Def Jam: Icon

 PlayStation 3
User Score
4.1

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 52 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 52
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 52
  3. Negative: 30 out of 52
Buy Now
Buy on

Review this game

  1. Your Score
    0 out of 10
    Rate this:
    • 10
    • 9
    • 8
    • 7
    • 6
    • 5
    • 4
    • 3
    • 2
    • 1
    • 0
    • 0
  1. Submit
  2. Check Spelling
view
per page
  1. MickP.
    Jun 15, 2007
    6
    bought this game 2 days ago already broke a control pad in frustration. The controls are a nightmare seeing as i played it 4-5 hours straight and still the right stick wouldnt do what i wanted it to. Apart from that the grathics are ok and the storyline is brilliant.
  2. AllenH.
    Mar 22, 2007
    6
    Worth a rental, but that's about it.
  3. SkylerF.
    May 7, 2007
    7
    Although a rocky start, once you get the game going it can be very fun. The create a character is very realistic and the story to the game is new, even though multiplayer is now only two player.
  4. BlakkSteel
    Aug 8, 2023
    6
    This was made during the period where EA hit the 52 Fake Out on audiences long waiting on new entries to their beloved "BIG" series of games, & rolled out a couple of severely half-baked games. NBA Street & the Def Jam fighting series were huge winners on the previous generation. These games, especially this one, were massive disappointments. Lazy cash-in efforts.

Awards & Rankings

64
#64 Best PS3 Game of 2007
48
#48 Most Discussed PS3 Game of 2007
62
#62 Most Shared PS3 Game of 2007

Critic Reviews

All reviews »
Metascore
68

Mixed or average reviews - based on 38 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 38
  3. Negative: 3 out of 38
  1. Game Informer
    78
    After a while, the recycled environments and repetitive battles start to feel like a chore rather than a reward. [Mar 2007, p.96]
  2. Play Magazine
    65
    There's no way to imagine these fights as anything but someone's absurd rap fantasy that was somehow shoehorned onto a fighting game. [Mar 2007, p.53]
  3. GameDaily
    70
    Too bad the slow-as-molasses combat (and too-savvy computer-controlled opponents) keep this fighter from rivaling classics like "Tekken," "Street Fighter" and "Soul Calibur," but the innovative use of music, as both an aesthetic and a weapon, adds depth.
    Read full review
See all critic reviews »