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Dead or Alive 5
File:Art cover of Dead or Alive 5.jpg
European cover art
Developer(s)Team Ninja
Publisher(s)Tecmo Koei
Director(s)Yohei Shimbori[3]
Yutaka Saito (art and story)
Ryuzi Kitaura (cinematics)
Peter Garza (localization)
Producer(s)Yosuke Hayashi
Kohei Shibata (project manager)
Yasunori Sakuda (engineering manager)
Designer(s)Takeshi Omori, Takayuki Saga, Manabu Nagasaki (game design leads)
Programmer(s)Yuki Satake (graphics lead)
Takeshi Kawaguchi, Yoshinobu Suzuki, Takeshi Mizobe (game leads)
Artist(s)Hirohisa Kaneko, Haruhiko Shikata (character leads) Hideki Nimi, Kensaku Tabuchi, Shunsuke Fujita (environment leads)
Kosuke Wakamatsu, Yoshiro Tachibana (animation leads)
Yoshiteru Tomita (real-time cinematics lead)
Takamitsu Watanabe, Osamu Yazu (VFX leads)
Makoto Hosoi (audio lead)
Composer(s)Yojiro Yoshimatsu, Ayako Toyuda, Masako Otsuda
SeriesDead or Alive
Platform(s)PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Release
  • NA: September 25, 2012[1]
  • JP: September 27, 2012
  • AU: September 27, 2012
  • EU: September 28, 2012[2]
Genre(s)Fighting game

Dead or Alive 5 (abbreviated to DOA5) is a fighting game in the Dead or Alive franchise, developed by Team Ninja and released by Tecmo Koei simultaneously for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in September 2012. It is the first game in the series to see a multi-platform release since Dead or Alive 2, the first console installment that was developed without the input of Dead or Alive creator Tomonobu Itagaki, and the series' first installment that was released for the PlayStation 3.

Dead or Alive 5 features guest characters from Sega's Virtua Fighter fighting game series and several new gameplay mechanics, as well as improved graphics and more realistic visual style than its predecessors. The game received generally favorable reviews and was a commercial success, selling more than half million copies in the first month after its release.

Gameplay

Further information: Gameplay of the Dead or Alive series
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Hayate using a Power Blow attack against Ayane (a promotional screenshot that is not showing the characters' health bars)

The game has four main modes: Story (the main Story Mode and bonus missions), Fighting (offline modes, including Versus, Arcade, Time Attack and Survival), Online (various competitive modes) and Extras. Training Mode has more features than the previous Dead or Alive games. Online modes include an ability to organize and host tournaments for up to 16 players, Spectator mode enabling users to chat with other players while watching fights, and Online Dojo, a training mode where one can practice with other players.[4] Extras include Watch Mode, where players can watch replay of their matches and also take photographs from a position and angle of their choosing with a fully controllable camera.[5]

The fighting gameplay is similar to this of Dead or Alive 4, with several changes. Like in the other games in the series, fights in Dead or Alive 5 are based on an interruption system reminiscent of rock-paper-scissors, in which strikes (normal attacks) beat throws, throws beat holds (interception attacks), and holds beat strikes, all of such counterattacks causing extra damage.[5] The game's characters are rendered in much more realistic visual style than in the previous titles in the series,[6] including new details such as the fighters getting sweaty and their clothes getting dirty during the fights, costume-specific breast physics and transparent clothing.[7]

The duels take place in interactive and now highly-destructive arenas, where 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, possibly into the series' characteristic Danger Zones or over a cliff in the multi-level stages, which might then initiate a cinematic quick time event called Cliffhanger.[8] With Cliffhanger, if a character can grab onto the stage at the last second before falling into a lower level, an action sequence is activated where the opponent character can make an to inflict even more damage if the attack succeeds.[5] The game's Critical System features Critical Stuns (after having been hit with specific moves, 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 is limited) and Critical Bursts (a specific strike that over the damage limit of a Critical Combo that leaves the target character completely defenseless for a moment).[5]

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. Helena dissolved DOATEC's Biotechnology Division, stopped the Military Division's biological weapons projects Alpha, Epsilon and Omega, fired all members of Victor Donovan's faction, and announced that she intends to hold the Dead or Alive (DOA) Tournament 5, hosted by Zack, "to show the world the principles and philosophies upholding the new DOATEC."[9]

The game's Story Mode is told in the form of one long sequence, similar to the Chronicle Mode of Dead or Alive: Dimensions and presented in "hyperlink cinema style" for more character and stage interactions.[10] 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 DOA tournament (featuring the chapters of Bass, Brad Wong, Eliot, Hitomi, Jann Lee, Leifang, Mila, Tina and Zack) and the other one centered around the hunt for Alpha-152 (featuring the chapters of Ayane, Bayman, Hayate, Helena, Kasumi, Kokoro, Rig and Ryu). Christie, Lisa Hamilton and the unlockable characters do not have their own chapters. Characters from the two storylines often interact with each other in minor ways. The Story Mode takes mostly on an offshore oil platform where the tournament takes place and in New York City, as well as in Antarctica, China, Japan (including Tokyo and Kyoto), a South American jungle and an unidentifed war zone. The meetings between characters usually end in a fight (sparring or otherwise, even when very little reason for this is evident).

