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AKI games always delivered. Def Jam Vendetta delivers the perfect crossing of zeitgeist from the rap world to the wrestling ring at a time when those two were enjoying significant overlap. Not far removed from the time when Dennis Rodman, Karl Malone and Mike Tyson were falling over themselves to be involved in the wrestling business, Def Jam Vendetta finds a cross section of an audience invested in both rap and urban culture as well as the outlandishness of the squared circle.

Snappy fighting gameplay that mixes elements of Street Fighter-esque skill with Tekken's fast-paced gameplay and Mortal Kombat's over-the-top nature and storyline, Def Jam Vendetta is a profoundly unique experience. An engaging storyline for a fighting game with recognizable pop culture faces and pleasant arcade beat-em-up controls, I spent many hours as a kid playing both with my friends and against the AI. A semi-branching storyline also gave the game some replayability that was unique in the genre at the time.

While I'm sure most of this review is thick with nostalgia glasses, there's a reason why people still clamor for the return of this franchise today.

true irl vendettas sprung out of heated matches of this game in jacob's basement

Chukklez should dethrones Roman Reigns

Jogo daora pra caralho, o conceito até hoje é muito foda. Colocar rappers pra se meter a porrada ao som de raps é legal de mais, e os caras mandaram muito bem fazendo isso funcionar. As arenas são ótimas, sendo todas com rings, e mesmo que os gráficos não sejam grande coisa eles ainda tem o seu charme próprio, mas o que se destaca mesmo é o combate. Vários movimentos pra fazer, combos com chutes e murros e principalmente, os especiais. Cada personagem tem o seu e as animações são muito bem feitas, algumas fazendo até referência ao próprio personagem que a usa. Por mais que as vezes a dificuldade fosse quebrada de mais, é tudo questão de pegar a manha do jogo, depois isso, é só diversão. Recomendo totalmente.


One of my favorite games to play on the PS2!

Went back to try this after Fight for NY and was very disappointed.

This game is still such a bop of a fighting game. I don't play fighting games so I'm sure it's dogshit in the realm of that genre, but I like it so.

I still have love for the original because it is more of a straight-up wrestling game. The story was pretty fun and hard for some matches lol.