''Beaterator'' is a music mixer released in September 2009 by

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for the PlayStation Portable and in December 2009 for

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. ''Beaterator'' was developed by

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in collaboration with

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. The game is based on an

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music mixing tool released on the Internet in 2005 by Rockstar and contains original new loops and sounds produced by Timbaland for ''Beaterator''. The game allows the user to produce their own loops. There are three game modes: Live play, Studio Session and Song Crafter. The game has

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integration for sharing music with the community. To celebrate the game's release, Rockstar Games held an event in

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at the Listen@Home station in North America's Central Plaza on 16 October 2009. Attendees could play select user-uploaded ''Beaterator'' tracks during the event. On 10 June 2014, the GameSpy service was discontinued, taking with it ''Beaterator'' Social Club features.

Reception

The PSP version of ''Beaterator'' received generally favorable reviews, while the iOS version received "mixed" reviews, according to the

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. Australian video game talk show '' Good Game'' reviewers,

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and Steven O'Donnell, awarded the game scores of 6/10 and 7/10, respectively.

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* * {{Timbaland 2009 video games IOS games PlayStation Portable games Timbaland Turntable video games Video games developed in the United Kingdom Take-Two Interactive games