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It's not fail. Would it be nice? Yes, but it doesn't make DJ Hero 2 a failure. Honestly an import of DJ Hero 1 would probably only serve to point out how much track customization and freedom is missing from the first game. I loved DJ Hero, but it's going to be hard to go back to the first one from here on out with all the freestyle additions to the gameplay.

I guess a full import at any given time isn't a complete impossibility, but they haven't said anything as of yet, and I wouldn't count on it if only because of the the updates they've made to the game with 2. (Although they will be putting out a free download in November that will allow old DLC to work in 2. So that should be interesting to see how it compares.)

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My point is that the game sold poorly and I suspect this one will as well -- despite the positive reviews. The hardware cost kills it and most people aren't smart enough to pick up DJ Hero1 at a rockbottom price and use that hardware for DJ2... therefore I suspect it won't sell well. Based on that, I'm going to wait for DJ2 to fall in price before I pick it up... and I love the genre. IMO all these music based games that re-up annually should allow for import of their old songs for a nominal fee.

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I agree, but Activision has always been behind in this department. :(

I wonder if re-licensing would be an even bigger pain for this game then it would for the normal Guitar Hero/Rock Band releases? There could be an issue there.

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Probably. I just want my cake and to eat it too. In my perfect, lazy gaming world, I'd have a 6-disc changer that loaded the game I wanted based on mind control :)

I suspect DJ1 won't get ANY use after I get DJ2. Which is too bad.

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I played DJH1 yesterday to re-familiarize myself with the controls and then did the mid-level tutorial of DJH2. This new game is SOOOOO much fun! The songs are great and I love the continuous mixes! Also having a "career" mode is fun as well.

Superfro: I see your name on my screen when I'm playing. It's under the stars indicator. Do you know why? It's not explained in the manual. I thought it was like RB2 where it would show your score so that I can have a gauge at how well I am playing against you but it doesn't show your score. I sent you a challenge as well. :-)

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I think it's operating as a Leaderboard mark, and I assumed it was based on score, but yeah, it doesn't display that score on the screen. Unless it's only showing star level. I'm really not exactly sure what it's measuring because I don't have enough people on my FL that have the game yet. :(

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Actually, DJ Hero is the saving grace of the Hero brand. DJ Hero sold more copies in its first month than Van Halen, Warriors of Rock or Band Hero.

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And I know a bunch of people that jumped on it at it's rock bottom prices over the last few months. Hopefully that bodes well for DJH2. It definitely deserves everybody playing it.

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Yep, they started doing really insane discounts on the first game at least 6 months ago, at all retailers. The goal was clearly to get the hardware into people's hands. They probably sold more in the last 6 months than they did in the first 6. Strategy being of course that all those people with turntables will go out and buy the only new game available for it.

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And there is literallly nothing different in the hardware between 1 and 2, correct? I might have to pick up a second turntable (version 1) just to play some DJ2 with my buddy.

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To the best of my knowledge they are both functionally the same. I'd even wager that ones in DJ2 bundles are just repurposed DJ1 turntables.

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Yeah..I don't think there is even anything different about them.

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Superfro: Have you beat any of he DJ battles yet? I am losing big time to DJ Qbert! LOL I'm home sick today so I'll play some more but he's tough! Maybe I need to up my difficulty from medium to get more practice!

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I did the Rhianna one. Took me like 10 minutes to even figure out how to find them. :lol: (The only way I found was to go into the Hero Feed and find it on that list.) I did beat it and resent it back to you.

Far as I can tell the name notification it gives you on the side is the leaderboard standing and is based on score even though it doesn't give you the score amount of the person on your friend's list. You kind of just have to judge by the line.

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LOL! Cool! I'm talking about the battle at each club. Once you beat the Venue and advance, if you go back to the previous one, there's a DJ battle and a song challenge. You get to do the whole back and forth thing to see who can win the most sections of the song. It's fun but hella hard!

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Oh snap...sorry. :lol:

Yeah they are hard. Plus I'm playing on Hard. I had tied DJ Qbert so it didn't count. I did it a second time and beat him though. The one in London beat the shit out of me. :lol:

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lol I only got half of your challenge score! Time for more practice! lol At least I know one other person to challenge now lol

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I'll second that. The freestyle sections make this a whole new game. I played DJ Hero for a big when I first got it, and have not touched it since I went on to other games. Compare that to Rock Band, where I come back time and time again. With the new freestyle mechanics, I could easily see myself popping DJ Hero 2 in again as a fun time waster.

And I got the party pack so now I have two turntables and a microphone! Actually, since Activision sent me a controller with the last one, and I have at least two Rock Band mics, I have three turntables and three microphones!

This may have been addressed somewhere else in the thread, but I'm not about to read through 10 pages. Is there a place to get these mixes for everyday listening?

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Eff no and I've been trying like a mother for the past 3 days. :(

Criminals need to step they game up and rip this shit! :lol:

Re: The Official DJ Hero Thread of BPMs, Faders and Scratches
 

What about for the first DJ Hero?

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Those are available. From said criminals. ;)

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OK, the mix of "Superstition" vs. "War" is alone worth the price of admission. Amazing fun to play and to listen to.

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Totally agree!!!

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Whoever made the decision to put megamixes in the game is my hero. They are insanely awesome. I hope we get more for DLC in the future.

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I played through Ibiza last night, kicked qberts ass, got the 1p achievement for beating Fro on a couple songs. GOod stuff. This definitely feels much better than DJ Hero.