The Evolution of DEF JAM Games

[@journeymanX]

Fight for NY was the best

[@redh8606]

I hate I sold the game 🥺

[@officaljulunation]

@@redh8606 if you hate it i hate you

[@richmind4697]

Ur to young vendetta was wayyyyyy better

[@sarahroblox234]

@@richmind4697 nah fight for ny the best because storylines :D

[@JRocmasta]

@@richmind4697 they’re like a year apart, how tf they too young? also ffny will always be more celebrated cause it had a lot more to offer

[@bushidotestu1997]

Should’ve stuck with fight for New York way, really took a downhill from there

[@omegarugal9283]

in the takeover added the knockdown and ground an pound and some other things that are actually good, but fucked up everything else, like why change the counter mechanics?

[@littleshadow2707]

@@omegarugal9283 I actually didn't know they made The Takeover, but it wouldn't have really mattered anyway, I guess.

[@ItsBigDre]

Yeah, def jam icon was trash

[@RevoltDynasty]

@@omegarugal9283 Sadly the Takedown wasn't as polished, and they added some cool features that completely broke the game. For example, you could "stack" fighting styles. So instead of having kickboxing + streetfighting + wrestling, you could have streetfighting + streetfighting + streetfighting. Great concept, but it resulted in 15 second fights as the haymaker was completely and utterly OP.

[@omegarugal9283]

@@RevoltDynasty i know, they added some stuff but changed the gameplay a lot

[@WeedShaggy]

Def Jam: Fight for NY is a gem. The choice to mix up fighting styles, interactive environments, and weapons made that game a masterpiece. It really sucks the series died off afterwards.

[@Snip3r2Hyp3]

Preeeach💯💯🐼

[@Kuidori3]

I own every single one, with their respective consoles. All in pristine condition. However, I cannot lie that I really only play def jam ny

[@PsyberKayos]

Just like NBA Street really fell off after Vol. 2. FFNY is the same way.

[@worldofcorn]

@@PsyberKayos and that cause of corporate stuff within EA...cause EA sports BIG was a huge and successful sub brand they did and I own all of those games too

You just goddamn right my man. In NY there's are like 30 different type to mix up you're styles to the beat the crap out of those fighters ;)

[@udemeebong3242]

Fight for NY is one of the best things to ever happen in gaming.

[@kikoelargento9905]

Word!!!!

[@drew004jc]

This made me laugh and cry

[@SFCProJunior]

Def jam is evolving but backwards

[@jesusibarra2980]

There's a word for that. It's called devolving.

[@SFCProJunior]

@@jesusibarra2980 There's a thing what i just comment. It's called a meme

[@ruhankhairullah5662]

@@SFCProJuniorOoOoOO 🤣🤣🤣

[@jkosher5091]

Yea I agree with you 💯

[@BIGBOI-dq2ig]

@@SFCProJunior NICCCcCCCCCcE

[@jesusibarra2980]

If they would just remaster the games up to FFNY for next gen consoles, it'd be a HIT.

[@mn_seahawk25thehawk64]

The only problem with that is they have too many individuals in the game that are not with Def Jam no more. This game is a Copyright bomb waiting to go off if they tried to resell it.

[@Snip3r2Hyp3]

But they won’t sadly. They’ll keep toying with us. Like they did just to hit a million followers on ig😩😩💯🐼

[@jasonsmith530]

What about icon?

[@turboterps]

@Ka Ca man just change the characters or go the parody route lol..

[@Punttipate62]

@@turboterps then it's not the same game and it's meaningless

[@mralexhernandez]

Still playing Vendetta and FFNY on my PS2 to this day! 🥰‼️

[@NNEAR-tf4ti]

Same here!

[@GoUpSlim]

U so lucky I wish I still had my game cube

[@leafykhan]

Lol same but I have mines on GameCube

[@appratows6795]

Me too! On ppsspp emulator on mobile and borrowed my friends controller, its my 2nd favorite psp game 1. The Warriors 2. Def Jam Fight for NY 3. GTA VCS

[@squichyhomie]

I was playing it right now on my psp and I search the game up

[@donmigo2865]

Vendetta and Fight For NY for me ❤🙏🔥

[@Cortex.]

