This sequel to 2003's unusual (but successful) Def Jam Vendetta sends virtual versions of more than 40 real-life hip-hop stars to the Big Apple, where they'll do big-time wrestling styled battle for domination of the city's cultural underground. Recording artists such as Busta Rhymes, Carmen Electra, Lil' Kim, Ludacris, Method Man, Redman, Sean Paul, Slick Rick, Snoop Dogg, and many others step into the squared circles and back alleys to perform over-the-top fighting moves against wily rivals. The game's storyline once again involves rescuing a damsel in distress, this time from a mysterious villain known as "Sticky," and gameplay features more exploration and adventure elements than the original. There's still a lot of brawling to do, however, and the AKI Corp.-developed fighting engine from the original was revamped for this sequel.
Fight for NY's story mode takes you through the ranks, and pits you against tougher and tougher fighters. You start off in D-Mobb's crew as a nobody, and will have to work your way up, fighting off people from other crews, including D-Mobb's rival, Crow. You'll take part mostly in one-on-one brawls, with the odd team match and free for all thrown in.
To aid you in fighting, you can use the environment to hurt your enemy. You can smash people into wooden/cement walls, fences, or just whack them off of a wooden pillar. Speakers, soda machines, garbage cans... All there to harm your enemy (or you). Some objects are interactive, such as flood lights, which will change the lighting of the ring once someone's been thrown into them. You have weapons at your disposal, usually a metal pipe, pool cue and broken bottle.
The crowd also gets into the action, which can be good or bad for you. You can throw an enemy into a crowd and have them push him towards you; you can knock a stunned enemy into the crowd, and they will hold him down, giving you free shots; or you can throw an opponent into a part of the crowd holding a weapon, and they'll use the weapon against him.
There are five fighting styles available to you. There is Street Fighting, which focuses on punches; Kickboxing, which focuses on kick attacks; Martial Arts, which focuses on speed, running, and acrobatic attacks; Wrestling, which focuses on standard wrestling moves, like bodyslams; and Submissions, which focus on wearing down a specific part of the enemy until that limb is damaged enough to earn a submission.
In addition to Story mode, you have Battle mode, which allows you to play with up to four players in different types of matches.
Features
Choose from five different fighting styles including kickboxing, wrestling, and martial arts
Fight as one of 40 Hip Hop stars such as Snoop Dog, Ludacris, Ice-T, and more
Create your own fighter from scratch using the Sketch Artist and then take him to the streets
MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION:
FIGHT FOR CONTROL OF HIP HOP'S UNDERWORLD
Hit hard with 5 fighting styles
Anything goes - bats, bottles, pipes, and more
Watch your back--crowds get into the action
Own the streets with your Create-a-Fighter
Featuring more than 40 hip hop superstars
Bone Crusher - Bubba Sparxxx - Busta Rhymes - Capone - Carmen Electra - Comp - Crazy Legs - Danny Trejo - David Banner
DJ Enuff - DJ Felli Fel - Elephant Man - Erick Sermon - Fam-Lay - Fat Joe - Flava Flav - Freeway - Ghostface Killah - Havoc
Henry Rollins - Ice-T - Joe Budden - Kimora Lee - Lil' Flip L- Lil' Kim - Ludacris - Mack 10 - Memphis Bleek - Method Man - N.O.R.E.
Omar Epps - Prodigy - Redman - Scarface - Sean Paul - Shawinna - Slick Rick - Snoop Dogg - Sticky Fingaz - Warren G - WC - Xzibit
FEATURES:
- Third person perspective.
- 3D graphics
- Cartoon graphics
- Martial Arts theme.
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