Here it is, your official box art for the base edition of DJ Hero.
My first reaction was that it looks like a musical ransom note of sorts. My second reaction was "Oh, snap! They're mixing Beastie Boys with Bel Biv effin' Devoe!" But the inclusion of the Guitar Hero name and logo, displayed proudly on the box, definitely caught me off guard.
Not surprising, as the Guitar Hero brand is strong; it would almost be as silly as leaving Call of Duty off of the box art for Modern Warfare 2. But the "Hero" name and its logo (which DJ Hero borrows) is certainly well-recognized on its own. I suppose a little extra assurance that it'll catch eyes when on retail shelves isn't a bad thing for Activision, though.
Initially, I thought it was too busy. But thinking about it further, it does a decent job of conveying the DJ/genre-mash-up culture the game is going for. So what do you think?
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3:40 PM on 07.29.2009
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And assuming those are mixes on the side, I'm really intrigued by a few of them.
<img src="http://www.rt80.net/portfolio/technics/pix/technics00.jpg">
I gotta say, I'm more interested in Scratch if only because the controller looks better. Numark makes pretty good stuff.
Has anybody had any hands-on time with both or either of the controllers? I'm terribly interested in how they feel.
Also, it will never happen, but I hope the last song is a 20 minute Girl Talk mashup of every song in the game.
"CARS" or bust!
It's not entirely bad though, it just doesn't suit that game in my opinion. Some graff or stencil version of the logo would've been fuckloads better i reckon.
I'm definitely pumped to get whichever DJ game turns to be better between DJ Hero and Scratch: The Ultimate DJ, but man... this is not like the original Guitar Hero's box. I proudly display that. This I'll probably just shove in my closet and never let it see the light of day.
birthday wishes