Abstract: When Def Jam Vendetta was announced, many gamers were skeptical. The idea of rappers as fighters or wrestlers seemed hokey at best. However, for the most part, the game was well received, and the sequel made strides that made the game even more accepted...
Abstract: Being a punk rocker, I can�t say that I totally understand the world of hip-hop. Even more confusing to me is when someone is dubbed a hip-hop icon. Therefore, the idea is to praise someone for taking on someone else�s hard work and creative genius, to...
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Published: 2007-03-22, Author: James , review by: Geek.com
Abstract: If you are an extreme hip hop fan who idolizes rappers such as Mike Jones and Ludacris and also happen to play videogames or if you are a core gamer who also likes hip hop, there are better ways to spend your money than on EA’s Def Jam Icon. You cou...
An amazing-looking game that ambitiously toys with music and environmental hazards; great gameplay concept.
Convoluted controls with no tutorial; flawed mechanics are worse online; fairly ridiculous storyline.
Since last fall, when we got a demo in New York from hyper-kinetic studio head and Def Jam: Icon producer Kudo Tsunoda, weve watched the game evolve from a few basic ideas into a fully realized product. Our time with the game, however, has been fairly...
Abstract: The single-player experience revolves around a particularly insane rags-to-riches tale, which lets face it, as the theme for a rap game is about as predictable as it gets. Following on from a suitably convenient sequence of events, your created player ...
Abstract: Screenshots are misleading. It’s not always intentional, but it happens so often that, when gamers see a jaw-dropping still from an unnatural camera angle, we assume it’s a press photo. If it’s real-time content, we assume the shot was t...
Abstract: Tyrone Williams7.7Although the number of first generation fighters on the PS3 is basically one, through the years there have virtually hundreds of fighting games on various consoles. These games generally involve beating the absolute living daylights ...
I am sure that to some punk ass kid this is the bees knees, but for anyone who is old enough to remember NWA, or MC Hammer for that matter, this is just plain awful
