9.10.2012

THIS REVIEW HAS A LIST OF CHARACTERS, NEW CHARACTERS, RETURNING CHARACTERS AND UNLOCKABLE CHARACTERSReturning CharactersAyane - A member of the Hajinmon sect of the Mugen Tenshin Ninja Clan. Hardened by her "cursed birth" and unloving childhood, she became a deadly shinobi, always on the hunt after her runaway half-sister Kasumi. She also the loyal companion to her leader and half-brother, Hayate.Bass Armstrong - A retired professional wrestler who always worries over his daughter Tina. He usually gets back into the ring in order to stop her from following her desires to be a Hollywood star in a effort to protect her.Bayman - Formerly a professional assassin, Bayman now makes a living as a mercenary for a unknown army.After being attacked by a hooded figure while on duty, he believes that something must be happening with DOATEC once again and sets off to stop it.Brad Wong - Currently, Brad is the unwanted traveling companion of Eliot. The reasons why he is following the boy are currently unknown.Christie - A professional assassin and a longtime employee of Victor Donovan. Most often, she acts as his reluctant bodyguard and keeps his research out of harms way.Eliot - The sole apprentice of Gen Fu. Aware of his immaturity as a fighter, he set out on a journey of self-improvement. Much to his annoyance, Brad decided to tag along.Hayate - As well as the older brother to Ayane and Kasumi, he is the eighteenth leader of the Mugen Tenshin Clan and a former test subject for the now-disbanded Project Epsilon. Despite her runaway status, Hayate tries to offer aid to Kasumi in her mission to stop her clone, although she seems reluctant to take his help.Helena Douglas - After destroying DOATEC in the previous tournament, Helena has plans to re-build the global company as rightful owner, getting rid of the harmful weapon projects started by Donovan and shaping the company into a more peaceful form.Hitomi - A young woman who was raised by her karate master father, on the mission to win the fifth Dead or Alive tournament. She once had strong feelings for Ein, the persona Hayate took on after losing his memory, but now with the man resorted as Hayate she seems relented to act on her emotions.Jann Lee - Constantly seeking to test himself against the most fearsome opponents, he has entered the tournament to prove his worth against the best fighters in the world.Kasumi - A successor of the legendary Mugen Tenshin Clan who became a Runaway Shinobi during the events of the first tournament, unable to return to her village and constantly running for her life. She is currently on the quest to destroy her clone Alpha-152.Kokoro - A young girl training to be geisha, Kokoro enters the tournament in order to meet with Helena again, unaware that the woman is actually her older half-sister.La Mariposa - Real name Lisa Hamilton, she is a former DOATEC research scientist and headed both Project Alpha and Epsilon. She continues her work for Alpha in Donovan's new organization, MIST.Leifang - A stubborn girl from a wealthy family, Leifang is still on the quest to defeat Jann Lee in battle, who had once saved her from harm.Ryu Hayabusa - A legendary shinobi and the heir the Hayabusa Ninja Clan As a longtime friend of Hayate, he is currently helping him and Ayane to locate Kasumi.Tina Armstrong - Daughter of Bass Armstrong, Tina previously showed little interest in her wrestling career, and instead used the tournaments in order to get noticed by Hollywood agents. Now, after being a model, film actress and rock star, Tina's taste for fighting has returned.Zack - A famous DJ who saved Helena from death following the destruction of the Tri-Tower. Now he works for Helena, helping put together the fifth tournament by rounding out the contestants and acting as MC during the tournament itself.New CharactersMila - A up-and-coming fighter who has scored spectacular victories all over the world. She has been a big fan of Bass Armstrong since she was a child and her dream is to take on her idol in the ring.Rig - The foreman for DIG, a off-shore oil platform owned by DOATEC. He has been working on the platform from a young age and claims to have no memory of his family or real name.Unlockable CharactersAkira Yuki - Guest character from Virtua Fighter. A descendant of the founder of the Yuki Budokan, he spends his days training to become the greatest martial artist in the world.Alpha-152 - One of the products formed during Project Alpha. As a inhuman weapon based on Kasumi, it has her basic physical form and fighting skills but with quite a few deadly moves of its own.Gen Fu - Considered a fighting legend, Gen Fu no longer fights in the tournaments, instead focusing on training his apprentice, Eliot. He was the one who sent the boy on his journey of self-improvement.Pai Chan - Guest character from Virtua Fighter. Pai has received special instruction in martial arts since early childhood. As well as being a martial artist, Pai Chan is also a famous actress in her home country.Sarah Bryant - Guest character from Virtua Fighter. While attempting to investigate the accident involving her brother, she was captured by Judgment 6 and brainwashed. Although she was later rescued by her brother, the effects of J6's brainwashing remain buried deep within the recesses of her mind.

