Def Jam: Icon PlayStation 3
  • Publisher: EA Games
  • Release Date: Mar 6, 2007
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Metascore
68 out of 100

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User Score
4.8 out of 10

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 29 Ratings

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  • Summary: Infusing hip-hop music, culture and lifestyle into the gameplay, EA Chicago and Def Jam Interactive push the boundaries of game development bringing unique and innovative content to the next generation of gaming. Music is the cornerstone of hip-hop culture so EA wanted to incorporate music and rhythm into the actual gameplay mechanics. EA Chicago delivers star-stunning action and bone breaking beats as players live out the life of a hip hop mogul, going from rags to riches. Incorporating hip-hop culture into every aspect of the game, DEF JAM: ICON delivers the intensity of a no-holds-barred street fight but with style and rhythm. Music affects how players fight in each venue and environmental interactions and hazards become a key strategy to staying alive. The game's unique fighting gameplay controls introduce a new way for gamers to fight as they assume the role of top celebrity characters such as Ludacris, T.I. and Big Boi. Innovative controls give better feedback to players so they feel like they're actually throwing the combat moves. Gamers can now fight with the style and flash of the superstar personalities. [Electronic Arts]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 38
  3. Negative: 3 out of 38
  1. PGNx Media
    88
    Def Jam: ICON successfully combines the label-management career mode and surprisingly deep fighting. This, coupled with great graphics, interactive environments, and a killer soundtrack, make ICON an easy game to recommend.
  2. PSM Magazine
    85
    Overall, Icon is an incredible first effort that feels like there just wasn't enough time to fully flesh out every feature, but got the core concept nailed. [Apr 2007, p.76]
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  3. The New York Times
    72
    While Icon is the best looking of the Def Jam games, the combat system isn’t quite as entertaining, dropping the previous games’ over-the-top wrestling moves for more straightforward street fighting. It’s not a bad system, but it’s just not as wild and entertaining.
  4. PSM3 Magazine UK
    49
    The exploding levels are a barely-veiled, needlessly complicated, rip-off of Mortal Kombat's hotspots, while fighting lacks imagination and characters blur into one. We'd have settled for a shinier version of Def Jam: FFNY - complete with Blazin' moves (inexplicably taken out here) - instead of this disappointing effort.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 4 out of 8
  1. OneA.
    8
    Besides the repetitive gameply slow control response- this is an audio centric game and I have to comment the audio. Three things about the audio bring down the score- the punches sound like the explosions and the over-all mix is sub par. Playing in game sounds louder then the cutscenes (which are way too quite) and the high end crib with the news reports are louder then both the cutscenes and the in game. When I set my receiver volume I want to leave it set not boost it and lower it based on the mix. Also, they could have made much better use of the surrounds- the surround implementation is conservative. If it's a fighting game the fighting gameplay better be fantastic and if it's an audio game the audio better be top notch flying stars.… Expand
  2. SkylerF.
    7
    Although a rocky start, once you get the game going it can be very fun. The create a character is very realistic and the story to the game is new, even though multiplayer is now only two player.… Expand
  3. ZackC.
    3
    Good graphics, terrible gameplay.
  4. Necramonium
    1
    Had this one lying in my game collection since 2009 when i bought it for like 10 bucks, back than i already hated the controls, now i picked it up and it hasn't aged well at all, awful controls, awful A.I. Your character just punch and kicks whatever he wants to, remembering their moves is impossible, after i almost broke my controller i stopped the game, removed the disc and snapped it in half. The only thing this disc is good for is to be recycled so i hope that in one day a good game will be stamped on it.… Expand

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