With Def Jam Icon I loved the whole idea of being a producer, signing artists, dealing with the women, and all the story line stuff but the fights in the game get old after 4 or 5. The fighting style was actually better (not saying these were good) but was actully better in the first 2 Def Jam games. And one thing I hate about bad fighting games is that when you turn the difficulty up it just screws you over instead of making it more challenging. Like when you get deep into the story mode your opponents tend to block and move away from every grab attempt, kick, or even the joystick kicks, its just annoying. Overall I'll say it again, The gimmick was good the fighting needed alot of work.
First impressions Ok, first of all. Def Jam Icon is the first game I played in the series. I've seen gameplay footages of Fight for New York (FFNY) and I must say I was impressed. Creating your own character with purcha... Read Full Review
Story: This is the third Def Jam game in EA's series and the game does hold up with the previous game's great story line. For one minute every thing in your created character's life is going perfectly, before you know it... Read Full Review