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Def Jam: Icons Soundtrack/Characters Revealed..
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BenjaminBirdie
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Very intriguing stuff. I'm really curious to hear about online options. But even without online Custom Soundtracks, at your next party:
Custom Soundtracks + Connect 360 + 120 gigs of Music + Icon = Karaoke B A L L I N at my house after Lost.
Custom Soundtracks + Connect 360 + 120 gigs of Music + Icon = Karaoke B A L L I N at my house after Lost.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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Let the "Analog Stick Mashup" Begin....
Why is EVERYONE Aiming to use Right Analog Stick for everything... Can't i get my typical "X for Punch" and "O for Grapple" and "R1 for Taunt" back please 
Regret Truth
Member
Zonar said:
Def Jam is fukking up his new album. I've heard some leaked tracks....he should have at least 2 songs on this list. Hopefully he'll be playable.
Haunted
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No, because it sucks.shagg_187 said:Let the "Analog Stick Mashup" Begin....
Why is EVERYONE Aiming to use Right Analog Stick for everything... Can't i get my typical "X for Punch" and "O for Grapple" and "R1 for Taunt" back please
rollingstart
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shagg_187 said:Let the "Analog Stick Mashup" Begin....
Why is EVERYONE Aiming to use Right Analog Stick for everything... Can't i get my typical "X for Punch" and "O for Grapple" and "R1 for Taunt" back please
Kudo lacks the ability to press buttons
Ken K in the Fresh!!!
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considering how the majority of gaf shuns mainstream games, funny to see all you guys getting giddy over old, played out, jiggy rap...
and did i read correctly that someone here getting excited over the atrocious "hate me now" song by nas??
and did i read correctly that someone here getting excited over the atrocious "hate me now" song by nas??
GotchaForce
Member
So when's the demo up?
onegoodlogan
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Any game that lets me beat the shit out of Paul Wall and Mike Jones is ok in my book. Hopefully this'll have an option for button controls ala Rockstar's Table Tennis.
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SNUG REVOL said:
What he should have done is not reply to Hov on Pump It Up.
I think this is a new producer video for Def Jam: Icon, at least I did not see it before. It shows the DJ Control system:
http://www.xboxyde.com/stream_3538_en.html
http://www.xboxyde.com/stream_3538_en.html
This game is shaping up quite nicely.
With create-a-player many prior and current rap beefs will be reenacted in the physical form.
50 Cent vs Ja Rule
50 Cent vs The Game
50 Cent vs Fat Joe
Eminem vs Ja Rule
2Pac vs Biggie
Jay-Z vs Nas
KRS1 vs Nelly
Joe Budden vs Lloyd Banks
Jay-Z vs Cam'ron/Jim Jones
Nas vs Jim Jones/Cam'ron
Lil Wayne vs Jay-Z
T.I. vs Lil Flip
etc
With create-a-player many prior and current rap beefs will be reenacted in the physical form.
50 Cent vs Ja Rule
50 Cent vs The Game
50 Cent vs Fat Joe
Eminem vs Ja Rule
2Pac vs Biggie
Jay-Z vs Nas
KRS1 vs Nelly
Joe Budden vs Lloyd Banks
Jay-Z vs Cam'ron/Jim Jones
Nas vs Jim Jones/Cam'ron
Lil Wayne vs Jay-Z
T.I. vs Lil Flip
etc
Man, this game is like a total brainwash. All day at the office today has been random shouts of "MIKE JOOOONES!" and "BAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLIIIIIIINN!!!" We can't stop! :lol :lol
And I seem to remember Joe Budden being in one of the older betas, but he's not available from the start in the "review copy" (and I use that term lightly since it's an EA game) and I haven't seen him there yet.
Way too few rappers.
Way too many lame original characters.
(Though I did get a little chuckle out of the fact that the "crazy fan" character is called Stan.)
This game does both. You do punches/kicks with ABXY, hold R to change defensive stance with the right stick (this move SUCKS -- it's impossible to predict if the opponent is going to kick high or low), hold L to do scratching with the sticks (yes, this is more important than it sounds, and tons of fun) and do taunts with LB/RB. You can also do a few power moves with the right stick -- down-down is a hard punch, a full circle is a flying roundhouse kick thing (some characters have variations though).shagg_187 said:Let the "Analog Stick Mashup" Begin....
Why is EVERYONE Aiming to use Right Analog Stick for everything... Can't i get my typical "X for Punch" and "O for Grapple" and "R1 for Taunt" back please
I haven't finished the story yet, but I haven't seen them so far. Haven't even unlocked the song, but...just because a rapper has a song in there doesn't mean he's playable and vice versa. We can't find any songs for Kano, which sucks because we're big fans of him at the office. Ps & Qs would've been awesome.Odjn said:
He is one of the key characters. He's playable in multiplayer, you can sign him to your label in single and thus you get to play as him in several singleplayer matches as well. You'll be getting tons of voicemail from him too, all pretty hilarious because...well, that guy is funny every time he speaks!blackace said:
And I seem to remember Joe Budden being in one of the older betas, but he's not available from the start in the "review copy" (and I use that term lightly since it's an EA game) and I haven't seen him there yet.
From what I've seen so far, the tally is this:Bad_Boy said:
Way too few rappers.
Way too many lame original characters.
(Though I did get a little chuckle out of the fact that the "crazy fan" character is called Stan.
)DeaconKnowledge
Member
I highly doubt Nas would sign on for something like this....though I've seen him do more confusing things.
I'd substitute my own soundtrack while playing this anyway.
Dead Prez stand up.
I'd substitute my own soundtrack while playing this anyway.
Dead Prez stand up.
