Saturday, February 21, 2009

SCRATCH: THE ULTIMATE DJ TO COMPETE WITH ACTIVISION’S DJ HERO

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Gamasutra - Submitted: Feb 21, 2009
Scratch: The Ultimate DJ(Xbox 360)

Meet Scratch: The Ultimate DJ, the illegitimate love child of Genius Products, 7 Studios, and musician/producer Quincy “QD3″ Jones.

“But isn’t this just a Hip-Hop version of Guitar Hero,” you ask?

Nope. According to Mike Rubinelli, senior VP of game development at Genius Products, “describing Scratch as just an ‘urban version of Guitar Hero or Rock Band’ would be selling it short.” Instead Mr. Rubinelli likens Rock Band and Guitar Hero to modern day versions of Simon Says and adds that Scratch, while not a “music creator game,” won’t be like that. In terms of game play Mr Rubinelli says that, “Our goal is to allow you to interact with music in a meaningful environment with ramping difficulty goals and a different way of scoring achievements than what you’ve interacted with historically.» Full Story on Rock Gamer .