Launching a new music franchise at this point is a pretty gutsy move by Activision, especially one that packs a brand new peripheral. That’s right. There’s no picking up the game by itself for DJ Hero. Thankfully, TheFeed’s own Patrick Klepek is here with a full review to help you decide if the game’s steep $120 price tag is worth the investment.

Curious how the game works? Patrick explains:

The biggest success of DJ Hero is proving that it’s possible to take the general concept behind DJ’ing (you, uh, put two songs next to one another and they make a beautiful sounding baby, right?) and make a fun game out of it. The samples are mapped to three colored keys, and the corresponding icons come down the center of the screen in the same fashion they have since Guitar Hero popularized the concept. Scratching adds variety through both directional (both up and down) movements and moments of scratching at your leisure. These are secondary to DJ Hero’s main gameplay mechanic, however: the crossfader. The crossfader’s implemented in several ways. Primarily, it’s used to alternate between the two songs being mashed together, but it’s also an advanced-level note of sorts. On the harder difficulties, “spikes” appear on the left and right hand side of the screen, asking the player to quickly “spike” the fader to the left or right and back to the center.

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