Def Jam Vendetta
| Def Jam Vendetta | |
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| Developer(s) |
AKI Corporation EA Canada |
| Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts |
| Director(s) | Hideyuki Iwashita |
| Producer(s) | Josh Holmes |
| Writer(s) | Mark Sawers |
| Series | Def Jam |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, GameCube |
| Release date(s) |
PlayStation 2
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| Genre(s) | Sports, fighting |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
| Review scores | ||
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| Publication | Score | |
| GC | PS2 | |
| AllGame | N/A |   |
| EGM | N/A | 7.67/10 |
| Eurogamer | N/A | 3/10 |
| Game Informer | 8.75/10 | 8.5/10 |
| GamePro |  |
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| Game Revolution | B− | B− |
| GameSpot | 8.4/10 | 8.4/10 |
| GameSpy | |
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| GameZone | 8.7/10 | 9.2/10 |
| IGN | 8.9/10 | 8.9/10 |
| Nintendo Power | 3.7/5 | N/A |
| OPM (US) | N/A | |
| The Cincinnati Enquirer | |
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| Entertainment Weekly | C+ | C+ |
| Aggregate score | ||
| Metacritic | 81/100 | 80/100 |
Def Jam Vendetta is a 2003 professional wrestling video game that combined hip hop with pro wrestling. It was released for the PlayStation 2 and GameCube. It was Electronic Arts' first attempt at a wrestling game since the widely panned WCW Backstage Assault. Several hip hop artists were featured in the game, including DMX, Method Man, Redman, Ludacris, N.O.R.E., Scarface, Ghostface Killah, Keith Murray, WC and DJ Funkmaster Flex; all of which at the time were artists of Def Jam Records. Singer Christina Milian was also featured in the game as the character known as Angel. A sequel, Def Jam: Fight for NY, was released on September 20, 2004 to largely positive reviews.
The game features a largely unmodified AKI engine, used in the company's Virtual Pro Wrestling games and its spinoffs with some minor "button mashing" elements added and more of an arcade than a simulation. The game plays very similarly to WWF No Mercy, and features a lengthy story mode that allows you to level up and enhance one of four player characters in your quest to become the most well known star in the urban fighting league and fight the undefeated underground boss, D-Mob (voiced by actor Christopher Judge).
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