had sold 750,000 copies and earned $30 million in the United States. Next Generation ranked it as the 82nd highest-selling game launched for the PlayStation 2, Xbox or GameCube between January 2000 and July 2006 in that country. Combined sales of the Def Jam series reached 1.8 million units in the United States by July 2006. The Cincinnati Enquirer gave it a score of all four stars and stated: "Electronic Arts deserves kudos for breathing new life into the aging fighting genre with this title's fresh approach". However, The Village Voice gave it a score of six out of ten and said: "If only DMX could sic his pit bulls on you, Funkmaster Flex burst your eardrums ID'ing himself, or Redman burn you with a blunt". Entertainment Weekly gave it a C+ and called it "an uninspired wrestling title that lacks Def Jam's trademark sheen". GameSpot named Def Jam Vendetta the best PlayStation 2 game of April 2003. References External links 2003 video games Def Jam video games EA Sports games EA Sports Big games Video games based on musicians GameCube games Organized crime video games PlayStation 2 games Professional wrestling games Syn Sophia games Video games developed in Canada Video games developed in Japan Video games featuring black protagonists Multiplayer and single-player video games Video games set in New York City Spike Video Game Award winners