When itвЂ™s all said and done with the story you feel a little rushed, it could have used a few more cut scenes to flesh everything out, but in the end it is very good. Everything from threats, to dirty cops planting evidence will befall your hero before the end of the story. Carver you will gain more and more money, and attract more and more attention-the wrong attention. You can of course decide which of these expenses you want to foot the bill on, but if you say no too many times to a particular artist you will find they will decide to jump ship with you and join Troy DollarвЂ™s organization.ДЄs you make a name for yourself and your boss Mr. But not only do your artist want you to make em famous, but any other bills they experience along the way they want you to take care of.Д«e it a new video game system with every game for Ludicris, to bailing Mike Jones outta jail for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. You must decide how much to spend in each area to nab that much sought after platinum record. The overall number is broken down into Marketing, Price of Goods, Appearances, and Radio Air time. You will have to decide on a budget that you think you should spend. It is here that I think the game really shines. You will also be responsible for handling your artistвЂ™s release of new albums. Once signed you will handle most of your business on your computer, You will converse with your artist via email, as well as any girlfriend you decide to have at the time. I personally had no idea that all of that was involved with signing a rapper to a label, but hey whatever. Most of the time this involves you going to take care of some rival rapper, or knocking out some paparazzi trying to get some incriminating pictures of your client. Once you are a part of his empire you will find yourself recruiting talent. Once you talk to him for a while he makes you his vice president in charge of talent and recruiting. In Def JamвЂ™s story mode you play as an average guy, who ends up helping out a record executive. and Tupac? Adding these little things would have made a welcome addition. 50 cent and The Game, Jay-Z and Naz, or dare I say Notorious B.I.G. Where is Run- DMC, or LL Cool J, and for that matter where is the Def Jam president Jay-Z?! So since it is ok not to aid Def Jam rappers why not add ones that we all know have beef right now. The first thing that you tend to notice when looking at the rather diverse line-up is that it is comprised of mostly people who are not affiliated with the Def Jam Label. A few Hollywood actors make appearances as characters in the story mode, including actor Anthony Anderson, who does an excellent job as playing the main villain Troy Dollar.

The game includes Big Boi, The Game, Ghostface Killah, Lil Jon, Ludacris, Method Man, Mike Jones, Paul Wall, Redman, T.I., just to name a few. This edition of the Def Jam franchise defiantly aims to please with its very diverse array of playable and non-playable characters.

With Def Jam: Icon, EA has definitely tarnished the platinum album just a bit. It took all the pluses from the first incarnation and added more great things to go along. Fight for New York added a deeper story mode and different fighting techniques. With the sequel they bumped the volume up to 11. Developed with the help of Aki, who is famous for their WWE games? It seamlessly blended the two worlds of Hip-Hop and underground fighting. So it is we come to the Def Jam series.ДЄs I said above the first Def Jam, was great. From Russia with Love had all the things to make it great but somehow just ended up being mediocre. Everything or Nothing was a great example of James Bond done right. Now we come to their latest Opus, Def Jam Icon.ДЄs I have said in the past and as you will hear me say in the upcoming podcast, what is it about EA and taking a giant leap forward in game innovation and then taking two giant leaps back?!? For instance SSX3 was a great game, SSX On Tour-.not so much. Surprisingly this vinegar and water mixture actually worked out. It had all the music and stylings of Hip-Hop, with the fighting mechanics of a wrestling game.

Few years back Def Jam came out of nowhere with its first came Def Jam Vendetta.

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