Battle decks, trailer edition: DJ Hero vs. Scratch: the Ultimate DJ
The art of DJing achieves legitimacy with its first gaming accessory format war.
Like Rock Band vs. Guitar Hero before it — perhaps even more mammoth and certainly more colorful than Blu-ray vs. HD-DVD — the format war between DJ gaming peripherals is so totally on.
DJ Hero has the weight and brand of Activision behind it, redolent with the heady smells still wafting strongly from the Guitar Hero franchise (it's that authentic "last call at the local dive" aroma — you might want to hold your nose), but newcomer Scratch: The Ultimate DJ will feature a controller developed by Numark, makers of actual real gear DJs use. Whoa. Step back! This could get ugly.
After the break we've pitted the two gameplay trailers against each other, now that DJ Hero's first footage just hit the streets. We'll agree with Joystiq that "Hollaback Girl" is much improved although we still prefer the "Hollaback Headhunter" version...
DJ Hero trailer
Scratch: The Ultimate DJ trailer
So to all y'all aspiring virtual DJs out there — how do you plan to get your scratch on?
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frankie (5:04 PM on Mon Jun 1, 2009)
im likin the scratch deck better. more realistic
andrew (7:00 AM on Thu Oct 15, 2009)
The battle of the DJ games will be coming to a head soon, reminding of us when Armageddon went up against Deep Impact. But who's going to mix it up and come out on top here? Scratch: The Ultimate DJ just released a video that shows off some of the tech (and DJ know-how) that went into the Scratch Deck, longines watches and you can see how it stacks up against DJ Hero's controller. Watch the video above and take a trip on their extremely urban adventure-themed website for more information. bvlgari watches We like the addition of the separate drum pad to their deck, which DJ Hero has on the turntable with two fewer buttons. It's just that Scratch's characters look like they need to eat a sandwich or two. Numark calls the turntable the "first and only legitimate DJ controller for video gamers. watch repair " We're reserving judgment on these two until we can play them side by side, but the video above gives us a bit more confidence in Scratch. Now, let's see some more gameplay.