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This game made me pee and poop, but it really made me cry.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 14
Date: November 25, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game rocks my underwear. You first have to buy panty hose. Then u go and have fun with the ladies. U go fishing and get a fish then u make the fish drunk. It starts talking to u. This is a fun game. U walk around naked also walking in circles in the middle of downtown. All the "men" cheer u on. U can play as spongebob with a code. U have to find it at the theworstgamesever.com. His special is he punches his face 3 times and then pees on a car he sees. Bye Bye i am goin to play Def Jam ya baby. This game reminds me of Barney the dinosaur.

Def Jam Fight For NY Sucks

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 7
Date: September 25, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game sucks, only because the animation is choppy. The idea is great, the fighting styles are great, everythings great about this game accept the animation. This would be the best game, but for instance, they show a lot of video clips in between fights, or after fights or something, and there always choppy. So the pictures will freez, but the words will keep going, so the words wont match the characters. or sometimes the videoclips will just freez for like, 1 minute. Also sometimes the picture will keep going, but the words will stop. Also, keep in mind im playing this game on my new ps2, and the games brand new too. Also it happens with all my friends game also. So i am very dissapointed in the choppy animation. it makes the game not fun to play. So i think you should spend your $ on another game.

Mediocre fighting system

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 5 / 10
Date: September 25, 2004
Author: Amazon User

The concept was great: a fighting game with lots of different styles and a halfway decent story. The execution was simply poor. This game has some good features like nice sound, good graphics, lots of characters to play. Unfortunately the game suffers from huge gaps in the fighting gameplay itself.
Since the upside of this game is mentioned in other reviews I'll cut to the downside. The game is mostly won or lost by who can throw the other guy into the crowd the most. While the occasional crowd involvement would be good, this is more repetitive and really detracts from the whole thing. The other hugely glaring error is the lack of moves. There are many moves that you can unlock but unfortunately these are all blazing moves. Your bread and butter softening up moves are extremely limited. This also gets very repetitive, almost boring. Simply put the game had potential but suffers from a lack of fighting options. Try Pride FC or WWE:Smackdown series for a real set of move options. Actually, just try WWE or Pride FC in general. Your $$ can be better spent elsewhere.

Battle for Control ( of your fighter )

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: May 09, 2005
Author: Amazon User

The graphics and sound for this game are as awsome as all the rest of the reviewers here have mentioned. What most of them fail to mention is the controlls are so sluggish that the game is damn near unplayable. As a two player game this can be very annoying, but both players are equally handicapped. I've been trying to finish this game for roughly a week and now realize that my mistake was purchasing it based on reviews like the ones given, and not reading the negative reviews carefully. Pros
the game looks great,
the create-a-fighter system is good,
the ability to use the audience and weapons (if you're lucky enough to have the controls work for you) is great,
the special moves in the game are very well animated,
the sounds are right where they should be.
Cons
just one flaw, the oh so sluggish control that the player has over the character that's he's representing.
Imagine being in a streetfight but having to count to three slowly before you do anything (infuriating) . I would suggest that EA's senior producer Josh Holmes spend more time trying out the game and less time doing stupid interviews with EA marketting. This single flaw destroys the potential of what could have been a great game. I can even see why game magazines that might have tried it for 30 minutes or an hour (and have substaintial advertizing revenue from EA) would rate it so high.

Completely overrated.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 6
Date: November 12, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Yes, I understand. Ohhhh ahhhh, my favorite rap stars beating eachother to a bloody pulp. My God, the brilliance!

Partially, yeah. Three stars for a good concept, and fantastic graphics.

As other reviewers point out, though, the game is ridiculously difficult. Remember how brilliant it was when WWF/E got smart and decided "Hey, you know in our video games, during matches, we really should create the ability for the player and the computer to slowly wear eachother down until one is too weak to fight back?" It was a good idea. Unfortunately, this game doesn't utilize such an idea.

1/5 stars for gameplay (yeah, believe it or not, gameplay does factor in. Since, you know, this IS a video game.)

Instead, they said "Hey, you know what would be cool? How about during matches, we just have the computer get up after every move, be it a blazing finisher or a shot with a pool que, or anything. And, just for kicks, let's make the player lay on the ground for 3-5 seconds after getting hit with a dropkick."

I'm not a casual gamer when it comes to wrestling games, and I can usually beat the computer on the hardest settings of most games. I say this because of the fact that I fought the same guy 5 times in a row, and lost all 5 times. A few times my "blazing" finisher decided not to work when I executed it perfectly, and a few times they just didn't do any damage at all.

