Prerelease:Def Jam Vendetta

This page details pre-release information and/or media for Def Jam Vendetta.

Def Jam Vendetta began development in mid 2002. It was released in April 2003.

To do: There are images of the earliest build on gamekult which show a different HUD and early fighter names. Add these here.

Sting Trailer

This trailer is dated 4th December 2002. It has many interesting differences.

• Razor's secondary attire is different.
• Spider had Deebo's Cover Charge Blazin.
• House had Cruz's Cruz Control Blazin.
• Iceberg had Spider's Harlem Whirlwind Blazin.
• Grunt sound effects are different.
• There is no HUD.

(Source: Tekkenlord05)

Sting Trailer 2

This trailer is from the same time as the first trailer. It has even more interesting differences.

• Headache uses Briggs's intro animation.
• There is no HUD.
• Headache uses Steel's Steel Trap Blazin.

(Source: Tekkenlord05)

Beta Intro Trailer

This trailer is from later in development. It has many noticeable differences.

• The opening intro is very different.
• Ludacris's introduction uses his win animation for his introduction as opposed to what the other rappers have.
• Redman is not called out by D-Mob or introduced like the other rappers.
• The music for the opening intro is very different.

(Source: Tekkenlord05)

PlayStation 2 Trailer

This is a trailer for the PlayStation 2 version. It looks identical to the final game but has some differences.

• Funkmaster Flex uses Snowman's Funky Blizzard as his Blazin.
• Some sound effects are different.

(Source: MicroChirp)

Behind the Scenes

This trailer looks at the behind the scenes of the game. It has one strange difference.

• Some sound effects are different.

(Source: Tekkenlord05)

NTSC Commercial

This is a commercial for the game. It has some differences when compared to the final game.

• All the rappers have the same name font as opposed to their own in the final game.
• Some sound effects are different.

(Source: Tekkenlord05)