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Many are good at talking, but who is really able to keep up a show based rap? With Def Jam Rapstar go up on stage at home and we can come to terms with the legends of rap to see if it really has the makings of a Master of Ceremony

Def Jam Rapstar
Developer: 4mm Games /
Terminal Reality Publisher: Konami
Distributor: Halifax
Genre: Musical
Platform: Xbox 360 (available for PlayStation 3 and Wii)
Related Titles: Singstar (PlayStation 3), Lips (Xbox 360), Get On Da Mic (GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox)

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In view of the background music in video games, a title devoted exclusively to rap for a long time lacked . Not the commercial rap that now infest most of the manufactured pop music, but rap true to Snoop Doggy Dogg, Dr. Dre, Public Enemy and Ice Cube that moves the heads from the '80s until today. We think Def Jam Rapstar, with its tracklist of 45 songs that adds to the artists mentioned above also Biz Markie, Notorious BIG, 2Pac and many more, for a selection well made attractive a bit 'all fans of the genre. Among the highlights remind Gin & Juice (Snoop Doggy Dogg) Nuthin 'But a G Thang (Dr. Dre), It Was A Good Day (Ice Cube) and Fight the Power (Public Enemy), all while rapping to the TV running the original video (low resolution, unfortunately), and of course the lyrics.

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The basic presentation should not mislead: Def Jam Rapstar boasts a well-made speech recognition algorithm that not only does the tone and pace, but the words themselves - crucial to a good rap. Depending on the difficulty selected, the algorithm becomes more selective, encouraging the improvement of actual performance. The assessment is the result of multiple indicators combined are likely to prevent to get decent results on my pants rubbing the microphone, singing or just talking about: while rapping at the event will generate a good result in the "time", but that the lyrics will be a disaster and thus lowering the final grade. To test the goodness of the recognition system we played some songs in a cappella, and synchronizing the whole, the result was positive but not excellent. Using the original artist performance we would expect that a perfect evaluation, however, did not arrive.

Rapstar Def Jam presents head-on with the party mode to create custom playlists and challenge other rappers with two microphones, a career with special events to unlock new tracks, up to the Freestyle, where with the help of Xbox Live Vision camera can record video on a dozen bases in default or accappella, add effects and then publish the best 30 seconds on the community site Rapstar. Although the site is listed on the packaging and compatibility with Kinect, we can not use the camera of the new Microsoft device. The microphone package is bundled with wire, but we point compatibility with almost any microphone for Xbox 360 third-party, including wireless Lips. Obviously there is no lack online store where you can buy additional songs to the elite price of 160 Microsoft points each (less than two euros).

Thanks for the valuable system of assessment and community features, Def Jam Rapstar is one of the best titles in circulation, but not within everyone's reach both in terms of the kind in question, both for the tracklist a bit 'too broad. More of what happens in pop - where the song's music brings everyone to grapple now with songs by Nek hours with those of Lady Gaga - The rap genre is a very personal and adapt to the flow of each of the MC is really a business. In addition, personal taste impacts heavily on the desire to try a few tracks: after spending a life to rap on tracks by Ice-T (which is entirely absent), to get the level of Soulja Boy Tell 'Em touches almost insulting. Much like when you encounter the tracks cleared by swearing just to get a PEGI 12 on the package. in any case, aspiring rapper finally have a game dedicated to them, content-rich and challenging.

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Pros: complete selection of music, singing evaluation algorithm rather than valid, compatible with all the microphones in circulation mode freestyle with uploading video
Replay Value: discreet. To become a true Rapstar it will take days of training on each track
Cons: video in low definition; versions "cleaned" of the track features not yet implemented Kinect
In summary: Def Jam Rapstar satisfies lovers of rap who want to get involved and measure their talent. It is not a title for everyone, but those who love the challenge will be bread for your teeth.