Def Jam: Fight for NY | |
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Developer(s) |
AKI Corporation EA Canada |
Publisher(s) | Electronic Arts |
Platform(s) | PlayStation 2 GameCube Xbox PlayStation Portable |
Release |
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Genre(s) | Fighting |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Review scores | |||
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Publication | Score | ||
GC | PS2 | Xbox | |
EGM | 8.67 / 10 | 8.67 / 10 | 8.67 / 10 |
Eurogamer | N/A | N/A | 6 / 10 |
Famitsu | N/A | 31 / 40 | N/A |
Game Informer | 8.75 / 10 | 8.75 / 10 | 8.75 / 10 |
GamePro | |||
Game Revolution | B | B | B |
GameSpot | 8.7 / 10 | 8.7 / 10 | 8.7 / 10 |
GameSpy | |||
GameZone | 9 / 10 | 9 / 10 | 9 / 10 |
IGN | 8.7 / 10 | 8.7 / 10 | 8.7 / 10 |
Nintendo Power | 3.8 / 5 | N/A | N/A |
OPM (US) | N/A | N/A | |
OXM (US) | N/A | N/A | 8.4 / 10 |
Maxim | 8 / 10 | 8 / 10 | 8 / 10 |
The Sydney Morning Herald | |||
Aggregate score | |||
Metacritic | 84 / 100 | 83 / 100 | 84 / 100 |
Award | |
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Publication | Award |
E3 |
Game Critics Awards: Best Fighting Game (2004) |
Def Jam: Fight for NY is a hip hop-influenced 3D action video game published by Electronic Arts. It was released on September 21, 2004 for PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube. It is sequel to Def Jam Vendetta and is followed by Def Jam: Icon. The game features several rappers, including Lil' Kim, Snoop Dogg, Method Man, Redman, Fat Joe, Joe Budden, Ice-T, Xzibit, N.O.R.E, Ludacris, Crazy Legs and Busta Rhymes, Flavor Flav, Sean Paul as well as the voices and likeness of other celebrities, such as Henry Rollins, Christopher Judge and Kimora Lee Simmons. DMX, Keith Murray, Christina Milian and Funkmaster Flex were the only artists from the original game that did not appear in the sequel. The game was spun off into a 2006 PlayStation Portable game called Def Jam Fight for NY: The Takeover.