Dj Hero
Developer Freestyle Games Publisher Activision Format 360, PS2, PS3, Wii Release 2009
It may, after all, be some time before we set foot in a nightclub was a curio at launch, has been a relic ever since the demise of the plastic-instrument genre and now, in a world of social distancing, becomes a time machine as well. It remains, however, one of the most effective games of its kind. Its controller – a single turntable, a crossfader and a few buttons – brilliantly condenses the art of turntablism to a single, modestly sized peripheral. Its soundtrack, an array of mixes and mash-ups made by some of the finest DJs in the business, with Eminem and Jay-Z among the line-up of superstar consultants, is put together in such a way that it’s every bit as satisfying to simply listen to as it is to play along to.