15.12.2012

Dont be fooled by thinking "this is nothing more than a fan service game", give it a chance and you will realise that it's a great game with much depth in fighting mechanics, competativity and skills. -More than titles like tekken, which is very easy to get into and play with friends, but less than Super street fighter which IS the mostcompetative fighter. But lets not compare it to other titles...DOA5 has the best graphics of any fighting game and amazing dynamic stagesg which no other fighting can probably match. Stages are excellent but i feel there are too few since i want more sceneries to enjoy. Like how can they have swimsuit and school uniform costumes without a beach or school/gym stage?Its just my op.. But the options of stages get few especiallt for tag team mode, when the stages are limited to the larger ones.Graphics are stunning and everything is rendered excellent. Details like dirt , water and sweat changes the characters clothing and body appearance in a very good way. Theres probably going to be more stages as dlc tho which im looking forward toGameplay is very deep, fast paced, and combo/counter based. It uses and is very centric around the triangle system. Strikes < holds < throws < strikes means that every move has a counter and its all about predicting the opponent and mindgames to dish out as much damage as possible. Since the game is so centric of this system, only two buttons are for striking (punch, kick. Also heavy punch for p+k, and heavy kick for k+h). This is the basis to why i would bring tekken over doa to a friends party where nobody is a true gamer, -since there is only two buttons to mash. Since strikes counters throws, they wont even have use of the x button and newbies dont understand how to hold. Its really just simply made for more competative and advaced gaming.Modes. Since we have been waiting for the cons let's start with that: story of story mode is just simply lame and boring except a few well made cutscenes. The good thing about the story mode is that it functions as a tutorial with its mini missions like "perform two expert holds" and shows you how to, and when to use it. Story is however not that well made. Tag mode enables up to 4players to play, very well made, all characters combinations has unique tag throws making it a large variation of tags which i really cant understand how they had time to animate it all.Overall:Graphics: 10/10 really, great animations, incorporates movements in stages very well, dynamic stages, very detailed stuff like dirt, water and sweat is done excellentGameplay: fast paced, triangle system (counter system) based, skills and mindgames matters. Advanced, but not too much, give it some time to understand mechanics.Modes: boring story mode mostly, but a big + that it functions as tutorial for all kinds of moves from basics to intricate stuff. Tag mode is very fun and great!If you are looking for a more in depth fighter. Get this game!

29.9.2012

It's been a while since a Dead or Alive game has been released. That time could hinder a game series, however DOA5 proves how time away can make for an impressive comeback.This is still DOA as fans know it; it's visually beautiful, fluid and addictive to play and has a kick ass soundtrack. The one thing that has been greatly improved however, is the story. There's an actual story mode involving every character that is for the most part very entertaining. The best scenes come from Kasumi and Hayate, Tina, Christie and new guy Rig. The voice acting is particularly convincing for these characters, and the action scenes are awesome.There's a lot of other offline modes to enjoy too, and again,

18.2.2018

Really good graphics, and a great selection of different modes.The story is pretty good too in that you use a good range of characters(all of them?) meaning you use characters you might not otherwise, getting you used to them. It is also very useful at teaching you the different moves, techniques etc. However you might find it a bit too easy, I don't think there's a way of changing the difficulty on story mode, I'm visually impared, I wouldn't call myself good at this game, though I have played it a lot and found all the fights quite easy except the later ones or when I was trying to do the challenges. As there is a challenge for each fight in story mode where you can do a certain technique or move.

