Jam Sessions DS "Birthday Cake TV Ad" at Gamevideos.

Jam Sessions DS review at Eurogamer.

"Of the DS' major rhythm-action games, only Jam Sessions has made it to Europe with relatively little fuss - Ouendan took its sweet time, and the venerable Daigassou! Band Brothers never made it at all, despite rumours that it was in development for Western audiences as Jam With The Band. Shame, then, that Jam Sessions is ultimately the weakest of the DS' music games, although it's not without its uses. Where traditional rhythm-action games are essentially reflex tests, Jam Sessions is essentially a synthesiser instead, letting you make your own music instead of playing along to preset patterns like in Guitar Hero."

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Jam Sessions DS review at Destructoid.

"At the tender age of 13, I picked up a guitar for the first time. A cheap acoustic number with strings whose gauge are illegal in most parts of Eastern Europe, the tips of my fingers nearly bled as I forced my digits into unnatural positions. Hours, days, and weeks of practice later, I could play just about any song in Nirvana's catalog.

While my dreams of being a rock star never truly paid off as a result of endless practicing, it did help me out with the ladies as I got older. Ubisoft's non-game acoustic guitar simulator/tool for the Nintendo DS, Jam Sessions, might not be the key to success with the opposite sex, but it may be the easiest way for someone to pick up and "play" the guitar."

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Jam Sessions DS review at PALGN.

"When is a game not a game? When it's art, apparently. Games like Electroplankton and Line Rider have pushed the boundaries of what we understand as a 'game' by removing the ability to 'win' - instead, as with any real sandbox, creativity's the order of the day. Sounds good, right? Unlimited freedom, unrestrained creativity, and play free of boundaries? Unfortunately, the most common side effect of such unfettered freedom is ironically one of boredom - while one's free to do whatever they want, the game still operates within a (normally) highly limited set of hard and fast rules. For the vast majority of people, once the player exhausts exploring the dynamics of these rules, the game is effectively 'over' - enjoyment comes from discovery, not creation. And, in a nutshell, that's the dilemma that faces Jam Sessions."

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Jam Sessions DS review at Game Life.

"Like most non-musicians, I dream of being a rock star. Guitar Hero gets me close, but Jam Sessions takes it one step further. This isn't a videogame at all: It's a guitar simulator, played by "strumming" up and down on the screen with the stylus."

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Jam Sessions DS review at 1up.

"Chances are you had or currently have a friend in high school or college who "knows" how to play the guitar. And more often than not, this knowledge translates into the first 20 seconds of a handful of popular songs...and that's about it. The first four chords of "No Rain" (Oh, I love that song!), and it's quickly on to "Stairway to Heaven." And under the right circumstances, that dude is totally awesome."

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Jam Sessions DS review at DSFanboy.

"Ubisoft's Jam Sessions isn't a guitar. It sounds kind of like one, and encourages you to play melodies with it that were written for guitar. There have even been guitar-pick-shaped styli designed to be used with the program. But don't think of it as a guitar. It's not even a "virtual guitar." It's certainly not a game either, and not in the way that Brain Age is a non-game, but rather in the way that the web browser is not a game."

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Jam Sessions DS interview at Cubed3.

"When Hiite Utaeru DS Guitar M-06 was released in Japan it quickly gained cult status in the West due to it turning your DS into a guitar. Now Ubisoft is bringing Plato's small-time (selling just over 15,000 units in Japan to date) title to Europe and Cubed³ got the chance for an interview to see what has changed in the localistation transition and to see what the future holds."

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Jam Sessions DS review at Pocketgamer.co.uk.

"Expecting Jam Sessions to provide a traditional game experience is a bit like expecting Napalm Death to deliver a jolly Broadway musical instead of their normal headache-inducing grind. Hence this virtual music maker (originally released in Japan as Sing & Play DS Guitar M-06) should be thought of as being an interactive instrument rather than a game.

To that extent it's a bit like Electroplankton, a title that also opened up a world of musical possibilities for DS owners, although Jam Sessions is more conventional in scope. But don't confuse it with the likes of Guitar Hero - there are no levels or high scores here."

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Jam Sessions DS review at IGN.

"As far as we're concerned, Jam Sessions is about as far from a traditional "game" as you can get, and as such the title will hit a very specific - but appreciative - crowd. In an industry swamped by Guitar Hero, Rock Band, and Elite Beat Agents, some will think to shrug Ubisoft's innovative pocket guitar as a gimmick; something that piggybacks on industry trends, rather than a true innovation on its own. That statement couldn't be farther from the truth, however, as Jam Sessions - despite some obvious flaws - is one of the most innovative projects we've seen on DS thus far."

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Jam Sessions DS review a Gamespot.

"Jam Sessions is not a game. There are no high scores, no 1-ups to be found, and you can never die. You see, Jam Sessions lets you turn your DS into an acoustic guitar. There's really not much more to it than that. Those waiting for a Guitar Hero clone will need to keep waiting, but people looking for a neat piece of software to help them with their songwriting or to scratch the guitar-playing itch when there's no guitar around will be satisfied with Jam Sessions."

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Jam Sessions DS videos at Gamevideos.

Jam Sessions DS "The Grass Performance" at Gametrailers.

Jam Sessions DS "Artist Interview: Jinx and Josh" at IGN.

Jam Sessions DS "Strange Ways - Richard Lewis" at Gametrailers.

Jam Sessions DS "Exclusive DUB FX Trailer" at Gametrailers.

Jam Sessions DS "Taking Back Sunday" video at IGN.

Jam Sessions DS hands-on at Joystiq.

"When a friend alerted me that Ubisoft was demonstrating Jam Sessions near one of the lounge areas at PAX, I got over there ASAP. Jam Sessions has been one of my most anticipated DS games, and it's not even a game. In fact, it was one of the games I was really hoping to see at the show, because I am crazy about DS weirdness. I found a stage, upon (or near) which an Evil Avatar writer was strumming away, accompanied by an Ubisoft employee on bass and some guy who just showed up with a harmonica. The DS was running through a Fender amp, and sounded great. The greatest consideration for any musical instrument is how it sounds, and Jam Sessions is nearly indistinguishable from a real guitar. The guy playing had skill, as well, meaning that all in the handheld lounge were being treated to some very lovely improvised music. Until I took my turn, that is."

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Jam Sessions DS hands-on at Gamespot.

"When we first heard about Jam Sessions for the DS, we immediately concocted wild mental images of playing Guitar Hero with a stylus. Depending on how you look at it, it's either a blessing or a curse that the game is about as far from Guitar Hero as a musical simulator can be. Jam Sessions is less game and more music creation tool. The title is based around Japan's Hiite Utaeru DS Guitar M-06 (Sing and Play DS Guitar M-06) but it's had a spit polish, some interface fine tuning (no pun intended), and a complete rework of its song tracklist on its way to picky Westerner audiences."

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Jam Sessions DS official song list revealed.

Amy Winehouse - "You know I'm no good"
Avril Lavigne - "I'm With You"
Beck - "Jackass"
Blind Melon - "No rain"
Bob Marley - "No woman no cry"
Bob Dylan - "Like a rolling stone"
Cheap Trick - "Surrender"
Coldplay - "Yellow"
Death Cab for Cutie - "I will follow you into the dark"
Jackson 5 - "Never can say goodbye"
James Taylor - "How sweet it is to be loved by you"
Janis Joplin - "Me and Bobby McGee"
Johnny Cash - "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know"
Marvin Gaye - "What's going on?"
Nirvana - "The man who sold the world"
Rascal Flatts - "Life is a Highway"
The Fray - "Over my head"

Full Source: IGN