If it wasn't called DefJam Icon and called Rap Icon or Rap Mogul or something like that I think it would have been better received. I don't think it would have got better scores, but I think It would have been easier to forgive its flaws.
@@somekindarobot I've said that for years, if it didn't follow up on FFNY (which was hard enough even in 2007) I may have been less hated as a def jam game
I thinks it's because around this time video games where focusing so much on realism this game is an example of that by making it a slow & realistic fight night knockoff instead of the fast fun arcadey style of Vendetta & FFNY obviously i cant stand this game because of how it killed the series
This makes me sad😥: The Def Jam games got me into liking hip hop and games together. seeing my favorite rappers in games inspired me both. The last few years, I've been doing my 20th anniversary for rap artist's albums and games from the early 2000s.
The hate came from it not building off of the excellence of previous game like FFNY did, I will always applaud innovative ideas Icon was different I give it credit. But it tried to do too much too quickly which made it feel like an entirely different game than the last. Good video overall though!
@@christonmoore701 thank you! I will say the hate is arguably justified. And I think it should have been FFNY updated on PS3/360 but even though the game is BAD I still love it for what it is
Platinum was the TRUE villain of Defjam Icon. Anyone else noticed how quickly she switched to Wheatley IMMEDIATELY once Troy and the protagonist were both shot and left for dead? ?? Bitch was playing dumb when she was playing everybody the entire time.
What's weird is I would always see this game at Gamestop on sale or on a shelf at a friend's house but never saw gameplay or anything. Thought it was some kind of GTA clone for some reason because GTA became so popular that all you had to have was some sort of hip pop or street gang theme and I thought it was the new Saint's Row lol. Anyway, this game looks pretty goofy, and is that screen tearing on a console? Gross, there's no V-sync settings either...
Nice video.....I used to like this game the whole music manager was fun I didn't know back then it did bad😅 I just thought it was different from the other 2 games
The comment you made about EA being better than that had me LMFAO this is absolutely something they would do with a property that made them money before 😂. Greedy bastards, if this sold well they would have rode it into the group with shittier versions then can the devs who worked on it. And probably wanted to make a good game so I won't ever shit on them for this game but i grew up on the first two and i remember being really disappointed when this dropped 😕. But EA, not saying you don't know they're shit it just made me laugh, they're so bad at managing game franchises that aren't a sport and even that's debatable. If they dropped another entry for DJ today it'd be riddled with micro transactions, a hollow story if we're lucky and very likely a season pass that's not worth what one would spend on it, I have no faith in them I was a dead space fan lol
@@ROCBOI-wr3uh it's had a resurgence in the past couple years of people saying it's not that bad, it's kinda like saints row 3 and 4 it's got its haters and supporters, thanks for watching
@@lucasgoncalves9281 yeah, I give them credit for trying something new and I like what's we ended up getting but I feel it could have been slightly better if delayed
@@lucasgoncalves9281 sadly it did, I don't think ea CHICAGO is the blame however, I believe the director was kinda the blame he tired to make it similar to fight night in a way
If it wasn't called DefJam Icon and called Rap Icon or Rap Mogul or something like that I think it would have been better received. I don't think it would have got better scores, but I think It would have been easier to forgive its flaws.
@@somekindarobot I've said that for years, if it didn't follow up on FFNY (which was hard enough even in 2007) I may have been less hated as a def jam game
I thinks it's because around this time video games where focusing so much on realism this game is an example of that by making it a slow & realistic fight night knockoff instead of the fast fun arcadey style of Vendetta & FFNY obviously i cant stand this game because of how it killed the series
I think you summed it up perfectly. I agree with you on that as well.
I think it was hated because of Def Jam Fight For NY comparisons which is the best one imo but Def Jam Icon is fun & my second favorite
yeah i think icon was hated bc of how good ffny was but i can sit down and have fun with it. thanks for watching
@@Docfriday97 I beat fight for NY on hard Flava Flav is op on hard
@@nyresolution1393 nah man, fat joe was on his 2003 triple h bag just spamming pedigrees 😆😂
@@Docfriday97 lol yeah you're right I watched my friend lose to fat joe 9 times in a row getting super punched from one side of the cage to the other
@@nyresolution1393 i think we all had rage tears the first time we faced fat joe
This makes me sad😥: The Def Jam games got me into liking hip hop and games together. seeing my favorite rappers in games inspired me both. The last few years, I've been doing my 20th anniversary for rap artist's albums and games from the early 2000s.
