The Takeover | Def Jam: Fight For New York (PS2) Review - HazyGray

A year and a half after the release of Def Jam: Vendetta, EA and AKI released Def Jam: Fight For New York, the unexpected sequel to one of the strangest games in history. Did this game surpass Vendetta, or was this formula a one hit wonder?
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[@LightningAsh]

EA really fucked up. They had something special with their side branch EA Big pumping out timeless classics like the Def Jams and the Street Series. Def Jam: Fight for NY and Fifa Street 1 & 2 were my childhood. I replayed both myself recently on my PS2 emulator just to confirm that they're still that good and yeah, they are. True nostalgic timebombs EA wasted with their greed. Better than most modern movie "games" today, that's for damn sure

[@jdn5593]

What this game needed was a warriors like war match, a 5 on 5 fight.

[@DAngeloSmart3144]

Wow! This is my first time seeing you doing these review videos, and it's on one of my favorite games too. Definitely can't wait to see more and check the previous reviews to catch up on this cause this is different and really cool to see from you.👍👍

[@HazyGray]

Thanks man. Thanks for dropping by.

[@TopDogAnubis9047]

I can't believe sticky fingaz lost his sanity towards the end of the game, when I fought him I was sweating bullets because I thought I would lose💯

[@EliteEasyE]

This story is so over the top. It's like a those Midnight Club games.

[@dontzgamezonline3749]

Tell em again homie! Thanks for giving those people hope. (16:56) 😊

[@dvdbox360]

14:32 good editing it looks like you kick him out using your own blazin move

[@HazyGray]

The clips of the story mode cutscenes aren't mine. They belong to a fellow KZbinr who uploads Def Jam content called Element: youtube.com/@ReplaneD

[@dvdbox360]

​@@HazyGraythe best thing about this game is that there's many combinations of style that you can make, you'll be repeating the game story many times.

[@Suleiman2000]

the PSP version Fight for NY. The takeover isn't actually a port it's a prequel to Vendetta and FfNY. Most people think it's a port because it feels like the PS2 game though it removed some match types like 2 on 2 and free for all and inferno but they added something much cooler like you can actually sit on top of your opponent and beat the shit out of him until he gets knocked out, which by the way it's another way to KO an opponent

[@smlxko1519]

Biggest thing about the takeover is being able to have 2 or 3 of the same fighting style

[@Suleiman2000]

@@smlxko1519 yep the story is good i like the way it's narrated by Manny

[@ThomasTheCure]

DAMN fine video, man. You deserve a lot more attention!

[@HazyGray]

Always appreciate comments like this. Thanks, mate.

[@NMages20]

One of my favorite games of all time for sure 👍 unfortunately I can't find a copy anywhere

[@wilfredwayne7139]

I always went full kickboxing when playing this game trivialised it for me.

[@MrHustleSwag]

I recently looked up value of this game.. wow. Glad I never let GameStop hustle me by selling back to them for $2 lol. They are selling for $150-300 for used copy currently lol

[@HazyGray]

I remember I went to my local game shop about 20 minutes from where I live, and they were selling a used copy on PS2 for £40. Like, god damn!

[@HefYT]

nice vid, I always loved DJFFNY

[@justusphillipsthecartoonki5621]

Hi Hazy Awesome Video Man I Play The First Of This Series Vendetta Just Not All The Way Through Tho But Anyway Love This Sequel Of It Honestly It's One Of The Best Sequels To A Video Game Ever I Agree With You On That Plus Your Community On This Game Hazy Was Amazing Keep Up The Hard Work My Friend I Hope This Franchise Come Back In The Near Future It Gone Way Too Soon.

[@XLionscream]

Great Video i like it!! You owe me a win >;)))

[@HazyGray]

You'll get your rematch at the next Blazin Saturday if you're down. 😉

[@XLionscream]

@@HazyGray Maybe the one after! Next one's Anton Lee but i'm down for after that!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@antondavinci5850]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@MexicanWolf-lf3bn]

Better then current wrestling games, yea

[@YassineTorchani-dc2cm]

So Fight for NY is a wrestling fighting game and one of the fighting styles in this game is wrestling....huh ?

[@HazyGray]

It's more accurate to refer to Wrestlers in this game as Grapplers. Some characters are purely strike based, such as Martial Artists and Street Fighters. Some characters are hybrids, and rely on strikes and grapples, such as Kickboxers & Submission Experts. Wrestlers are pure grapplers, and hardly rely on strikes.

[@YassineTorchani-dc2cm]

​@@HazyGraybut the game still plays like a wrestling fighter, right ?

[@HazyGray]

@@YassineTorchani-dc2cm yeah

[@TheAuthorizedJay]

Hey, bro, I love your Def Jam reviews. There's a bunch of created rappers in WWE 2K22 in a Def Jam Project of sorts. You may want to check them out. Edit: It's called Def Jam: World War. They even have videos here on KZbin, also.

[@HazyGray]

Good to see that Def Jam is still alive and well! 👍

[@shizuwolf]

Have you played the Kurohyou games? They’re like the combat of Yakuza with a bit of Def Jam sprinkled in.

[@MrHustleSwag]

Make a video or video series of all the NFS games or atleats NFS underground 1+2 and most wanted (my favorite mfs games back in those days)

[@HazyGray]

I'm definitely NOT doing all the NFS games! NFS 1, 2 or Underground? Maybe. It really depends, since I already have a massive backlog of games I want to review.

[@ZRtheHedgehog77]

This game so mad expensive on ebay

[@HazyGray]

If only this game were available on digital storefronts. 😔

[@YourAnimeFix]

can you do a review on back yard wrestling?

[@HazyGray]

I was going to, but the gameplay made me feel sick, so no.

[@YassineTorchani-dc2cm]

0:51 "Oversatured market", what do you mean ?

[@HazyGray]

Wrestling games were MAD POPULAR in the early 2000's. With games like Here Comes The Pain & Fire Pro Wrestling Returns, everybody wanted a piece of the wrestling game pie. As a result, LOTS of wrestling games came out around this time, and it became hard for most of them to stand out. Thus, the market became oversaturated with hundreds of eerily similar wrestling games, which is why it was important for FFNY to stand out, or else it would get lost in the shuffle.

[@YassineTorchani-dc2cm]

​​​@@HazyGray you mean none of the wrestling games before Def Jam Fight for NY were distinguishable from each other (just making sure I understood)