Def Jam: Fight for NY
PlayStation 2

Def Jam: Fight for NY

Released 9/21/04
Genre : Fighting
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ESRB Rated M: Mature 17+
Content Descriptors
  • Blood
  • Sexual Themes
  • Strong Language
  • Violence
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8.5
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Rule New York's hip hop underground with your fists in Def Jam: Fight For NY! Battling for lordship of the underground, you will ruthlessly take down your enemies, using a powerful combination of brawn, martial arts skills, and weaponry. Nothing will stand in your way as you beat a path to the throne! Featuring over 40 larger-than-life hip hop artists and personalities, including Snoop Dogg, Method Man, Busta Rhymes, Sean Paul, Carmen Electra, Slick Rick, Redman, Lil' Kim and Ludacris, and jamming to a slamming hip hop soundtrack, Def Jam: Fight For NY is the ultimate street-fighting party game.

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9
Best ps2 fighter yet.
I'll open up and say immediately I think this is possibly the best ps2 fighting game I have played in a very long time. I own most of the tekken games, beat soul calibur2&3, and I liked this game more than any of the others. But here is why.<br><br>The games overall graphics aren't that bad, actually, they are pretty good. Not the best, but it fits the scene pretty well. My only complaints were the occasional ears showing through a hat. Annoying, that's all. I was probably most surprised by the lighting, better than average.<br><br>The game play itself is really would took me, but not completely. My favorite aspect is you seemingly can't just knock somebody out by a normal punch. I loved this. This means you need to use the environment, a weapon, or special attack like your blazing moves once they are in the "Danger Zone". That right there made it MUCH more interesting, and made for some VERY intense fights, some of which lasted 3 minutes, to my record of 11. The blazing moves are incredible, and wow they look painful, they did an awesome job of putting a "wow" effect on most of them. But what about our standard moves? We could really use some more to beat down how repetitive some of the moves are. This however does change a bit once you learn more styles.<br><br>The overall sound is pretty well done, and not a bad list of songs. However, you may hear some of them several times until you unlock more. I wish they were all available from the start.<br><br>The story mode wasn't that bad at all, but the "story" can mostly be summed in one line. Go take this club for me.<br><br>I loved the character creator actually, the sketch artistry works perfect for the story mode, and the reason to why you get to choose how your character looks.<br><br>I was glad I rented the game, I actually was unsure if I was going to like it when I put it in my Q. This one is a great one to rent for possibly a couple weeks. I know I have had it for 3 weeks all ready. I rarely keep a game for a week.<br><br>-kk15
Iamkk15 (member since 2006)
reviewed on 7/12/06
24 agree
10
y can't I rent this game
I want to rent the game but it won't let me rent it y
whitebear2098 (member since 2015)
reviewed on 5/8/15
6 agree
9
Oldschool is better
Only a brief statement is needed to review this game. Better then Def Jam Icon!
bakedcrakr (member since 2007)
reviewed on 6/15/07
9 agree
10
Best def jam ever
Perfect game. Tons of characters to choose from, great storyline, and a choice of your clothes, jewelery, tatoos, and haircuts. You even choose your girlfriend. Your enemy is crow (snoop dog) magic (busta rhymes) and Fat Joe (whos name in the game they wont let me say on on here), along with their entire army. This game is full of twists and turns, some of them predictable. You can go into free-for-all, train match (where you get to throw them in front of a train), a window match (you guessed it, throw em out a window), and much more. I loved this game, and I'm sure you'll find love for it. RENT IT!
sonyh8er22 (member since 2004)
reviewed on 4/1/07
3 agree
8
Who said sequels are no good.
Listen here who ever said sequels are no good should just shut up. Well maybe they're right on other things but not this game. The graphics are great. The game play is tight and the moves performed by the characters are amazing. This game truly kicks the first versions butt. Story mode is so much better, loading time needs improvement as well as giving the player more options on decision making while in story mode. In whole the game is good.
Knockout24 (member since 2006)
reviewed on 5/9/06
10 agree
8
Good but after a while boring
This game is pretty good but after a while it gets to easy and to boring
1GAMER4LIF (member since 2006)
reviewed on 3/19/07
3 agree
9
Rappers beating each other up gets even better!
I was kind of skeptical of getting Def Jam:FFNY at first, but I saw this getting many 9s and 8s, which meant it had to be pretty decent. "Decent" would be an understatement. I was completely blown away.<br><br>Gameplay - 10/10<br><br>You can create a character and take him(can't create women in this one) through story mode which is pretty long for fighting games(three hours not counting how many hours you'll spend trying different clothes and jewelry on your guy to make him look cool).<br><br>Gameplay is simple to learn and hard to master. There's a punch button, a kick button, a grapple button, a run button, a guard button, and a blazing(finisher) button. To reverse an opponent's grab or attack, just press either of the attack buttons in the direction your fighter is standing in front of your opponent.<br><br>There's five fighting styles(Wrestling, Submissions, Martial Arts, Kickboxing, and Streetfighting) and even more styles by knowing two or three(three maximum) specific styles of the five main styles.<br><br>There's a LOT of blazing finishers to collect, stats to increase(health, punching power, etc.) and trophies to unlock. You can go through story mode with as many characters you want. It's pretty addicting.<br><br>Graphics - 9/10<br><br>The graphics look pretty great in DJ:FFNY. Whenever characters start bleeding, their blood gets all over the fighting stage and stays there until the match(s) end! Characters look well detailed and again, blood really stands out here.<br><br>Sound/Music - 8/10<br><br>The sound and music is rather.. bland in FFNY. Some pieces of rap don't sound too great and others fit perfectly with the game. The sound has the standard groans, punches, kicks, and grabs. There's also blazing yells(people yell out whenever you activate their blazing modes), taunts, and certain phrases said when specific moves are used on opponents.<br><br>Overall - 9.6/10<br><br>Aki really outdid themselves when they came up with FFNY. FFNY can easily last you 60+ hours. It's definitely worth the $20.
Devkit (member since 2008)
reviewed on 12/17/08
0 agree
1
Dont work
Its to scratch to play.
Tatertot99 (member since 2008)
reviewed on 10/6/08
4 agree
1
Horrible!!!
How the &#$% are you supposed to play this game it's just like press this to hit and this to block but the other guys do all the crazy moves(not when they're in blazin') and i have no idea how to do them.<br>This game is only fun if your playing multiplayer with someone who dosen't understand it either.
Shane375 (member since 2008)
reviewed on 8/20/08
3 agree
1
i did not get it
i got the game but it didnt work it cap on stop before the fight would start
case1010 (member since 2007)
reviewed on 6/23/08
2 agree

Game Details

Players4PublisherElectronic ArtsRatingMature 17+

Specs & Requirements

Memory313 kbConsole LinkMultitap 1-4ControllersAnalog Control, Vibration FunctionModesStory, Versus, Survival, Training

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