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Def Jam: Icon
PAL cover of the Xbox 360 version of Def Jam: Icon.
Developer(s)Electronic Arts
Publisher(s)EA Chicago
SeriesDef Jam
Platform(s)PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Genre(s)Fighting
Mode(s)1-2 players [1]

Def Jam: Icon is the an upcoming fighting game, the third in Electronic Arts's Def Jam-licensed hip hop video game series. The game is being developed by EA Chicago, developers of Fight Night: Round 3 and is the first Def Jam game not to be developed by Aki Corporation. This installment purports to look and sound like a cutting edge video while offering the "intensity and drama" of a big budget film. Unlike the previous games in the series, numerous gameplay videos have proven the game's soundtrack will be completely uncensored. The game is scheduled for release onto the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Story

Very little information about the game's storyline has been revealed, but it reportedly involves the player's created fighter founding his own record label. Soon after, the player's fighter fights various hip-hop artists, gaining more fame and publicity in the process. But watch your back.

Features

It will feature more than 35 artists, [2] and will reportedly be much less professional wrestling-oriented than the previous games, Def Jam Vendetta and Def Jam: Fight for New York. Producer Kudo Tsunoda has said that he did not feel that wrestling and hip-hop went particularly well with each other. However, early previews of the game have revealed that throws and environmental damage will remain in the game.

The developers have aimed to make the music and the environment a much larger factor in the fight. The environments will include rooftops, streets, gas stations, A Club (unknown location), Chinese Resturant, Atlanta neighborhood, and other locales, as opposed to the wrestling rings or arenas of the previous Def Jam titles. In addition, the producers are promising massive levels of interactivity within each environment. Fighters will bleed and show visible signs of their injuries as fights progress and as the player's character gets hurt.

The music will actually affect the environment. Different events will occur on the beats of each song - some of which are dangerous. For example, a column of fire might shoot up from a ruined gas station on every "bass hit" of a song's chorus. Other changes will be purely cosmetic: hubcaps on cars will spin and twinkle to the beat of each song. The developers have added more damage to a fighter's punches and kicks if they occur "to the beat" or making a rapper stronger if one of their songs is playing. By listening to the beat of the song and then timing a throw, the player can toss his opponent into an environmental hazard just as it goes off. [3] The player will also be able to load up their own music, and the game will have beat detection to find the beats from any song. [4]

The Game will also feature some levels with area switches, for example in the Chinese Resturant you can throw, kick, or punch your opponent through the window and lead the fight onto the street.

Characters

Confirmed fighters

Rumored Fighters

  • Eminem (supposedly confirmed his inclusion during an interview With XXL Magazine.)

Fighters confirmed not to be included

  • Flava Flav (confirmed through XXL magazine)
  • Jay-Z (confirmed through mtv.com) [22]
  • Lil Romeo (confirmed through an interview with PSM3 Magazin

Confirmed soundtrack

It has been confirmed that Def Jam: Icon will feature customizable soundtracks that take full advantage of the music-driven fighting system. Other tracks confirmed to be featured in the game include:

Confirmed Locations

  • Chinese Resturant (confirmed through screenshots)
  • Club (confirmed through video on GameSpot) [23]
  • Atlanta Neighborhood (confirmed through video on IGN) [24]
  • Rooftop (confirmed through video and screen shots on IGN)[25]
  • Gas Station (confirmed through video on Google)[26]
  • 106 & Park (confirmed through screenshots) [27]

Multiple Outfits

  • The Game 2 outfits: No Shirt, Saggin Dickies. and Red Shirt, Blue Jeans.[28] [29]
  • T.I. 2 Outfits: White Tee, Black Skully, Black vest, Jeans, Jordan VII's. Same thing, but without the skully and he's wearin Timberlands

106 & Park

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