Characters

Main article: List of Dead or Alive characters

Dead or Alive 5 features 19 recurring characters from the series as playable fighters:[11]

  • Kasumi (voiced by Houko Kuwashima and Lauren Landa), a young runaway female ninja and the series' main protagonist, currently looking to defeat her DOATEC-created weaponized clone, Alpha-152.
  • Ayane (voiced by Wakana Yamazaki and Brittney Harvey), Kasumi's half-sister Ayane, who regards Kasumi as a traitor for breaking their shinobi code and continues to hunt her.
  • Hayate (voiced by Hikaru Midorikawa and Yuri Lowenthal), Kasumi's brother and leader of the Mugen Tenshin ninja clan. He was once briefly known as Ein when she lost his memory after having been used as a guinea pig for the Project Alpha.
  • Ryu Hayabusa (voiced by Hideyuki Hori and Troy Baker), the ultimate 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.
  • Helena Douglas (voiced by Yuka Koyama and Karen Strassman), a young French billionaire and the new CEO of DOATEC conglomerate, enaged in a vendetta against Donovan. Helena is using her yacht Freedom Survivor as an executive office and is also an accomplished piguaquan fighter.
  • Zack (voiced by Bin Shimada and Keith Silverstein), an eccentric American DJ, DOA tournament host and self-taught Muay Thai fighter. Zack is travelling around the world to invite the various fighters for the tournament, using this as an occasion to fight against them as well.
  • Bayman (voiced by Banjō Ginga and Matthew Mercer), a former Russian spetsnaz soldier and assassin and now a mercenary who is using combat sambo. In the game, Bayman is pursuing a mysterious attacker that almost killed him, leaving him with a vicious scar.
  • Jann Lee "Dragon" (voiced by Nobutoshi Canna and Kaiji Tang), a Chinese practitioner of Jeet Kune Do who is constantly seeking to test himself against the most powerful opponents.
  • Leifang (voiced by Yumi Tōma and Cassandra Morris), a young Chinese female prodigy of T'ai chi ch'uan, 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.
  • Hitomi (voiced by Yui Horie and Eden Riegel), a young but famous German-Japanese female practitioner of karate and Leifang's friend. She has a crush on Ein, with whom she once had trained with.
  • Kokoro (voiced by Ayako Kawasumi and Heather Hogan), Japanese geisha-in-training and a master of bājíquán. Kokoro's mother is Miyako who has never talked about her work.
  • Bass Armstrong (voiced by Kenta Miyake and Patrick Seitz), an American former legendary professional wrestler who became a worker on oil platform for DOATEC following his retirement from the ring.
  • Tina Armstrong (voiced by Yūko Nagashima and Kate Higgins), an American rock star and a former professional wrestler just like her father, Bass.
  • Lisa Hamilton, available as La Mariposa outside of the Story Mode (voiced by Maaya Sakamoto and Wendee Lee), a former DOATEC scientist and a lucha libre wrestler who is both a rival and close friend to Tina.
  • Brad Wong (voiced by Unshō Ishizuka and Grant George), a Chinese xingyiquan master who accompanies Eliot on his journey of training.
  • Eliot (voiced by Junko Minagawa and David Vincent), a young British apprentice and travelling companion of Brad Wong.
  • Christie (voiced by Kotono Mitsuishi and Laura Bailey), an English sex-obsessed female assassin and a practitioner of shequan.
  • Gen Fu and Alpha-152 are unlockable characters.

In addition, DOA5 removes Leon and Ein from the roster and replaces them with two new characters:[11]

  • Rig (voiced by Hiroki Tōchi and Liam O'Brien), a Canadian taekwondo master who is a boss at the same oil platform where Bass works and the two are rough friends. Rig seems to know very little of his past, not even who were his parents.
  • Mila (voiced by Ryoko Shiraishi), an ambitious Spanish female mixed martial arts fighter who works as a part-time waitress at a diner.

