JAM SESSIONS NINTENDO DS

Jam Sessions is a reworked and localized version of the Japanese-only DS title Hiite Utaeru DS Guitar M-06. It's a rhythm/music game, but rather than just providing musical challenges like other games in the genre, it can also be used as a tool - a pocket guitar. Simulating a guitar, the game part allows players to browse a list of famous songs. Chords are selected on the D-pad while the stylus is used to simulate on-screen strumming. Alternatively, the L button can be used to scratch. Details are painstakingly crafted - speed and power alter the sound, and downstrokes sound different from upstrokes. With a single strum string displayed, only the chord progression can be performed and no individual riffing or picking. The game doesn't punish players for not doing well, the songs just continue regardless of player performance. There is a tutorial and a warm-up mode to familiarize yourself with the controls.