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Def Jam Vendetta rocks my spandex.
It's basically No mercy with much improved graphics, no gay men in leotards and a lot faster smoother game play.
It's sooooo good. Because Aki haven't had to keep to a WWF license some of the moves are completly over the top and look brilliant. They're all pretty realistic and possible, it's just that if you did some of the special moves on people in real life, there's no doubt that they'd kill them.
For example one of my character's special moves, he snaps their back on his leg, punches them twice in the face then does a massive spinning pile driver so they land on the back of their neck.
Muchos TKO stylee.
The atmosphere in the game is great too. All the fights take place in arenas like strip bars and nightclubs and stuff, Funkmaster Flex is on the decks mixing the 'phat beats' as you fight and also commentating.
Whoever it was that said the control are unresponsiv on the PS2 demo either has a messed up controller or forgot to plug it in. The fights are so smooth and the contorls are great. The reversal system has been brought on a bit from No Mercy as well. At one point I was fighting Scar Face, we managed to get about 8 reversals at once, he revesed me I reversed him etc etc until I eventually flaw the punk. It looks sweet.
It's basically No mercy with much improved graphics, no gay men in leotards and a lot faster smoother game play.
It's sooooo good. Because Aki haven't had to keep to a WWF license some of the moves are completly over the top and look brilliant. They're all pretty realistic and possible, it's just that if you did some of the special moves on people in real life, there's no doubt that they'd kill them.
For example one of my character's special moves, he snaps their back on his leg, punches them twice in the face then does a massive spinning pile driver so they land on the back of their neck.
Muchos TKO stylee.
The atmosphere in the game is great too. All the fights take place in arenas like strip bars and nightclubs and stuff, Funkmaster Flex is on the decks mixing the 'phat beats' as you fight and also commentating.
Whoever it was that said the control are unresponsiv on the PS2 demo either has a messed up controller or forgot to plug it in. The fights are so smooth and the contorls are great. The reversal system has been brought on a bit from No Mercy as well. At one point I was fighting Scar Face, we managed to get about 8 reversals at once, he revesed me I reversed him etc etc until I eventually flaw the punk. It looks sweet.
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The Mutts nutts? Its that good? Why do you have to do this to me ;) 3 great games and they are all what I am looking in terms of pick and play value. I will end up getting Burnout 2 as my next game as I am a big racing fan and since Project Gotham Racing the Xbox hasn't really delivered anything worth getting. That will change from Novemeber onwards however but for now I will go with Burnout 2. Cheers for the help!
I never played Burnout much, my mate brought it round once but O got bored of it after a few goes for some reason. Found the crashing a right royal pian in the a** becuase of the sodding replay system.
Where as with Burnout 2 I enjoyed it from the word go, there'a much greater sense of speed and they seem to have toned down the difficulty levels somehow so it's much easier to boost up the wrong side of the road, going in between the on coming traffic and swerving out the way of buses without crashing so much. The sense of speed is pant soiling and the adrenalin you get from going along at top speeds narrowly missing the oncoming traffic is superb.
There's also a lot more tracks this time and a lot more to unlock. Oh and it's a damn pretty game where as the first one wasn't much to look at.
Oh and crash mode is a superb extra so is pursuit mode.
So basically, it's much, much better than the original as far as I'm
concerned.
Oh and another thing, NBA Street 2 is the absoloute mutts nuts.
Where as with Burnout 2 I enjoyed it from the word go, there'a much greater sense of speed and they seem to have toned down the difficulty levels somehow so it's much easier to boost up the wrong side of the road, going in between the on coming traffic and swerving out the way of buses without crashing so much. The sense of speed is pant soiling and the adrenalin you get from going along at top speeds narrowly missing the oncoming traffic is superb.
There's also a lot more tracks this time and a lot more to unlock. Oh and it's a damn pretty game where as the first one wasn't much to look at.
Oh and crash mode is a superb extra so is pursuit mode.
So basically, it's much, much better than the original as far as I'm
concerned.
Oh and another thing, NBA Street 2 is the absoloute mutts nuts.
Ok cheers man! That was exactly what I was hoping you weren't going to say. I really want to get Burnout 2 but you are slowly drawing me towards Def Jam Vendetta :) I don't even have Zelda yet or Resident Evil Zero or Panzer Dragoon Orta but they can wait until the summer. For now I am after a game that I can pick up and play without bothering about the story etc and these two (along with NBA Street 2) are what I have short listed. I really didn't like Burnout all that much, is Burnout 2 a LOT better? Cheers.
As much as I like Burnout 2, i'd have to go with Def Jam.
If ya like Wrestling games then it's an absoloute must.
If ya like the music as well then you should sell your granny to get hold of a copy.
It hasn't got the options of other Wrestling games, but it makes up for that with an absoloutly superb fight engine. It looks brilliant and it plays brilliantly as well.
I kinda like it.
If ya like Wrestling games then it's an absoloute must.
If ya like the music as well then you should sell your granny to get hold of a copy.
It hasn't got the options of other Wrestling games, but it makes up for that with an absoloutly superb fight engine. It looks brilliant and it plays brilliantly as well.
I kinda like it.
One question Tilta for my next purchase...
Burnout 2 for the Xbox or...
Def Jam Vendetta for the GameCube?
Burnout 2 for the Xbox or...
Def Jam Vendetta for the GameCube?
Just completed it in hard with Spider, I whooped D Mobs a*s and I didn't even have to submit the punk.
Spider has the single most nasty move. When you've got ya opponent in a strong grapple, press up and B, he picks them up by the neck and then proceeds to crush their face in the palm of his hand. The sound effect that goes with it makes me squirm every time.
What's ya highest on Survival mode?
I got 8 on hard, pretty feeble really but I was using a pretty pants character.
Spider has the single most nasty move. When you've got ya opponent in a strong grapple, press up and B, he picks them up by the neck and then proceeds to crush their face in the palm of his hand. The sound effect that goes with it makes me squirm every time.
What's ya highest on Survival mode?
I got 8 on hard, pretty feeble really but I was using a pretty pants character.
Dammit. People tempting me with good games.
You did it with NBA Street, Ikaruga, and now Def Jam.
*sob*
You did it with NBA Street, Ikaruga, and now Def Jam.
*sob*
Lets fight.
Pfffffffft.
No Mercy smells, I have it on my PC.
DJV is mucho better.
DJV is mucho better.
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