Honestly imo bro i like ICON but it have its flaws i restart story mode almost everyday i really dont have a problem playing it all day
@@SayKayyDee me too homie, I think it was bad timing and it was unfairly judged
Get glassess.😂
@@nehemiahpouncey3607 wym
@@nehemiahpouncey3607what are you talking about
@@nehemiahpouncey3607 ion what you talking about Bru
THE DEFJAM THAT NEEDS A REMAKE IN 2024 is Icon
You 100lbs past that 😂😂😂
@@2Stoned2Care153 it still makes me laugh every time I hear it
The hate came from it not building off of the excellence of previous game like FFNY did, I will always applaud innovative ideas Icon was different I give it credit. But it tried to do too much too quickly which made it feel like an entirely different game than the last. Good video overall though!
@@christonmoore701 thank you! I will say the hate is arguably justified. And I think it should have been FFNY updated on PS3/360 but even though the game is BAD I still love it for what it is
Nah only saving grace were the graphics, stop the 🧢
Platinum was the TRUE villain of Defjam Icon. Anyone else noticed how quickly she switched to Wheatley IMMEDIATELY once Troy and the protagonist were both shot and left for dead? ??
Bitch was playing dumb when she was playing everybody the entire time.
I mean it be like that
Yea icon sucked I was hoping this game was going to be good but New York was definitely a lot better
Anthony Anderson Should of been playable.
@@nehemiahpouncey3607 he was. Troy dollar is a unlockable character
@@Docfriday97 whaaaaaat?😲
Def jam icon is 💩🚽 nunca sera tan bueno como. The Best is 🔥💎Def jam for fight NY 💎🔥
Do you know theres a new Fighting game coming out called underground world war
@@KeivonteNorman yeah I've seen footage of it. It doesn't look good lol. But it's also in early development so I can't be too harsh
UPDATE: I have watched some of there new footage. And it looks better than the last time I saw it so my apologies
Icon was was great for its time.
What's weird is I would always see this game at Gamestop on sale or on a shelf at a friend's house but never saw gameplay or anything. Thought it was some kind of GTA clone for some reason because GTA became so popular that all you had to have was some sort of hip pop or street gang theme and I thought it was the new Saint's Row lol. Anyway, this game looks pretty goofy, and is that screen tearing on a console? Gross, there's no V-sync settings either...
Nice video.....I used to like this game the whole music manager was fun I didn't know back then it did bad😅 I just thought it was different from the other 2 games
Fight For NY has better graphics than Icon lmao
Man... These characters looks weird
That's early PS3 era for you 😂 you gotta remember this is running on the fight night engine
The comment you made about EA being better than that had me LMFAO this is absolutely something they would do with a property that made them money before 😂. Greedy bastards, if this sold well they would have rode it into the group with shittier versions then can the devs who worked on it. And probably wanted to make a good game so I won't ever shit on them for this game but i grew up on the first two and i remember being really disappointed when this dropped 😕. But EA, not saying you don't know they're shit it just made me laugh, they're so bad at managing game franchises that aren't a sport and even that's debatable. If they dropped another entry for DJ today it'd be riddled with micro transactions, a hollow story if we're lucky and very likely a season pass that's not worth what one would spend on it, I have no faith in them I was a dead space fan lol
Good video. Mute your Discord.
@@tripled153 sorry about that, hope it didn't annoy you
@@Docfriday97 It's fine it was a great video just giving some productive feedback
This game was t bad at all jus need a few more add ons
It derailed the whole franchise ,the hatred is justified!!
Fair enough, but I still fw the game
I played it alot bc i liked fighting games i still am here n there with it but ngl when u mix some shii up n BOOM it gets exciting
@@ROCBOI-wr3uh it's had a resurgence in the past couple years of people saying it's not that bad, it's kinda like saints row 3 and 4 it's got its haters and supporters, thanks for watching
@@Docfriday97 saints row 4 still pisses me off I can’t stand it to this day
@@ROCBOI-wr3uh I mean I will always prefer 1 and 2 burn can't deny I had fun with 4 at least
Bro made that man maven 😅
i mean not on purpose but close enough lol
Loved this game for the graphics mainly at this time this showed off what the ps3 was capable of.
Thought u had a British accent at the start for a sec lol
i kinda liked to be honest, at the time i was just so happy with a new def jam game
@@lucasgoncalves9281 yeah, I give them credit for trying something new and I like what's we ended up getting but I feel it could have been slightly better if delayed
@@Docfriday97 fr fr, they killed the whole series with this one
@@lucasgoncalves9281 sadly it did, I don't think ea CHICAGO is the blame however, I believe the director was kinda the blame he tired to make it similar to fight night in a way
Lol thats not sticky at the beginning in the club. It doesn't even sound like him.
Very good video
thank you