<s>
Def	B-Device
Jam	I-Device
:	I-Device
Fight	I-Device
for	I-Device
NY	I-Device
is	O
a	O
hip	O
hop-influenced	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
published	O
by	O
EA	O
Games	O
(	O
unlike	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
published	O
under	O
the	O
EA	O
Sports	O
BIG	O
brand	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
20	O
,	O
2004	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
Def	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
Vendetta	I-Application
and	O
is	O
followed	O
by	O
Def	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
:	I-Application
Icon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
artists	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
that	O
did	O
not	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
sequel	B-Language
were	O
DMX	O
,	O
Keith	O
Murray	O
,	O
Christina	O
Milian	O
and	O
Funkmaster	O
Flex	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
spun	O
off	O
into	O
a	O
2006	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
game	O
called	O
Def	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
Fight	I-Application
for	I-Application
NY	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Takeover	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Def	B-Device
Jam	I-Device
Fight	I-Device
for	I-Device
NY	I-Device
emphasizes	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
various	O
environments	O
and	O
the	O
surrounding	O
crowd	O
to	O
cause	O
damage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Created	O
characters	O
can	O
have	O
the	O
jewelry	O
of	O
Sean	O
Paul	O
,	O
Crack	O
(	O
Fat	O
Joe	O
)	O
,	O
Xzibit	O
,	O
Crazy	O
Legs	O
,	O
Lil	O
 '	O
Flip	O
,	O
Def	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
Recordings	O
,	O
Roc-A-Fella	O
Records	O
,	O
State	O
Property	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
others	O
(	O
except	O
for	O
some	O
particular	O
signature	O
pieces	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
medallions	O
worn	O
by	O
Flavor	O
Flav	O
or	O
modify	O
it	O
like	O
Ghostface	O
Killah	O
's	O
Sun	O
God	O
Plate	O
Gold	O
and	O
Diamond	O
piece	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
fighters	O
may	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
Battle	O
Mode	O
,	O
while	O
their	O
moves	O
and	O
jewelry	O
may	O
be	O
purchased	O
and	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
67	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
including	O
real-life	O
hip	O
hop	O
artists	O
signed	O
to	O
Def	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
original	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
immediately	O
after	O
Def	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
Vendetta	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
D-Mob	O
(	O
Chris	O
Judge	O
)	O
is	O
arrested	O
by	O
NYPD	O
cops	O
Starks	O
and	O
Jervis	O
and	O
placed	O
in	O
the	O
back	O
of	O
their	O
cop	O
car	O
when	O
an	O
SUV	B-Algorithm
hits	O
it	O
,	O
causing	O
it	O
to	O
flip	O
over	O
on	O
its	O
back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
D-Mob	O
crawls	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
wreckage	O
and	O
boards	O
the	O
SUV	B-Algorithm
as	O
Jervis	O
catches	O
a	O
glimpse	O
of	O
the	O
suspect	O
before	O
passing	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
features	O
exclusive	O
to	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
that	O
are	O
missing	O
from	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
's	O
hardware	O
lacks	O
the	O
light	O
blur	O
effect	O
that	O
permeates	O
on	O
the	O
characters	O
and	O
arenas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Josh	O
Holmes	O
,	O
the	O
producer	O
from	O
EA	O
Canada	O
wanted	O
to	O
improve	O
on	O
the	O
already	O
well	O
received	O
Def	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
Vendetta	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
research	O
they	O
've	O
done	O
shows	O
that	O
veteran	O
gamers	O
were	O
familiar	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
control	O
system	O
yet	O
new	O
players	O
were	O
intimidated	O
by	O
the	O
complexity	O
that	O
's	O
been	O
used	O
since	O
WCW	B-Device
vs.	I-Device
nWo	I-Device
:	I-Device
World	I-Device
Tour	I-Device
that	O
first	O
appeared	O
on	O
the	O
N64	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lastly	O
,	O
Holmes	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
say	O
that	O
individual	O
players	O
prefer	O
to	O
use	O
their	O
own	O
tactics	O
,	O
so	O
different	O
classes	O
has	O
been	O
implemented	O
in	O
unique	O
ways	O
to	O
achieve	O
a	O
KO	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
overall	O
focus	O
of	O
the	O
fighting	O
system	O
is	O
fun	O
,	O
over-the-top	O
action	B-Application
rather	O
than	O
a	O
simulation	O
of	O
technical	O
fighting	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
the	O
create-a-fighter	O
mode	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
lacking	O
in	O
Def	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
Vendetta	I-Application
,	O
has	O
been	O
incorporated	O
into	O
the	O
sequel	B-Language
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Story	O
Mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Holmes	O
explains	O
that	O
with	O
other	O
successful	O
fighting	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
convention	O
of	O
a	O
sequel	B-Language
is	O
to	O
add	O
complexity	O
to	O
the	O
control	O
system	O
,	O
multiplayer	O
focus	O
to	O
the	O
exclusion	O
of	O
all	O
else	O
,	O
shallow	O
single	O
player	O
,	O
limited	O
character	O
customization	O
and	O
having	O
a	O
gameplay	O
that	O
's	O
skewed	O
towards	O
the	O
hardcore	O
gamer	O
:	O
"	O
Probably	O
the	O
most	O
common	O
that	O
's	O
typical	O
in	O
fighting	O
games	O
like	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
is	O
that	O
it	O
's	O
empty	O
and	O
devoid	O
of	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
later	O
named	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
GameCube	B-Application
game	O
of	O
September	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
