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. AdamW.
    Oct 25, 2004
    10
    This game is awesome.
  2. JackM.
    Nov 2, 2004
    10
    Wat a game, its phat da colthes on there are sick, da fighting is sick, jus a sick game.
  3. EricH.
    Sep 21, 2004
    10
    Gritty and intense fighting at its finest! This is one of the closest games to ever come to being like fight club (aka real life fighting) as you can ever get.... It is fast and furious and the pennace of the PSX2's power using the engine at its fullest possible envelope. Anyone who likes fighting games should NOT pass this one up... If you were a fan of the first DefJamV game then Gritty and intense fighting at its finest! This is one of the closest games to ever come to being like fight club (aka real life fighting) as you can ever get.... It is fast and furious and the pennace of the PSX2's power using the engine at its fullest possible envelope. Anyone who likes fighting games should NOT pass this one up... If you were a fan of the first DefJamV game then you MUST own this asap! … Expand
  4. SamM.
    Jun 9, 2005
    10
    This game is great a good story mode lots of fighters cool moves and cool arenas.
  5. D.Def
    Oct 13, 2004
    10
    Best!!!
  6. BrianPopa
    Oct 20, 2004
    10
    I've never played Vendetta, but this is easily the most fun I've had playing a fighting game in a long time. I would recommend it to wrestling and hip hop fans alike.
  7. VashS.
    Oct 4, 2004
    10
    The best fighting game ever.
  8. TreyR.
    Oct 4, 2004
    10
    Best game I`ve ever played in my life,Great graphics,violence,blood what else can you ask for.
  9. Reaudjerome
    Sep 7, 2004
    10
    That's a perfect game. that's a great idea integrate rappers as fighter the first one was great but the new one is better more powerfull.. Gotta have it !!
  10. Moomanshooban
    Jun 1, 2005
    10
    This is the best game ever. They should make more like this 1 yo.
  11. VijjermanJ.
    Jul 3, 2005
    10
    This game makes every other fighting game look like a piece o sh..
  12. JosephS.
    Jun 16, 2004
    10
    It is off tha chain !
  13. RyanV.
    Sep 26, 2004
    10
    Great graphics and production. Overall a really great game.
  14. KyleK.
    Jan 19, 2006
    10
    this is great. really fun and enjoyable. only one frustrating fight in the whole game and that is the tag team with you and blaze against crack and ludacris. knocking people out with a cro bar or broom or cue is really funny. great multiplayer. story is more fun than the first def jam. 10/10.
  15. HerbertJ.
    Nov 28, 2004
    10
    The most realistic advanced story line ive experienced in gaming. I thought doa 3 was a realistic looking game as far as animation, this hands doa its ass.
  16. JoeB.
    Dec 11, 2004
    10
    It's the bomb.
  17. ForFyveSicksAllen
    Dec 14, 2004
    10
    This is the best game ive played in years. Hot music, Hot girls, Hot Celebs, Hot fighting styles, an all around HOT GAME.
  18. TAYLORP.
    Dec 31, 2004
    10
    This game has great graphics.It is one of the best games i've played.I have beat story mode five times.I also have a question about story mode at the end does your girlfriend die of smoke inhalation from the fire or is she just KO?That's all.
  19. Liz
    Dec 31, 2005
    10
    This game is off the chain! It is the Best game made since GTA: Vice City & San Andreas. The songs of the soundtrack were very wise choices and fit game very well. I am proud of the makers and am waiting for the next Def Jam. Thanx!
  20. XxGAMINGBEASTxX
    Jan 13, 2014
    10
    Awesome Game you will never get bored!!!!!!!!!!!!!This game is awesome.
    Def jam vendetta & fight for NY! With games like these i aint gotta pack no heat! Come on esse, come at me! Game day punk & your gonna take for the team! Your career ends here! you cant stop me son im gonna dance around you all night! its only a matter of time before you beg for this to end!
  21. BigE
    Mar 18, 2014
    10
    On par with Tekken 4, absolutely fantastic game, great story that doesn't necessarily follow on from Vendetta, customisation is brilliant and overall the best fighting game I've ever played... Sorry Tekken
  22. SolidSnake15220
    Nov 29, 2014
    10
    One of the GREATEST fighting games of all time! Full of awesome blazin moves, hip-hop and celebrity fighters, Def Jam FFNY shows great fun! Not very great on the story though.
  23. Borgees
    Dec 20, 2016
    10
    SENSACIONAL! Uma obra de arte, um jogo feito com muita dedicação e carinho, um jogo que foi lançado em 2004 e até HOJE nunca foi superado. É incrível a qualidade imensa desse jogo, simplesmente o MELHOR jogo de luta de todos os tempos!
  24. 6ATOHbl4
    Feb 11, 2019
    10
    Good game. Very good game. Great game. Excellent game. Perfect game. A God's gift.
  25. Mr-Sam-Jax
    Jun 25, 2019
    10
    The best human Creation game in the world ! great soundtrack , great gameplay , great scenario .
    one of the best EA projects !
  26. gmzstation
    Jul 11, 2021
    10
    Wish that game to be remake or remastered on new generation , i know maybe there is a new game but maybe
  27. DannielM16
    Jul 5, 2020
    10
    Él mejor juego de mi infancia cuando tuve mi primer ps2 Era grandioso jugar con mis amigos En casa
  28. oof_889
    Dec 5, 2020
    10
    It’s the second and last great game in the def jam series. It expands upon the old formula of Vendetta. The fighting system is easy to pick up and hard to master. If wrestling isn’t quite for you there’s also venues such as a cage, and even a fighting pit. I’ve had this game for the last 16 years and always kept buying it again after it broke from so much usage. This is a must play
  29. ChunkDump
    Dec 22, 2020
    10
    perfect. the blazins, the different fighting styles, huge selection of fighters. decent story that keeps me coming back to finish.
  30. andreoutlawz
    Jan 21, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Melhor jogo de luta de todos os tempos. Luta franca com habilidades e força na mão mesmo, sem magia ou coisa parecida. Na porrada!… Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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