Also, this game is slightly racist. I don't mean this in the "kill whitey" type of way, nor am I screaming bloody murder about the "opression of my people". However, the only white character in the game is Henry Rollins (someone please explain THAT one to me). And, for anyone out there wanting to make a white Create-A-Player, you'll have to settle for a light-skinned black guy with black features and voices.

Now, I'm the most anti-racism person in the world, but come on. The main draw of the Create-A-Player mode is the player being able to re-create themself in the video game. And the developers couldn't have assumed that EVERYONE who would ever take an interest in this game would be African-American.

One of the worst parts of this game (yes, there IS more) is the extreme lack of moves in your arsenal. I mean, EXTREME. The pickens are very slim, my friends. You literally have about 5 grapple moves, maybe less. Most of them are hard to execute (simply because the computer often reverses them or breaks the hold), and none of them are all that impressive. And as another reviewer stated, it is mostly about who can throw their opponent into the crowd the most. Couple this with the EXTREME (yes, I used the word again), EXTREME lack of the ability to reverse moves (If you try 10 times, you'll succeed once or twice.), and you have a very unplayable game.

Normally obstacles and challenges in games are welcomed, they keep it fun. We all have our favorite hard games. The ones that are really really difficult, but keep drawing you back in for more punishment. Well, if you're a glutten for punishment, you'll like this game. But for those of us who enjoy difficult games that keep you addicted (such as some select GTA: Vice City missions), this game is a no-no.

I gave this game a couple of hours, but there simply wasn't anything there to keep drawing me back. Perhaps it's the fact that I'm not a hip hop fan, and fighting through unbearable matches just to get "bling-bling" isn't really enough motivation for me to subject myself to the frustration, and I'm not impressed by seeing MTV rappers beating the snot out of eachother.

Rent it first. Even if you are a hip hop fan. Rent it, decide if you think it's worth the trouble, difficulty, and teeth-grinding frustration. If it is, buy it. But who wants to waste their money if they don't have to?

Hope this helps.

Hardware freezing makes a great game only good

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: September 30, 2004
Author: Amazon User

If you are a Vandetta Fanatic or just a fight fan, DJFFY is definitely going to make you wanna spend a couple of nites at home.

Right from the beginning the graphics are far better than DJV, but this may also be the source of the problem for this game as well(explain later). The ability to select your player's design is off the hook, especially with the clothes,and jewelery options (my female friend is loving that for sure).

The biggest gripe I have on the PS2 version is it freezes - it freezes alot!! It's not enough to dislike playing but after a while it can be irritating, especially in the midst of a fight, you execute a move only to find out the computer was able to counter and crack you one.

One review someone complained how easily the opponents get back up but my on advice to that is play an easier mode or learn to play your skills better.

All and all, this is definite the best fighting game I've seen this year. Despite the freezing (which may only happen on a PS2) this game is a must have even if its just to see Kimora Lee and LiL Kim get at it.

Thoroughly Enjoyed

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: April 19, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I love fighting games, but I'm not as skilled with the more popular games, but I found Def Jam Fight for NY to be user friendly on the controls and to have a high level of entertainment factor to it. I was disappointed that the main character you create for yourself couldn't be female, but I did enjoy dressing the guy up for new and different fights and making him 'appeal' to my taste. I guess that's one of the differences for a female playing as opposed to a male, I was worried about how good he looked for each fight.

Anyway, I did beat the game and I really enjoyed the different scnenarios between the various rappers, etc...

great game, but too much B.S.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: September 28, 2004
Author: Amazon User

okay, 1st off this game is awesome as all hell. from the jewelery, clothing and Tats(forget the haircut guy its a waste of time) i've been playing this game for almost a solid weekend, and at 1st i didn't like the new gameplay look over the Vendetta but hey. but here are my serious GRIPES about this game so far

#1- how come you can beat a guy upside the head with a crowbar/pipe and they can get right back up and still beat you convincly like nothing happened?

#2- why as the Character "SUSPECT" (who is MAXED out) do i get my a@# handed to me on a regular basis in battle mode by Carmen electra. WTF!?!

#3- why can the oppenent jump right back up(even before you can) after you use a Blazin' finisher?

