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Let's All Have High Hopes

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 15 / 16
Date: February 27, 2003
Author: Amazon User

After playing the demo of this game, I can only say that I was very impressed. For a fighting game, the graphics were fantastic, with DJ's and cage dancers in the demo level. The characters look great, and for the most part the rappers don't disappoint. Redman and Method Man looked good, and I am excited about DMX and Ludacris. I just wish that all of the rap labels had released artists. Where's Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, and Eminem when you need them?! Aside from the rappers, the other fighters look good. They really look like a gangsta from the depths of the Bronx! The sound was good, especially the sound effects. The crowd sounds realistic as well do the fighters. The taunts are cool, and the moves that each character has are out of this world! If you want bad, this game has it all! The levels look good, with crawling, living city environments. It's like a scene out of Training Day. The interface was good, and the controls were comfortable and easy to get used to. The other features and gameplay elements look good as well, even though they weren't included in the demo version. I have a lot of hope for Ea Sports BIG, because they have produced such fine games as SSX Tricky and Street Hoops. Who's Bad?
After playing the full version of the game, I was even more impressed. There are many awesome fighters, and even girlfriends, which are exactly as they sound. Each girlfriend out of the five, has the ability to fight and they have pictures, featuring REAL HOT real models, not animated ones. You choose your girlfriend, and you can dump her each time a new one comes along, and she fights and stands by your side. The hottest girl is Deja, by far, but that is of course personal opinion. This feature makes the game even more fun than it already is. The levels are awesome, but there are just too few of them. Multiplayer is great, but the single player mode is extrewmely short. I beat it in two short days! DJV is great fun for rapper or wrestling fans, and it throws out the old wrestling games and brings forth a new style of game. This is the new master of the PS2 and Gamecube rings!

Not your typical Wrestling game!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 15 / 18
Date: April 16, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Ok, first of all I hate wrestling games and have never liked one enough to buy it or even play it.
This one is way different.
It isn't like other wrestling games,you can break your opponents arms or legs if you perform submission moves on that part of the body enough times, for Submission wins, you can K.O. them with fatality-like Supermoves, or hey you can go for the tradition al pin.
You can pick from a variety of "def Jam" artists including: Method man, Ghostface Killah, Redman, DMX,Ludacris,Funk master flex, N.O.R.E.,Capone,Kieth Murray,WC, and Joe Budden(who is the only guy on def jam who hasn't released an actual album in the whole time he has been on their label,What's up with that?)
Anyway, the more you play the more money you get to make your "story mode" characters better(buy power, speed,stamina,etc.)there is a "Survival" mode,as well as up to four player multi player set up.
MY ONLY COMLAINT?
the fact that if you beat the game and get all the characters and all outfits and everything, and you go to play multi player?
the person you play against doesnt have all the characters.
They have to beat the game through with all the story mode characters to get them and save them to a seperate identity so that you can have all players for 2 player mode.

AND THE GAME IS LONG!!!!! 40 wrestlers to beat, it can take some time, and not all of them can be pinned.Some HAVE to be K.O'd like a fatality(like the end boss).Also there are some pretty unfair matches,One of which you have to fight 3 guys and you cant pin them, you have to K.O one of them! Hard stuff!

In my opinion fans of fighting games and wrestling games will like this game,but make no mistake about it this game relies on grapples very heavily like a wrestling game.If you want to do big damage you have to learn them.

Worth buying for sure!!!!!!!!!!! but hey , rent it first if you want to be %100 sure!!

Underground Street fights are rough, tough, and never easy..

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: May 14, 2003
Author: Amazon User

But, so are you
Pros:
-Pretty good graphics
-Nicely done wrestling-style battle system
-Music from all the main Def Jam artist
-Some of the blaze finishers are Spectacular
-I get to be some of my favorite rappers(DMX, Ludacris, Mef/Red)
-Great voice acting(despite some voices arent in for long)
-Nice setups for devistating combos
-EA big has created another masterpiece, with the help of Def Jam
Cons:
-You don't have any weapons to use
-Where's the create a fighter mode
-Game's too short(beat it in just 3 days)
-Where's Jay-Z(So I can kick his copying...) Ja Rule(So I can kick his fake ...), Freeway, Beanie Seigl, Slick Rick, and LL Cool J? That would'ave made the game a lot better(getting revenge for artist who made me waste my money, and more artist whom I appreciate), and longer.