Same

[@azopytee2525]

Same

[@Yuri-MC5]

For NY é o melhor ❤️

[@badboygammingandvloging2058]

I got both of them

[@Cortex.]

@@badboygammingandvloging2058 I got them both and I got Def jam vendetta the plus characters S word and DABO!!!!! And in Def jam I unlocked the secret golden comp character too.

[@platinum42elden38]

Fight for NY is just built different. It was one of my favourite gane on PS2

[@p_u_r_e8345]

The future of gaming is coming to a halt. The only thing we can do as gamers is reminisce on how games use to be.

[@TheLastofKingZ]

Straight facts. They running out of ideas Fr

[@The_Acolyte]

they're not running out of ideas. they're just greedy for cash now 😔

[@leechviolator]

they are focusing on realism and good graphics but the gameplay well

[@tyru2]

@@leechviolator fr

[@Snip3r2Hyp3]

@@The_Acolyte thiiiss💯

[@MasterLenoXWolfe]

WE WANT NEW DEF JAM!!!! WHO'S WITH ME??!!!!

[@alifhabib2910]

Same me

[@damnax8]

Yes

[@Kev_-qm1je]

Won't happen, they gonna have to pay hella money t have these new rappers on the game 🎮

[@latking7065]

A new def jam just wont have the sane feeling as the old ones🫠

[@MasterLenoXWolfe]

@Psychonaut and they should also add mike shinoda, eminem, drake, kanye west, dj khaled, etc.

[@sniperfection]

Icon destroyed what could have been one of the greatest fighting series of all time.

[@KingJadInfiniteHope]

@nemo pouncey you just brought back a 10+ year old memory lol i remember seeing that back then.

[@atomicbomb1212]

why do you hate icon can you explain (i didnt played it)

[@KingJadInfiniteHope]

@@atomicbomb1212 they took out the best part of the game, the “blazin’s” (finishing moves like finishers from wrestling games) they slowed the game down WAY too much, and the story was nowhere near as good as the fight for New York’s.

[@atomicbomb1212]

@@KingJadInfiniteHope damn when i was playing ffny i was struggling to get the blazin' moves. they really must be high to remove this

[@jimmythecrow]

@@atomicbomb1212 its not a fighting game, you have to go with the beat.

[@muhammadkhairulazri3177]

should bring back def jam fight for new york 🥺

[@chefwalker9873]

@@sashasmith3820 there ain't no def jump fight for Chicago

[@wescalade3150]

I love fight for ny

[@whatyoulookinforlol]

@@sashasmith3820 you mean illinois 😂 please stop referring an illinois city as a state

[@mainelettuce9040]

Def Jam had so much potential and then they threw it all away with Def Jam Icon. JUST GIVE ME DEF JAM Fight for Newyork Takeover with GTA 6 Graphics. THAT'S ALL WE ASK.

[@progreen07]

😂😂 FR though

[@maddragonfromkamurocho]

And combining it with the extra features that def jam the take over had (ground and pound, submission counters)

[@markflorida4402]

After watching Fight Club, I tried to find games closer to the genre of that movie and I landed on Takeover. No regrets afterwards.

[@kwamezwaye9071]

Fight for NY was the best 🔥

[@living_good2025]

They should honestly make an updatef version of this game my fav fighting game as a kid

[@atmmike7984]

BIG FACTS

[@BiggieSmokes187]

For me it's better than any fighting games out there

[@sarahroblox234]

@@BiggieSmokes187 *literally better than shadow fight 2*

[@sniperfection]

I still play it when my friends come visit.

[@living_good2025]

@@sniperfection i downloaded a psp emulator just to play the takeover lol

[@MMFrost]

It went from a badass fighting/wrestling game to a shitty fighting game and finally to a karaoke game.

[@fqa3475]

We need games like this back man, this is legendary

[@MarioJr210]

Who’s gonna be the genius to make a game like this but with today’s rappers , that’d be one of the greatest games ever easily ..

