Def Jam: Fight for NY
Overview
Def Jam: Fight for NY is the second game in the Def Jam series of fighting games and is the sequel to Def Jam Vendetta. It was released in 2004 for the Xbox, PlayStation 2 and GameCube. Unlike most fighting games, the majority of characters in the game are famous hip hop musicians, along with various other actors and celebrities. The story picks up from the very end of the previous game, with the player creating a new character that helps D-Mob, originally the main villain in the first game, as they attempt to rebuild their crew to become the top underground fighting crew in New York City.
Gameplay
Unlike the first game, which was predominantly a wrestling game, Def Jam: Fight for NY falls under the genre of a 3D street brawler. Fights take place between 2 to 4 characters, and are fought in various types of arenas. In all these arenas, the environment can be used to damage your opponent(s). Players can also use weapons such as baseball bats and crowbars to add even more damage to their opponent. The finishing moves from the first game, called "blazin' moves", are used whenever the player fills up their meter, and if their opponent has very low damage, it can win them the fight with an instant knockout. Each character in the game has their own unique blazin' move, and created characters can have up to four to use, though they cannot be created and can only be other character's moves.
Fighting Styles
Street Fighters use haymakers to KO.
Kickboxers use strong grapple clinch striking combos to KO.
Martial Artists use flying strikes to KO.
Wrestlers use strong grapples to KO.
Submission specialists use submissions(obviously) to wear down opponents and make them tap.
You are allowed to use 3 styles at once and depending on the combination, you can have a unique fighting style. You will still be able to KO with any of each style's method. For Example, If you have wrestling, kickboxing, and street fighting, you will be able to KO with a strong grapples, clinch combos, or haymakers. They also can be used in concert with each other. For Example, you can wear an opponent's health down with a clinch strike combo and follow up with a strong grapple for the finish. Experiment to find your own style of play.
Artists
There are several hip hop musicians and various other celebrities featured in the game. Most of them play versions of themselves, though many of the main characters in the game use different names. For example, Method Man plays a character named Blaze, while Fat Joe plays a character named Crack. The following a list of all of the celebrities in the game:
- Baby Chris
- Bless
- BoneCrusher
- Bubba Sparxxx
- Busta Rhymes (as Magic)
- Capone
- Carmen Electra
- Cindy Johnson
- Comp
- Crazy Legs
- Danny Trejo (as himself)
- David Banner
- DJ Enuff (Announcer)
- DJ Felli Fell (Announcer)
- Elephant Man
- Erick Sermon
- Fam-Lay
- Fat Joe (as Crack)
- Flavor Flav
- Freeway
- Ghostface Killah
- Havoc of Mobb Deep
- Henry Rollins
- Ice-T
- Jacob "The Jeweler" Arabo
- Joe Budden
- Kimora Lee Simmons
- Lil' Flip
- Lil' Kim
- Ludacris
- Mack 10
- Memphis Bleek
- Method Man (as Blaze)
- N.O.R.E.
- Omar Epps (listed as "O.E.")
- Prodigy (of Mobb Deep)
- Redman (as Doc)
- Scarface
- Sean Paul
- Shawnna
- Slick Rick
- Snoop Dogg (as Crow)
- Sticky Fingaz
- Warren G
- WC
- Xzibit
- Conker
Soundtrack
- "America's Most" - Method Man & Redman
- "Anything Goes" - Capone-N-Noreaga
- "Are We Cuttin'" - Pastor Troy
- "Bust" - OutKast
- "Comp" - Comp
- "Flipside" - Freeway feat. Peedi Crakk
- "Get Into It" - Comp
- "Get It Now" - Bless
- "Let's Get Dirty" - Redman feat. DJ Kool
- "Let's Go" - Shawnna
- "Lil' Bro" - Ric-A-Che
- "Make It Hurt" - Busta Rhymes
- "Mama Said Knock You Out" - LL Cool J
- "Man Up" - Sticky Fingaz
- "Mother Mother" - Xzibit
- "Move!" - Public Enemy
- "Nuff Respect" - Big Daddy Kane
- "O.G. Original Gangster" - Ice-T
- "Pistol Grip Pump" - Volume 10
- "Pop Off" - Joe Budden
- "Poppa Large" - Ultramagnetic MC's
- "See About Ya" - Beezle feat. BoneCrusher
- "Seize the Day" - Bless
- "Take a Look at My Life" - Fat Joe
- "Walk With Me" - Joe Budden
- "We Gon' Hit 'Em" - Deuce, Dub & The Junkyard Gang
- "What's Happenin'" - Method Man feat. Busta Rhymes
- "Yes Sir" - Capone-N-Noreaga
- U Can Touch This - MC Hammer
- Bye Bye Bye - Nsync
- Lies & Rumors - D12
