Jam Sessions to hit Australia this winter

Ubisoft today announced Jam Sessions, a ‘ground-breaking’ music game for Nintendo DS which will be available to Australian and New Zealand residents this winter. Through the use of the touch screen, DS owners will be able to control the strumming of an acoustic guitar, changing chords with the D-pad.

More Inside Jam Sessions features three modes: Performance Mode, allowing gamers to ‘sing’ and ‘play’ songs from yesteryear and modern; Free-Play Mode, an unrestricted mode allowing gamers to play whatever song they wish; and Tutorial Mode, a practice mode. The game also includes the ability to record your masterpieces for later listening. At this stage there doesn’t appear to be a way to trade your saves with others.

Jam Sessions is an amazing title with limitless potential to entertain and engage a wide audience of people who love music, guitar and singing, said John Parkes, EMEA Marketing Director. Basically, its a guitar in your pocket but thats just the beginning. Its a chance for people who have never thought of themselves as musically inclined to jump right in and play through entire songs, compose their own music and sing along with friends.

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Ubisoft, one of the worlds largest video game publishers, announces that Jam Sessions a groundbreaking music title exclusively for the Nintendo DS system in which players actually strum a guitar via the Touch Screen to make music will launch in Australia and New Zealand this winter.

Jam Sessions is an amazing title with limitless potential to entertain and engage a wide audience of people who love music, guitar and singing, said John Parkes, EMEA Marketing Director. Basically, its a guitar in your pocket but thats just the beginning. Its a chance for people who have never thought of themselves as musically inclined to jump right in and play through entire songs, compose their own music and sing along with friends.

Players will rock out, or smoothly strum, on the lower screen of the Nintendo DS system, producing an authentic sound digitally remastered from an actual acoustic guitar. The simple interface will guide players into the various easy-to-play modes which include: Performance Mode, allowing users to sing and play along both yesterday and todays hottest artists; Free-Play Mode, where people can play anything they chose; and Tutorial Mode where novice musicians will learn to play guitar without paying for lessons.

One of the most compelling features is the ability to record what you play and play it back, therefore making Jam Sessions virtual notepad for players to write, play and save their original music anytime, anywhere. The portability of the DS system makes Jam Sessions a complete concert-on-the-go entertainment system, perfect for parties and other social gatherings simply hook up some external speakers via the headphone jack and youre a rock star!

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