.: September 25, 2012.: September 27, 2012.: September 27, 2012.: September 28, 2012 Mode(s) Dead or Alive 5 (abbreviated to DOA5) is a video game in the series, developed by and released by simultaneously for the and in 2012. It is the first Dead or Alive game to have a multi-platform release since as well as the series' first installment that was released for the PlayStation 3. Dead or Alive 5 features guest characters from 's fighting game series and several new gameplay mechanics, as well as improved graphics and a more realistic visual style than its predecessors. Its plot is set two years after the events of, telling the interrelating stories of various characters in connection to the new DOA tournament and the continuing hunt for 's evil clone. A portable and expanded version for the, entitled (stylized as Dead or Alive 5+), was released in 2013.
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The next version, was released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 later in 2013, with an arcade version to follow. A final iteration titled was released for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and for the PC in 2015. A spin-off was also released for Chinese market in 2017. Dead or Alive 5 received generally favorable reviews. By mid-2015, all versions of the game have sold over 1.5 million physical copies worldwide, in addition to over 3.5 million downloads. Contents. Gameplay The game has four main modes: Story (the main Story Mode and its bonus Missions), Fighting (offline modes, including Versus, Arcade, Time Attack and Survival), Online (Simple Match, Ranked Match and Lobby Match) and Extras.
Training Mode has more features than the previous Dead or Alive games, including allowing for players to adjust the opponent's behavior. Online modes include an ability to organize and host tournaments for up to 16 players, Spectator Mode enabling users to with other players while watching fights, and Online Dojo, a training mode where one can practice with other players. Extras include Spectator, where players can watch replay of their matches, or watch fights between two AI players, and also take photographs from a position and angle of their choosing with a fully controllable camera. Fighting system. A fight of vs. Like in the other games in the series, fights in Dead or Alive 5 are based on an interruption triangle system in which strikes (normal attacks) beat throws, throws beat holds (strike interception attacks), and holds beat strikes, all of such counterattacks causing extra damage. Battles from the previous DOA games have been retained.
The fights take place in interactive and now more arenas. The game's characters are rendered in much more realistic visual style than in the previous titles in the series, including new details such as the fighters getting sweaty and their clothes getting dirty during the fights, costume-specific breast physics and semi-transparent clothing. A new feature called Power Blow (a triggered powerful attack that can be executed when a character's health is below 50%) enables the players to knock the opponent character away in a selected direction. Characters can be thrown into the series' signature Danger Zones or over a cliff in the multi-level stages; this initiates another new feature, which is a cinematic called Cliffhanger. With Cliffhanger, if a character can grab onto the stage at the last moment before falling into a lower level, an action sequence is activated where the opponent character can make an effort to inflict even more damage if the attack succeeds. The game's Critical System features Critical Stuns (after having been hit with specific moves, opponent characters get stunned and are unable to block, but can still perform holds), Critical Combos (striking a character in a Critical Stun state can prolong the amount of time they remain stunned, but the damage that can be inflicted this way is limited) and Critical Bursts (specific strikes over the damage limit of successful Critical Combos that leave the target character completely defenseless for a short while). Plot Dead or Alive 5 is set two years after the events of Dead or Alive 4 and the destruction of the DOATEC corporation's TriTower headquarters.
Helena Douglas has undertaken the task of rebuilding DOATEC but wants to use its technology for peaceful ends. Dissolved DOATEC's Biotechnology Division, stopped the Military Division's biological weapons projects Alpha, Epsilon and Omega, fired all members of 's faction, and announced that she intends to hold the Dead or Alive Tournament 5 (DOA5), hosted by Zack, 'to show the world the principles and philosophies upholding the new DOATEC.'
The game's Story Mode is told in the form of one long sequence, similar to the Chronicle Mode of and presented in ' style' for more character and stage interactions. It is not told in chronological order and is instead divided into a series of interconnected chapters following various characters and showing the events from their respective perspectives. There are two main storylines, one telling the story of the fifth tournament, and the other one centered around the hunt for Alpha-152. Characters from the both storylines often interact with each other in minor ways.