[@__Ruslan__]

Todays rapper are all thin Junkies who could get beat up by girls.

[@IVIUT3D]

@@__Ruslan__ just say you don't listen to hip hop

[@goahead4310]

@@__Ruslan__ but if they do something they will end up like tory lanes and people would start shaming them?? Make it make sense. You cant impress evrryone

[@pennydropper6875]

@@goahead4310 what??? Tory shot a girl... cuz he wouldve got his ass beat

[@JustMamba]

I think they'd have licensing issues nowadays.

[@coolerthanafrieza4726]

First 2 def jams were fucking amazing, icon was so stupid.

[@coolerthanafrieza4726]

@DJG def jam ffny the take over is ffny but the psp version its a sequal and the ps version has some small changes in the fighting like new moves and stuff wish they had it on console

[@TheIcpfan23]

@DJG What happened to that def jam game they promised us what last year or year before

[@TheIcpfan23]

@DJG shit I think most people was hype then the other half was like yea ok hate to say I was the half that said nah not now not ever

[@coolerthanafrieza4726]

@DJG yea i heard and then all went quiet. I wish they would hit us with that at e3 or soemthing id go nuts

[@coolerthanafrieza4726]

@nemo pouncey id take ANYTHING over icon and that rapping one like why would i waste money to rap to a song i can play on my computer for free lol it just needs some dope rappers past and modern and some bangers on it with dope fights

[@onad1452]

Fight for new York was the mist iconic DefJam

[@casuallygary]

Everyone gangsta until Def Jam Icon was released

[@MarioSonicDKPokeFAN]

I would like for this franchise to make a big comeback! So many music artists and celebs since then. Maybe Ed Boon from the Mortal Kombat/ Injustice games can do something with it

[@Megamixboy]

I still can't understand how they made a game so good like Fight for NY and thought that ICON would be a good idea.

[@jollycooperation7446]

Bring em back. Vendetta and FFNY are certified classics.

[@KenMasters.]

There should’ve been two prequels called Def Jam: Old Skool (1980s) and Def Jam: Fight For LA (1990s). Where we play as characters in teams (like in The King of Fighters) of legendary rappers such as N.W.A., Public Enemy, KRS ONE, Run D.M.C., Beastie Boys, Geto Boys, Salt-N-Pepa, 2 Live Crew, Digital Underground, Naughty by Nature, X-Clan, EPMD, etc.

[@horacecramp]

Don't forget pac and biggie

[@RAMIR3Z0]

i like this idea

[@2thiccOG]

You do realize that the game is called Def Jam because that is the record label that produced the game and that all the rappers in the game were signed to at the time. So they couldn’t just put whatever rapper they wanted on the game. Only the rappers signed to def jam could be in the game, and now there aren’t that many rappers signed to Def Jam.

[@horacecramp]

@@2thiccOG what about some of the characters in fight for NY like bo, stark and a few others ? Are they fictional or something ?

[@2thiccOG]

@@horacecramp yeah. Pockets, Cruz, tech, Rome, manny, stingray, and a bunch of other guys are made up to fill out the roster.

[@tahj314]

It’s a fucking crime that we haven’t had a new game or at least a remaster

[@willpowell1036]

Defjam ffny takeover is actually an expansion of the original ffny with added fight mechanics. They should remaster that version on consoles and PC with online play.

[@jimmythecrow]

it doesnt play the same, its not as polished.

[@Snip3r2Hyp3]

💯💯

[@djsiddiki3430]

@@jimmythecrow lol it’s definitely more polished. FFNY was blurry Takeover is more balanced too

[@theobell2002]

The Takeover is garbage. They made counters not matter and added a bunch of unnecessary fluff that made the game worse.

