adventure

All of what UK friend said was true: 70 characters,22venues,5 different fighting styles which you can make hybrid moves that combine three of the styles,and yes,you can make a your own fighter.However all of these fall short to the story mode.The story's like this:This time you r fighting FOR D-Mob;you remember him the guy you put in prison in the last game.Well anyway if you lose a match forget it you don't get another chance at it.This story mode branches into an epic,it changes based on your choices,so weather or not you beat Crow(the new top dog played by...well...Snoop Dogg)is all part of the drama.And your girlfriend will also effect the story in many ways.
One last thing,your clothes and bling effect weather the potentual girlfriends and crowds like you.If the crowds like you they'll help you.For enstance,they can hold your opponent while you hit them with a wepon(oh yeh you can use wepons in this one).

TAKE NO NOTICE OF WHAT THE OTHER 1 STAR REVIEW SAID! THIS GAME IS GONNA BE OFF DA CHAIN. EA HAVE CONFIRMED THAT IT WILL HAVE 70 CHARACTERS, 5 DIFRENT FIGHTING STYLES, 22 ARENAS/VENUES, CREATE YOUR OWN PLAYER, ONLINE PLAY AND 35 OF THE 70 CHARACTERS R RAPPERS! BUSTA RHYMES, XZIBIT, METHOD MAN, REDMAN, SLICK RICK, LIL KIM, LUDACRIS, CARMEN ELECTRA, FLAVA FLAV, AND THE LIST GOES ON AND ON!! I HAVE SEEN 2 VIDEOS OF ACTUAL GAMEPLAY OF THE GAME AND I AM VERY IMPRESSED. B SURE 2 PICK THIS GAME UP WHEN IT DROPS IN SEPTEMBER 2004. IF U R STILL NOT SATISFIED WITH WHAT I HAVE SAID, GO 2 WWW.GAMESPOT.COM AND CHECK OUT DA SCREENSHOTS AND DA VIDEOS!

I'd give this "0 stars" if it was an option. Read XBox Magazine's preview of this game and went from geeked to disgusted by the end of the article. I love fighting games and the concept for this one sounded like a lot of fun if a bit heavy on the negative stereotypes that have plagued rap since the early days of the gangsta era. The more I read, though, the more offended I became. From the "battle for control of the underworld" setup; to the cheesy and sexist "girlfriend" mode featuring the likes of Lil' Kim, Carmen Electra and, surprisingly, Kimora Lee; to the ability to purchase officially licensed gear and, of course, bling-bling from none other than Jacob the Jeweler! WTF?!?!