Characters Dead or Alive 5 features 20 recurring as playable fighters, each with English and Japanese voice actors:. (voiced by and ), a Japanese runaway female and the series' main protagonist, currently looking to defeat her DOATEC-created weaponized clone, Alpha-152. (voiced by ), a Japanese and Kasumi's half-sister who regards Kasumi as a traitor for breaking their shinobi code and continues to hunt her. (voiced by and ), the Japanese leader of the Mugen Tenshin clan and Kasumi's brother. He was once briefly known as Ein when he lost his memory after having been used as a guinea pig for Project Epsilon. (voiced by and ), a Japanese ninja and Hayate's friend who helped the Mugen Tenshin clan to put an end to DOATEC's conspiracy during the previous tournament; now, he feels evil rising again.
(voiced by and Yuka Koyama), a French billionaire and the new head of DOATEC conglomerate, engaged in a vendetta against Donovan. Helena, a fighter, is using her yacht Freedom Survivor as an executive office. (voiced by and ), an eccentric American DJ, host of DOA tournament and self-taught fighter. Zack is travelling around the world to invite fighters for the tournament, also using this as an occasion to fight against them. (voiced by and ), a Russian ex- soldier and assassin and now a mercenary who is using combat. In the game, Bayman is pursuing a mysterious attacker that has almost killed him, leaving him with a vicious scar. (voiced by Heather Hogan and ), a Japanese -in-training and a master of.
Kokoro's mother is Miyako who has never talked about her work. (voiced by and ), an English female assassin and a practitioner of shequan. (voiced by and ), a Chinese practitioner of who is constantly seeking to test himself against the most powerful opponents. (voiced by and ), a Chinese female prodigy of, who has befriended Hitomi after their fierce fight in DOA4 and with whom she is travelling and sparring now.
Her dream is to meet again and defeat Jann Lee, the man who once saved her life and who she is obsessed about ever since. (voiced by and ), a German-Japanese female practitioner of and Leifang's friend. She has a crush on Ein, with whom she once had trained with. (voiced by and ), an American former legendary who became a worker on for DOATEC following his retirement from the ring.
(voiced by and ), an American rock star and a former professional wrestler just like her father, Bass. (voiced by and ), is an American former DOATEC scientist and a wrestler who is both a rival and close friend to Tina. (voiced by and ), a Chinese zuiquan master and constant drunk who accompanies Eliot on his journey of training. (voiced by and ), a young British apprentice to Gen Fu and travelling companion of Brad Wong, practicing. (voiced by ), Elliot's Chinese master and teacher.
(voiced by and ), a clone of Kasumi and the final boss of the game. DOA5 adds two new characters to the series:.
(voiced by and ), a Canadian master who is a boss at the same oil platform where Bass works and the two are rough friends. (voiced by ), an ambitious Spanish female who works as a part-time waitress at a diner in. (voiced by and ), is a new character in theory, but in reality it is Bass Armstrong.
Strong is an alias of Bass because he wants to go unnoticed to the fifth tournament. He is like Lisa Hamilton an alternative costume character of the actual character. In addition, the game features three additional unlockable guest characters from the series (they also make cameo appearances in the game's Story Mode):. (voiced by ). (voiced by Lisle Wilkerson). (voiced by ) Story Bayman's military patrol is ambushed and cut down by a hooded figure of superhuman speed which then dissolves into thin air.
