DJ Hero is a music developed by FreeStyleGames, released 27 October 2009 on PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2.
What DJ Hero is
DJ Hero is a music game developed by FreeStyleGames and released in 2009. It was published by Activision. It is available on PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2.
The premise, in the publisher's words
DJ Hero is a 2009 rhythm game developed by FreeStyleGames and published by Activision. It is the first spin-off of the Guitar Hero series. It was released on October 27, 2009, in North America and on October 29, 2009, in Europe. The game is based on turntablism, the act of creating a new musical work from one or more previously recorded songs using record players and sound effect generators, and features 94 remixes of two different songs across numerous genres.
How it plays
It is played from a auditory perspective. Its themes are party. It supports multiplayer for up to 2 players online. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.
How it was received
DJ Hero holds a critic score of 85 out of 100. That places it above 84% of the 483 rated music games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2009 averaged 67, so it scored 18 points above the year average.
What it launched against
DJ Hero launched on 27 October 2009, within three weeks of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Assassin's Creed II, Dragon Age: Origins and Left 4 Dead 2. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Assassin's Creed II, Dragon Age: Origins, Left 4 Dead 2.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for DJ Hero yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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