The game also features three additional unlockable characters from the Virtua Fighter series that also make small cameo appearances in the Story Mode: Akira Yuki, Sarah Bryant and Pai Chan.[11]

Story

Bayman's military patrol is ambushed and cut down by a mysterious hooded figure of superhuman speed which then dissolves into thin air. Seeking revenge, Bayman meets Helena aboard Freedom Survivor to discuss the incident, 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, with Helena promising her help in tracking down Alpha and wondering about Donovan's plans. Helena arranges a meeting between Hayate and Kasumi, who insists the pursuit of Alpha is only her fight, rejecting Hayate's offer to help. Kasumi then usuccessfully 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 too has rejected the invitation and who suspects Kasumi of being the attacker and desires to take her down himself. Helena tells Hayate that she will stop at nothing to stop Project Alpha and invites him and his associates to a new DOA tournament, but he is not interested.

Meanwhile, at Rig's platform, he is paid a visit by Christie, who claims to be a woman from his past and came to "test" him. Christie, still working for Donovan, makes several enigmatic appearances, often trying to seduce various characters. Soon, the platform comes under attack by a mysterious helicopter, 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 also orders Lisa, who is still working for him on her research, to go bring Miyako, who too is part of their new organization MIST, to a secret lab located under the platform.

Various characters are shown entering the fifth DOA tournament, which is taking place at the platform, for their own reasons, often to either see once more or to defeat some other character. Ususally they join after either being approached by Zack, who is seen finding, fighting and recruiting them around the world. After Tina Armstrong decides to return to fighting, her father Bass decides to enter 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 this ends with a scene of sexual tension. Hitomi, who still hopes to see Ein (Hayate), advances to the quarterfinals of DOA5, defeating Mila and then Eliot. During a break, she actually meets Hayate, who wishes her good luck. However, Jann Lee, who won constructive DOA5 matches against Leifang and Mr. Strong, defeats Hitomi, 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 at the platform. There, Helena welcomes their arrival and informs them and Ryu that the Phase Four will see a mass production of Kasumi clones in order to sell them to the top militaries around 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 and demands to be told truth. Helena directs her to the platform, as well. At the platform, Hayate fights Bayman for the right to be the one to follow Kasumi, who is regarded by Bayman as his "mark". Kasumi succeeds in discovering a secret laboratory and in it Alpha-152. Kasumi appears to destroy her clone, but she is then attacked and mortally wounded by Hayate and Ayane, and dies in Ryu's arms. This Kasumi soon turns out to be merely a clone, but Ryu regrets her death anyway. The ninjas are also attacked by several helicopters, with Ryu destroying a number of them while Hayate is captured in the lab by Rig, who turns out to be working with Donovan. Ryu dispatches a falcon with a message for the true Kasumi, who has been sheltering at Ryu's friend Murumasa (from the Ninja Gaiden series) all that time and who immediately joins them up at the platform. In the lab, they defeat Rig, who escapes after proclaiming that ruling her there was their plan. They also meet Lisa, who is dismayed to find out that Project Epsilon has been reactivated and 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 and the lab as well.

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

By January 2010, rumors about the new Dead or Alive game being developed for PlayStation 3 had already circulated.[12][13] GameSpot has listed the game as being exhibited by Tecmo Koei at their booth during the E3 2010.[14] Dead or Alive 5 was officially announced in September 2011 at the Tokyo Game Show in September 14, 2011, for a 2012 release.[15]

The first trailer, released on December 7, 2011, showcased Ryu Hayabusa and Hayate doing battle on top of an under-construction skyscraper which is eventually destroyed by a stray beam swinging from a crane, revealing the more intricate environmental interaction as well as a new attack of Hayate.[16] A teaser image was also released at the event, with producer Yosuke Hayashi stating that the image represents the sensuality that the game is now seeking to portray in a more sophisticated tone.[17] Hayashi said that his team is committed to making the environment more involved in the fighting experience than ever before.[17] By this time, the game was said to be only "15% complete".[18]

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,[19] while Kasumi was featured in a promotional poster.[20] A trailer unveiled at the Game Developers Conference in March 2012 revealed that the game would include Akira Yuki from the Virtua Fighter series as a playable guest character.[21] In May 2012, Tecmo Koei attended London MCM Expo, showcasing a playable demo version of the game. Dead or Alive 5 tournament was also held on the GameSpot stage.[22] In June, Tecmo Koei attended the E3 2012, where the live-streamed IGN Pro League Dead or Alive 5 championship was held with a new beta demo version of the game.[23] A trailer for E3 2012 also revealed Kokoro, Tina Armstrong and another Virtua Fighter guest character, Sarah Bryant.[24]

