Dj Hero 2 Demo Review

Dj Hero 2 is Activisions second installment in the Dj Hero series. Instead of using a guitar you utilize your Dj skills through a turntable peripheral. Dj Hero was first released October of 2009 and was met with so so sales.


The Gameplay of DJ Hero is pretty simple Mix, scratch, and fade your way through 93 mixes mixed by professional DJ's. The actual play was simple. 3 color coded buttons for cuts/effects, crossfader to superimpose one song over the other and rotate the table for scratching.

The Review
I snagged my copy of the demo today to see whether the second one was going to live up to the expectations the first one made.

Interface

Character Choice Screen

To start off with the interface is completely redesigned and the load times are much faster. it has more of a 2.0 feel which is good . instead of navigating through a slideshow of setlists you have a list of modes and options.

The Music

Dj Hero has always had an awesomely superb soundtrack that can stand alone on a CD and be well worth listening to over and over. The new set of music and mixes tops the last with even better music and even better mixes. The Demo includes Pussycat Dolls ft. Busta Rhymes "Don't Cha" Vs. Pitbull "You Know you Want Me" and Lady GaGa "Just Dance" vs. Dead Mau5 "Ghosts N Stuff".

Screenshot Of the Dj Hero 2 Battle Mode

The Game
The gameplay is much similar to the first game. You get a runway, there are buttons and scratches and fades. the interesting this is how it is enhanced by the new upgraded freestyle modes. Instead of choosing from a  short list of inputs you have one sample choice. Also there is Freestyle scratching, Freestyle crossfading and a new item that adds a little bit of a rip effect.

Extra Notes
I am not much into paying a high price for a game. The great thing is that you don't have to buy another turntable. Woo hoo!
Preorder now at Gamestop and recieve a Puma bag to store your controller and microphone. (a $45 value!)

My New Obsession: Candles

It's true, get me a good candle and I will go to town. We have A LOT of Tea candles around the house and I light them all. It gives a nice feel to the house. especially when it is dark. It sets a nice mood. G'ma and I spend much of the evening outside when it is nice. I like to have at least one candle out as the only illumination and it looks great.

(pictured are one of the bedroom candle sets I put together.)

Xbox 360 or PS3

My friend Shaggy is to blame for this article.

"Well, this Christmas I'm contemplating buying some PS3 games, or getting an Xbox 360. But I hear they scratch discs with movement, and they break down frequently. I don't wanna spend 400 on a system overall for a breakdown with a one year warranty! What are you thoughts on the system?"


Here are my thoughts. I am a proud owner of the Xbox360 Pro and have been for a little over a year now and I have been very impressed with it so far. I have taken great care of my system and have only had the annoying Open Tray Error.


The PS3, while a good system, does not meet some of my requirements to purchase. 

1. Media Player- AVI's are a must.
2. Large selection of Games (especially console specific)
3. Reliable Network

Although the PS3 does have a FREE network, I read too many news articles where the PSN is down for some sort of time. Personally I would pay $50 for a reliable network then a free one that seems to not work so well.

Media- I play a lot of videos in AVI format and I can't seem to get them to work on a PS3.

"I want the 360 because all my friends have it, but then I don't want to make my parents buy something that MAY break."

Here are some tips to keep it nice.

1. Keep the 360 in a cool room, or make the room as cool as humanly possible. As long as you aare not in the Sahara or Death Valley without an inter-cooler then you should be fine.
2. Keep you software updated. Every November and sometime in Spring Microsoft releases a big Dashboard update that has many software fixes for known problems.

Also the Interface is a lot better to Navigate on a 360.

Anything to Add?

Bandwagon

I am here to announce that Ben's blog has finally joined the bandwagon of Facebook. After about 4 years of posting, replies, and arguments Ben's blog is going to continue to pursue its main goal. Provide a look into the insight of one single American person and his life while informing the public with interesting news stories.

Also we are on Twitter @bensblog

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bens-Blog/148923655141349

Caprica: Stop Waiting

Remember the Comic Con announcement that season 1.5 of Caprica will premiere Jan. 2011? Remark your calendars. Caprica will in fact move to Oct. 5th (Tuesday) and will air alongside Stargate Universe.

Interesting choice of date. Caprica Season 1.0 will be available for sale on Oct. 5th as well. (that sounds like a marathon opportunity)

Sanctuary Moves to Fridays

The Facebook page for Sanctuary just announced that Sanctuary will not be premiering alongside Stargate Universe on Sept. 28 (Tuesday) but will instead wait about 2.5 weeks Oct. 15 (Fridays) to premiere.

SyFy announced that it will host wrestling programs on Fridays effectively killing SCI FI Fridays. Friday programming was then all moved to Tuesdays prolonging some shows (mid)season breaks.

Is this going to be a first step to reclaim SCI FI Friday? The announcement about wrestling was not very positive. friday was always premiere night for the Stargate franchise and Sanctuary as well as SyFy's latest hit Caprica.