Def Jam: Fight for NY
Much, MUCH better than Vendetta lol, you can now create your own character, pick from different fighting styles and even learn more than one, controls have improved a ton too, now there are dedicated buttons for punches, kicks and a modifier for heavy attacks, all in all a huge improvement in terms of gameplay.
The story is weird, in that early 2000's kind of way. It's kind of ridiculous how much some characters change, specially since Fight for NY takes place immediately after Vendetta, D-Mob has the biggest change lol, in Vendetta he's a cowardly bastard that has no problem doing whatever it takes to win, even trying to just shoot his opponent before a match. In Fight for NY he's all "we can't act like cowards, power isn't everything! Respect is everything! That is our code!" those five minutes he spent under arrest sure had an effect on him.
There are still some issues with the gameplay, though I think it's on purpose, one fight would be super easy, then the next few would be almost impossible, then one that was super easy again, I'm not sure, but this might be the game adapting to how well or how bad you're doing.
Overall, a much better experience, one that I would actually recommend.
Grade: B-