[@djsiddiki3430]

@@theobell2002 counters don’t matter? ok boomer

[@soroushdaneshdoost]

Hello man Thanks you make very good videos Love you Soroush from iran 👍❤️

[@LouayKhemiri]

Thanks and Enjoy 😎

[@sandiestdock7224]

Def Jam Vendetta=best soundtrack Def Jam Fight For NY=best gameplay and features Def Jam Icon=best graphics

[@SuperSaiyanSway]

Don’t lie like that icon has the best forgettable everything

[@sandiestdock7224]

@@SuperSaiyanSway I am not gonna lie, I actually haven’t played Icon yet, and I’m tryna decide whether I should get it for a cheap price or whether to ignore it

[@dantesparda1548]

@@sandiestdock7224 ignore it its not worth it trust me

[@Omariii_.]

Icon was really weird for me personally

[@NinjaPleeease]

Icon graphics sucked. Game felt like it takes place on the moon and shit🤮💩🥘🚽

[@madster01]

Should’ve continued the for NY series. Like 4:57 why is this even a thing

[@officaljulunation]

Only if you like rap you will know why

[@tenmakudo137]

@@officaljulunation ya sorry, but we are playing it for the fight mechanics and stories not like guitar heroes.

[@officaljulunation]

@@tenmakudo137 yeah i the fighting def jam hames more, not icon tho

[@TheIcpfan23]

@@officaljulunation i listen to rap but old school and underground. but wondering the samething

[@jkosher5091]

Always love that NY 2004💥💯

[@justinjacksonbaby]

I Just buy Def Jam Fight For NY today on PS2 🥺🥰🥰🥰😈❤️🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@rafa9270]

I hope def jam fight for ny remake 🙏😁

[@JinxGoober_03]

We need a remaster for Def Jam Vendetta yet it hasn't happened. There is so many PS2 games I wish would come back to the new gen consoles to be honest

[@Snip3r2Hyp3]

Same 💯💯😩

[@ジョン-z2e]

Yups

[@mamoru_zombie]

How the series went: **Incredibly high fall down** How the series should've went: -> Rapstar -> Icon -> Vendetta -> Takeover -> Fight for the New York

[@pikameme3322]

2005-2006 was the golden age of gaming, so many amazing games came out that year

[@calebvaldez676]

I loved this game, it was my favorite fighting game

[@donheft2500]

Vendetta and FFNY will always be the best, hands down. Takeover is just a psp version of FFNY, whichblooks worse than the original as well as the play style looks 50x slower. Icon made no sense and rapstar had lotwrally nothing to do with fighting, just basically a rap version of guitar hero/rockband

[@Xcellence21519]

Takeover was actually the best, you actually battled by the burroughs, you could mount opponents and perform all new finishers from the ground, the inventory had more products with more customization and you could stack the same Fighting style for extra moves or bonus attributes to the style

[@tobiicakir]

Will never understand why they stopped producing masterpieces like Fight for NY. The game was a success for everybody.

[@jamarcoleman7920]

The fact a cat can beat you while rocking a pair of phat pharm shoes will mike fight for New York a classic

[@alikbey]

I still have def jam vendetta fight for new York on ps2

[@thegreatnexus4207]

with todays Large music selection i'am very surprise we dont have a new Def Jam

[@813RiC]

I remember spending hours on this and finally beating it

[@_Snafu_]

It still baffles me why they have never tried to make another DEF jam fighting game like vendetta or fight for New York and make a deal with some of these newer rappers and make millions.Especially with rap music still being the most popular genre today.

[@KenMasters.]

I think they never made another is because they ran out of ideas and because so desperate that they had someone else make it and ruined it from Def Jam: Icon. Also, the new rappers ain’t sh!t.

[@_Snafu_]

@@KenMasters. I can agree the new rappers ain’t shit but still I would think if icon was trash if you were a smart studio you would say let’s go back to what worked and then just add to it like they did before

[@rob9433]

Facts they would make hella bread

[@josephmata2956]

We need a remaster on fight for NY

[@MOF43]

Playstation plus

[@angelserrano9049]

Yes because it’s absolutely not worth 200$ for a used copy

[@theobell2002]

A remaster is not gonna happen. It would be a licensing nightmare. You can play the game on an emulator for free and upscale it, though.