Seeking revenge, Bayman meets Helena aboard Freedom Survivor, as he is suspecting DOATEC's involvement, which Helena denies, suggesting it might be rather the work of Donovan's breakaway faction. She is also approached by Kasumi, who is looking for information regarding Alpha-152. Helena promises her help and arranges a meeting between Hayate and Kasumi, who insists that the pursuit of Alpha is only her fight, rejecting Hayate's offer to aid her. Kasumi then sets out to find more clues about Alpha's whereabouts, going round-the-world while being herself pursued by Ayane. She is also hunted by Bayman, who suspects Kasumi of being the attacker and desires to take her down himself. Helena tells Hayate that she will stop Project Alpha.
Meanwhile, at DOATEC's oil platform, Rig is paid a visit by Christie who claims to be a woman from his past coming to 'test' him and who is still working for Donovan. Soon, the platform mysteriously comes under helicopter attack, but Rig and Bass succeed in putting down the fire.
It is then revealed it was Helena who has destroyed the TriTower to get revenge on Donovan for the death of her parents during power struggles within the organization. Donovan, his face hidden behind a white porcelain mask, is seen plotting the final stage of his Project Alpha: Phase Four.
Donovan orders Lisa, who is still working with him on her research, to bring Miyako, who too is part of their new organization MIST, to a secret laboratory located under the rig. Various characters are shown entering the fifth DOA tournament, which takes place at the platform. Each does it for their own reasons, often to either see once more or to defeat some other character.
Usually they join it after either being approached by Zack, who is shown finding, fighting and recruiting them around the world. After Tina decides to return to fighting, her father Bass enters it as well, adopting a ring name of Mr. Strong; eventually, they reunite as a team. While stalking Jann Lee, Leifang eventually confronts him before the tournament and there is sexual tension between them. Hitomi, who still hopes to see Ein (Hayate), advances to the quarterfinals, defeating Mila and then Eliot. During a break, Hitomi meets Hayate, who wishes her good luck. Jann Lee, who had won constructive matches against Leifang and Mr.
Strong, defeats her, emerging as the winner from the tournament but not attending the championship award ceremony out of a personal grudge for Rig, whom he lost to in an earlier fight. In Japan, Ryu Hayabusa is approached by Hayate and joins him and Ayane.
Helena informs them that the Phase Four will see a mass production of Kasumi clones to sell them to top militaries in the world. Feeling that something is wrong with Kasumi, Hayate orders Ayane to follow her and discover her real intentions.
Frustrated with her failure to track down Alpha, Kasumi returns to Helena, demanding to be told the truth, and Helena directs her to the platform. There, Hayate wins the right to follow her from Bayman.
Kasumi discovers the lab, with Alpha-152 in it, and appears to destroy her clone. However, she is then attacked and mortally wounded by Hayate and Ayane, and dies in Ryu's arms. This Kasumi is revealed to be merely a clone herself, but Ryu regrets her death anyway.
Ryu destroys attacking helicopters (of the kind that attacked the rig earlier), while Hayate is captured in the lab by Rig, who turns out to be working with Donovan. Ryu sends a falcon with a message for the true Kasumi, who has been sheltering with Murumasa all that time; she immediately joins them up at the platform. In the lab, they defeat Rig, who escapes after saying it was a plan to lure them there. Lisa, dismayed to find out that Project Epsilon has been reactivated, frees Hayate.
Alpha-152 then appears, taking forms of not only Kasumi but also of Hayate and Ryu, but Hayate and Ayane, Ryu and ultimately Kasumi succeed in destroying her along with the lab. In the epilogue, Kasumi peacefully parts her ways with Hayate and Ayane, as Ryu and Helena watch by, and promises to herself to bring down Donovan for good. In the post-end credits, a conversation between Rig and Donovan (the former revealed to be Donovan's son) is heard. With Rig's success in gathering samples from the fighters, Project Alpha can now move on to Phase Four. Development Rumours and announcement By January 2010, rumors about the next Dead or Alive game being developed for the PlayStation 3 had already circulated. Has listed the game as being exhibited by at their booth during the. We're revamping and redefining the fighting game; not just DoA5, but also the whole genre.
