DJ Hero 2009

Is it still worth playing?

A 2009 rhythm game from FreeStyleGames, the first spin-off of Guitar Hero, based on turntablism, the creation of a new work from recorded songs using record players and sound effect generators. It features 94 remixes of two different songs from across many genres. To score you press buttons for accented beats, adjust the crossfade between the two songs and scratch the turntable on the custom controller, in time with marks that scroll on screen. It has a single player Career mode and cooperative and competitive multiplayer, and for some songs a DJ can play alongside another player with a Guitar Hero guitar. DJ artists contributed mixes and their images, such as DJ Shadow, Grandmaster Flash and Daft Punk. The whole game uses a no fail mode, and higher difficulties add directional scratches. A turntable and a crossfader still turn mixing into a game.