Not that it's an overly complicated fighting system. And it all looks and plays just as it should. They also get their spines broken in about 1,000 different places and have their faces smashed into concrete walls every other second of a fight. Fights get dirty, real dirty - characters crash through cars and get kicked in the face repeatedly. Actually, shine may be the wrong word, since there's nothing in Takeover remotely bright or cheery. Once in the arena, the differences really shine. The different styles and character attributes really helps make each fighter special - something desperately needed in any game with copious fighters to choose. Strength helps you land those powerful hooks and kicks while toughness and speed let you avoid damage or help you survive a serious beating, respectively. In addition, characters have unique attributes such as upper and lower body strength, speed and toughness. This helps keep the fighting experience varied and lends the game a bit of strategy as well. One character can specialize in wrestling and street fighting, while his combatant may focus on kick boxing and martial arts. Plus, each celebrity brawler looks, sounds and plays differently, which truthfully is far more important than having 500 fighters with only cosmetic differences to set them apart.Įach claims a specific fighting style, for instance, while some have a mixture of two or three. You need to unlock a vast majority of these characters to play them, but that's not so much a chore in this case. The roster includes hip-hop artists such as Method Man, Lil' Kim and Busta Rhymes, as well as eye-candy celebrities like Carmen Electra. Everything from the console iterations shows up in full force, including the overwhelmingly impressive cast that now boasts 68 characters. Not a bad thing, mind you, but those thinking Takeover is entirely unique will be burned.Īs for the rest of you, just know first hip-hop brawler for PSP offers a fine experience knee-deep in NY grit. Takeover still offers primarily the same experience as the console version, after all. Before getting into that, it serves to note these additions are of a subtle variety. Long name, yes, but so is the list of features and enhancements Takeover brings to the table. You can say exactly the same thing about the PSP version, titled Def Jam: Fight for NY: The Takeover. Then it went and applied a gleaming coat of polish to the whole thing, making it one of the best-looking fighters around. On top of this, it took the narrative aspect of the game seriously - an area most fighting games tend to overlook. It improved upon its predecessor, Def Jam Vendetta, by adding new characters, moves and fighting venues. The console version of Def Jam: Fight for NY did most everything right.

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