DJ HERO - Worth it?

Dyson · 2 Jan 2010 at 19:12

I keep almost buying Dj Hero, but I'm struggling to commit to spending that amount of cash on one game.

Anyone got it, and hate it/love it? Help me decide

CliffyBiro · 2 Jan 2010 at 19:14

Love it.

Diverse track list, simple controls...

If you like your music and have good rhythm, it's a great game.

Kyle009 · 2 Jan 2010 at 19:31

If you do a search there is a thread with a lot of us enjoying the game.

In short its definitely worth a purchase although the DLC is a little pricey.

Nanoman · 2 Jan 2010 at 20:39

Yea I'm loving it.

Dyson · 2 Jan 2010 at 21:14

Right, thanks for that. Just wanted some reassurance it isn't cack

Robbie Ragdoll · 2 Jan 2010 at 21:18

Some stores have a demo unit set up so go find and go play!

Its a lot more fun to play in person than it looks from watching videos.

Dyson · 2 Jan 2010 at 21:53

Now just a matter of which version to get :eek:

Can get the renegade edition for £99, and the usual for no less than £80 ish...

CliffyBiro · 2 Jan 2010 at 22:07

Renegade comes with a Jay-Z/Eminem double album, normal turntable but with gold trim, and a carry case that doubles as a turntable stand.

Dyson · 2 Jan 2010 at 22:12

skippi90 said:
Renegade comes with a Jay-Z/Eminem double album, normal turntable but with gold trim, and a carry case that doubles as a turntable stand.

My wife thinks im a sad act for still gaming at my age, so this might just tip her over the edge

Renegade it is!

Goldfingers · 2 Jan 2010 at 22:48

Of course it's not worth it, it's £80 for a piece of plastic and a game.

It is however really, really good though. If you like the idea of the whole dj thing and are into this sort of music.

Lakeland · 2 Jan 2010 at 22:53

I'd rather buy virtual dj and actually mix, even if it lets you cheat with the beatmatching

Goldfingers · 2 Jan 2010 at 23:55

jaxon said:
I'd rather buy virtual dj and actually mix, even if it lets you cheat with the beatmatching

I'd like to see you mix something remotely close to some of the mixes on dj hero. Which have been created by greats such as dj shadow and grand master flash.

Twentyone · 3 Jan 2010 at 02:08

Tried this in a shop some weeks ago. Stood there for almost an hour lol.

Really temped to buy one but my other half thinks £99 is too much for a game. It's only £30 more than guitar hero but everyone seems to think thats ok!

Nanoman · 3 Jan 2010 at 02:10

jaxon said:
I'd rather buy virtual dj and actually mix, even if it lets you cheat with the beatmatching

DJ Hero is a game and is nothing like mixing. The two do not need to be compared they are completely different.

Lakeland · 3 Jan 2010 at 02:26

to be honest i have not looked at how it works, i suppose it is aimed at people who dont want to spend years learning to mix in a similay way guitar hero works, each go their own and all that!

Lakeland · 3 Jan 2010 at 02:32

Goldfingers said:
I'd like to see you mix something remotely close to some of the mixes on dj hero. Which have been created by greats such as dj shadow and grand master flash.

id happily let you listen to some of my mixing, if you like those guys though you probably wouldnt appeciate it.

and fyi just about every pre recorded "pro mix" you hear from a top teir dj is done on software with automation, not on decks.

GSXRMovistar · 3 Jan 2010 at 10:52

Really fancy a copy of this just rather annoying that everywhere seems to have put their prices back up.

One More Solo · 3 Jan 2010 at 11:16

jaxon said:
to be honest i have not looked at how it works, i suppose it is aimed at people who dont want to spend years learning to mix in a similay way guitar hero works, each go their own and all that!

No, it's a game that's meant to be fun and a bit of a diversion. I'm sure I'm not the only person that has a set of decks and DJ Hero.

Yas786 · 3 Jan 2010 at 11:36

Bought the renegade edition earlier this week for £99 and i have to say its a bundle of fun...had my brother around the other night and we had a good session on it...i was controlling the fader, the sound effect knob and the euphoria button while he was doing the scratching etc....yeh it was cheating but we had an absolute hoot doing it.

Great game if you have a bunch of friends around and want to have some fun...some of the mixes on there are pretty difficult.

Nanoman · 3 Jan 2010 at 16:02

One More Solo said:
No, it's a game that's meant to be fun and a bit of a diversion. I'm sure I'm not the only person that has a set of decks and DJ Hero.

Exactly, I have some 1210s and this is just nothing like mixing. Though I normally mix DnB, there is no beatmatching or bar counting etc required for DJ Hero. It's more just crossfader and scratching control.