User Reviews (1 - 11 of 15)

Show these reviews first:

Highest Rated
Lowest Rated Newest
Oldest Most Helpful
Least Helpful

Awesome Fighting Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Great graphics and movements. Very fun on history mode, after that turns bored for a single person, but for 2 players is great.

Rap, Hip-Hop and Wrestling!!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 20, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Reviewed for Big Boss Games by: P.K. The Green

It's nice when a company has faith in it's unique franchises. And with a company as big as E.A., you would have faith too.

I'm talking about Def Jam: Fight for NY. Boasting some of the biggest names in both hip-hop fashion and talent (who lend their voices to the game) really adds to the authenticity of the culture the game portrays.

The fighting engine is easily compared to the classic wrestling titles on the N64. This is a good thing, as some will say these are some of the best games of the genre.

There are 5 fighting styles, which as you progress, allow mixing between them. With unlockable's including wrestlers, venues, and merchandise, there is plenty to keep you playing. Fans of fighters and hip-hop shouldn't miss this one.

AWESOME

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: September 23, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I've just gotten this game and it is awesome. what the most cool thing about it is you're not in the ring. you can choose to be in a train station, burning warehouse, ect. Right now my favorite fighters are ludacris, bubba sparxxx, and proffesional break dancer crazy legs. i recommend it to all people who like fighting games!

mike

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: October 01, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This is the best game u will ever play it has a whole bunch of your favroite charters

My son is upset

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 8
Date: September 04, 2005
Author: Amazon User

The game was sold to me saying it was in good condition, but when we put the game in it says the game disc can not be read.So my son can not even play the game.

Fye as hell

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 7
Date: June 15, 2004
Author: Amazon User

You know what im saying,the game gone be fye as hell,cause meth gone be on there busta gone be on the sean paul? ooo it gone be off the hook yall betta go cop dat.ANd ya know something,imma go get it my damn self,AND I GONE BE THE KANG!!

Kinda cool but frustrating

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 6
Date: October 03, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game was half fun and half frustration. The controls are kind of clumsy, your attacks are too limited, and the gameplay doesn't have the depth of Tekken 4. There's some awesome special moves you can buy but you can only use them at a certain time. You have to wait for a guage to fill up, then you have to wait for your opponent to give you an opportunity before the guage goes down. The camera angle can be difficult at times, it's hard to tell what your doing when it's to you're back and the background (spectators, posts, etc.) blocks your view. The fighting is repetitive and you can't use combinations and special moves like most games. The defense can be difficult too. The game's unique with some good features, it just needs more work. I'm more of a Tekken and Bloody Roar fan. If you've been spoiled by Tekken, this one might be disappointing. I can tell you that it will not tear communities apart any more than assualt weapons flooded the streets on September 14. Gimme a break.

An actual review...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: October 01, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Def Jam: Fight for NY is a sequel to the game Def Jam: Vendetta, which was a great wrestling game. It had amazing gameplay, graphics, and some pretty good music.

Fight for NY has even better gameplay, much improved graphics, better music, more selectable characters, more arenas to fight in, and a LOT more violence (Vendetta was rated T, Fight for NY is rated M) One example is in the underground subway station battle arena. As you are fighting, you can knock your opponent into tracks, allowing him to be runover by a train.
There's also a LOT of swearing (in the story as well as some in the music)

If you have played any wrestling games before, this will be similar to it. Except instead of playing as your more traditional wrestlers, the characters include people from the Def Jam record label such as Ludacris, Fat Joe, Method Man, Busta Rhymes, etc.

As far as the game goes, you customize your character throughout the story. You can learn 3 out of 5 different fighting types which include Martial Arts, Submission, Wrestling, Kick-Boxing, and Street Fighting. Each style has their own pros and cons.

As you progress through the story, you can upgrade your character via the gym and make customize how he looks by buying different clothes. There are many street brands to buy from such as Ecko. You can also buy "bling" for your character. The bigger the bling, the bigger and happier your crowds will be. The crowds can help you out at times during fights. For example, if you push your opponent into the crowd during a fight, they will sometimes gang up on him for some damage or they will just throw him back at you, allowing you to perform a huge move for some hefty damage.

Lastly, each character has 1 or 2 special moves (called "blazin" moves). These do LOADS of damage to your opponent and will most likely finish them if they already took some damage. Once you activate your characters blazin move, a cinematic will take place, similar to that of the Mortal Kombat fatalities. Keep in mind these blazin moves are more violent and intense than any of the other moves. (For example, DMX will grapple your opponent, break their arms, and snap their neck)

All in all a good game if you're a fan of hip-hop / rapper / fighting / wrestling game I suggest you get this game if you can stand the violence.

Tearing the African American community apart

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 11
Date: September 23, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I have not played the game and refuse to do so. The African American community have very few positive role models and the ones we do have tend to be athletes or muscians. This games promotes violence in the African American community and romanticizes the horror of death. I am very displeased with the concept of the game, and wish that it be taken off the shelf.

UNBELIEVABLE

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 08, 2006
Author: Amazon User

this is one of tha best games i ever played. its so addicting!!
when i first brought it home i just thought i would try it out to see what its like for a couple minutes and tha next thing i kno its like 3 hours later. for tha story, u gotta create a character first, then go to different fights to earn money for clothes, jewelry, tattoos, etc. they got a pretty good selection also. u also earn points to either improve your skills or learn a new technique so u can do certain things u couldnt do before. u even get to chose a gf... a good selection there too. just tha story alone is great and definitly worth tha money u pay for tha game.

an besides that theres also just an arcade-type mode which is also great. there are many different rappers u can chose from, having a pretty good selection with rappers such as capone, joe budden, scarface, sticky fingaz, xzibit, prodigy, havoc, nore....

altogether, i highly recommend this game to anybody.

Review Page: 1 2 Next 

Actions