<s>
Def	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
:	I-Application
Icon	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
third	O
in	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
's	O
Def	O
Jam-licensed	O
hip-hop	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
EA	O
Chicago	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
Def	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
game	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
AKI	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2007	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Def	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
:	I-Application
Icon	I-Application
is	O
less	O
wrestling-oriented	O
than	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
Def	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
Vendetta	I-Application
and	O
Def	B-Device
Jam	I-Device
:	I-Device
Fight	I-Device
for	I-Device
NY	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
EA	O
Chicago	O
's	O
Fight	B-Application
Night	I-Application
:	I-Application
Round	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
featuring	O
a	O
focus	O
on	O
up-close	O
brawling	O
,	O
mixing	O
up	O
blocks	O
,	O
throws	O
,	O
parries	O
,	O
and	O
using	O
the	O
right	O
analog	O
stick	O
to	O
deliver	O
stronger	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
changes	O
will	O
be	O
purely	O
cosmetic	O
:	O
hubcaps	B-Application
on	O
cars	O
will	O
spin	O
and	O
twinkle	O
to	O
the	O
beat	O
of	O
each	O
song	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
29	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
including	O
real-life	O
hip	O
hop	O
artists	O
signed	O
to	O
Def	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
original	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
and	O
game	O
critics	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
both	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EA	O
and	O
Def	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
have	O
set	O
the	O
bar	O
really	O
high	O
for	O
fighting	O
games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
New	O
York	O
Times	O
gave	O
it	O
an	O
average	O
review	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
While	O
Icon	O
is	O
the	O
best	O
looking	O
of	O
the	O
Def	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
games	O
,	O
the	O
combat	O
system	O
is	O
n't	O
quite	O
as	O
entertaining	O
,	O
dropping	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
 '	O
over-the-top	O
wrestling	O
moves	O
for	O
more	O
straightforward	O
street	O
fighting	O
.	O
</s>