[@foxmcclout1503]

Dream Game . Let's have all characters from Vendetta and FFNY,With FFNY game play and tweaked Def Jam Visuals but more modern for today's consoles.

[@crushthecrusher1265]

i love def jam games is perfect for me i love wrestling and i love rap music forever

[@elvato_ns]

love how the games don’t even have to do anything with rap lmao

[@ship_kind9302]

In my child hood I grow up playing icon

[@kikoelargento9905]

How can someone destroy a franchise like that, FFNY was so perfect that we only need a reboot with actualized graphics and thats all ...and modern graphics are not even needed...im playing on PS2 again after a decade just because of this game, and in the process im discovering hidden gems on PS2...what a console!!!!

[@imnotfunnybro]

DJ Icon was a real let down, after I found it I played for a while and thought it was cool but eventually just saw that there was a a lot that was missing that made the other ones cool and things. Overall it really seemed like much less effort was put into it

[@deangallentine9658]

They need to come up with a remake or another new fun and exciting game like this. Been patiently waiting….👀 I truly enjoyed designing my characters & watching them beat down rappers I grew up listening too lol 😂 if they ever make another one, they should include all famous people lol that’d be dope 🎥

[@naguispace5038]

We want a new reboot to this franchise in PS4

[@naguispace5038]

@DJG Honestly i don't know a lot of rappers But i prefer to create some New characters not necessary actors or rappers but those characters must larger than life With Good graphics, storylines and top gameplay I'm sure it will be one of a kind game

[@zackw9733]

No doubt fight for Ny was the staple of it but I don’t believe a lot of people appreciate what icon was about it’s was graphically amazing and the environment went to the beat yes the moves were more dumbed down but it’s was the shit to play

[@alterego9618]

Fight for New York!!!! Bring it back!

[@azlanahmad6647]

Wasn't there a def jam moagle after icon?

[@kidz4p509]

You might as well call me “The Lone Icon”, considering how Icon technically introduced me to the series.

[@misterglockk]

Same😂

[@alterego9618]

Every def jam fan says the same thing bring back ffny! And for some reason it just hasn’t happened.

[@Kwazyguy03]

Only played fight for NY 😩 sad I didn't get to experience the other titles even till this day, total sadness indeed

[@Unknown-sv9fm]

Well, u aren't really missin' out much cuz fight for NY is the best one.

[@DTJ100]

@@Unknown-sv9fm exactly 😂

[@baranhazer6917]

Best fight game ever !

[@justin_ip_kealoha8530]

Thank You Family I Am So Grateful For Everything At Automatik Coverage Anything!

[@AleksanderSalamanderHeitmann]

Fight for NY number 1!!!! ❤️

[@terry_glory_to_ukraine394]

And Vendetta was number 2)

[@feedback0p]

I miss playing djf f ny after playing todays fighting games 😢😢

[@b2k551]

Fight For NY Blows All The Other Def Jam Games Out Of The Water❗️❗️❗️

[@devo1942]

Def of jam 2004 the best

[@t1mson1c]

We need DEF JAM back!

[@Saronite]

just imagine a 2022 DefJam game ... with Drake, Eminem, 50Cent, JayZ, Dr Dre and all the legends of today

[@Germanskill205]

Def Jam games only featured people that had contracts with Def Jam productions.

[@momoalfat5211]

Fight for NY is goated. But vendetta always has a special place in my heart

[@georgemoon2286]

Bruh they hit the nail on the coffin with rapstar💀💀

[@OniKenshi]

"Evolution" is a funny word for it...

[@kudraabdulaziz3096]

The real street fighter. Wish there was a blood and bone video game.

[@ASMRShariya]

That'd be siiiiiiick

[@squichyhomie]

Man, I was playing NY:the take over on my psp

[@terry_glory_to_ukraine394]

Yo, me too)

[@kvbvl7285]

FFNY IS THE GREATEST FIGHTING GAME OF ALL TIME!