This game definitly made me forget about Smackdown real fast. Despite the cons, this game definitly will please fans of wrestling, and all of def jams fans as well. So if you are fans of either, this should be in your collection of PS2 games(or gamecube games)

Final Words:This game was superb, no doubt, but I just hope that if they make a sequel to this, let's just hope all of the problems this game has will definitly be tweaked, so everyone can enjoy a much better, and longer game.

Peace

Def Jam Vendetta

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: February 10, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I got the demo of this game in the Feb issue of OPM and it was awesome. I played a later version at the mall in NY and it was way quicker. The version in OPM was slower, but demo's are just that...demo's...I never have too much expectations for demo's. I played all of the developer's (AKI) N64 games back in the day and was interesed to see how thier kick [butt] engine ported to PS2. The demo at the mall was very impressive. The response felt like a fighting game, but still had the amazing grappling engine that I love about AKI. Blending EA BIG with AKI was brilliant. At first, the concept with Def Jam seemed weird to me, but the gameplay and fresh twist to the genre kicks Smackdown to the ground. Finally a game engine that makes sense again with a fresh style. From what I have read, the game has a very extensive story mode, but all I really care about is great gameplay. Anyways, I cant wait to get this game when it comes out. I just hope these games start coming out with an online component.

best wrestling game ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: May 01, 2003
Author: Amazon User

this is a very good wrestling game.the graphics are very good.it is very cool.also dmx is my favorite rapper.if you are ooking for a challenging yet fun and entertaning game,this is the one for you.why play wwe or wwf when you can play this game.and for the person who does not like this game because it has rappers....shut up.

TICAL!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: April 05, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I finally got a chance to play Def Jam Vendetta and something occurred to me this game is great! To think that the only games with rap and hip hop influences were Parappa the Rappa and Wu-Tang Shaolin Style (which was a great concept but the execution came up short). Now for Vendetta. It seems that EA just cant be stop when it comes to over the top action and sports. Okay now I know some will say wrestling is not a sport but how cares when you can pit Method Man against Ludacris. This game rocks tight controls great storyline, awesome audio, and outrageous moves. Now with such greatness you would think there would be no flaws but there very minute. The only thing most wrestling game fans may want is create a character and various match types like ladder or steel cage matches. Basically if you thats all you want then youre missing the big picture of what Vendetta is. Dont wait for the sequel go and get this game you will not be sorry! WAY TO GO EA! WAY TO GO DEF JAM!

DEF JAM VENDETTA IS HOT/BUT

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: April 10, 2003
Author: Amazon User

The game is one of the hottest games out right now, but it is lacking a couple of thing. The fact of a create a wrestler is important. You only have 4 or five players to pick from in story mode. Four Stars is good I hope there will be a next one and it will have these items in it. DEF JAM VENDETTA is a game to compete with. Keep it gangsta

Vendetta kicks ...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 10
Date: February 06, 2003
Author: Amazon User

def jam vendetta is gonna be 1 of the best ps2 games ever i have the demo 2 this game and it is off the hook it is so cool i cant wate until it comes out i all ready pre order it and i hope u do the say thing, i hope i helped u.
mike ritchie

LIMITED PLAY

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: April 30, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game could have been so much more but I beat it in the first three days and unlocked every possible secret that the game had thus, the game is limited to a player's freedom in which you could only do so many things for only such an amount of time. EVERYTHING IN THIS GAME IS LIMITED and I now sold it to my friend for a half quarter! This game would have been better if it had the following:
CREATE A WRESTLER MODE
CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES OR BELTS
OPTION ON CHANGING RULES
Then this game would be great but I guess we will have to wait for the sequal for these certain things to come. Anyways I really love the fact that the one and only company with the best controls for any wrestling game ever (AKI) made this game and that is a big positive but the only one I can think of. It's definitely a rent in my opinion and only good playing with some friends or family.

Gangsta Style

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: October 12, 2003
Author: Amazon User

First of all I just wanna say I'm so tired of these stupid fools who think they know music. LL Cool J didn't sign with Def Jam until the game was already out. And Ja-Rule and Jay-Z aren't with Def Jam. Jay-Z is with Roc-a-fella and Jarule is with murder. Both labels are just in association with Def Jam. And so what if they didn't put every single Def Jam artists in the game. They got Method, Redman, Luda, Scarface, Ghostface, WC, Funkmasterflex, Capone, Nore, and DMX. What more do they need? Anyway what I liked most about this game was the beginning intro and how realstic the story and characters were. It makes you feel like you really street fighting for money and taking out a superior mob of gangsters. Buy it today.

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