It appears that Ubisoft is combating piracy yet again. Those who pirate the DS version of Michael Jackson: The Experience won't exactly be playing the standard game. The touch controls will be disabled and all music will sound very similar to blasting vuvuzelas. At least it's better than their AC 2 piracy combating.  What do you guys think?
  
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Always a way around it. Just give up.

Tbh, I rather play Michael Jackson: The Vuvuzela Experience.

I <3 Vuvuzela.   
 
First thing I do when I go to Europe, is play that on the train and crap.  Europe loves soccer, so I shall love it too.

" Tbh, I rather play Michael Jackson: The Vuvuzela Experience. "

Didn't somebody do something similar to a DS game before?
And then the pirates just modified the ROM and plastered their names on every menu screen.

The Michael Jackson DS game? My guess is that anyone who can't get the ROM to work will just shrug and move on.

Yeah I bet it's already patched out by now, although now I want to try it just to hear the vuvuzelas...

" Always a way around it. Just give up. "

" Always a way around it. Just give up. "

Who would want to pirate that?

" It appears that Ubisoft is combating piracy yet again. Those who pirate the DS version of Michael Jackson: The Experience won't exactly be playing the standard game. The touch controls will be disabled and all music will sound very similar to blasting vuvuzelas. At least it's better than their AC 2 piracy combating.  What do you guys think?
  
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See, at least that isn't a method that leaves the actual legit end-user with product that may not do what it wants (as in the case with the whole draconian DRM thing that Settlers and AC2 has) 
Hell, this is actually kind of hilarious.

" I <3 Vuvuzela.    First thing I do when I go to Europe, is play that on the train and crap.  Europe loves soccer, so I shall love it too. "

holy shit ubisoft have cracked (sick pun, bro) it. no more piracy! 
 
oh wait i forgot that these things are circumvented within hours.

that'll show 'em

" @norton123 said:

" It appears that Ubisoft is combating piracy yet again. Those who pirate the DS version of Michael Jackson: The Experience won't exactly be playing the standard game. The touch controls will be disabled and all music will sound very similar to blasting vuvuzelas. At least it's better than their AC 2 piracy combating.  What do you guys think?
  
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I don't understand.  If the game is able to detect if it's pirated or not, how about they just make it not fucking work? "

" @gamb1t said:

" Always a way around it. Just give up. "

You're saying the pirates will just beat it? "

I think it's become clear that safeguards like this will only make pirates more eager to crack these games. The warez community pretty much regards their successful AC 2 crack as a huge scalp.
 
I'd say the most effective way to combat piracy is well.. creating compelling MP-play.

This is how Piracey Protection should be done. Glad we see more of this. The only other game I can remember who did this was the whole "no-glide" in pirated Batman: Arkham Asylum. Not only is it funny as hell, but it also really makes fun of the "legitimate" customers who found bugs in their "bought" game who come crying about said bugs on forums.

" @HaltIamReptar said:

" @norton123 said:

" It appears that Ubisoft is combating piracy yet again. Those who pirate the DS version of Michael Jackson: The Experience won't exactly be playing the standard game. The touch controls will be disabled and all music will sound very similar to blasting vuvuzelas. At least it's better than their AC 2 piracy combating.  What do you guys think?
  
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I don't understand.  If the game is able to detect if it's pirated or not, how about they just make it not fucking work? "

I believe the reason is that if people pirate the game and it doesn't work, those people will go on message boards and decry the game as broken.  Ubisoft will say they pirated it and they'll probably deny it and it ends up hurting Ubi because potential consumers might actually be deterred by people saying their "legitimate" copies are broken.  Instead, if someone comes on a forum and says all of the game's sounds are vuvuzelas, they'll be laughed out. "

WHAT!? Ubisoft doesn't wanna give away their games for free? 

" This is how Piracey Protection should be done. Glad we see more of this. The only other game I can remember who did this was the whole "no-glide" in pirated Batman: Arkham Asylum. Not only is it funny as hell, but it also really makes fun of the "legitimate" customers who found bugs in their "bought" game who come crying about said bugs on forums. "

" @gamb1t said:

" Always a way around it. Just give up. "

You're saying the pirates will just beat it? "

People are really pirating Michael Jackson for the DS?

Damn! I was totally gonna pirate the DS version of this game too >:I

" @Jimbo said:

" @gamb1t said:

" Always a way around it. Just give up. "

You're saying the pirates will just beat it? "

OOOOOOOOOO I C WUT U DID THAR!!! "

Who would want to play that game free?

Always a way around it. Just give up.