Scratch: The Ultimate DJ

by Mark R in Gaming Gadgets

scratchdeck“Go DJ! Yeah DJ!” That’s the jingle for Scratch: The Ultimate DJ, a new video game with a controller that is quite similar to DJ Hero.

As you can see, it comes with a turntable with a somewhat authentic vinyl record attached to it. There may not be an arm for you to scratch up the vinyl, but there are five buttons with a cross-fader. Scratch will allow the player to upload samples with a compatible USB mic, as well as use the preloaded ones.

As of now, I am not certain what console this will be available for. You might be able to see that there is an X, circle, square, and triangle for the buttons, so is it for Sony Playstation? The peripheral certainly seems versatile enough to be used for any console system, even a PC.

I believe that I previously mentioned how the controller on Scratch resembles the one for DJ Hero. If I had to choose the one that I would use, I would probably use the one from Scratch, as its buttons are on the side of the turntable and not on the turntable itself.

By the way, the Scratch controller can be used by both left-handed and right-handed players. I’m not certain if DJ Hero allots for that.

I guess we will see in the fall, when Scratch is due for release. There is planned to be a preview of this game at E3 if you can’t wait that long, though.

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2 Comments on “Scratch: The Ultimate DJ”

Feint Says:

May 27th, 2009 at 11:02 am

Nothing can ever stand up to the latest Beatmania they came out with for PS2; you get a turntable and I believe 7 buttons, and playing on 7 key instead of 5 is downright impossible on harder stages. This challenge will not be met by this wannabe set, real Beatmania players will probably tend not to buy this which makes me wonder what exactly this companies target demographic is? I mean as far as I know turntable scratching and trance/techno music is something most people enjoy only at the club.

hurley2009 Says:

May 27th, 2009 at 1:54 pm

with eric b & rakim. paper or plastic. sold

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