GameSpy writes: "At the end of Lehrich's demo of Eric B. & Rakim's early '90s classic, someone from a different department came into the room, bursting with excitement about what he's seen as he passed the window. I believe, "holy shit; that looks awesome! What is that?" are the words he used. That's when I realized that even if there are segments of rap-dismissive strum bar clackers on one side of the spectrum and gamers with fussy tastes in hip-hop beats on the other, a DJ game can still have plenty of potential. The joy of DJing is rooted in the liberating feeling that comes from physically manipulating music. I'm skeptical that any game developer can distill and package that emotion with today's technology, but this could be a step in the right direction".
The battle of the DJ's continue! Scratch The Ultimate DJ is calling all DJ's to film themselves scratching to one of the featured tracks in the game. Winners will be featured on the Scratch Ultimate DJ Youtube and will win a truckload of DJ equipment.
WorthPlaying takes a look at a pre-release version of the DJ Hero turntable controller hardware to see what it does right and where it might fall short.
"Getting gamers to shell out for a $60 controller on top of a $60 game is no easy task, especially in this economy. The proof is visible in the sheer number of Guitar Hero and Rock Band band kits that are available at discounted prices from retailers as well as secondhand. Music fans have already spent tons of money on plastic band hardware, so getting them to repeat the task is going to require a great game as well as quality hardware. The developers behind DJ Hero appear to have the former point covered (for more details, be sure to read our hands-on preview), so when Activision sent over a pre-release version of the DJ Hero turntable controller, we decided to see if the latter point held up."
More tracks have been announced for Scratch: The Ultimate DJ, the latest game to be released along the music theme.
they need some dance music!!! ppl still listen to rap?