KaraFun, a popular karaoke sing-along platform, has added a new layer of fun to singing with KaraFun Battle, its latest game with scoring.
KaraFun Battle combines karaoke-style tracks and friendly competition, and the pop-punk rock band Lit will help introduce the game to the world as its musical ambassadors.
KaraFun Battle combines the music and gaming, two flavors of fun that are increasingly mixing. It combines the vibe of a multiplayer game with the self-expressive joy of singing your favorite hits, the company said.
This combo aims to shake up how people party in an era when people want more meaningful and creative ways to connect, whether it’s with work buddies, besties, or the whole family. Experiences like KaraFun Battle make this connection naturally, the company said.
“We love how karaoke, music, and singing can bring people together. We’ve spent 20 years building one of the largest and most carefully curated catalogs and that expertise became the backbone of KaraFun Battle,” said Elodie Abécassis, CMO of KaraFun, in a statement. “For KaraFun Battle, we focused on making the gameplay feel fun and rewarding. The challenge was finding the right balance between accessibility and depth, a game anyone can jump into, but that keeps you wanting one more round.”
KaraFun Battle playfully pits up to 20 singers in a match to see whose singing will edge ahead according to a multifaceted scoring system. KJs using the professional KaraFun version can allow up to 1,000 players for the same song.
It puts an end to the line for the mic, letting everyone sing their heart out together, all at once. Singers can follow the ever-shifting leaderboard until one singer pops out on top at the end of the track, leaving everyone psyched for the next song.
KaraFun Battle is easy to set up and play. With a single login, players can decide to use the App on their phone, tablet, desktop or TV, or the web version. A players uses a smartphone to unlock a round, no downloads or special equipment required.
They then sing into their phone and watch the game unfurl. The game scores your voice, evaluates singing performance and offers encouragement to the players to belt and croon their best version of one of thousands of popular hits. There’s more than one way to win, and the game encourages shared moments and laughs.
KaraFun Battle is the latest addition to KaraFun’s growing music-based games and entertainment offerings. In addition to classic karaoke on any device, KaraFun offers quizzes, music trivia and other fun features that truly expand the karaoke experience.
“As tech increasingly shapes entertainment, we wanted to use tech to create real human connections and moments that stick,” Abécassis says. “KaraFun Battle came from that desire: using our technology to do more than get people to sing, but to get them to laugh and share memorable times.”