There remains in the contemporary music scene, only a handful few who have spinned vinyls on a turntable with such an exceptional aesthetic brilliance as to capture the admiration of millions of listeners all around the world. Armin van Buuren arguably belongs to this bracket of artists and is now being featured in Easy Interactive’s ”˜first real DJ simulation game’ for Nintendo Wii, In The Mix featuring Armin van Buuren.
Allowing budding DJs a comprehensive glimpse of the professional disc-jockeying experience, In The Mix featuring Armin van Buuren enables them to choose their desired tracks and mix them with realistic DJ techniques. Career mode will have players begin by playing simple sets in local clubs and as they progress upwards, they will be able to acquire more specialized gear and perform at few of the world’s most exclusive venues. Players can build up their reputation by executing flawless acts by balancing the technical core of mixing with creativity along with incorporate by understanding the audience’s tastes.
Easy Interactive’s Managing Director, Michel van Elmpt says, “In The Mix featuring Armin van Buuren has a completely unique and innovative control method which replicates real life DJ techniques, allowing anyone to master the art of mixing dance music”. He elaborates, “Armin van Buuren is one of the most enduringly popular DJs in the world and one of Netherlands’ most famous stars, so we’re delighted that Easy Interactive is launching In The Mix featuring Armin van Buuren for the UK market”.
In The Mix Feat. Armin Van Buuren includes manual fades and cross-fades sequencing over 60 hand-picked tracks and remixes that outline the gameplay along with 12 chapter tutorial and 4 game modes, career, party, studio and quickplay. Adding a creative dimension to the game is the ability to mix in loops and effects on top of the two-track mix which is reported to be an essential feature in the music game genre. Motion control commands facilitate with crowd interaction and players can also build upon the library of vocals, effects, percussions and loops offered in-game to contrive personalized tracks in the studio mode.
Specificities regarding exact pricing and availability of In The Mix featuring Armin van Buuren have not been officially disclosed yet.