We're calling it 'fighting entertainment.' It follows our style, but puts everything on a much grander scale.both the way the stages behave and how the characters are more fleshed out. Dead or Alive 5 producer Yosuke Hayashi Dead or Alive 5 was officially announced in September 2011 at the in September 14, 2011, for a 2012 release. The first was released in December 2011.
Producer Yosuke Hayashi said that the teaser image revealed at the event represents the sensuality that the game is now seeking to portray in a more sophisticated tone. At the time, the game was said to be only '15% complete'. Hayashi said that his team was committed to making the environment more involved in the fighting experience than ever before and that they took 'a lot of inspiration' from 's action-adventure game series for a creation of the more interactive and destructible stages and the dramatic Cliffhanger events. Production The of DOA5 was built from scratch. To better balance the fighting system, Team Ninja decided to re-examine each of the characters, creating new moves from scratch when needed and carefully refining others. According to Hayashi, the entire project's main concept was a decision to change direction and to focus on the characters' presence instead of on their beauty as in the previous games. They aimed to retain the characters' personalities and characteristics but to make them more lifelike and appealing for the players.
In October 2011, the series' official page announced a contest inviting fans to create and submit their own fighting moves, some of which would be used in DOA5 and their creators would have their names displayed in the game's credits. Regarding an introduction of playable guest characters from the Virtua Fighter series, the characters' key animations were provided by and Team Ninja created some more while working to implement them into the Dead or Alive gameplay system, which uses similar controls but features a different kind of matches. Hayashi said Team Ninja stayed in 'very close' communication with: 'We got their guidance and feedback, we got them to check for everything we were doing with the characters.'
Hasayshi also said that he aimed to develop a in a manner similar to and that he chose Virtua Fighter because it was 'the father of gaming', and also the first 3D game that he played and the he personally respects most. One of the things that I learned was the power of having a series behind you, and what it means to be part of a series.
There are existing fans out there, and you have to think about the people who have supported the series for so long, and you want to make sure that the game that you make appeals to them first, and satisfies those fans first. Dead or Alive 5 director Yohei Shimbori Early on, Hayashi said they attempted to move on from relying just on sex and violence: 'We’re trying to focus on the real women that surround us; the voice of a female, the mannerisms. We are being realistic about it. We want to show something that’s more high class, that adult males of our generation could look at a woman character and be impressed with her as a woman, not just as a,' as opposed to the previous concept of just 'make her breasts big and just make them jiggle.'
Dead or Alive 5 's overseas producer Peter Garza said the game's revised aesthetic direction: ' Dead or Alive is known for its sexiness and high-kicking characters and certain aspects of the physics engine. Those are definitely going to be in Dead or Alive 5 - it's part of the series, it's part of its history and it's part of why people like it.
But we're trying to take a bit more of a mature take on it.' After the release, the game's director Yohei Shimbori said they were originally 'getting feedback from the overseas offices to tone down the sexuality - to tone down the sexiness of the game, and of the characters.'
However, the team then changed their decision due to negative feedback from fans who were playing the alpha demo version who demanded bigger breasts. Shimbori said: 'That was kind of surprising. There's definitely still room for having sexualized aspects,' adding that he 'really tries' to take fan feedback into account and to keep an open mind.
Hayashi himself made a 180 turn from his previous position. Asked 'what would you say to those people who think that the -clad babes in DOA5 are,' he said their goal was to create 'the cutest chicks in videogames' and so they made a lot of effort to develop an advanced breast physics model that works differently with various types of clothing. Their product received the rating of Mature 17+ (Partial Nudity, Sexual Themes, Violence).
Promotion In February 2012, Team Ninja hosted a series of press events in various locations across the world, showcasing the alpha demo of the game. Further screenshots have confirmed Hitomi and Ayane to be playable, while Kasumi was featured in a promotional poster. A trailer unveiled at the in March 2012 revealed that the game would include Virtua Fighter 's Akira Yuki. In May 2012, Koei Tecmo attended, showcasing a playable demo version of the game.
