Def Jam Vendetta is a professional wrestling video game that combined hip hop with pro wrestling. It was released for the PlayStation 2 and GameCube. It was Electronic Arts' first attempt at a wrestling game since the widely-panned WCW Backstage Assault. The game's engine was originally designed for use in a sequel to EA's WCW Mayhem, but EA lost the WCW license when the wrestling company was purchased by the World Wrestling Federation in 2001.

So far two sequels have been released: 2004's Def Jam: Fight for NY (which had its own spin-off, 2006's Def Jam Fight for NY: The Takeover) and 2007's Def Jam: Icon. The game features a largely unmodified AKI "engine", used in other AKI wrestling games Virtual Pro Wrestling, Virtual Pro Wrestling 2, WCW vs. nWo: World Tour, WWF WrestleMania 2000 and WCW/nWo Revenge with some minor "button mashing" elements added and significantly speedier gameplay.

Codes

Button Codes for Unlocking Venues
At the Venue select screen simultaneously hold L+R+Z and then enter any of the following button sequences:

A, Y, Y, X, X - Bounty Club

X, B, Y, A, Y - Club Luda

X, A, Y, A, B - Def Jam

B, X, A, Y, Y - Def Jam Vendetta

B, A, Y, A, X - Dragon House

Y, A, Y, Y, X - Face Club After Hours

Y, Y, Y, A, Y - Grimeyville

A, Y, Y, A, B - Junkyard

A, A, Y, A, Y - Warehouse

Codes to unlock all characters
Go to a non story mode character, select screen then hold L + R + Z, then press the following to unlock the wrestler of your choice:

A, Y, B, X, Y - Arii

A, B, X, Y, X - Briggs

A, B, Y, A, X - Briggs (alternate costume)

A, Y, A, A, A - Carla

Y, Y, B, A, X - Chukklez

X, B, A, A, X - Cruz

Y, B, Y, A, X - D-Mob

Y, Y, B, Y, Y - D-Mob (alternate costume)

A, X, A, X, Y - Dan G

X, X, A, A, B - Deebo

X, Y, X, X, A - Deja

X, A, X, B, Y - DMX

B, Y, X, A, A - Drake

A, B, B, X, X - Drake (alternate costume)

X, B, X, X, Y - Funkmaster Flex

B, B, B, Y, X - Headache

B, A, B, X, A - House

Y, B, X, Y, X - Iceberg

X, X, X, Y, B - Ludacris

X, Y, X, Y, X - Manny

A, X, B, Y, Y - Masa

Y, X, A, B, X - Method Man

B, B, Y, Y, A - Moses

X, Y, B, A, X - N.O.R.E.

Y, X, A, A, B - Nyne

X, X, Y, B, B - Omar

X, X, Y, Y, B - Opal

A, A, Y, B, Y - Peewee

A, A, Y, B, Y - Peewee (alternate costume)

A, A, A, B, X - Penny

B, Y, X, Y, A - Pockets

A, Y, B, Y, X - Proof (alternate costume)

B, Y, B, X, A - Razor

Y, X, A, B, B - Razor (alternate costume)

X, X, B, Y, A - Redman

A, Y, A, B, X - Ruffneck

Y, X, B, A, Y - Ruffneck (alternate costume)

X, Y, A, B, Y - Scarface

B, B, X, Y, A - Sketch

B, B, A, A, X - Snowman

Y, B, A, Y, X - Spider (alternate costume)

X, X, Y, A, B - Spider's 3rd Alternate Costume

A, B, X, X, B - Steel

X, X, Y, A, X - T'ai

B, Y, X, A, A - Tank

B, B, Y, A, A - Zaheer

Here's Redman's finishing move: