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Based on 2074 ratings
8.2
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Score Breakdown Based on 2074 ratings
  1. 10 (246)
  2. 9 (798)
  3. 8 (748)
  4. 7 (168)
  5. 6 (52)
  6. 5 (25)
  7. 4 (8)
  8. 3 (8)
  9. 2 (4)
  10. 1 (17)

Most Helpful Positive Player Reviews

  • Rating:9.8

    Unbalevable this is great game.

    If you love Rap music and a fan of wrestling Def Jam Vendetta is the game for you each character has his or her personality, combos, moves and specials. Now as in the title the game has 12 Def Jam rappers but this is my... Read Full Review

    3 of 3 users found the following review helpful

What Gamespot Users have to say about Def Jam Vendetta

  • Rating:4.5

    Violence in rap music? No way! (note the sarcasm)

    Violence in rap music? No way! (note the sarcasm) This game furthers sterotypes of rappers and it isnt a good enough game to overshadow that. There are an alarming number of fighting games better than this. Unless you... Read Full Review

    0 of 1 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8

    Time to put your money were your mouth is and lay the smackdown, rapper style!

    I already know any game featuring rappers will get mixed reactions from people. Just the mention of "rapper" already draws negativity from miles away. But hey, whether you love rap or hate it, you can have some fun jumpi... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.5

    This game is so amazing,what with the killer moves and killer stlye this game is a must buy.

    "But nobody ever beats ME"If you watch the opening cut scene you get a nice heart felt welcome by the leader of the Underground Fight Club.Challenging you and proclaiming that if you can get passed his body guards and ul... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.5

    Haven't we all wanted to bash up Ludacris?

    This game is absurdly hard. Or maybe I'm just really bad at wrestling games. Iv'e never beaten a wrestler first try, and just when I'm about to win, the opponent gets a powerful grapple move on me and then uses a Special... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.5

    Rappers are just as good as real wrestlers.

    I have always liked fighting games like Tekken and wrestling games so I thought this game looked pretty good and I wasn't wrong. This game was great. Def Jam Vendetta was an awesome fighting game. It has all the great qu... Read Full Review

    2 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.5

    Maybe not as good as Def Jam FFNY, but still has a lot of potential

    I bought this game, enjoyed it, and then I moved on to Def Jam: FFNY. But, as the influence of a lot of my game purchases nowadays, My little brother really wanted to play this one because he was getting bored of FFNY. S... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:10

    def jam vendetta promo tour.....

    Check it out....... near you!!!!!!! EA Hits the Road With Def Jam Vendetta Def Jam Vendetta Takes Over a City Near You In Support of the Top Selling Video Game Def Jam Vendetta, Def Jam Records Launches the Def Jam Vend... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:6.5

    Good but hard.

    Hi! this i my review of Def Jam Vendetta. To Start off i would like to say dont buy this game if u dont like button mashing cuz theres alot of it... like any wrestling game there is alot of button mashing so... yeah so..... Read Full Review

    0 of 2 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8

    Def Jam Vendetta

    For over a decade, the rappers at Def Jam have been looking for a fight. From Fight the Power and Fight for Your Right to Party, to Bring the Pain and Mama Said Knock You Out, the label's twisted rhymes of boasts and bra... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful
  • Rating:8.7

    what a game fight!!!!

    Def Jam VENDETTA invites you to the underground circuit of hardcore brawling. Get your props as you hook up with the urban local legends and battle for ultimate supremacy. Featuring an original storyline and more than 45... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful