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I'm not a huge fan of 1vs1 fighting games, and this hip-hop, urban game wasn't appealing to me at all (sorry, rock guy all the way).

However, I rented it, and it's great! It has a storyline you can follow in single player where you work for a record dealer. You are basically his "shark," taking care of all the dirty work for him. Meanwhile you build a record empire by recruiting hot rappers, and you can use your mooney to progress your record empire through investments or just buy a $300,000 watch for the heck of it.

The graphics on HDMI High Definition are amazing. The soundtrack is top notch.

Definitely gives this title a try. Lots of fun.

I really enjoyed this game, I did. But I have a few things to say.

For a fighting game, it's really lacking on the fighting. It's not as smooth or entertaining as the last titles. And they took out the fight-ending moves where you completely destroy people. But I did like the addition of the DJ system. It allows you to cause massive damage to your opponent through timing (if you know the song) or through scratching the song to a place where the beat hits and the scenery attacks your opponent.

Nonetheless, whereas I enjoyed the storyline for the last few games, this one takes it to a whole new level. It's extremely engaging. But I did find myself at a point where I was only fighting to progress the storyline. I think it should be a good mix of both: where you're fighting to progress, and progressing to fight.

Overall, I really enjoyed this game. But, I had been considering keeping this game from Gamefly but now I know that it has very little replay value. Rent it, beat it, and move on.