It even featured intrigue and betrayal, with friends turning into foes and supposed villains becoming trusted allies. Similarly to Need for Speed: Underground, the plot was told through brief cutscenes and never overstayed its welcome. It was a simple, but nonetheless enjoyable story, especially for the genre. They were opposed by Crow’s crew, who wanted for nothing less than to maintain a dominant position in the city. After saving D-Mob, the protagonist of Vendetta from being imprisoned, the character joins his crew to help him take over the city’s fighting scene. In Def Jam: Fight for NY, however, players were not delivering pizza, but rather jaw-shattering hooks.Ĭhoosing from preset facial and body features, players took control of a custom character created at the start of the game. A hero’s motivation to fight is just as important as how Johnny Sins ended up becoming a pizza boy. Neither does porn, but context sure as heck doesn’t hurt.

Some might argue that fighting games don’t need a story.

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