The Highs and Lows of the Def Jam Fighting Games | Xplay

Boy, the early 2000s were great. Classics like Cradle 2 The Grave and State Property 2 were in theaters. Jay Z gave us The Blueprint, while DMX taught us how to Party Up. In gaming, the good folks at Def Jam teamed up with EA to provide us back-to-back bangers in Def Jam Vendetta and Def Jam Fight for New York. Despite both games performing well critically and commercially, their time in the sun was short-lived. The Black Hokage, Goldenboy, and WWE Superstar Xavier Woods aka Austin Creed join forces to celebrate the brief, glorious moment when hip-hop and gaming came together in a series of all-time great fighting games.

Def Jam: Fight for NY is a hip hop-influenced action video game published by EA Games. It was released on September 21, 2004 for PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube. It is a sequel to Def Jam Vendetta and is followed by Def Jam: Icon.

Stream Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:26 Def Jam Vendetta
5:23 WWE No Mercy
6:03 Def Jam: Fight for NY
10:01 Def Jam: Icon
13:36 The End of the Franchise
15:27 Interview with David Banner
29:36 Outro

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