Def Jam Fight for NY (Video Game 2004)

D-Mob, after being arrested for involvement in a shooting, is broken out of police custody. Now, his crew is involved in a major turf war with Crow, with control of New York's underground at stake.

Director:

Josh Holmes

Writers:

Doug Barber, Josh Holmes,

Stars:

Snoop Dogg, Christopher Judge, Method Man

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Snoop Dogg	...	Crow (voice)
Christopher Judge	...	D-Mob (voice) (as Chris Judge)
Method Man	...	Blaze (voice)
Sticky Fingaz	...	Sticky (voice)
Busta Rhymes	...	Magic (voice)
Fat Joe	...	Crack (voice)
Redman	...	Doc (voice)
Danny Trejo	...	Trejo (voice)
Omar Epps	...	O. E. (voice)
Ice-T	...	Himself (voice)
WC	...	Himself (voice)
Ludacris	...	Himself (voice)
Henry Rollins	...	Himself (voice)
Carmen Electra	...	Herself (voice)
Kimora Lee Simmons	...	Herself (voice) (as Kimora Lee)

Storyline

At the conclusion of the big fight in Def Jam Vendetta, D-Mob, the gangster who controlled the New York underground, was arrested. His arrest is shortlived, however, as a young punk (the player) busts D-Mob out of police custody on his way to jail. But on the street, reputation and respect are everything, and D-Mob lost both. Another gangster by the name of Crow is muscling in on D-Mob's New York turf. The only way to get it back is to fight for it, in the clubs, the streets, the alleys and the basements. There's no holds barred and no holding back in the Fight for New York.

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Plot Keywords:

new york | fight | street | gangster | turf war | 

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Taglines:

Fight for control of hip hop's underground

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Certificate:

M

Details

Official Sites:

EA Games

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 September 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Def Jam Fight for NY: The Takeover

Company Credits

Production Co:

AKI USA Inc., Def Jam Recordings, Electronic Arts

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the subway stage (125th st. subway station), the "1" train is running on that line. In real life, "1" train's 125th st. station is outside, not underground.

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Quotes

Carmen Electra: Yeah, come here baby. I got some sugar for ya.

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Connections

Follows Def Jam Vendetta (2003)

User Reviews

Great story, sad ending.

Def Jam: Fight for NY is a great game, and it's not short. Beginning in story mode, you have to train yourself to get stronger and face bigger, better fighters. During the long adventure, you'll start to build fame and gain a good reputation. At the end, those who hated you will have joined your side. To me, the ending feels sad because you started off unknown to the community and you've now became the true warrior- forever, with a well known standing name. Your once enemies are now your troops.

However, I think the producers lacked on the ending. So much movie clips in the beginning and so little in the end.

Graphics- Very clean and smooth. Frame skip is excellent and rarely any slowdowns.

Sound- Ouch! Do you hear all that bone-crunching and snapping? High quality sound effects makes you feel it!

Music- Sadly 25 artist tracks in the game.

Gameplay- Challenging to learn. That's why there's a gym to train you to become a pro in no time.

Replay value- Very high. If you love hip hop artists and movie stars and like to see them fight one-on-one, Def Jam is very fun to play. Over 30 characters and lots of stages to choose from. Some stages got rules like- Ring out, subway match, burn 'em and window match. Can't go bored.

Overall rating- 8/10.