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User Rating: 9.5 | Def Jam: Icon X360
By Matgam | Review Date:
Def Jam Icon is the third game in the Def Jam series and has to be the most memorable, past Def Jam games stories have mostly been about just settleing beef and making it to the top. This game is much more, Def Jam Icon's story mode (Build A Label) is addicting, fun and has some features you havent really seen in games. yes its mostly about making it to the top of the charts and settling beef with other fighters, its also about buisness. When you create your character you will be made a music producer and in time must recruit artists to your crew, keep them happy with requests you have to pay for and help them make singles and make them go multi platinum. But thats just half of it, you can custimize your character with the latest in ghetto swag and the game is nothing without the story. The story in Def Jam Icon is just great, it fits in with whats happening in the game and the voice acting is incredible.
The combat in this game is different than any other. Other Def Jam games have been mosly focused on combos and wrestling moves and "blazin" moves, in this its mostly about the enviroment and most importantly...The music, The enviroments pulsate to the beat of the song playing and you must focus on the music to get your opponent into one of the hazards by throwing them or hitting them with strong attacks. The controls are also different then any other fighting game, you use the A,B,X and Y buttons as high and low quick attacks that dont really do much damage, on the other hand you have the stronger attacks that you roll the right analog stick in different directions to knock your opponent into the hazards around the area, although this does feel a little sluggish at times because when your up against a stronger opponent they will block and counter your attacks like they know whats coming and you will get very frustrated. DJ controls work to activate hazards and restart the song if the beat isnt coming and you need to do some damage fast, although this doesnt do as much damage as the natural beat it is helpful to do damage and buy you time to switch the song wich also uses DJ controls.
To say the least the graphics in this game are amazing, the gameplay is addicting and the music and fighters are extremely fun to play with. This game has more to it and the only way to find out is to play it. I recommend this game to any hip-hop fans and fans to the Def Jam series or just anybody looking for something different in a fighting game this is a must have.

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