| Jam With The Band (Nintendo DS) | 
| From: Nintendo
Category: Video Games
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 31
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Platform: Nintendo DS
Genre: musical-instrument-games
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Media: Video Game
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.8 x 0.8
MPN: 045496469993
UPC: 045496469993
EAN: 0045496469993
ASIN: B003K1AMFO
Release Date: May 21, 2010
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Product Description
Jam with the band is a great new title for the nintendo DS owners and music lover's alike. Jam with the Band will help transform the Nintendo DS family of consoles into a fun, portable music maker allowing all DS owners to get creative with friends. You can write your own versions of famous songs and share them with other players. Or jam to a collection of popular songs from a constantly expanding song list. Jam with the Bans is designed to appeal to a wide range of music lovers. It comes with 50 pre-installed songs, and more will be downloadable via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Users are also able to upload their own 'versions' of tracks which can be downloaded by other users. In addition, there is a dedicated website where players are able to see new and the most popular tracks available. Using the stylus on the Touch Screen of your Nintendo DS family of consoles you can strum at a virtual guitar and there is also a karaoke mode to have fun with your vocal chords, utilising the in-built Nintendo DS microphone. The game will even analyse your singing style to suggest the best music genre to sing in.
And why keep it to yourself? With one copy of the game up to eight people can each take a part and jam together! There is a captivating difficulty mode which takes you from utilising one or four buttons whilst jamming, to eight and ten, or play with the stylus and Touch Screen, in your music-making challenges.
You can also connect your Nintendo DS or Nintendo DSi to your Wii console, a free Jam with the Band Live channel for Wii can be downloaded, meaning you and up to seven friends can enjoy the whole sound of the band from one set of speakers! - Jam with the Band is a music game with a wide variety of features - from rhythm-action gameplay to a music creation mode
- Players can perform music tracks using buttons, the Touch Screen or - in a separate karaoke mode - si
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 Great for the price.... August 28, 2010
NotSoDickenz (Warrington, Cheshire UK)
I picked this up for my 7yr old daughter as she is fascinated by music. Always singing, dancing, pretending to play instruments etc
We plugged in the cart and frankly, I didn't see my daughter for the next 3 days! She was howling out the hits - a particularly vibrant version of Queen's 'We are the Champions' springs to mind!
it's a fun piece of software to use, straight forward, user friendly and packed full of songs. There are practice areas where you can hone your skills, lyrics, radio versions so you can listen and learn...so why 3 stars?
It didn't last long to be honest - for a 7yr old, there aren't many tunes that she knew. And although she had fun, she has not returned to it.
I'd recommend this title to young teens and above to get the most out it.
 Challenging, but not too difficult August 20, 2010
J. Craig (UK)
I'll have to admit, this didn't sound like the best game ever made when I ordered it, as it sounded like something that would have been made in a shed by middle aged blokes! However, it's not like that at all! This game allows you to either sing or play along to 50 tunes which are included with the game. With the play option, you have to play in time, otherwise a "BAD" or "MISS" will appear and dock you some points. Hence, the objective is to get as many "GOOD" signs as possible. Before the start of each song, it tells you the difficultly rating of each part you have to play along with, such as piano, violin, bass etc. I have managed to master all the easiest parts, but haven't had so much success with the harder parts. Hence, this isn't going to be something which you will be able to complete in a day! Your thumb also gets sore pretty quickly, with all the repetitive pressing of the "A" button
The sing option allows you to sing along with the songs, which the DS picks up using the microphone. Obviously, training the DS to the sound of your voice is beneficial, as everyone sings in a different way. I can't sing at all, so I didn't enjoy this part of the game so much. But I'm sure there are people out there who would prefer this to the play along option, so this really does cater for everyone!
For all the composers out there - yes, you can do that as well! There is the option to compose your own tunes, and then upload them. If they're deemed to be good enough, they might even be published for others to download!
