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Def Jam: Fight for NY

The ultimate hip-hop fueled fighting game, Def Jam Fight For NY challenges players to step into the shoes of a ruthless street fighter battling for control of the hip-hop underground. The game features an…

73 20 September 2004

Def Jam: Fight for NY is a fighting developed by AKI Corporation, released 20 September 2004 on Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

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What Def Jam: Fight for NY is

Def Jam: Fight for NY is a fighting game developed by AKI Corporation and released in 2004. It was published by Electronic Arts. It is available on Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Def Jam: Fight for NY is a 3D fighting video game developed by AKI Corporation and EA Canada and published by EA Games. It was released for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox on September 21, 2004. The game is the second main installment in EA's Def Jam-licensed hip-hop video game series, and the direct sequel to Def Jam Vendetta. It was ported to the PlayStation Portable under the title Def Jam Fight for NY: The Takeover in 2006, and was followed up by Def Jam: Icon in 2007.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Single player and Split screen.

How it was received

Def Jam: Fight for NY holds a critic score of 73 out of 100. That places it above 54% of the 981 rated fighting games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2004 averaged 70, so it scored 3 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 77, across 94 votes.

What it launched against

Def Jam: Fight for NY launched on 20 September 2004, within three weeks of Counter-Strike: Source, Rome: Total War, Fable and Burnout 3: Takedown. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Counter-Strike: Source, Rome: Total War, Fable, Burnout 3: Takedown.

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When did Def Jam: Fight for NY come out?
Def Jam: Fight for NY was released on 20 September 2004 for Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

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