Def Jam: Fight For NY

[DrRipley]

I just remembered this game today, and I thought it was worth mentioning in this forum. To be honest, I've almost completely forgotten that this even exists, which is surprising since I've always considered it pretty much as a perfect game. Even the custom character, which I feel is mostly an afterthought in most games, add a lot to the gameplay and I had a lot of fun using it. I think the mechanics, physics, and the movement of the characters were extremely well made and were given a lot of thought. So much so that it amazes me that this isn't a more famous title, but I suppose it is kind of a niche theme. I haven't played any other versions, I'm only aware that another installment for the PS3 is available, and I hope to try it out someday. Anyone else here a fan of this game? I really hope they keep making more of these.

 

[Joker99352]

That was such a weird game, but a good one. My sister's friend and I used to play it for the Gamecube, I think. I'm not a fan of the people in the game, though, but I think it's kind of funny that they based a game on rappers fighting. If you had told me beforehand that it would be a hit game, I probably would have laughed it off. I like being able to move around the arena rather than being constricted, though. I think it was one of the first games to do that, or at least to do it well.

 

[DrRipley]

That was such a weird game, but a good one. My sister's friend and I used to play it for the Gamecube, I think. I'm not a fan of the people in the game, though, but I think it's kind of funny that they based a game on rappers fighting. If you had told me beforehand that it would be a hit game, I probably would have laughed it off. I like being able to move around the arena rather than being constricted, though. I think it was one of the first games to do that, or at least to do it well.

I have to admit, no matter how much I love this game, it is pretty weird. I think it's part of what makes it fun, though. I never realized there was a previous version released for Gamecube, as I never had that console, I'll have to check it out and see how this game evolved. And I agree that the arena mechanics are second to none, they really found a way to incorporate it well, and hopefully the newer version will prove to be at par with this previous one.

 

[Joker99352]

I think the first one was called Def Jam: Vendetta. It wasn't until way after its release that I played Fight for New York, but it was only briefly anyway. But I do like the arena mechanics; I wish they'd release more games with similar gameplay.

 

[Clark Wayne]

This was definitely one of my favorite games from the PS2 . It was cool seeing some of my favorite music artist in a videogame, and not only that, they have to beat up each other. To go along with that, the soundtrack was pretty awesome as well. I've always hoped that one day the series would be resurrected as the timing would be perfect since a new generation of consoles is about to be released.