1.10.2012

This is the first time I've bought dead or alive for a console (previously played in arcades)The game itself is quite easy to pick up and includes lots of different modes;Story modeOnline mode - Simple match, lobby match, ranked match.SurvivalTime attackVersusArcadeThe graphics are 10/10 they match up to any fighting games from recent times (MK9 + TTT2). The actual fighting is smooth and combos are easy to pull off, though one downfall currently is that there is a lag (once) in almost every match offline or online so hopefully this can be sorted by a patch repair download.There are many characters to choose from all with unique moves and styles which varies the fighting styles.

19.3.2014

Dead or alive has always been a joke when it comes to fighting games,but nevertheless its still a great ride playing through these.In terms of combat it's the standard in fighting game mechanics but dead or alive 5 and ultimate tries to introduce some new aspects such as dynamic stages or danger zones as they call them,These can help or hinder yourself when your fighting which is good if your getting yourself slaughtered by another player and can really turn the tides.(They can be turned off too if you want a fair fight and its not all stages that have these danger zones).The game also offers many costumes for your characters that can be easily collected (Although some require more playing time and effort than others)

7.5.2013

Great update to a good series of games, and yay for Amazon stocking it as non of the local stores had it or would not even order it when asked, and it was cheaper then the PSN store version too:)Great graphics,great enviroments and move list, good music and if you check the PSN store carefully,there is some free upgrades for it amongst the pay for stuff. It may be an older game now but well worth the price!

18.11.2012

I love the gameplay and the complexity you can get when emerging yourself in the fighting mechanics. Only gripe i haven with the game is that I would have loved to have more game modes and more characters to unlock instead of mainly costumes..But overall a buy well worth it for people who enjoy fighting games, beginners and long timers alike.The game really shines when played with your buds.

29.11.2013

As suggested in the title, it is good fun - after all, it is a videogame and really should not be taken seriously!Lifespan of the game is relatively short, the unlockables are mostly extra costumes for the characters, and the storyline is quite dire. However, as this is the first game I have played in the DoA series, it is good entertainment.

14.12.2012

I've played DOA2 for ten years and I have been waiting a long time for the return of DOA on Playstation (DOA3 and DOA4 were only on Xbox).I have to say I'm not disapointed, the gameplay is really different from the DOA2 and DOA3 but it's really great.If you love combat game, just buy it you won't regret it

7.1.2013

come sempre divertente, non molto diverso dai suoi predecessori, ovviamente ci sono una marea di costosissimi e odiosi dlc per avere costumi nuovi... secondo me era meglio quando si sbloccavano giocando o avrebbero dovuto regalarli.....in tutta sincerità consiglio il gioco ma evitate dlc....

3.8.2013

I've been a fan of beat'em ups for years, but never really go into DOA until DOA3, since then I've been in and out of the series, DOA5 is my favourite to date, I've been a lifelong fan of Tekken but this is starting to come through as a contender for my favourite fighter :D

19.1.2013

Finnally back on ps3 this is anwesome fighter i just love it TECMO went all out on this one if you like fighting games you need to own DOA5 try this one out. Amazone was fast with the delivery just took 3 days

9.10.2013

It is more than an extended version to the first deal or alive 5 gamei recommend it to all fighting game fans out there who do not have the first dead or alive 5

27.2.2013

This is a fun game that is also multiplayer. It has great graphics and storyline. Since I have all of the other games in this series this was a must buy for me.

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