Dead or Alive 5 tournament was also held on the GameSpot stage. In June, KT attended the, where the live-streamed IPN ( Pro League) Dead or Alive 5 championship was held with a new beta demo version of the game.
A trailer for the event revealed another Virtua Fighter guest character, Sarah Bryant. June saw the emergence of a new trailer confirming the addition of a brand new character to the series, Rig. In July, KT's official channel MyKOEITV released a trailer showcasing tag team gameplay and showing a female fighter wearing a mask, later revealed to be La Mariposa.
The 'Official Declaration' trailer released in August confirmed the return of Alpha-152. In September, two weeks before the game's release, KT announced another brand new character to join the roster, a female and artist named Mila, while Virtua Fighter 's Pai Chan was also revealed to make an appearance. The game's launch trailer was released on September 19. Release Dead or Alive 5 was first released in North America on September 25, 2012, followed by other parts of the world within a week.
A day 1 addressed numerous issues with the game, including balance tweaks to most characters and some minor improvements to the online mode. On December 1, it was announced that an 'expanding patch' is planned to be released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions in early 2013 and also that IPL is going to hold the official Dead or Alive 5 competition in 2013. Team Ninja said the patch will aim to carefully rebalance the game: 'Rather than kill personality to make everyone the same, we’ll strengthen the weak characters to make a fair fight.' The team also invited customers to send constructive criticism and suggestions about balancing to them via. Marketing and merchandise A of Dead or Alive 5 was released with in March 2012, featuring four playable characters. The Xbox 360 version of the demo allows the use of Hayabusa and Hitomi, while the PlayStation 3 version makes Hayate and Ayane playable.
The collector's edition of Ninja Gaiden 3 makes all four characters playable. Tecmo Koei collaborated with several retail outlets on pre-order bonuses available through several store chains throughout the world. Bonuses included in-game bunny-style swimsuits for Kasumi, Leifang and Hitomi from, the in-game 'DOA Devils' black swimsuits for Christie, Tina and Ayane from, and a Kasumi-themed case from ShopTo.
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The Dead or Alive 5 Collectors Edition, available from various retailers in North America and Europe, includes a metal case, a hardcover, a CD, a poster of the game's characters, and a 'Premium Sexy Costume' for each of 12 female characters that gives one swimsuit per character. Stand-alone merchandise for the game include official guides by and, an by Hori decorated with a graphic of Ayane and Kasumi (bundled with limited versions for both the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360), and a clothing line by Tecmo Koei and Insert Coin (including a hoodie based on one of Hitomi's costumes in the game). Other, later released merchandise included 3D mousepads featuring Ayane, Hitomi or Kasumi, and pillow cases featuring Ayane, Kasumi, Hitomi, Kokoro or Leifang.
Downloadable content The first downloadable content, Costume Packs Round 1, was released on October 2, providing new outfits for several of the characters and available for free. The first purchasable DLC, Costume Packs Round 2 (featuring costume sets 'Kitty Pack', 'What a Character' and 'Special Set'), was released two weeks later, available either sold separately or through 'Full Set' containing all three at a reduced price. It was followed by Costume Packs Round 3 (with costume sets 'Gym Class', 'Uniform' and 'Special Set 2'), released at the end of October, and Costume Packs Round 4 (with costume sets 'Angels', 'Devils' and 'DOATEC Divas', some of them previously made available as preorder bonuses for the disc version) and Player's Swimwear Pack (also with three sub-packs and previously included in the Collector's Edition), released in mid-November, all of them also with a price discount for choosing a 'Full Set' version. Two more costume packs were announced to follow up later in 2012 (in late November and December). More downloadable content, including 'Hotties Swimwear' and 'Zack Island stage' was released in February 2013, along with a major patch for the game. Reception Pre-release Prior to release, professional gamer declared Dead or Alive 5 the most beautiful fighting game she had ever seen.
