<s>
Def	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
Vendetta	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2003	O
professional	O
wrestling	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
combines	O
hip	O
hop	O
with	O
pro	O
wrestling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
&	O
GameCube	B-Application
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
under	O
the	O
EA	O
Sports	O
BIG	O
label	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
&	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
EA	O
Games	O
label	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
EA	O
's	O
first	O
attempt	O
at	O
a	O
wrestling	O
game	O
since	O
the	O
widely	O
panned	O
WCW	B-Application
Backstage	I-Application
Assault	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
hip	O
hop	O
artists	O
were	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
DMX	O
,	O
Method	O
Man	O
,	O
Redman	O
,	O
Ludacris	O
,	O
N.O.R.E.	O
,	O
Capone	O
,	O
Scarface	O
,	O
Ghostface	O
Killah	O
,	O
Keith	O
Murray	O
,	O
WC	O
,	O
Joe	O
Budden	O
and	O
DJ	O
Funkmaster	O
Flex	O
;	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
were	O
artists	O
of	O
Def	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Def	B-Device
Jam	I-Device
:	I-Device
Fight	I-Device
for	I-Device
NY	I-Device
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
20	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
to	O
largely	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
plays	O
very	O
similarly	O
to	O
WWF	B-Device
No	I-Device
Mercy	I-Device
,	O
and	O
features	O
a	O
lengthy	O
story	O
mode	O
that	O
allows	O
you	O
to	O
level	O
up	O
and	O
enhance	O
one	O
of	O
four	O
player	O
characters	O
in	O
your	O
quest	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
most	O
well	O
known	O
star	O
in	O
the	O
urban	O
fighting	O
league	O
and	O
fight	O
the	O
undefeated	O
underground	O
boss	O
,	O
D-Mob	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
actor	O
Christopher	O
Judge	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
46	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>
He	O
says	O
that	O
if	O
anyone	O
in	O
the	O
club	O
wants	O
the	O
power	O
and	O
respect	O
,	O
they	O
have	O
to	O
beat	O
him	O
at	O
the	O
Def	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
tournament	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
they	O
arrive	O
at	O
The	O
Face	O
Club	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
revealed	O
that	O
D-Mob	O
has	O
sent	O
House	O
,	O
Pockets	O
and	O
Snowman	O
to	O
stop	O
them	O
from	O
coming	O
to	O
the	O
Def	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
tournament	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
The	O
Protagonist	O
is	O
walking	O
out	O
,	O
D-Mob	O
is	O
arrested	O
,	O
leading	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Def	B-Device
Jam	I-Device
:	I-Device
Fight	I-Device
for	I-Device
NY	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
July	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Def	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
Vendetta	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
750,000	O
copies	O
and	O
earned	O
$30	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
Generation	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
82nd	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
or	O
GameCube	B-Application
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
July	O
2006	O
in	O
that	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combined	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
Def	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
series	O
reached	O
1.8	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
by	O
July	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Entertainment	O
Weekly	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
C+	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
an	O
uninspired	O
wrestling	O
title	O
that	O
lacks	O
Def	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
's	O
trademark	O
sheen	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
named	O
Def	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
Vendetta	I-Application
the	O
best	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
of	O
April	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
