| Def Jam Vendetta | |
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| Developer(s) | AKI Corporation EA Canada |
| Publisher(s) | EA Sports BIG |
| Director(s) | Hideyuki Iwashita |
| Producer(s) | Josh Holmes |
| Writer(s) | Mark Sawers |
| Platform(s) | GameCube, PlayStation 2 |
| Release | PlayStation 2
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| Genre(s) | Sports, fighting |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Def Jam Vendetta is a 3D professional wrestling fighting video game developed by AKI Corporation and EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts under the EA Sports BIG label. It was released for the GameCube and PlayStation 2 in April 2003. The game is the first main installment in EA's Def Jam-licensed hip-hop video game series. It was the publisher's first attempt at a wrestling video game since WCW Backstage Assault. Several Def Jam hip-hop artists were featured in Def Jam Vendetta, including DMX, Method Man, Redman, Ludacris, N.O.R.E., Capone, Scarface, Ghostface Killah, Keith Murray, WC, Joe Budden and DJ Funkmaster Flex. Christina Milian was featured in the game as "Angel". Def Jam Vendetta was followed up by a direct sequel in 2004, titled Def Jam: Fight for NY.
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