Customer Reviews

Def Jam Vendetta

5 star:		(35)
4 star:		(31)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

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!!

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.

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

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.

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!

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.

I though this game was pretty fun, I mean it wasn't the best. I've played better so i dont reccomend it. I enjoyed playin it, it just hasn;t been a perfect game, but actually i've never met the perfect game on any playing system!

Let me start off by saying, this game really deserves 4 1/2 stars but I do believe this game is quite good so, I'll give it five stars. Honestly, I believe (although I am a very big rap fan) that one does not have to like rap to enjoy this game. This game added a little more excitement for me because most of the fighters are rap stars. Someone who isn't a big rap fan, but doesn't mind rap, would probably give this game four stars. Someone who HATES rap would probably just leave this game alone. And the fact that I enjoyed this game as a fighting game (rather than a music game) proves that this game has more depth than just rap. The fight system is very good. You are able to pin your opponent, knock him/her out (Yes, you can be girls too. This game DOES manage to be some what politically correct.) with an AWESOME special move which varies for each character, or put your foe into submission by lowering their head, body, leg, or arm health to zero. And although the story mode for this game isn't all that hard, (I used the setting "Easy") the game isn't fully beaten unless story mode is completed with all the starting characters. This game definitely keeps you busy! And even after you complete everything, you can still duke it out with a friend any time you want. Personally I think they should make more games like this only not just featuring rap artists from Def Jam Recordings. A game featuring rap artists who fight from Shady Records (Eminem, 50 Cent, Dr. Dre, D-12 etc.) would be awesome!

P.S. Parents beware... This game does have violence, contains some inappropriate language, and includes some degration to women.

yo this game is tight from the opening credit till the end yeah the game is a bit short but so what u can't get any beter than this. this game beats out wwe and all other wrestling games i mean look at the finishers every wrestler has 2 and there all different from the front and back pluss the def jam artist's yeah u can't create a wrestle but it's still tight graphic's are tight story mode could have had more characters but who cares it was great also overall theis game is dope u don't need another wrestling game expect when back yard wrestling comes out if it is good enough

This is one of the best arcade wrestling games that I have played. One of its major flaws is that the entire campaign, spanning four players, is relatively short, maybe about thirty hours. The control is better than most, but the focus control in tag team is a wee bit awkward. The likeness of the hip-hop artists is down to the mark, and the character models are excellent. Even much more, the arenas are done well, and they are animated. The storyline is not boring, but it's the same for all four players. What makes this game even more entertaining are the finishing moves. Some of the finishing moves that I have seen are a tribute to the current WWE stars. For example, Moses performs a Tombstone like the old-school Undertaker. Additionally, Spider does a modified version of the Rock Bottom. Lastly, Omar does a version of Undertaker's Last Ride. Overall, this game is definitely a keeper! The extras count a million...with the photographs of the "fly honeys" that you obtain. I realise that EA Big is creating a second one, and please have Deja (and her gorgeous pictures) return in the second one, with newer photographs, of course. The cons of this game are few. First, you can't create a wrestler. Second, there are no modified matches from the Tables, Ladders and Chairs match to the Cage Match. Lastly, there is no use of external weapons like pipes or even the audience. But, this game is definitely fun, with your friends, real or imaginary.