Wednesday, March 04, 2009

EYES ON SCRATCH: THE ULTIMATE DJ MUSIC GAME FOR HIP-HOP HEADS

on Social Median
Submitted: Mar 4, 2009
Scratch: The Ultimate DJ(Xbox 360)

Still have room for another game controller amidst your piles of plastic guitars? The upcoming game Scratch: The Ultimate DJ features a turntable-style controller, giving hip hop fans and budding DJs a chance to achieve virtual fame.

Despite the familiar interface, the gameplay isn’t quite Guitar Hero meets hip hop. Yes, just as in other music games you’re pushing colored buttons to earn points as songs play. But Scratch rewards user-creativity over rote memorization, allowing players to transform the songs they’re playing into something all their own.

I’ve yet to get behind the wheel of steel myself, but the game’s creator recently dropped by Wired’s office to give us a first-hand look at a decidedly different take on the rhythm-music genre… » Full Story on Social Median