In a positive preview, stated, 'the resurgence and appreciation for fighting games has only happened recently with or re-imaginings of cherished titles, and DOA5 is one of these reboots. More accurately, DOA5 is a rebirth.' Ranked Dead or Alive 5 as the third most sexy game coming over in 2012. Reviews Reception Aggregate score Aggregator Score (X360) 76/100 (PS3) 74/100 Review scores Publication Score 8.1/10 8.5/10 6/10 9/10 (Sweden) 7.5/10 (UK) 7/10 36/40 3.5/5 6/10 7.5/10 7/10 7.9/10 8.8/10 8/10 Award Publication Award Best Fighting Game of 2012 The full version of Dead or Alive 5 was met with a generally positive critical response. Reviewers typically praised the game's graphics and animation, as well as the spectactularity of the fights and their deeper gameplay mechanics. However, several reviews criticized the story mode and aspects of its online features.
Some of the reviewers also expressed disappointment with what they thought was Team Ninja's failure to innovate enough as compared to previous titles in the series and the other new games in the genre. Was the first publication to review the game, giving it a very high score of 36/40 (rated 9/10 by all four reviewers).
's Vincent Ingenito described Dead or Alive 5 as a 'formidable, enormously entertaining fighter' and the deepest game in the Dead or Alive series, praising the new gameplay mechanics, 'gorgeous' and 'stunning' visuals, 'memorable and lovingly crafted' interactive stages, 'insanely deep' practice mode as well as online features, and calling it 'without any question, the best entry in the series.' According to 's Giancarlo Saldana, Dead or Alive 5 features 'better than ever' graphics and its improved fighting system 'is another step in the right direction,' and while 'the game’s story mode leaves much to be desired,' Dead or Alive 5 's 'new fighting mechanics and flashy stage effects turn battles into an entertaining, over-the-top experience.' 's Ludwig Kietzmann called Dead or Alive 5 a 'success as an energetic revitalization of the series.' 's Mike Fahey wrote that 'while Dead or Alive 5 is far from a complete overhaul of the series, it charges into the fighting game scene with all the spirit of a completely new game.' Ernest Lin of stated that the 'stages are the most awe-inducing spectacles ever seen in a fighting game' and 'despite its shortcomings, DOA5 is the best Dead or Alive period.' 's Maxwell McGee applauded Dead or Alive 5 for its gameplay system, 'impressive' graphics and 'outstanding reality' in regards to characters and environments, and did not mind the plot — stating it to be 'entertaining in its ridiculousness' — but criticized the game's practice mode and some online features, overall calling it 'a dynamic fighter that can be enjoyed by players of all skill types.' Andy Hartup of called the training modes 'absolutely superb', but criticized the game for its 'bizarre' story mode and because it 'lacked the complexity of,' summarizing that although DOA5 'isn't perfect', it is 'cracking fun, a fighter that's great to watch and feels even better to play.'
's Ian Bonds called it 'a delicious surprise' that is 'fun without being frustrating, the all-around fighter for everyone. Even the ones who won't admit to enjoying the T&A.' However, Dan Ryckert of was much more critical of the elements like the game's story and online play system, and especially the series' perceived lack of substantial progress in some areas such as character customization, stating that this 'decent fighter' is years behind the competition and Team Ninja is 'showing its age.' Described it as 'mostly business as usual' with 'tweaks to the formula and aesthetic, but nothing too sacrilegious or enticing.'
's Sophie Prell called it merely a 'refinement and re-balancing of Dead or Alive 4,' adding that the game is 'the most welcoming to newcomers' while 'hardcore fans' of fighting games might need to keep their 'expectations in check'. According to Matt Edwards of, ' DOA5 doesn't tarnish the series' solid and sassy reputation — far from it — but it falls short of an evolutionary leap in terms of combat mechanics and a substantial expansion in terms of single-player.'
