Nintendo GameCube Def Jam Vendetta (USA)
0Def Jam Vendetta is a 2003 professional wrestling video game that combined hip hop with pro wrestling. It was released for the PlayStation 2 and GameCube. It was Electronic Arts' first attempt at a wrestling game since the widely-panned WCW Backstage Assault. The game's engine was originally designed for use in a sequel to EA's WCW Mayhem, but EA lost the WCW license when the wrestling company was purchased by the World Wrestling Federation in 2001. Several hip hop artists were featured in the game, including DMX, Method Man, Redman, Ludacris, N.O.R.E., Capone, Scarface, Joe Budden, Ghostface Killah, Keith Murray, WC and Funkmaster Flex; all of which at the time were artists of Def Jam Records. Singer Christina Milian was also featured in the game as the character known as Angel. So far two sequels have been released: 2004's Def Jam: Fight for NY and 2007's Def Jam: Icon.
The game features a largely unmodified AKI engine, used in the company's Virtual Pro Wrestling games and its spinoffs with some minor "button mashing" elements added and more of an arcade than a simulation. The game plays very similarly to WWF No Mercy, and features a lengthy story mode that allows you to level up and enhance one of four player characters in your quest to become the most well known star in the urban fighting league and fight the undefeated underground boss, D-Mob (voiced by actor Christopher Judge).
Players can win in one of three ways; pin, submission or KO. Pins are done by pinning the opponent for 3 seconds before he can kick out. The player can trap opponents in holds that gradually weaken one of their body parts (head, body, legs and arms). This hold can be broken by touching the ropes. If one of those gauges reaches empty, the bones get broken and that player automatically loses. Players can attack their opponent to build up a power gauge, letting them activate 'Blazin' mode. If the player successfully grabs an opponent in this state, he can perform a special move. If the opponent's health is low enough, they will be KO'd.
The player has a choice between 4 street fighters: Briggs, a dishonorably discharged soldier (balanced skills); Proof, an ex-superbike racer (fast and charismatic but not as strong as the other characters); Tank, a massive Japanese fighter (very slow and uncharismatic with low defense but strong) and the Disc Jockey Spider (resilient but slow and uncharismatic), although the story is the same for each of them.
Friends/Foes[edit]Christopher Judge as Darrell "D-Mob" Lewis
Christina Milian as Angel Rodriguez
Dion Luther as Manny Gray
Def Jam Crew[edit]Capone
Dabo1
DMX
Funkmaster Flex
Ghostface Killah
Joe Budden
Freeway
Keith Murray
Ludacris
Method Man
N.O.R.E.
Redman
S-Word1
Scarface
WC
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Fighters[edit]Arii Samsonov
Ray "Chukklez" Williams
Luis de la Cruz
Daniel G. "Dan G" Anderson
Drake Evans
DeMarcus P. "Headache" Johnson
Anslem "House" Jackson
Mack "Iceberg" Parker
Masa
Moses
Andre "Nyne" Wallace
Aaron "Peewee" Walker
Sharif "Pockets" Hayek
Ray "Razor" Armstrong
Red "Ruffneck" Easton
Snowman
Zaheer
Deebo
Omar