Looking at Gamestop's web listing for DJ Hero Renegade Edition, you get:
DJ Hero Renegade Edition Includes the following items:
- DJ Hero Game
- Renegade Turntable Controller featuring premium metal controls and finish
- Hardshell Turntable Carrying Case that converts to performance-ready DJ stand
- Exclusive JAY-Z and EMINEM 2-CD pack featuring unreleased tracks and collectible case designed by artist Shepard Fairey
Looking at the track listing of the 2-CD set and being a fan, albeit not a huge stalker-level fan, I was really impressed at what is being included especially a brand new track. That is a big boon for this specialized album release. You also get a carrying case that doubles as a DJ stand and the peripheral itself is pimped out. Those things are all great, but there is no way this is worth $80. This is akin to the Beatles tax on the special edition Beatles Rock Band.
The only people who should buy this are super-crazy uber-fans of Jay-Z and/or Eminem, and even then, I'm not convinced they will receive intrinsic value out of the purchase commensurate with the inflated price tag. The other group of people who are going to buy this are the individuals who feel that this purchase will somehow substantiate the existence of another music format of the rhythm game genre outside of guitars and drums. I feel that is totally unnecessary as the music stands on its own, deserving of a different format and peripheral. Paying the $120 price tag validates the existence enough as $60 is already too much to purchase yet another peripheral.
There you have it. Take a look at the list below and decide for yourself if the bundle is worth your hard earned money. Personally, I think making these two discs worth of songs playable in DJ Hero instead of just CD listening would give the jump in price meaning, but that's just me.
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JAY-Z, EMINEM and DJ Hero™ Reveal Exclusive DJ Hero Renegade 2-CD Pack Track List
Unreleased Song from EMINEM - 'Taking My Ball' - To Debut Before The Game's October 27th Release on Artist's SHADE45 Sirius XM Radio Channel SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct 14, 2009 - PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Firmly planting the arrival of DJ Hero™ as a new force in music and gaming, JAY-Z and EMINEM, two of the industry's most influential and successful artists, unveiled the hand-selected track list on their 2-CD pack included only in the DJ Hero™ Renegade Edition, Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced today. JAY-Z's CD -- his first "best of" compilation ever -- features one hit song from each of his 11 chart-topping studio albums, plus his contribution to the Notorious feature film soundtrack. The EMINEM CD contains deep album cuts, rarities and an all-new, unreleased track titled "Taking My Ball," making its exclusive debut only on the DJ Hero Renegade album. Fans eager to hear "Taking My Ball" before its October 27, 2009 debut with DJ Hero ™ Renegade Edition can tune-in to the All Out Show on EMINEM's Sirius XM Radio Channel SHADE45 on October 16, 2009 at 6:00pm to hear the track drop before the game's release. "The tracks we put on this disc are mostly overlooked or rarer favorites of mine from all different parts of my career," said EMINEM. "I also put a brand new, unheard song on there so even the biggest fan has something new." "JAY-Z and EMINEM are two of the biggest selling artists of the last decade and have influenced music, arts, entertainment, fashion and technology around the world," said Dan Rosensweig, president and CEO of Guitar Hero. "Their involvement with the game, especially the Renegade Edition and DJ Hero Renegade album, shows their commitment to being on the bleeding edge of entertainment." In addition to the exclusive DJ Hero Renegade album, the DJ Hero™ Renegade Edition featuring JAY-Z and EMINEM includes a DJ Hero™ game, a premium Renegade turntable controller and a hard shell turntable carrying case that converts to a performance-ready DJ stand. DJ Hero Renegade album - JAY-Z's disc track list:
DJ Hero Renegade album - EMINEM's disc track list:
Expanding upon the revolutionary easy to pick up/challenging to master gameplay mechanics developed and refined in Guitar Hero®, DJ Hero™ delivers an all-new interactive music experience that allows players to start the party and not only experience, but to hear music in an all-new way. With over 100 individual songs, highlighted in 93 unique never-before-released mixes that blend genres of music, including hip-hop, pop, rock and dance, DJ Hero™ delivers the most diverse and international collection of music ever assembled in a music game by incorporating anthems from legendary artists. Created exclusively for DJ Hero™, the turntable controller immerses fans into the DJ culture and a sea of music as they utilize and master various DJ techniques including scratching, crossfading and sampling, while leaving room for creative expression with a variety of effects and player chosen samples and scratches, transforming a face in the crowd into the life of the party. DJ Hero™ is being developed by FreeStyleGames for the XBox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PlayStation®3 and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment systems and the Wii™ system from Nintendo. The game is rated "T" (Teen - Mild Suggestive Themes, Lyrics) by the ESRB. For more information about DJ Hero™, please visit djhero.com, facebook.com/djhero and twitter.com/djhero. To pre-order DJ Hero™, check out djhero.com/preorder. |
