Def Jam: Fight for NY

 PlayStation 2
User Score
8.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 158 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 143 out of 158
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 158
  3. Negative: 8 out of 158
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  1. DarrynM.
    Nov 29, 2004
    1
    Mindless homie crap!!
  2. J.Dub
    Oct 20, 2004
    1
    Lousy ... Lousy ... Lousy - what a waste of time and money.
  3. MoederN.
    Oct 9, 2004
    0
    The game's too easy, and the fighting system too. Normally it takes me months to complete a game, def jam fight for new york took me 2days to complete it. -xxxxxx- to my fans
  4. MSTFA71
    Feb 24, 2021
    0
    Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood
  5. moh-hulk
    Jan 10, 2022
    0
    Zero rating for the cheating AI on hard difficulty and not showing a full tutorial. Yes I got my a$$ kicked.

Awards & Rankings

33
#33 Best PS2 Game of 2004
14
#14 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2004
12
#12 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2004

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Metascore
83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 46 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 40 out of 46
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 46
  3. Negative: 0 out of 46
  1. GamerFeed
    60
    The gameplay is marred by the unforgiving AI that brutally destroys you whenever you gain just the slightest advantage. With that being said, Def Jam is at times more stressful than fun to play.
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  2. Stuff
    90
    As far as sequels go, Fight for NY is to "Vendetta" what "The Empire Strikes Back" was to "Star Wars."
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  3. The Sydney Morning Herald
    80
    The fact that it's got the deepest story ever seen in a fighter simply adds to the realistic feel of the brutal combat within.
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