A Def Jam fighting game where combat hooks into the music, with interactive arenas as the most original twist. Less polished than the legendary Fight for NY, but it remains a fun curiosity for fans of the genre.
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Fighting1 player18+
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Muscular street fighter between rappers under the Def Jam Icon banner. Published by Electronic Arts in 2007 in Europe, the US and Korea. Music-driven hits that reshape the environment, more than thirty hip hop artists and a producer career mode. Rap industry vibe.
The Korean edition of Def Jam - Icon, an Electronic Arts fighting game blending rappers with interactive sets reacting to the music's beat. Deeply rooted in American hip-hop culture, the title spoke to a narrow audience in Korea and saw a confidential distribution there. Desirability rests on the original crossing of combat and music proper to the Def Jam series and on the scarcity of a Korean pressing of a title with a less universal subject.