[@SadphireLAKEisinfinite]

Lmfaoo Def Jam Rapstar was Karaoke?? Def Jan went out sad🤣🤣

[@loriguipinto]

They should remaster Def Jam Fight For New York with new rappers and old school rappers... While doing the special moves say some lyrics of their music's... It would be the best game for 10 years STRAIGHT...

[@Thomaslynn247]

ALL def jam games were AMAZING except that Rapstar one lol

[@pavelyankouski4913]

Actually nice games, with a bunch of good chars and gear

[@QaDri93]

Fight for NY is the best! From the story, the roster, the character customisations, the music, the moves…dayum wish I could play it again on the PS2. Please REMAKE/REMASTER THAT SHIT

[@therealxerion]

Imo FFNY was the BEST but i dont know if its just me but it's so god damn SHORT but so good that everytime i play it thru i am still not bored

[@TheBohemianRooster]

The involution...

[@OhJooey]

Why we don’t have a new dej jam ? Do you have a idea ?

[@rumbanaji]

Who would be in it? 6ix9ine?! 🤣🤣 fuck no

[@bigstevepreston]

Because EA said years ago it wasn't a part of their agenda. After EA sports big shut down and they did fight for NY and icon that was gonna be it. The karaoke def jam doesn't count cause it's not apart if the def jam fight series. It's the same with fight night they made champion the last because mainly UFC having a sole license to EA. And NCAA was mainly because EA fucked up on their contract and made enemies with the NCAA

[@pongis_khan]

in the description written 20003, not 2003

[@LouayKhemiri]

Thanks for letting me I fixed it

[@pongis_khan]

@@LouayKhemiri no problem

[@Black5prox]

Was that last one for real lol a sing along

[@Ghost0343]

I'd like you to do an evaluation of the Sims 😁😁👍

[@giovanimolina5943]

I got def jam ny on my phone on psp mobile app

[@MonroeAlexander2024]

Vendetta is under rated.

[@leonardogomes8747]

Depois de Def Jam: Fight for NY a franquia se perdeu :(

[@jureg-ceifador5073]

Depois? Eu nem considero aquela porcaria de DefJam Icon como um Defjam de verdade, pra mim acabou no FFNY e tudo o que eu queria é um Remaster pra geração ps4, XboxOne e tals. Sinceramente tenho medo que eles anunciem um novo DefJam e seja uma bosta novamente.

[@harapu9852]

@@jureg-ceifador5073 mas o the take over tabem era bom

[@SomeoneOutThereIdk]

O Takeover é excelente, adicionou várias novas mecânicas, só é meio broxa o modo história em questão de falta de cutscenes, por ser um jogo de PSP

[@jlai8411]

FFNY is so underrated that it could surpass MK anytime

[@AkaHoodie]

Underrated?!?!? That's my favorite childhood game but it's overated and it deserves to be

[@Snip3r2Hyp3]

FACTS 💯

[@griddy3678]

Nope mk vs jef dam was a old story mk kicks ass now

[@33290Ludo]

We need Fight for NY (or other city) on PS4 !!! Please ! 🔥🔥💪🏻💪🏻🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@good_noodle4838]

Ngl i feel we need a new or remastered def han

[@MOF43]

Playstation plus make it Happen

[@risraid9324]

Dude.. if EA really looking for easy-money, they should at least Remastered FfNY (if a Remake sounds too impossible). I would definitely PO that!

[@12mmratchet84]

Def jam vendetta is one of those games I thought looked Alot better as a kid lol

[@orlandisd]

DJ FFNY On My Phone Right Now I Play All The Time With My Xbox Controller 😁 Can Never Give A Gem A Break Lol

[@RAMIR3Z0]

anyone remember the tweet def jam did a year ago saying if they hit 1 mill followers they were gonna reveal something ???

[@theobell2002]

They were lying.

[@RAMIR3Z0]

@@theobell2002 damn straight they were. lotta pissed off people

[@delastfrancois8907]

They should have kept the fighting mechanics like def jam and a whole story mode with it to.

[@Jmeza94]

Title is wrong I thing you meant to put the fall of def jam lol

[@DOERXSTREET]

I know the first one I started playing because of my cousin when I was about 8 years old