The player can also choose between several voice types as well, and can even choose their own fighting style. Unlike the four pre-set characters from the first game, the player is allowed to create their own character. The outcome of this Mob War is going to rest on the the protagonist's shoulders. However, after barely any time as one of D-Mob's fighters, the protagonist finds out that D-Mob's criminal empire, and his hold over New York, has been have weakened, allowing another Syndicate led by Crow to challenge his for control of New York. The player plays as the SUV's driver, a fighter looking to make it big in the fight circuit, and who plans to use the rescue of D-Mob from police custody as the big break he needs. D-Mob has just been arrested and is being brought in to police custody when the car transporting him gets broadsided by an SUV.

The sequel, Fight for NY, developed by AKI again, picks up immediately after the first game. Upon defeating him, they leave with their girlfriend and the ending sets up for the sequel.

In the end, after they've beaten all of the other fighters, the protagonist faces off against D-Mob. In the story, the protagonist's injured friend Manny calls them to ask that them take his place in an underground street fight, and to help him pay a debt to the underworld boss D-Mob. In the game, the player has to pick from four different characters to use in the story mode. Released in 2003 for the GameCube and PlayStation 2, the concept for the game is a combination of professional wresting and hip hop. The first game, Def Jam Vendetta, was developed by AKI Corporation (known for their wrestling games in the West). Def Jam is a 3D video game series published by EA.

Controls for def jam fight for ny ps2