Def Jam Vendetta

Def Jam Vendetta is a 2003 professional wrestling video game published by Electronic Arts and developed by AKI Corporation and EA Canada. It was released for the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube. Def Jam Vendetta was released on March 31, 2003 in North America, May 23, 2003 in PAL regions, and on August 21, 2003 in Japan.^[1] It featured hip hop musicians from the Def Jam Records label as fighters. The engine for the game was first designed for a sequel to EA's WCW Mayhem, but EA lost their WCW license when WCW was bought by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 2001.^[2]

Def Jam Vendetta
Developer(s)	AKI Corporation EA Canada
Publisher(s)	Electronic Arts
Series	Def Jam
Platform(s)	PlayStation 2, GameCube
Release	PlayStation 2 NA: March 31, 2003 PAL: May 23, 2003 JP: August 21, 2003 GameCube NA: March 31, 2003 PAL: May 23, 2003
Genre(s)	Sports, Fighting
Mode(s)	Single player multiplayer

Reception

IGN rated the game a 8.9 out of 10. Jon Robinson of IGN said that the multiplayer was "smooth" and "slick".^[3] GameSpot rated the game 8.4 out of 10. Alex Navarro of GameSpot said "As a wrestling game, Def Jam Vendetta manages to succeed on most every level, providing surprisingly deep gameplay, quality graphics and sound, and a distinctive atmosphere".^[4]