Def Jam Icon, the successor to Def Jam: Fight for NY, is the third installment in the hip hop fighting series series and the first not developed by AKI Corporation.

Battles are fought one-on-one with characters named and built after 30 famous artists such as Redman, Ghostface Killah, Ludacris, Sean Paul and more, each with a different style. There is less focus on wrestling now, but players can still grab and throw opponents to have the environment damage them as well. The locations include rooftops, street, a gas station - opposed to the arenas and wrestling rings of the previous titles.

The 6 available styles are Ghetto Blaster (Street Fighting), Street Kwon Do (Taekwondo), Black Panther (Kung Fu), Muay Fly (Muay Thai), Beatboxer (Boxing), and Jah Breaker (Capoeira). There is no HUD, you have to deduct the damage from the characters themselves. In any fighting mode, you’ll find that the environment will bounce around with the beat of the song playing during a match, allowing for special attacks and additional damage.

If none of the characters suits you, you once again can create your own character with an advanced F.A.C.E. system. This time, you can customize everything from a skin blemish to a funny nose. ICON provides a soundtrack of 29 songs. The fighters perform better when one of their own songs is playing.

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Digital Entertainment News (den)	Mar 26, 2007	8.5 out of 10	85
Playstation Front	Apr 13, 2007	82 out of 100	82
Kombo.com	Apr 04, 2007	8.1 out of 10	81
GameSpot	Mar 08, 2007	8.1 out of 10	81
Gamesmania	Apr 17, 2007	81 out of 100	81
4Players.de	Mar 20, 2007	77 out of 100	77
Video Game Talk	May 15, 2007		70
Games Master	Apr, 2007	56 out of 100	56
Good Game	Jun 05, 2007	5.5 out of 10	55
Lawrence	Mar 25, 2007	4.5 out of 10	45