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a good idea that's carried out poorly

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 07, 2008
Author: Amazon User

When I first heard about jam sessions i was really excited. I just recently bought the game from amazon for a cheap price. I started playing as soon as it came in the mail and I literally I was tired of it in about 15 minutes. I play guitar so theres just no point of having this game. You are very limited to what you can do. Theres only 2 modes; free play and song mode. Song mode is pointless unless you know the song, because all it does is give you the chord names and lyrics. it doesn't even tell you how to strum for all of the songs. In free play mode, you choose what chords you want to use to play. Thats the one good thing; there are a lot of chords to choose from. The sound is also pretty good and most chords song like a real guitar. On the other hand, I really hate how there's no sense of accomplishment in this game. When you learn a song on real guitar, it feels really good. In jam sessions, it feels like cheating. In other words, don't get this game unless you're too lazy to learn real guitar

Jam Sessions Rocks

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 25, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Jam session is a great way to create your own music as well as learn notes and play other songs.

Good idea gone wrong

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: December 25, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game had a great concept but its like you hit the same repetitive notes over and over it gets old really fast and the song selection is awful stick with guitar hero

Sloppy, sloppy, sloppy (and no fun at all!)

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: December 30, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Let's be honest one with another: As a game, this DS title sucks. Pitiful song selection, vomitously bad graphics, and a meager effects system. But that's just the beginning of my woe. Relatively few of the songs have demos, so if you've never heard the song in question, you're out of luck. Another thing that doesn't help is the absolute LACK of rhythm guidance during play. You get only a rough indication of where you are in the song, and although you can set the tempo of the optional metronome, there's no real accompaniment, nor is there any scoring system at all. I wouldn't be a bit surprised if someone told me this title was developed by a couple of college students over the course of a couple of months, because it is altogether weak and feature-starved.

Having said all that, the large chord library makes Free Play mode at least sufferable.

Be advised that this game doesn't include "Santeria," which is featured in the ads.

Great product

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: January 07, 2008
Author: Amazon User

My grandson was very happy with the game and it was a great price. Shipping didn't take long at all.

Extremely Disappointed

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 12
Date: October 19, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I am really disappointed in this game. I saw it like a month ago before it came out and I couldn't wait to get it. I thought it was gonna be like a little guitar hero but this game is nowhere near the fun of guitar hero. it doesn't even play along with you when you play the songs. all you hear is when you strum on the guitar, so if you have no idea how the song goes you'll be sitting there just playing notes in order. you dont even have to be in time to complete the song. don't make the same mistake I did though. I bought it the week it came out and I sold it to gamestop about 2 weeks later and only got 12 dollars for it. DONT GET IT!!! unless you enjoy playing songs out of rythym and stuff.

where are all the songs?

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 05, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game just to kick back and have some fun with no agenda, it does that just fine, but my ONE complaint is that there arnt enough songs and no link for more songs to play on free play.

Great for what it is

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 03, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Don't expect Guitar Hero out of this software. It is not a "game" It is a guitar software piece. The D-pad acts as a chord selector and your strum to play that chord. It is open ended and you can play any song you can think of that uses straight chords, sorry no picking individual strings. I would love to see someone take full advantage of the software by hooking their DS up to an amp and playing a little show with it.

JAM SESSIONS IS OKAYY...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: September 25, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I BOUGHT JAM SESSIONS LAST WEEK AND I WAS SO EXITED BECAUSE IVE BEEN WANTING TO PLAY GUITAR!!! SO I RUSHED TO TARGET AFTER READING AMAZON REVIEWS AND I WAS FUN FOR ABOUT A DAY. AFTER THAT IT REALLY DOESNT DO ANYTHING FOR YOU UNLESS YOU JUST WANT TO SING ALONG TO GUITAR CHORDS. YOU CAN GET COOL CHORDS ONLINE AND PLAY ALONG! BUT THATS ABOUT IT. SO ITS SO SO FOR ME..BUT NOT BAD ILL HAVE A GUITAR HANDY FROM NOW ON. OH YEA AND IF CONECTED TO A SURROUND SOUND SYSTEM IT SOUNDS REEEALLY GOOD!

Best Non-Game I've Ever Played!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: October 04, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Before I start, I just want to say one thing: IF YOU HAVE LITTLE INTEREST IN MUSIC/GUITAR THIS ISN'T FOR YOU. This isn't really a game and isn't for hardcore gamers. But its still an awesome piece software, and for those who like music like me, this may be a favorite.
The rundown:

Pros:
Sounds just like a real guitar.
You can record up to about 10 min. of music.
You can choose from over a hundred of chords to play.
Play nearly any song (I play Beatles)
Tons of customations
Great Special Effects
Save 30 Chord Palettes
Use microphone for voice

Cons:
No voice recording.
No ratings on song mode.
Not enough record slots.

Summary: Jam Sessions is a dream come true for music lovers everywhere. Those looking for a hardcore "game" will be dissapointed.

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