#4- what is up with constant loading & the 20 sec. loading before matches, UGHH!!!!

and before you losers startin "itchin" that i'm complaining i play on the hardest level all the time and i like some sort of realism now that we're in 2004 and not when i 1st started playing video games back in '86 so when i crack the lead pipe over some fool 3times consecutively i think its piss poor programming that dude can jump right back up without having to go through a dizzy spell. FLAVA FLAV!!!!!!!!!!!

i got more but, the game is still GREAT.

TRUTH be told...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: October 10, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I REALLY wanted to give this game the esteemed 5-star rating. Sadly, I can only give it 4 stars. Let me explain. I have NEVER played such a DIFFICULT game on the PS2 console...and I was playing on EASY mode! Additionally, I went out and bought PRIMA's Official Strategy Guide thinking I could enhance my gaming experience...no such luck. First, the fighting is way too fast to get the hang of in a reasonable amount of time. Second, I found the controls to be cumbersome, and at times overly sensitive. Third, I found the game to be unrealistic in that when you've got an opponent in the "Danger" zone and you're bashing their head in, they IMMEDIATELY recover and start whooping you with no avail! Fourth, I've noticed that when I use the "Taunt" feature to increase my momentum, the opponent gets off the floor even quicker than usual and attacks from long distances with lightning speed. Fifth, often times the opponent will launch a string of attacks that bring you in the "Danger" zone within seconds and leave you wondering, "Am I even playing this match?" Lastly, there is no Practice Mode to master your fighter's capabilities in a more controlled environment. Overall, I found myself senselessly tapping away at the buttons on the controller to try to make "something" happen. Furthermore, I must admit that I prefer the fighting system from the first installment in this series (Def Jam Vendetta). Nevertheless, this is the COOLEST game I've ever played and I can honestly say I'm addicted. If you like fighting games, don't even hesitate to buy it! Just be prepared to dedicate many frustrating hours to the mastery of this game. I'm going on 7 hours...

The lines have been drawn, where do you stand???

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: October 11, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Okay, I admit, I bought Def Jam Vendetta simply because it was the first "wrestling" title that incorporated anything that resembled hip-hop culture. It was a great experience. So naturally, I bought Fight for NY. Ladies (trust me, ladies will want to play this game) and gentleman, a quantum leap in gameplay has been made. The action is more streamlined. The number of playable characters is greatly increased. The additions of creating a character with the help of a POLICE SKETCH ARTIST!!!!, getting tattoos, haircuts and the all important visits to Jacob's makes this a very unique experience. I cannot give this game a five star rating as much as my sore fingers and my female friend's sore fingers (and I think damaged eardrums from all the screaming) want me to, because of the following:
1) The training system - You 'train' with Henry Rollins but it's merely spending Development Points...I would have rather have a system like the one in Fight Nights 2004 (shameless EA Sports plug) or a combination of the two.
2) The learning curve seems a bit high. I am a gamer and I have the rounded fingertips to prove it. My female friend is not and although she could pick up the sticks and have fun, she didn't win a single match until I helped her train via two player mode. I think there should have been either a deeper tutorial (let's face it, fighting House in the beginning is not a tutorial despite what the plaque on the wall in your crib says) or a few street brawls against some weaker fighters for the non-gamer. Which leads to:
3) Fellas, if you have a girl...you have to let her help you pick out clothes...or at least the bling. Nothing says I love you like buying a diamond encrusted Def Jam Logo Medallion. I say that, because there is not a female character to create. Sure you have cuties in the game that you can compete for...but what about you and your woman...going head to head against Lil Kim and Bone Crusher in the Tag Team mode.
4) Lastly, although I am a gamer and use this medium to escape reality from time to time...I like my alternate universes to be realistic. I think the storyline is great...turf wars have been around since, well EVER!!! I think the game could be better if the storyline wasn't so linear...I mean when you are fighting for clubs and such, I think it should be one and done...or arrange it to be the best 2 out of 3, using different fighters at the end of each bout. Winner keeps the club. Based on your result i.e. if you lose, the storyline takes a different twist.
*****SPOILER ALERT*****
Because when you fight Crack (AKA Fat Joe) for all the clubs, if you don't win, you get to try again and again and again and again and again....*hey I tried this many times and I only had the game one day* The game is literally begging you to win so gameplay can continue, whereas it could be, 'Hey you lost. Crow owns all the clubs...now you have to figure out how to get them back.'
*****SPOILER ALERT OVER*****
All in all, the game is the type of sequel that we beg for and it lives up to its' billing. Well worth the time spent and hours of lost sleep. Well, the lil lady just got KO'd by Carmen Electra....that mean's IT'S MY TURN!!!!!

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