DJ Hero

DJ Hero (English " DJ Hero " ) is an offshoot of the Guitar Hero series. In the game, the user should try original pieces of music that can be heard during the game, to mix on a special turntable controller as authentic as possible by executing appropriate gestures on the controller. The first part was published on October 29, 2009 in Europe and on October 27, 2009 in America.

The game was developed by Freestyle Games and published by Activision. On 8 June 2010, a second part was announced. This was published on October 22, 2010.

On 20 March 2014, the developers have stated that the paid add-on content removed from all online stores and thus no longer be acquired. Already purchased content can still be used and are not affected by this change.

Gameplay

The player's task is to re-enact with the special turntable controller a specific song mix. This he needs to press the buttons on the controller at the correct time. It is also possible to mix some to use the familiar Guitar Hero guitar, so you can also use them to play multiplayer. However, are allowed only the combinations guitar / turntable or Turntable / Turntable. In contrast to the classic Guitar Hero gameplay, in which the goal was simply the different colored buttons according to appearing on the screen colors to operate, requires DJ Hero by the player, although no confirmation of selection by "attachment ", very well, however, some other movements: the cross fader must be set at any time to the correct level. The turntable is also in - certain controlled forward and backward sliding drawers - formulated at higher levels of difficulty in increasingly präzisier. The equivalent of the well-known star power is, at the turntable " euphoria " and is a - used red flashing button - when available. It provides for an increased score during activation, can be harnessed and prevents termination of the series of notes by false crossfader setting by a flawlessly played succession of marked notes. Furthermore obtained by any longer error-free sections called " Rewinds ", which can be exploited by fast reverse rotation of the turntables and authorize a higher score twice to play the same sections.

Tracklist

The tracklist in the first DJ Hero part contains 93 different song mixes. Additional songs can be purchased via Xbox Live or the Playstation Network.