In addition to the 50 pre-downloaded tunes, there is the option to download another 50 free of charge. However, I couldn't do this as the DS doesn't appear to be compatible with WPA2 wireless security settings, although I acknowledge this is a fault with the DS and not the game. What I feel is a major drawback however, is that once you download the songs, you can't erase them, meaning that if you've used all 50 spaces, you're stuck with them! Therefore, there is a point where the challenge will end. (When you've completed all the songs - although the game may get discarded long before that happens!)
So, overall, I feel it's a more exciting game than I would have imagined, however I can't imagine anyone playing it for long periods at a time. Unless you want repetitive strain injury in your thumb, that is... Still, it's worth a punt, because, you never know. You might enjoy it!
Fun and Friendly August 17, 2010
Chinatown Blue (S-O-T, UK)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I handed this one to my daughter (age 11) for a test run. She reports it to be easy to get the hang of, a lot of fun (especially the singing, she loves karaoke style games), and with some really good music. She wasn't sure how long it could hold her interest, but generally it seems to have a lot of entertainment value and be user-friendly.
Not as good as Guitar Hero August 16, 2010
Mr. Dk Hamm (Derbyshire, UK)
As my review title suggests, this is not as good as Guitar Hero for the bigger consoles (in my case, the Wii). For a start, the quality of the music is severely affected by the limitations of the hardware. Having said that, it's a bit of fun, though how long it will last is debatable.
The control system is fiddly, using the buttons on the DS rather than a dedicated controller but it's not too bad when you get used to it. I never found the guitar controller for Guitar Hero particularly easy to pick up so it's comparable at least. Probably the most fun (and the most embarrassing when with friends) is the Sing feature. Before starting the game proper in this mode, your voice is analysed for singing style, a bit of a gimmick but it might help choose songs, or it will choose one for you based on the singing style it analyses your voice to be suited to.
Back to the main game, you can choose difficulty levels, which have increasing numbers of buttons to press. I didn't get as far as the more difficult levels, but then, I'm not an expert gamer. If you are good, you can submit your scores to the Nintendo database via the wi-fi connection. I didn't feel my scores were good enough to try this out.
Two interesting features are the ability to download songs and the ability to create your own. You can download a mximum of fifty songs using a wi-fi connection. However, there is a big "but". The fifty songs limit is finite. Once you've downloaded them, that's it. You can't delete songs to make way for new ones.
The score writing function is more flexible. You can input chords, drumbeats and notes (but not vocals), selecting from a range of instruments and exchange them with other users using the wireless connection. However, you can't submit scores based on any songs you have written or received using this function.
Finally the rubbishest function of all, the radio. Basically, this plays a selection of the songs on the card, either randomly or from a playlist that you can set up. Why anyone would want to just listen to the tinny sounds of these tunes is beyond me.
So, all in all a bit of fun but low quality audio. It would get a higher score if it came with a hardware device to produce decent sound. Other games come with their own add on hardware so perhaps this could be included as an optional extra in any future release.
 Jamming with bells on! August 2, 2010
G. Horsham (UK)
Jam with the band is another good Nintendo DS game that allows someone to "play along", with a stylus or the Nintendo keypad, to over 50 different songs. There is a wide selection of instruments too for you to choose from, although they are predictably synthesised in sound.
The basic premise that you chose your ability, select a song and then you will be presented with a rolling screen of notes you need to hit at a specific time. You are then scored on how close you are to hitting the note at the correct time. There are practice sessions as well as scored solo sessions.
This sounds a fairly common theme for Nintendo DS games, such as Cooking Mama. Where this game really scores is the connectivity. Selecting a "Jam Session", up to 8 consoles can be connected using just one game card, so all your friends can join in, choosing their preferred instrument and playing along. As an added bonus, you can download from the Wii shopping channel (free with the Wii download ticket number provided) the "Jam with the band" channel, which then allows 7 different Nintendo's to play together and have their sound played through your television. I was really amazed at the synchronisation between the consoles and the Wii when we tried this - all very clever.
In addition, there are a few other menus to add yet more interest to the game. You can practice your singing technique and it will analyse this and make recommendations for song choice; this too you try in practice mode. Obviously not a genuine analysis for professionals, but it is still good fun.
All in all, a fun game that allows your friends to join in - all from one card - top marks!
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