L.A. RECORD » dj hero http://larecord.com Los Angeles' Biggest Music Publication Fri, 25 May 2012 04:28:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 DJ HERO HITS THE STREETS / LIVING ROOM http://larecord.com/news/2009/11/29/dj-hero-hits-the-streets-living-room http://larecord.com/news/2009/11/29/dj-hero-hits-the-streets-living-room#comments Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:13:20 +0000 lar_import http://larecord.com/?p=37586 Activision aims high in attempting to do with DJ Hero what it did with Guitar Hero in creating a generation of children confused as to why real musical instruments aren’t color coded.

Via: L.A. Times

Most hip-hop heads revere these names as turntable legends. But it’s likely most video gamers have no clue who these guys are.

Activision, the publisher of the highly successful Guitar Hero franchise, is hoping to change that with its new title, DJ Hero.

The music and mixes of these notable turntablists are featured in the game along with more than 100 licensed songs, which make up more than 90 unique mixes.

Having a familiarity with actual DJing is not necessary to enjoy DJ Hero.

In fact, DJ Hero replicates the work of a real DJ about as much as Guitar Hero replicates what a real guitarist does — which is to say not much at all. [Read More]

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