Def Jam: Fight for NY (PlayStation 2)

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Description

Def Jam: Fight for NY is the sequel to the out-of-left-field Def Jam: Vendetta.

The game opens with the person you beat in the previous game, D-Mobb, being arrested. As the police are driving, an SUV comes out of nowhere and smashes into the car, setting D-Mobb free. After a quick cutscene, it turns out the person who was driving the SUV was you, and you have now joined D-Mobb's crew.

Fight for NY's story mode takes you through the ranks, and pits you against tougher and tougher fighters. You start off in D-Mobb's crew as a nobody and will have to work your way up, fighting off people from other crews, including D-Mobb's rival, Crow. You'll take part mostly in one-on-one brawls, with the odd team match and free for all thrown in.

To aid you in fighting, you can use the environment to hurt your enemy. You can smash people into wooden/cement walls, fences, or just whack them off of a wooden pillar. Speakers, soda machines, garbage cans... All there to harm your enemy (or you). Some objects are interactive, such as floodlights, which will change the lighting of the ring once someone's been thrown into them. You have weapons at your disposal, usually a metal pipe, pool cue, and a broken bottle.

The crowd also gets into the action, which can be good or bad for you. You can throw an enemy into a crowd and have them push him towards you; you can knock a stunned enemy into the crowd, and they will hold him down, giving you free shots; or you can throw an opponent into a part of the crowd holding a weapon, and they'll use the weapon against him.

There are five fighting styles available to you. There is Street Fighting, which focuses on punches; Kickboxing, which focuses on kick attacks; Martial Arts, which focuses on speed, running, and acrobatic attacks; Wrestling, which focuses on standard wrestling moves, like bodyslams; and Submissions, which focus on wearing down a specific part of the enemy until that limb is damaged enough to earn a submission.

In addition to Story mode, you have Battle mode, which allows you to play with up to four players in different types of matches.

Fight for NY has lots of unlockables. Earning reward points from Battle matches, you can purchase new fighters or venues to fight in.

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Alternate Titles

• "街头格斗" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
• "Def Jam Vendetta II" -- Working title

Part of the Following Groups

• Def Jam series
• PlayStation 2 Greatest Hits releases
• Protagonist: Black
• Protagonist: Gangster
• Setting: City - New York
• Theme: Famous musicians
• Xbox Platinum Hits releases

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Critic Reviews

Netjak	Jan 08, 2005	9.1 out of 10	91
GameZone	Oct 22, 2004	9 out of 10	90
IGN	Sep 17, 2004	8.7 out of 10	87
GamePlasma	Nov 16, 2004	8.4 out of 10	84
4Players.de	Sep 30, 2004	81 out of 100	81
GameSpy	Sep 20, 2004		80
Game Chronicles	Nov 08, 2004	8 out of 10	80
GamePro (US)	Sep 20, 2004	4 out of 5	80
DreamStation.cc	Nov 29, 2004	8 out of 10	80
videogamer.com	Feb 18, 2006	7 out of 10	70

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Trivia

1001 Video Games

Def Jam: Fight for NY appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Related Web Sites

• Def Jam: Fight for NY (Official game website)
• Wikipedia: Def Jam: Fight for NY (Information about Def Jam: Fight for NY at Wikipedia)