Def Jam Rapstar DLC Picks for the upcoming week or two...

I was bummed that no new songs came out on the Playstation Store for Def Jam Rapstar and also the fact that the 360 version has more songs out for download as well, but we'll see if Konami and 4mm Games can hold up on their weekly promise of DLC. In the meantime, here are my picks for the upcoming week of DLC I'm likely getting... yay at more guilty pleasure songs. Also, lots of more recent stuff out for download, which is cool, but I want to see more old songs too.

Current Favorite Mixes in DJ Hero 2 (Part 2)

Okay... I continue my series of DJ Hero 2 blog posts with my favorite mixes from the game. Yay house stuff!!!!!

Deadmau5 & Kaskade - "I Remember"



Deadmau5 & Kaskade - "Move for Me"

Lady Gaga - "Bad Romance" (Tiesto Mix)

Yup, definitely sounds like Tiesto and the notechart is crazy for this one.

2Pac & Dr. Dre - "California Love" vs. B.o.B feat. Bruno Mars - "Nothin' on You

Current Favorite Mixes in DJ Hero 2 (Part 1)

So DJ Hero 2 is out today and I have been heavily tempted to get it (No new DLC came out today for Def Jam Rapstar bummed me out, which increased my temptation). It doesn't stop me from putting my favorite mixes from the game so far, or basically what I'm feeling at the moment.

David Guetta & Chris Willis - "Love is Gone" vs. Sam Sparro - "Black & Gold"

Iyaz - "Replay" vs. Rihanna - "Rude Boy" (from the commercial)

Kanye West - "Heartless" vs. Lady Gaga - "Lovegame"

More of my favorites from DJ Hero 2 tomorrow.

Layton + Ace Attorney = A 3DS Crossover Unlike No Other

The thought of Professor Layton and Ace Attorney teaming together in one 3DS game is the craziest idea I heard, but Level 5 and Capcom are indeed making this happen and DS fans of both games are flipping out. Both the Layton and the Ace Attorney games are great gems for the DS as this crossover is something I didn't expect, but I guess why not have two of Japan's best handheld franchises in recent years be one game for release next year over there.

Rock Band 3 "Pre-Hype"

Rock Band 3 is out next Tuesday and even though I'm really excited for it, I don't plan on getting it anytime soon due to budget issues (the price of entry is still steep) and the fact I'm usually really picky when it comes to buying games on the stacked holiday season. Plus, the fact I have to start over on PS3 buying songs all over again will be a major pain since all that money has been wasted with my times with the 360 with the first two games. On a related note, my guitar skills have diminished slightly from the lack of playtime even though I played Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock at Best Buy the other day to get used to these instruments again. Then again, my rock phase has also ended and the setlist for RB3 does not grab my attention out of the gate, which means DLC will be why I would still get it again. This is pretty much Harmonix's last stand because who knows how successful these games are now compared to two years ago. They still do well, but I think the novelty was worn off even though Rock Band 3 will still end up as an amazing game (Game Informer's early review thinks that way). The same thing goes for DJ Hero 2 too, which is out this Tuesday despite all the temptation in my mind. Anyway, enjoy some videos since people got the game early. Oh, keep in mind most of the early birds don't have keyboards or the pro instruments yet too.

Play "Freebird!!!!"

Finally, Decapitating Stormtroopers' Heads Off... Hands-On with the Star Wars: Force Unleashed 2 Demo

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 is out at the end of this month as a demo showed up on Xbox Live Marketplace and Playstation Network this week. In case if you're wandering why a sequel exists for this game, Starkiller is dead at the end of the first game, but Darth Vader decided to make clones of him in hopes of having an apprentice that actually succeeds. Of course, his plan goes to waste after numerous attempts even though this one may suffer the fate because of haunted visions that remind the current Starkiller clone of the memories the original had in the first game. He decides to escape since he assumes Vader will kill him if he doesn't follow his orders and therefore we have this game and this demo. At least the demo starts out with a bang as Starkiller descends Force Pushing anything in his way. From there on, its pretty much the first game, but now with dual wielding lightsabers.

Starkiller having two lightsabers at its disposal does not change the core combat dramatically as he still has his other force powers to deal damage to the Empire. It does allow for more flashy moves when up in close, but other than that you can still pretty much the attack buttons to get the job done by mixing things up with the saber, force push, force grip, and force lightning. Controlling enemies and objects by force grip is still fun to use as seeing Stormtroopers fall to bottomless pits still feels funny. The only new addition I noticed in this game gameplay wise is the jedi mind trick as that is pretty self-explanatory if you know your Star Wars stuff. The combat as a whole is still fun despite its repetition at times, but hey you're still one badass that can do crazy things even though most of them are done in quicktime events and epic setpieces (Who else would think of Force gripping tie fighters to destroy a tower to be used as a platform). There also camera issues as it can get in the way at times, but since this is an early demo, it can be improved in the final game.

Graphically, Force Unleashed 2 looks fine for the most part running at a constant framerate and character models can be questionable however, but they're okay. As expected from any Star Wars game, the sounds are fabulous from the John Williams-like music, the top-notch voice acting, and the sound effects of the weapons. The first Force Unleashed was an okay game to most as it did some right things that would appease Star Wars fans, but there were some bad design decisions that made into the game such as the long drawn out quicktime sequence of bringing down a Star Destroyer with your force powers. It was cool in a cutscene, but playing through it felt like a drag to most. Of course, the story is left to be desired being official in the timeline of between episode three and four with the fate of Starkiller and the same is in effect for Force Unleashed 2. It is as if they can not think of anything better to further bridge the gap between the two movies other than let's find a way to continue the adventures of Starkiller. As with the first game, I'm glad a game exists, but it could of been better as a movie too and the same holds for this sequel. Then again, the amount of work put into these games are like the movies treating it as official canon, so who knows. We'll see if The Force Unleashed 2 lives up to expectations when it is out on October 26.

Music Video of the Day for 10/14/10

Rihanna - "Only Girl (In the World)"

I must say, this is one of RiRi's better hit singles and I think her new album, Loud, will be a return to form for her after experimenting with Rated R even though that album had its moments with "Hard" and "Rude Boy."