Tekken 6, Forza 3, and DJ Hero
Keep up-to-date with all the latest video game releases! Kidzworld has all the latest games to keep watch for. In this positively packed week, we preview Tekken 6, Forza 3, and DJ Hero!
Tekken 6
Playstation owners: There's another new Tekken out! Xbox owners: There's this great fighting game you've never gotten to play before, and it's out! There are some new features, as fighters now get a boost when they're close to losing, and a new campaign mode, but the main fighting action is what it's all about. There are 40 different fighters now, including a kangaroo and a panda. Don't ask me.
Forza 3
The Xbox's competitor to Playstation's Gran Turismo series is coming out with its third installment, and the cars have TEN TIMES the number of polygons they did in the already beautiful Forza Motorsport 2. Adding to a seemingly endless list of features, Forza 3 now has SUVs, cars can roll over if you push them too hard, the AI can actually mess up if it's under pressure, and you can paint your race cars. If you're not tingling with excitement at every one of those features, then... maybe you just don't like racing.
DJ Hero
From the creators of Guitar Hero comes another insane music game, but this time, instead of strumming on a guitar, you're scratching on a turntable! By tapping and scratching the turntable in the right direction at the right time, you perform a mix of tons of licensed music done in a way you've never heard before. But if you have a Guitar Hero guitar, you and a friend can jam together on the songs, with some guitar parts added in on some songs alongside the regular turntable tracks. If you're a fan of the scene, you'll be excited to find you can play as tons of famous DJs, including Grandmaster Flash, Daft Punk, Jay-Z, and Eminem. An astounding 93 DJ mixes will be available when the game comes out on Tuesday.
What Video Games are Dropping This Week?
- October 20th - Backyard Football '10 for PS2, Wii, and Xbox 360
- October 21st - Tower Bloxx Deluxe for Xbox 360
- October 21st - Water Sports for Wii
- October 21st - Montessori Music for DS
- October 26th - World of Zoo for Wii, DS, and PC
- October 26th - Nerf 2: N-Strike Elite for Wii
- October 26th - Spongebob's Truth or Square for Wii, DS, PSP, and Xbox 360
- October 27th - Monster 4x4: Stunt Racer for Wii
- October 27th - Ben 10 Alien Force: Vilgax Attacks for PS2, PSP, DS, Wii, and Xbox 360
- October 27th - Petz Dogz Family for PSP
- October 27th - DJ Hero for Wii, Xbox 360, PS2 and PS3
- October 27th - Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time for PS3
- October 27th - Disney Fairies: Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure for DS
- October 27th - SimAnimals Africa for DS and Wii
- October 27th - Mountain Sports for Wii
- October 27th - Madagascar Kartz for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, and DS
- October 27th - Forza Motorsport 3 for Xbox 360
- October 27th - Tekken 6 for PSP, PS3, and Xbox 360
- October 29th - LocoRoco Midnight Carnival for PSP
So you want to learn to mix records, but the only thing you know is you need two turntables... (and a microphone). Where do you start? Well, first you need the proper mixing equipment to learn with. [see The first thing you gotta do is hit the vinyl shop. Get two copies of the same record. It's a good idea to buy a record you're familiar with when starting. Maybe someone you've heard on the radio like Moby, The Chemical Brothers, Fat Boy Slim or Asian Dub Foundation. This should be a standard 12 inch record not a 45 inch. Another tip is to use a record with a strong bass line because it's easier to hear when you're matching one beat with the other. Ok, now you're ready to get down to some serious scratchin' - lookout Fat Boy!
So now you're ready to roll - with the urge to mix and two records in hand. Now what? You need to determine what deck will be doing what. If you're right handed then your right turn table will be deck A and the left one B. (If you're left handed do the reverse for everything). Now look at your mixer (the digital controls between your turn tables) and find the switch/knob for pitch control. Leave it at the center or so it's on the zero mark. It should show a green light (or similar) when it is in this position. Now put your record on deck A (turntable A) and turn it on. Then place the turn table arm at the beginning of the record. (Note: the needle should be playing the record now – some turn tables do this automatically, but most require you to manually do this step). Once deck A is running you don't have to worry about it until the record ends.
Now you're ready to SCRATCH that mixin' itch. Scratchin' is the reverse motion of the record rotating against the needle. It makes the scratching noize that coined the term. Using your finger (or fingers) pull and push the record around the plate until you find the introductory bass drum. This is the first heavy drum beat you can hear. It's usually a few bars into the song. Once you've found the bass drum use your finger or fingers to push and pull the record across the needle – back and forth. If the record you're using is pretty worn it may cause problems for you 'cuz the needle can skip out of the groove. It's annoying if you're needle is jumping all over the place, especially when learning. WARNING: don't try this on your parents record player because you'll fry it! So play around with scratchin' for awhile to get a feel for it. Try using one finger then a couple fingers to find your preferred technique. Congratulations... you've learned the first step to mixing records. Check back soon for Introduction to Mixing – II and we'll continue where we left off. Till then happy scratchin'!
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