Def Jam: Icon

Def Jam: Icon
Developer(s)	Electronic Arts
Publisher(s)	EA Chicago, Def Jam Interactive
Series	Def Jam
Platform(s)	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Release	March 6, 2007
Genre(s)	Fighting
Mode(s)	1-2 players, online compatible

Def Jam: Icon is 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 game 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

The player starts off as a underground rapper, then fights his way to fame. He decides to build a label and fights to gain more fame, then starts signing artists. The label starts releasing singles and albums, but watch your back...there's a war brewing on the streets.

Features

It will feature more than 35 artists, 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), 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 effect 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. 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.

Def Jam: Icon will also feature some levels with area switches, for example, in the Gas Station mart you can throw your opponent out the glass door and take the fight to the Gas Station area.

Characters

Confirmed fighters In Alphabetical Order

• Anthony Anderson
• Big Boi
• Bun B
• E-40
• Fat Joe
• The Game
• Ghostface Killah
• Ice-T
• Jim Jones
• Kano
• Kevin Liles
• Lil Jon
• Ludacris
• Method Man
• Mike Jones
• Paul Wall
• Redman
• Russell Simmons
• Sean Paul
• Sticky Fingaz
• T.I.
• Tego Calderon
• Young Jeezy

Confirmed NOT To Be Included

• Jay-Z
• Flavor Flav
• Lil' Wayne

Complete Soundtrack

Def Jam revealed the full soundtrack for the game, consisting of 29 songs in total. You also can upload your own MP3s into the game. The full equalizer effects of the game's songs will still be incorporated with custom soundtracks.

Artist/Song Title

• Big Boi (Purple Ribbon All-Stars feat. Big Boi)/Kryptonite
• E-40/Tell Me When To Go
• E-40/Go Hard or Go Home
• Fat Joe/Make It Rain
• Ghostface Killah/The Champ (Remix)
• Jim Jones/Crunk Muzik
• Jim Jones/We Fly High
• Konkrete feat. Big Boi/What's that Smell
• Lil Jon (and the Eastside Boys)/Get Low
• Ludacris/Get Back
• M.O.P./Ante Up
• Method Man & Redman/Da Rockwilder
• Mike Jones/Back Then
• Mike Jones/Got it Sewed Up
• Nas/Hate Me Now
• Paul Wall/Sittin' Sidewayz
• Paul Wall/Trill
• Redman/Rush Da Security
• Redman/Let's Go
• Sean Paul/Head in the Zone
• Sean Paul/All Out
• T.I./What You Know
• T.I./Top Back
• The Game/One Blood
• The Game/Scream on 'Em
• Young Jeezy/I Do This
• Young Jeezy/Soul Survivor
• Yung Joc/It's Going Down

XBOX Live Marketplace Demo

The single-player demo features T.I. and Big Boi as playable fighters with their songs "Top Back" and "Kryptonite", respectively, and the Gas Station level. The demo was released on Thursday, February 8th 2007, one week later than originally announced.

Xbox 360 Live Achievements

The following achievements are available to be acquired for the Xbox 360 version of Def Jam: Icon only.

Achievement Name	Requirement	Points
The Big Burn†‡	Torch your opponent in the flaming gas pump	15
Workin' At The Car Wash†‡	Clean up your opponent with the car wash brush	10
Too Loud, Too Old†‡	Defeat your opponent by using the speaker blast at the club	10
Hit the Lights†‡	Use the light wall at the club until it's lights out	15
It's the Amps†‡	Blow your opponent away with the electrified car at the block	10
Joy Riding†‡	End the fight with the lowriding impact at the block	15
Feel the Power†‡	End a fight at the TV studio with an electrifying experience for your opponent	10
Heads Up†‡	Knock your opponent out with the swinging light rig	15
Window of Opportunity†‡	Throw your opponent out of the window at the penthouse	15
Marshmallows†‡	Use the fireplace in the penthouse to finish off your opponent	10
Going Down†‡	Throw your opponent into the elevator shaft in Troy's office	15
Killer Sound System†‡	Bring your opponent's health to zero with volume at 11 at the Office	10
Smacked Down†‡	Use the helicopter tail whip as your finishing move	15
Caution: Wet Floor†‡	Shock your opponent to victory at the rooftop	10
Look But Don't Touch†‡	Let one of the dancers defeat your opponent	25
My Mixtape	Play your Def Jam: Icon saved playlist in "my soundtrack"	25
Reversals Only†	Win a solo "beatings with bass" match using only reversals on hard	50
Directional Attacks Only†	Win a solo "beatings with bass" match using only directional attacks on hard	50
Bling	Have a record go gold in "build a label"	5
Bling Bling	Have a record go platinum in "build a label"	10
KaChing Bling	Have a record go multiplatinum in "build a label"	15
BMF	Complete "build a label" mode on hardest difficulty level	100
Top of the Charts	Release six songs in "build a label"	10
BMF	Have an album reach number one on the charts	10
Fashion Icon	Reach the maximum amount of style in "build a label"	25
Ladies Man	Have four satisfied girlfriends simultaneously in "build a label" mode	35
Represent Yourself	Change your signature	5
Getting Hot‡	Win five online fights in a row	15
Critical Beat Down‡	Win 15 online fights in a row	50
Get Your Mode On‡	Achieve 50 online wins	20
Rollin‡	Achieve 100 online wins	50
Ornery Bastard‡	Achieve 200 online wins	100
Domination‡	Have your taunt tag appear on your dominated opponent's screen	25
Straight Clownin'‡	Win a ranked match with 50 total taunts	50

_{Achievement Requirements:
† Hard CPU
‡ Ranked Online Match}

External links

• Offical Trailer
• Game Info
• Redman vs The Game (Atlanta neighborhood) and T.I Vs Big Boi (Rooftop)
• Redman vs The Game (Rooftop)
• The Game Start Screen
• One image of Loading Screen
• Video showing most of the confirmed fighters and revealing Tego Calderon and Mike Jones (at around 6:00-11:33). Episode 35
• Official Website