Def Jam: Fight for NY Xbox
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84 out of 100

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8.7 out of 10

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  • Summary: Def Jam Fight for NY takes the battle for hip-hop domination into the fighting ring. More than 35 hip-hop artists and personalities--including Busta Rhymes, Carmen Electra, Lil' Kim, Ludacris, Method Man, Redman, Sean Paul, Slick Rick, and Snoop Dogg--face off in brutal wrestling matches. In the ring and on the streets, you'll join the battle as a New York City street fighter. The game challenges you to develop your own fighting style and seize control of the hip-hop underworld. … Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 33
  3. Negative: 0 out of 33
  1. PGNx Media
    93
    The game’s actual fighting has also been incredibly revamped.
  2. TotalGames.net
    92
    It's faster, harder, dirtier, louder, and quite simply, the most brutal beat-'em-up we've ever had the joy of playing. In fact it's more than brutal - it's downright vicious. And smack our head repeatedly into an iron girder if it isn't fun.
  3. Inside Gamer Online
    86
    Delivers on all fronts. Sure it has its minor flaws, but with a stellar story, crazy amounts of celebrities, licensed soundtrack, and fun fighting engine, you would be hard pressed to find a game as enjoyable as Fight for NY.
  4. 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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  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
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  1. AllieT.
    10
    Awesome game! Beats all the rest by far !!
  2. PhillipF.
    10
    Truly a great game. As a wrestling game, it's excellent. The story and (awesome) graphics make it even better.
  3. LevertT.
    10
    This game is off the hook is on fire up.
  4. ZiftK.
    8
    A really good fighting game. The fighting system is solid, anyone with a taste for fighting games should give this one a try.

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