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Def Jam Rapstar

Def Jam Rapstar offers budding rappers and emcees the chance to test their skills and share them with the rest of the world, or at least on the PS3 and 360. Unfortunately the Wii version of Def Jam Rapstar does not allow you to record 30 second clips of yourself singing and upload them so a large selling factor of this title, its social networking features, are completely absent on the Wii.

If you overlook this however the game has the potential to create a spot-on experience for its target demographic. Def Jam Rapstar features a variety of artists and not just ones signed by Def Jam Records. Included in the game are artists from Dirty South, EMI, Columbia and many others as well as ten exclusive freestyle tracks from some of the top US producers such as DJ Premiere, 9th Wonder and Just Blaze. Additionally each region will have their own specific artists so 20% of the tracklisting in the UK version is exclusive to the UK and features artists such as Dizzee Rascal, So Solid Crew Tinie Tempah.

Def Jam Rapstar includes four different mode; freestyle, party and career mode. While all of them are pretty self-explanitory one of the game's interesting features is the ability to practice certain verses or choruses in a song. You will be able to select a verse or chorus and have it looped until you are happy with it, meaning if there's a certain section of a song you're unsure about you can focus on just that. There are four difficult levels on offer ranging from 'easy' to 'expert' and in the latter you must perform the track from memory.

4mm Games has been working hard on ensuring that the voice recognition technology is spot-on and insist that the game judges your ability based on lyrical accuracy, timing, flow and pitch. Unlike other karaoke games that just judge tone this title will really test your skills. The game will be sold in two different SKUs - as a solus unit or with a microphone. Anyone who already possesses a USB microphone will be pleased to hear that it will work with this game.

After each performance your results are shown and the game analyses where you went wrong. Mistakes are shown in red and it indicates in which manner you were wrong, for instance in your tone, lyrics etc. While the game does censor our explicit lyrics, to ensure it gets a 12 age rating, you are free to use the explicit lyrics and the game will not mark you down for that.

Overall the game is shaping up nicely. It knows what it wants to do and who its target audience is and is likely to be well received in this regards. Unfortunately the Wii's lack of video recording mode means it will probably be ignored on the Wii. However, for anyone who just wants some emceeing fun then Def Jam Rapstar looks set to be perfect for you so look out for it when its released on November 26th.

Comments

MarioZeldaMetroid Says:
March 6th, 2007 at 03:07 || Total Comments: 10

Many people who played twilight princess would love to play ocarina as i consider it to be much better than twilight princess

DrLilo2 Says:
March 11th, 2007 at 07:38 || Total Comments: 177

That's arguable... In some ways I agree. Ocarina of Time is a perfect celebration of everything that is great in adventure gaming. There isn't a moment in the game that isn't absolutely awe-inspiring. From Jab-jabu's belly, to Death Mountain, to Bottom of the Well to the Desert Collosus, there is so much beauty and so much spirit. Every peice of music, every camera movement, every line of script and every dungeon puzzle is gleeming with timeless perfection. And yet... Twilight Princess is still supeior in some ways. The action gameplay is vastly improved on the Wii, never before has swinging a sword, or aiming a bow been quite so dynamic or exciting, even in the most mundane of battles. What's more, the modern Hyrule Field is a great improvement over the original. The feeling of epic freedom as you race at impossible speeds across the terrain, slashing bokoblins as you pass, and watching the sun set... It's an incredible experience of its own right, I would definitely say it's been over-criticised because of the strength of our shared love for Ocarina of Time. Download OoT, play it through, then play through Twilight Princess again, and you may find yourself with a tricky decision as to your favourite.

Avendesora Says:
August 31st, 2009 at 19:28 || Total Comments: 1

anyone have any idea where i can download it for hte computer?

Fenny Says:
September 5th, 2010 at 21:24 || Total Comments: 6

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