Def Jam Icon 2 was a 3D fighting game and a sequel to Def Jam Icon. This game would've been the fourth in Electronic Arts's Def Jam-licensed hip hop video game series. Assumingly, the game was in development sometime in late 2007 by EA Chicago, but was cancelled due to the closing of the studio.
Features[]
- On a leaked video, the game featured modes such as Throw Down, Obey and UCM (Possibly stands for User Created Music).
- Like it's predecessor, the developers continued to make the music and the environment a much larger factor in the fight.
- The gameplay looks identical to Def Jam Icon, but now with a faster framerate and featured fighting combos that can be intergrated into powerful grappling moves. There's also an attack that launches your opponent in the air.
- The song switching feature appears to have returned from the first game, but now its seems that not only the song changes, the stage itself changes to the one of the player's choice. According to former EA art director, Jason Moreno, this feature was used to emulate music videos with tremendous effects that move to the music.
- A new feature called Beat Constructor[1] was planned to be featured in Def Jam Icon 2. This is most likely a DJ-like feature in the game to allow players to create their own beats. UI concept designs of this feature was shared by EA's former UI Designer Eric Will.
- Another new feature called Fight Style Factory[2] was planned to be featured in Def Jam Icon 2. This feature would most likely allow players to make a custom fighting style. UI concept designs of this feature was shared by EA's former UI Designer Eric Will.
Characters[]
| Character | Note(s) |
|---|---|
| Playa | Playable in the prototype. Possibly the protagonist of Def Jam Icon. |
| T.I. | Playable in the prototype. |
| Ludacris | Only seen in the loading screens. Not playable in the prototype. |
Soundtrack[]
| Artist | Song | Track (s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Boy | Boy Looka Here | Loading Music 1 Loading Music 2 Stage Music |
Found in the data files of the prototype build. |
| T.I. | Big Shit Poppin' (Do It) | Loading Music 1 Loading Music 2 Stage Music |
Found in the data files of the prototype build. |
| N/A | Drumkit | Found in the data files of the prototype build. The various sound bites were most likely planned to be used for the Beat Constructor feature in the game. |
Stages[]
Only three stages exists in the prototype.
| Stages | Notes | Image(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Physics Testbed (What Happens Here Stays Here) | An empty test stage. | 
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| Tarmac (Ground Level Turbulence) | A stage that takes place at an airport. | 
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| Custom Car Shop (Pop Goes The Diesel) | A stage that takes place at a car shop. | 
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Gallery[]
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Title screen
A revised design of the title screen
Loading screen
A revised design of the loading screen
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Game modes
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Character Select screen
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Playa vs. T.I.
.png "DefJamIcon2(4).png (1.43 MB)")
Venue Select screen
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Music Select screen
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Ludacris on the loading screen
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The Physics Testbed stage with a block thats says "Missing Texture".
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Tarmac stage
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Custom Car Shop stage
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.png "DefJamIcon2(10).png (672 KB)")
Playa
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T.I.
.png "DefJamIcon2(13).png (1.15 MB)")
Pause screen
T.I.'s model for Def Jam Icon 2
T.I.'s head model
Tarmac concept art
Custom Car Shop's render
UI concept design for the Beat Constructor feature
Preview mode for the Beat Constructor feature. This is likely used to show players how the hazards would activate during customization.
UI concept design for the Fight Style Factory feature
Video[]
Def Jam ICON 2
video made by PtoPOnline
Trivia[]
- T.I.'s outfit is based on the outfit he wore on the cover of his T.I. vs. T.I.P. album.
T.I.'s outfit from the "T.I. vs. T.I.P." album, which inspired T.I.'s outfit in Icon 2.