June saw the emergence of a new Dead or Alive 5 trailer confirming the return of Bass Armstrong and the addition of a brand new character to the series, Rig.[25] The trailer features brand new cutscenes giving a glimpse of the story to come. In July, Tecmo Koei's official YouTube channel MyKOEITV released a trailer showcasing tag team gameplay; the trailer showed Jann Lee and a dark skinned female fighter wearing a luchadora mask and partnered with Bass, later revealed to be La Mariposa.[26][27] The "Official Declaration" trailer released in August features the characters Victor Donovan, Helena Douglas, Brad Wong, Gen Fu, Eliot and Alpha-152.[28] In September, two weeks before the game's release, Tecmo Koei announced another brand new character to join the roster, a female vale tudo and kickboxing artist named Mila, while Gen Fu and the Virtua Fighter character Pai Chan were also revealed to make appearances.[29] The game's launch trailer was released on September 19, 2012.[30]

After the release, the game's director Yohei Shimbori said: "We were 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 changed their direction due to negative feedback from fans playing the alpha demo version: "We actually got a lot of feedback from people who were playing it, saying, 'We want bigger breasts. Make the characters more like that.' That was kind of surprising. There's definitely still room for having sexualized aspects."[31]

Release

A game demo of Dead or Alive 5 was released with Ninja Gaiden 3 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.[32] The full game was released in North America on September 25 and in the rest of the world within a week.

The collector's edition of Ninja Gaiden 3 makes all four characters playable.[33] 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 GameStop, the in-game "DOA Devils" black swimsuits for Christie, Tina and Ayane from Amazon, and a Kasumi-themed iPhone 4 case from ShopTo. [34] The Dead or Alive 5 Collectors Edition, available from various retailers in America and Europe, includes a metal case, a hardcover artbook, the original soundtrack CD, a colored poster of the game's characters, and a "Premium Sexy Costume" for each of 12 female characters that gives one swimsuit per character.[35][36] Stand-alone merchandise for the game include an official guide by Prima Games,[37] an arcade stick by Hori decorated with a graphic of Ayane and Kasumi (with versions for both the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360),[38][39] and a clothing line by Tecmo Koei and Insert Coin (including a hoodie based on one of Hitomi's costumes in the game).[40]

The first downloadable content (DLC) pack was released for free on October 2, and contained new outfits for Kokoro, Zack, Bayman, Helena, Gen Fu, Christie, Tina, Mila, Akira, Sarah and Pai.[41] The second DLC series was released two weeks later, featuring purchasable costume sets entitled "Kitty Pack", "What a Character", and "Special Set", available either sold separately or purchased together for a reduced price. The third DLC series, released at the end of October, contained the sets "Gym Class", "Uniform", and "Special Set 2", with the same pricing model.[41]

Reception

Prior to its release, Dead or Alive 5 was given the title of the Best Fighting Game of Gamescom 2012 by Destructoid.[58] Xbox 360 ranked it as the third most sexy game coming over in 2012.[59] In an enthusiastic preview, Electronic Gaming Monthly stated, "the resurgence and appreciation for [fighting games] has only happened recently with reboots or re-imaginings of cherished titles, and DOA5 is one of these reboots. More accurately, DOA5 is a rebirth."[60]

The full version of Dead or Alive 5 has also been met with a generally positive critical response.[61] 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 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.

Famitsu was the first publication to review the game, giving it a score of 36/40 (rated 9/10 by all four reviewers).[50] IGN called it 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 stating it is "without any question, the best entry in the series."[57] According to GamesRadar, the game 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."[53] Joystiq called Dead or Alive 5 a "success as an energetic revitalization of the series."[62] PlayStation Universe stated 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."[63]

GameSpot 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."[54] Computer and Video Games called the training modes "absolutely superb", but criticized the game for its "bizarre" story mode and because it "[lacked] the complexity of Street Fighter," summarizing that although DOA5 "isn't perfect", it is "cracking fun, a fighter that's great to watch and feels even better to play."[46] According to Cheat Code Central, "DOA5 lives up to the phrase 'fighting entertainment' by being a game that trades mechanical depth for accessibility and flash."[64] Destructoid called it "impressive efforts with a few noticeable problems holding it back" that "won't astound everyone, but is worth your time and cash."[65]

However, Game Informer 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."[52] Edge described it as "mostly business as usual" with "tweaks to the formula and aesthetic, but nothing too sacrilegious or enticing."[47] G4TV 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 fan might need to keep their "expectations in check".[51] According to Eurogamer, "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."[49]

Dead or Alive 5 was a commercial success. First week sales in Japan were strong where the game sold more than 80,000 copies, mostly for the PS3,[66] outselling its top competitor Tekken Tag Tournament 2 by 13,000 when it was released two weeks earlier.[67] 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 reorders have also been favorable.[68]

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  67. ^ Dead or Alive 5 outsells Tekken Tag Tournament 2 in Japan, EventHubs, October 3, 2012
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