevania®, among other top sellers. The latest information about Konami can be found on the Web at www.konami.com. Konami Corporation is a publicly traded company based in Tokyo, Japan with subsidiary offices, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. in the US and Konami of Europe in Frankfurt, Germany. Konami Corporation, the parent company of Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. is traded in the United States on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol KNM. Details of the products published by Konami Digital Entertainment - America can be found at www.konami.com/usa

KONAMI® and Karaoke Revolution(tm) are either registered trademarks or trademarks of KONAMI CORPORATION. ©2004 KONAMI. Developed by Harmonix Music System. Harmonix is a registered trademark of Harmonix Music Systems, Inc. Microsoft and Xbox are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries and are used under license from Microsoft.

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