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2004 PlayStationXbox

A brawling hip-hop fighting game where you combine fighting styles, use weapons and exploit interactive environments to rise through New York's underground. Dozens of rap stars and a punchy soundtrack give it its flavor.

What defines Def Jam: Fight for NY:

  • Co-op or multiplayer
  • Strong character progression
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Distinctive, stylised art style

The closest matches for Def Jam: Fight for NY are Interstate '76, Red Dead Revolver and Crimson Skies. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Def Jam: Fight for NY special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Interstate '76

87 %

1997 PC

  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Focus on a single character
  • Distinctive, stylised art style

A vehicular combat game set in an alternate 1976 American Southwest, where you drive an armed muscle car as Groove Champion, avenging your sister's death to a funky soundtrack and with strong seventies style.

Red Dead Revolver

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A linear, stylized third-person Western shooter with a spaghetti-western look: as bounty hunter Red Harlow you avenge your parents' murder, using the Dead Eye targeting system and duels. Local multiplayer for up to four players is included.

Crimson Skies

Distinctive, stylised art style

Arcade dogfighting in an alternate 1930s America where air pirates rule the skies in eccentric propeller planes. Fast aerial combat, pulp adventure flair and multiplayer battles define the experience.

Double Dragon Revive

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A modern side-scrolling beat-'em-up revival of the arcade classic, with Jimmy and Billy Lee brawling through waves of thugs. It features tighter fighting-game-inspired combat from Arc System Works and adjustable difficulty, with co-op play.

Twisted Metal: Black

Focus on a single character

A grim vehicle-combat game where deranged drivers battle in wrecked arenas, each with a disturbing personal story. Fast, weapon-heavy duels, a brutal horror-tinged atmosphere and strong split-screen multiplayer define it.

WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It

Focus on a single character

A pro wrestling game featuring 30+ WWF stars like The Rock and Stone Cold, a story mode built around your own created wrestler, and about 78 match types such as TLC and Hell in a Cell. It shines in local multiplayer for up to four players.

Ninja Gaiden 3

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A fast, brutal hack-and-slash in which Ryu Hayabusa carves through enemy hordes with his sword and ninja arts. Compared with its predecessors it is more accessible and cinematic, while still delivering bloody combat and an online mode.

Streets of Rage Remake

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A huge fan-made remake that combines all three Streets of Rage games into one classic side-scrolling brawler. It offers gang-busting combat, a large roster of fighters, local co-op, and the series' driving electronic soundtrack.

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