A character can be made to submit by putting them into submission holds until the health bar of a single body part is depleted. Though the game focuses on mixed fighting styles, the only way to win a fight is through Knock Out or Submission.

A created character can learn every single Blazin' Move in the game, but can only have up to four usable at any one time. In this state, the fighter is said to be 'Blazin', and can pull off a Blazin' Move, a powerful and brutal attack personalized for each character. When the momentum meter is full, a fighter can activate it, which results in a Blazin' Taunt. A fighter with a good set of clothes, extensive tattoos, or laden with jewellery can often fill their momentum meter in just a few moves. Created fighters can set their own charisma with a combination of clothes, tattoos, and jewelry the more expensive, the better. The rate at which momentum is gained is effected by the fighter's Charisma stat, which like other stats varies between fighters. Momentum is gained by successfully performing moves, countering, and taunting the opponent. Some spectators carry weapons, and will offer them to the fighters, or even attack a fighter if they are held by a nearby onlooker. The crowd will shove a fighter back into combat if he is thrown into them or gets too close, sometimes holding a fighter and leaving them open to attack. Tossing the opponent against barriers gives fighters an opportunity to inflict massive damage to their opponent by slamming them into the wall headfirst, ramming a door or gate in their face, or using other features of the environment. The fighting styles are Streetfighting, Kickboxing, Martial Arts, Wrestling and Submissions.Īdditionally, Def Jam Fight for NY emphasizes the use of the game's various environments and the surrounding crowd to cause damage. Fighters can choose one, two, or three of five fighting styles. The gameplay is expanded from the original game, which was primarily a wrestling game. The game was spun off into a 2006 PlayStation Portable game called Def Jam Fight for NY: The Takeover. The only artists from the original game that did not appear in the sequel were DMX, Keith Murray, Christina Milian and Funkmaster Flex. The game features several rappers, including Lil' Kim, Snoop Dogg, Method Man, Redman, Fat Joe, Mobb Deep, Ice-T, Xzibit, N.O.R.E, Ludacris, Crazy Legs and Busta Rhymes, Flavor Flav, Sean Paul as well as the voices and likeness of other celebrities, such as Henry Rollins, Christopher Judge, Bubba Sparxxx and Kimora Lee Simmons. It is a sequel to Def Jam Vendetta and is followed by Def Jam: Icon. It was released on Septemfor PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube. Def Jam: Fight for NY is a hip hop-influenced action video game published by EA Games (unlike the original, which was published under the EA Sports BIG brand).

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