DJ Hero 2 will transform living rooms into nightclubs letting budding
beat chemists, singing sensations and all of their friends fire up two
turntables and a microphone to experience their favourite music together
as they've never heard it before. The follow-up to the award-winning,
#1 new videogame IP of 2009, DJ Hero 2 delivers the ultimate way for
gamers to come together with a host of new multiplayer modes that pit DJ
against DJ in unique Battle Mixes, invite vocalists into the spotlight
with scoring based on pitch and range detection and bring the party to
life with jump-in/jump-out Party Play gameplay. Featuring the biggest
dance, pop and hip-hop hits by the hottest artists everyone knows and
loves remixed by world-class DJ's in an all-new way, the game's
soundtrack delivers over 70 unique mashups only available in DJ Hero 2.
Further immersing players into the music, the game offers a heightened
level of creative input and allows everyone to add their own touch,
directly impacting the beats they're spinning with Freestyle scratching,
cross-fading and sampling, performed at set points in the mix.
Tearing Up My Chart When I'm With You - Picking up where the
award-winning DJ Hero soundtrack left off, DJ Hero 2 one-ups its
predecessor and spins together even hotter tracks blazing up the charts
and legendary club anthems from the biggest artists in pop, dance and
hip hop. Remixes of block rockin' beats from Lady Gaga, Deadmau5, Kanye
West, Chemical Brothers and Dr. Dre will definitely set the party off
right.
Do It Your Way - DJ Hero 2 lets players put their own spin on
the music with Freestyle gameplay that allows them to mix, scratch and
sample during set points in the game. With the tracks synced to the
beat, scratches recorded by the pros and samples pulled directly from
the tracks being mixed, everyone will sound like a superstar DJ.
Don't Miss the Party Train - The critically acclaimed Party
Play, first made famous in Guitar Hero 5, is one of a half dozen new
multiplayer modes coming to DJ Hero 2. Digital disc jockeys and living
room lyricists will be able to start and stop spinning on the fly,
drop-in and drop out of lyrical gameplay, switch difficulty level
without interrupting the party vibes or just let the game play the body
movin' beats on its own.
Play at Your Own Risk - At the heart of DJ culture is the
battle. Epitomized by scratch legend DJ Q-Bert, DJ Hero 2 brings the
heat to the players with a variety of competitive game modes. With DJ
Battle - featuring custom designed mixes and authentic call-and-response
gameplay - Quickplay, Pro-Faceoff, Accumulator, Checkpoints and
Streakers, the game will be the judge in determining the ultimate living
room scratch master.
I Don't Need No Love, All I Need is the DJ - Though it takes
only mere moments to spin like world-renowned mixmasters in DJ Hero 2,
the talented crew of DJ's responsible for crafting every scratch, sample
and crossfade represent the biggest names in their profession. DJ Hero 2
continues its tradition of delivering award-winning mixes with legends
like DJ Shadow producing the beats, award-winners like Deadmau5
appearing in-game and a cast of party-starting, radio-airwave-dominating
DJ's creating mixes at the FreeStyleGames studio in London.
Everybody Wants To Rule The World - In the all-new Empire
Mode, players start out as an up-and-coming DJ on the road to becoming
the head of a major entertainment empire, all of which is founded solely
on their success as a DJ. Wowing the crowd with their tight sets and
awesome freestyle abilities, players will progress quickly, soon finding
themselves in command of a network of global clubs, and each with a
selection of superstar DJ's in their crew.
You Spin Me Right Round Baby, Right Round - With the DJ Hero
turntable controller in hand, DJ Hero 2 continues to transform video
gamers into virtual DJ's engaging in techniques including mixing,
sampling, various scratch patterns and adding effects to the music mix.
From beginners to experts, players spinning on the turntable controller
will experience the unique sensation of having control of the music at
their finger tips.
But You Say He's Just a Friend - virtual DJ's can throw down
the ultimate battle with Hero Feed, which brings bragging rights to the
game by allowing players to challenge and track their friends'
accomplishments, whether the friend is online or offline.