Like previous installments of the Dead or Alive franchise, the game was criticized for objectifying women's bodies. A review in pointed to the series as mostly known for its focus on the breasts of the female characters, alleging that 'the majority of its characters are all impossibly well-endowed women, whose breasts wobble about their chest like a pair of blancmanges. portrayed as simpering, personality-free automatons.' An attempt during development of Dead or Alive 5 to 'tone down the sexuality' due to outside criticism was reversed due to criticism from long-term fans and testers. In response to criticism of sexualization of female characters, creative director of the games development team pointed to the fact that the game's 'actions, aesthetics and overall visual presentation is more than obviously set in a light-hearted, over-the-top, candy coated universe' and stated that 'we also don't feel that we are demeaning women.' Sales and awards In May, Tecmo Koei announced that it aims to sell one million copies of the game. First week sales in Japan were strong where the game sold more than 80,000 copies, mostly for the PS3.
On October 29, 2012, it was reported that the game sold 580,000 units worldwide during the first month after its release. According to Tecmo Koei, downloadable content sales and retail pre-orders have also been favorable. Joystiq commented that the figure 'compares reasonably to the 700,000 copies Dead or Alive 4 shipped worldwide in its first two months.'
Its main rival game, also released in September, has sold 840,000 units by November 2, 2012. By June 2015, all versions of the game sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide, along with 3.5 million downloads of the versions of. Dead or Alive 5 was given the title of 'Best Fighting Game' of 2012 by Destructoid and was nominated for 'People's Choice Award' by IGN. At E3 2012 it was nominated for the 'Best Fighting Game' by (losing to ) and G4TV. It was also nominated at the 2012 in the category 'Best Fighting Game' of the year (losing to ), and for Destructoid's title of best fighting game of 2012 (losing also to Persona 4 Arena ) as well as for GameSpot's 'Fighting Game of the Year' (losing to Tekken Tag Tournament 2).
Dead or Alive 5 has been nominated for 'Best Console' game in the IGN Australia's Black Beta Select Awards 2012 and chose it as one of the 20 nominees for an overall 'Game of the Year' of 2012. Russian magazine gave it a title of the fighting game of the year. Polish web portal included the game's Ayane, Christie and Kasumi among the 'sexiest game heroines' of 2012. Legacy Dead or Alive 5 Plus.
Main article: Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate is an updated version of DOA5 released in September 2013 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, available at retail and digitally. Ultimate includes new modes and some features from Dead or Alive 5 Plus, as well as several new stages and fighters (including Ninja Gaiden 's and, and Virtua Fighter's, as well as the return of characters Leon and Hayate's amnesiac karateka identity, Ein), and all-new features such as two-on-two online multiplayer tag team battles, among many other changes. Three new female characters: Marie Rose, Phase-4 and Nyotengu, joined the game's roster in 2014. A free digital version, titled Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate: Core Fighters, which features four playable characters and the online mode, with additional characters and story mode content available as purchasable downloadable content, was released for the PlayStation 3 via the alongside the retail version. An arcade version titled Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate: Arcade was developed in a co-operation with Sega (Ringedge 2 Hardware) for a release only in Japan later in 2013, which is also including the three new characters who was introduced in this version as DLC for console version.
Dead or Alive 5 Last Round. Main article: Dead or Alive 5 Last Round for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and (through ) was released in February 2015 for the consoles and the next month on Steam. It has a digital-only release for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 and a physical release for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, including a free-to-play version for the latter consoles. Among other changes, the original boss Raidou returns as a cyborg, along with a new female character named Honoka. Slot Dead or Alive 5 A DOA5-based slot machine released by in 2016. Dead or Alive 5 Infinite Dead or Alive 5 Infinite (生死格斗5无限) is a DOA5-based mobile video game made exclusively for Chinese market. It was released for the and devices in 2017.
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