Grandmaster Flash Contributing to DJ Hero
It's like having Elvis finally make it into Guitar Hero
Published: July 2, 2009
If you don't know who Grandmaster Flash is, and you are planning on getting DJ Hero, you need to educate yourself straight away, The may that invented scratching (except he called it "cutting") and one of THE original Hip-Hop artists and DJ's is lending his image and work to Activision's forthcoming Guitar Hero spinoff, DJ Hero. The Grandmaster will lead would-be DJ's through the tutorial level, schooling players on the game mechanics and the new turntable controller. Speaking of new controllers, how long is it before we need an entire room just dedicated to peripherals for games? If you have Rock Band (full kit), DJ Hero, Tony Hawk's Ride, a Wii Balance Board and a dozen controllers for various systems, you seriously must be running out of space.
DJ Hero will also feature two exclusive mixes of Grandmaster Flash's original creations, "Boom and "Tap". (What, no "White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)"?) Additionally, you can play as Grandmaster Flash himself during the game, and experience his talents in Herbie Hancock "Rock It" vs. N.E.R.D. "Lapdance" and Grandmaster Flash "Here Comes My DJ" vs. Gary Numan "Cars" mixes.
At long last Turntablism gets its own game with Activision and FreeStyleGames DJ Hero. Featuring one of the most awkward looking peripherals yet, a movable turntable with three "stream" buttons, an effects dial, a crossfader and a "Euphoria" button, DJ Hero promises to be the definitive DJ simulator. Of course, a DJ game is nothing without tracks, and DJ hero will use over 100 individual tracks remixed into 80 two-song DJ mixes from across all genres of music. Would-be DJ's might have to chose between this and Scratch, the Ultimate DJ when both hit store shelves this fall (much to the chagrin of retailers who need to find space for all this!)
DJ Hero will also feature two exclusive mixes of Grandmaster Flash's original creations, "Boom and "Tap". (What, no "White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)"?) Additionally, you can play as Grandmaster Flash himself during the game, and experience his talents in Herbie Hancock "Rock It" vs. N.E.R.D. "Lapdance" and Grandmaster Flash "Here Comes My DJ" vs. Gary Numan "Cars" mixes.
At long last Turntablism gets its own game with Activision and FreeStyleGames DJ Hero. Featuring one of the most awkward looking peripherals yet, a movable turntable with three "stream" buttons, an effects dial, a crossfader and a "Euphoria" button, DJ Hero promises to be the definitive DJ simulator. Of course, a DJ game is nothing without tracks, and DJ hero will use over 100 individual tracks remixed into 80 two-song DJ mixes from across all genres of music. Would-be DJ's might have to chose between this and Scratch, the Ultimate DJ when both hit store shelves this fall (much to the chagrin of retailers who need to find space for all this!)
