Def Jam® Fight for NY™: The Takeover Producer Q&A

Game Producer Seth Immell took a little time out to answer a couple of questions on how the title is shaping up for the PSP.

Can you give us an overview of this year's game?

Def Jam® Fight For NY™: The Takeover on PSP brings the hip hop stars and music from the PS2 to the PSP so it can be played anywhere and with a friend. We’ve kept the elements we felt made the PS2 version great such as the large number of fighters, different fighting styles, interactive venues, weapons and the extensive create a character. And we’ve added some depth with the theme of fight dirty. Now, before some matches even begin, the fighters will trade a few blows. This will randomly give either the player or the opponent a small advantage as they start the fight. You’ll be able to throw sand in the eyes of your opponent and do nasty moves even when getting up off the ground. You’ll be able to pin a player down to the ground and pummel them even while they’re down. But we’ve also increased the ability for the player to catch and reverse moves to balance this out. We’ve added an extensive tutorial to help the player know and practice all the moves. But we’ve intentionally made some of them tough to pull off. You’ll have a full arsenal of offensive and defensive moves but they won’t all be easy.

A whole new story has been created and adapted to the PSP...

To read the full interview with Seth click here