DJ Hero to Ruin Your Favorite Songs, Extend the Three-Button Scheme

by Demi Adejuyigbe on May 19, 2009 at 8:44 pm

Look, this isn’t a music blog. I have no intentions of telling you what music is good and what music is bad, but there are just some artists that have established themselves well enough to be proclaimed universally as good. Of course, it’s easy to ruin their songs- just mash them up with songs people have never heard, or have no intention of ever hearing again. I assume this is the premise for DJ Hero, because with all my cynicism, I don’t think that the partial setlist Game Informer recently revealed could turn out well.

At all.

But aside from a set list of crazy mash-ups, Game Informer also stated that the controller we saw earlier isn’t the entire thing. There’s also a separate component, with a cross fader, effects dial, and a “Euphoria” (star power) button. While it might seem simple, Kotaku reports that the simplicity comes from the fact that the cross fader also has to be in the right position when tapping the buttons, and arrows that tell you which way to scratch. If you’re sick of my opinion on the game, you can hit the jump for hte partial setlist, and form your own opinion.
“Feel Good Inc.” (Gorillaz) vs “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” (Marvin Gaye)
“Jayou” (Jurassic 5) vs “Rockit” (Herbie Hancock)
“Bustin’ Loose” (Chuck Brown) vs “Time of the Season” (The Zombies, DJ Shadow Mix)
“All Apologies” (Nirvana) vs “Give It to Me Baby” (Rick James, DJ Shadow Mix)
“Let’s Dance” (David Bowie) vs “Jack of Spades” (KRS One, DJ Shadow Mix)
“Shout” (Tears for Fears) vs “Pjanoo” (Eric Prydz)