Details Revealed On New Game Def Jam Rapstar

(AllHipHop News) Def Jam Interactive will expand its multi-million dollar brand this fall with the release of the forthcoming 4mm Games and Terminal Reality video game, Def Jam Rapstar. The game, which blends classic and popular Hip-Hop songs with karaoke, will be available for Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and Wii.The karaoke rap video game can […]

(AllHipHop News) Def Jam Interactive will expand its multi-million dollar brand this fall with the release of the forthcoming 4mm Games and Terminal Reality video game, Def Jam Rapstar. The game, which blends classic and popular Hip-Hop songs with karaoke, will be available for Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and Wii.The karaoke rap video game can be played in three speeds: solo (one player), duet (two players playing together), and battle (two players against each other for points). Additionally, with the selection of each track, the music video plays in the background and a “about” facts column pops up on the side stating a brief biography of the artist(s).Among the artists featured on the game include 2Pac (“I Get Around”), The Notorious B.I.G. (“Juicy”), A Tribe Called Quest (“Scenario”), Big Pun (“Still Not A Player), 50 Cent (“I Get Money”), Lil Wayne (“A Milli”) and LL Cool J (“Mama Said Knock You Out”). Other artists with songs on the game include Drake, Ludacris, Method Man (featuring Mary J. Blige), Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, DJ Khaled, Diddy, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Nas, Nelly, Onyx, Outkast, Salt-N-Pepa, Public Enemy, Pete Rock and CL Smooth, Redman, Run D.M.C., Slick Rick, T.I. (featuring Rihanna), Wu Tang Clan, Young Jeezy (featuring Kanye West), and Young Joc.Def Jam Rapstar is co-published by Konami Digital Entertainment Inc. and Autumn Games, and will retail for $59.99 for the software only version for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 (and $49.99 for Wii); and for $69.99 for a bundled version including the software and one wired microphone for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 consoles ($59.99 for Wii). Def Jam Rapstar will be available for purchase on October 5th. For more information, please visit www.defjamrapstar.com.