The title, which won the Game Critics Award for "Best Fighting Game" at E3 2004, is available for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system, Xbox(R) video game system from Microsoft and Nintendo GameCube(TM) under the EA GAMES(TM) brand.ĭef Jam FIGHT for NY thrusts players onto the mean streets of New York amidst a brutal battle for control of the city's hip hop underground. 20, 2004-Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS), the world's leading interactive video game publisher, and urban music and lifestyle powerhouse Def Jam(R) have begun shipping Def Jam(R) FIGHT for NY(TM) to retailers nationwide.
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Sept. To learn more about the game, please visit the game’s official web site at: Def Jam FIGHT for NY Blazes onto Store Shelves from EA and Def Jam Style='font-size:9.0pt font-family:Arial'>'s Mostĭef Jam FIGHT For NY is rated M for Mature with descriptors of Blood, Sexual Themes, Strong Language, Violence by the ESRB and ships on Septemfor the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, Xbox® video game system from Microsoft and Nintendo GameCube™ under the EA GAMES™ brand. Style='width:396.75pt margin-left:4.65pt border-collapse:collapse border:none'> The in-game soundtrack for Def Jam FIGHT For NY includes: “Every track in Def Jam FIGHT For NY was hand-picked by Def Jam and EA to correspond to pivotal moments in the storyline and to intensify the gameplay experience.”
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“Music is the heart and soul of the Def Jam universe, and authenticity was an absolute must for Def Jam FIGHT For NY,” said Steve Schnur, Worldwide Executive of Music and Audio at EA. “With Def Jam FIGHT For NY and the in-game soundtrack, we’ve created an experience that’s true to the Def Jam universe.”ĮA partnered closely with Def Jam on all aspects of the game’s production – from developing the plot to refining the soundtrack – assuring authenticity within the Def Jam world. “Video games are a natural extension of hip hop culture,” said Kevin Liles, President and CEO, Def Jam Enterprises. Featuring a cast of more than 40 hip hop artists and celebrities, players will come face to face with dozens of hip hop’s biggest names in the game, including Busta Rhymes, Ludacris, Ice T, Lil’ Kim, Method Man, Redman and Snoop Dogg. Delivering a hard-hitting mix of 28 hot new tracks and old-school hits from Def Jam and other prominent hip hop labels, the soundtrack magnifies the game’s gritty, intense gameplay and dramatic storyline.ĭef Jam FIGHT For NY thrusts players onto the mean streets of New York amidst a brutal battle for control of the city’s hip hop underground. REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Septem– Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) and Def Jam® today announced the explosive in-game soundtrack that will fuel Def Jam® FIGHT For NY™, the blazing-hot sequel to Def Jam VENDETTA™, set to drop this September.
#Def jam: fight for ny license#
In our opinion, if you got the right roster of people together (and they managed to put egos aside over the idea of one person beating down another), a new version of Def Jam: Fight For NY is basically a license to print money.EA AND DEF JAM UNVEIL IN-GAME TRACK LIST FOR DEF JAM FIGHT FOR NY That is, if Electronic Arts and the Def Jam as a company want to get together to make a new one. Especially with the roster of hip-hop talent around these days, it could be one of the most popular fighting games to come out. As weird as it sounds, to us, that sounds like an AMAZING idea. Back on Friday, he took to Twitter to say, "Gamer Stuff: I think they really need to reboot this game for the new consoles" with an image of him in the game on the roster. One of them being Ice-T, who was in the game as a playable character under Crow's crew (which was played by Snoop Dogg).
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The game has a special place in some gamer's hearts.
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It's goofy and weird, but at the same time it was awesome and also set up some standards for storytelling in fighting games that you still see today.