DeaconKnowledge
Member
SNUG REVOL said:
Imagine 3 sides to a Story in the game.....
D:
DeaconKnowledge
Member
Big Zep said:
God, that's his worst song.
(Triple posts I know, but hey, I'm a Joe Budden fan.)
PepsimanVsJoe
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Definitely getting a purchase, EA boycott be damned.
Great to know you can use either analog stick or the buttons.
Hopefully the Create-A-Rapper is better than FFNY's...but I dunno :/
Great to know you can use either analog stick or the buttons.
Hopefully the Create-A-Rapper is better than FFNY's...but I dunno :/
Oldschoolgamer
The physical form of blasphemy
aku:jiki said:
Believe!
Come on EA :/
This still sounds like a riot to play!
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DeaconKnowledge
Member
Big Zep said:
Well, if they could put Walk With Me" on DJ:FFNY (The best song in the game, by the way), then "The Future" Could easily work.
It's not either or, it's both. Read my large post up there.PepsimanVsJoe said:
It's the character creation feature from FN3 pretty much straight-up, of course.PepsimanVsJoe said:
Well, to be fair and clear, maybe the rappers start unlocking late in the game. During the hours I played today, though, I got 30% rappers and 70% "random cop" and "random shady promoter" unlocked.Oldschoolgamer said:
PepsimanVsJoe
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I dunno man by tag team in DJ Vendetta was that Clown and the big Jesus dude.
Lame as hell I know but I guess that was part of the fun. Shame they didn't show in FFNY.
I'm hoping Flava Flav and Sean Paul return at least, those two were my FFNY tag-team.
Oops, guess I'm heading back to elementary school. My reading comprehension is for shits today.
Thanks for all the great info btw.
Lame as hell I know but I guess that was part of the fun. Shame they didn't show in FFNY.
I'm hoping Flava Flav and Sean Paul return at least, those two were my FFNY tag-team.
aku:jiki said:
Oops, guess I'm heading back to elementary school. My reading comprehension is for shits today.
Thanks for all the great info btw.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
aku:jiki said:
Any word on how online works in relation to custom soundtracks?
You guys better not et excited about this game, AKI is no longer involved. Fight for New York was awesome but this game looks bad. It don't look anyway near as interesting, fun & brutal as FFNY. It don't look like a street fighting game, it looks like a damn boxing game. What has AKI been up to since FFNY?, I really enjoy their fighting/wrestling games.
PepsimanVsJoe
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Xav said:
Nobody cares at this point so just sit down, shut up, and read about what the people who are actually playing the game think.
So what if AKI isn't involved? If Icons can reproduce the same level of enjoyment I see no reason to doubt the new development team.
Oldschoolgamer
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Thanks for the info Aku:jiki!
I love aki games to but come on guys even if it is more fighting based so what. FFNY was real fun but got boring I'm sick of rehashes.
I'd Like Aki to work on an actual wrestling games with actual wrestlers.
I have full confidence in this EA team they are a premier team that will push the system's far with unique and effective control schemes.
HYPE HYPE HYPE BRING ON THE DEMO!!!!
I'd Like Aki to work on an actual wrestling games with actual wrestlers.
I have full confidence in this EA team they are a premier team that will push the system's far with unique and effective control schemes.
HYPE HYPE HYPE BRING ON THE DEMO!!!!
Can't even check what multiplayer options there are in EA games since they want to "connect to EA server" (which, of course, is impossible with a final beta copy), but I can't imagine it'd matter. I'm sure the PR talk is about how "awesomely integrated" the music is, but it doesn't really do that much. The environmental hazards might be timed to the beat, but it's not like the houses are bumping along to the beat in any kind of melodic way. They just bump around sometimes. It's more like an awesome type of environment destruction (at least I think it looks very cool) than good "music integration". Eh, it's hard to explain.BenjaminBirdie said:
I'll try again, with an advanced example that will probably make even less sense!
The game does not: kick kick clap == bounce bounce boom.
It does: kick kick clap kick kick clap == ---- ---- boom ---- ---- boom.
("Bounce" being the houses/stuff bouncing and "boom" being the environmental hazards reacting -- like gas tanks exploding, cameras swinging around, cars doing donuts.)'
(I can't stop editing! So hard to explain. What I mean is -- it only hits a few beats here and there, so it probably just reads a song's BPM and goes from there.)
Not sure what you mean? They both have songs and even though I only have Red unlocked so far, I'd be very surprised if Meth doesn't show up later in the game...epik said:wheres the meth and red!
He is right in a sense, though. It's a very different game from FFNY, and if you're the type of gamer who wants your sequels to just be the exact same as the last game, you're probably going to hate this with a passion.PepsimanVsJoe said:
Those of us who just want to throw people into a helicopter tail blade, scratch some records and beat some skulls will love it, though.
DeaconKnowledge
Member
aku:jiki said:Those of us who just want to throw people into a helicopter tail blade, scratch some records and beat some skulls will love it, though.
The thing that worries me about this game is that it the fight style reminds me of Marvel: Rise of the Imperfects.
Plus, the whole reason I got into the Def Jam franchise to begin with was that it was made by Aki, whom I loved from the WCW World Tour/WCW/NWO Revenge/WWF Wrestlemania2000/No Mercy days. The music was an added plus.
Oldschoolgamer
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aku:jiki said:
Hell yea! :lol Budden is that dude.
aku:jiki said:
Although i'm open for the new control scheme no character specific finishing moves really blows!!!
Damn, I really hate fighting games where people have all the same moves really gets boring. Not even a special move for each character?!?
Tell me How does each individual handle does it feel like the same people with different looks?
