Def Jam: Fight for NY

 Xbox
User Score
8.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 28 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 28
  3. Negative: 2 out of 28
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  1. qusai_mulla
    Dec 12, 2020
    10
    I love this game the best fighting game ever Do you have a different way to fight martial art kickboxing how many more and few of finishing moves
  2. KingMob4313
    Aug 23, 2013
    10
    Tremendous graphics, a deep customization system, an incredible variety of fighting moves and a compelling story, Def Jam: Fight for NY is one of the top games of the previous generation.

    Just being able to beat up, then team up later with Ice-T is worth the price of admission.
  3. PhillipF.
    Nov 28, 2004
    10
    Truly a great game. As a wrestling game, it's excellent. The story and (awesome) graphics make it even better.
  4. JordanH.
    May 7, 2004
    10
    This game is kick ass! I love the gameplay and the characters. This game rocks.
  5. AllieT.
    Oct 26, 2004
    10
    Awesome game! Beats all the rest by far !!
  6. LevertT.
    Jul 29, 2004
    10
    This game is off the hook is on fire up.
  7. ZiftK.
    Jun 14, 2006
    8
    A really good fighting game. The fighting system is solid, anyone with a taste for fighting games should give this one a try.
  8. Carloso2021
    Feb 13, 2017
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pros: This is a old game but still really fun to play has a great story to it, and great action a lot of fighting and language but still great.

    Cons: This game is not made for everyone, it contains blood, violence, and strong language it’s best if kids under 13 not to play this, and this can only be played on older consoles like Xbox and Playstation 2.

    I can’t remember the day I first played but I remember going to my cousins house and watching him play, when he asked if I wanted to try it. It was a little difficult to figure out the buttons, but after knowing what to do I could not stop playing it was a blast playing it, if you are the type of person who likes action games this is a great game for you. This game follows in the category of action and fighting.

    Even though this is not a game of 2017 it’s still up top, story mode can lead up to one way and that way is to win. They’re different modes you can play the first career mode, multiplayer, and training the best is career mode. In career mode you fight different famous rapper such as snoop dogg, crazy legs, ludacris, and many more if you know the history of older rappers.

    This is not made for everyone play younger player under 13 should not be playing this type of game, but if you are older and live for action and fighting I definitely recommend this game for you it is super fun to see different types of fighting styles and how you fight with famous artist.    … Expand
  9. evolution98
    Oct 8, 2017
    10
    The best licensed wrestling game of all time. A game so iconic that fans want EA to remaster it to this day. It's sad that it will never happen because of copyright issues and rappers ego.

    The graphics were amazing and still hold up in my opinion. The soundtrack is perfect. The sound effects are so awesome. The voice acting is excellent and every rapper gave it their all. The gameplay    The best licensed wrestling game of all time. A game so iconic that fans want EA to remaster it to this day. It's sad that it will never happen because of copyright issues and rappers ego.

    The graphics were amazing and still hold up in my opinion. The soundtrack is perfect. The sound effects are so awesome. The voice acting is excellent and every rapper gave it their all. The gameplay is what made the game stand out a lot from other fighting/wrestling games at the time.

    New mechanics were introduced to make the game so groundbreaking.
    -environment and crowd interaction
    -weapons

    It also improved on many things that Vendetta lacked and the controls.
    -Better reversal system
    -Create a fighter for story mode
    -longer story mode
    -deep customization system in story mode for created fighter
    -more match types

    The main problems with the game are that Story Mode is WAY too short and that it can be beaten in three to four hours, the story mode is linear, the constantly zooming in and out camera when playing 3 or 4 player matches and the crowd graphics are not great. But the gameplay is so solid and fun it makes the problems futile.

    Overall a perfect 10. A game that will never be matched.    … Expand
  10. Jans-One
    Jun 28, 2020
    10
    Mx
    Es un juego de pelea bastante completo para su tiempo; tiene un muy amplio apartado de personalizacion ya sea en el estilo de combate, movimientos finales o el estilo del personaje.
    Lo veo muy rejugable ya que con el tiempo ah envejecido bastante bien.
  11. jonnhyblaze
    Aug 20, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Excelente juego el modo historia me quedo sin duras el combate los combos es excelente el sountrack esta de pelos lástima que no está en subtitulado en español… Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#24 Best Xbox Game of 2004
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#45 Most Discussed Xbox Game of 2004

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Metascore
84

Generally favorable reviews - based on 33 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 33
  3. Negative: 0 out of 33
  1. GMR Magazine
    90
    The next game should be unstoppable, but it better well feature Eric B. and Rakim.
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  2. AceGamez
    90
    Although the violence is a lot harsher, the gameplay and tension has been revamped to give a more intuitive feel without losing the need to improve those button tapping skills.
  3. games(TM)
    70
    A more solid, playable and visually splendid grappler than this will be hard to come by... If it weren’t for the fact that you can easily clock Story mode and unlock everything in a weekend, we’d have a much easier job recommending Fight For New York. [Nov 2004, p.108]
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