Dead or Alive 4
Developer(s)	Team Ninja
Publisher(s)	Tecmo
Designer(s)	Tomonobu Itagaki
Release date(s)	NA December 29, 2005 JPN December 29, 2005 EUR January 24, 2006 AUS April 13, 2006
Genre(s)	Versus fighting
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer
Rating(s)	CERO: D ESRB: M PEGI: 16+ OFLC: M
Platform(s)	Xbox 360
Media	DVD-ROM

Dead or Alive 4 (DOA4) is a fighting game developed by Team Ninja for the Xbox 360 video game console. As the latest entry in the Dead or Alive video game series, its plot follows the events of the 2001 title Dead or Alive 3. The game features twenty-two playable characters and many multi-tiered and interactive fighting arenas. Image File history File links Doa4cover. ... A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates video games. ... Team Ninja is a subsidiary of Tecmo, Ltd. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Tecmo, Ltd. ... A game designer is a person who designs games. ... Tomonobu Itagaki is a Japanese video game designer who heads Team Ninja, one of Tecmos development teams. ... North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the country in East Asia. ... is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Austrasia & Neustria Austrasia formed the north-eastern portion of the Kingdom of the Merovingian Franks, comprising parts of the territory of present-day eastern France, western Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands. ... is the 103rd day of the year (104th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Video games are categorized into genres based on their gameplay. ... This article describes fighting games in which opponents face off in a battle. ... In computer games and video games, single-player refers to the variant of a particular game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session. ... Online gaming redirects here. ... Computer Entertainment Rating Organization (CERO) is the organization that rates video game and computer software in Japan with levels of rating that informs the customer of the nature of the product and what age group it is suitable for. ... The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is a self-regulatory organization that applies and enforces ratings, advertising guidelines, and online privacy principles for computer and video games and other entertainment software in the United States and Canada (officially adopted by individual provinces 2004-2005). ... PEGIs logo Pan European Game Information, or more commonly PEGI, is a European system for rating the content of computer and video games, and other entertainment software. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... It has been suggested that Xbox 360 Elite be merged into this article or section. ... DVD is an optical disc storage media format that is used for playback of movies with high video and sound quality and for storing data. ... Screenshot of The King of Fighters XI (2005, SNK Playmore). ... Team Ninja is a subsidiary of Tecmo, Ltd. ... It has been suggested that Xbox 360 Elite be merged into this article or section. ... A video game console is an interactive entertainment computer or electronic device that manipulates the video display signal of a display device (a television, monitor, etc. ... Dead or Alive ) is a video game series produced by Tecmo that comprises primarily fighting games. ... 2001 2001 in games 2000 in video gaming 2002 in video gaming Notable events of 2001 in video gaming. ... Dead or Alive 3 is a fighting game in the Dead or Alive series. ...

Overview

Dead or Alive 4 focuses on the story of Helena, the young woman taking over the mantle of DOATEC as its second chairman. Helena is a video game character from the Dead or Alive video game series created by Team Ninja and published by Tecmo. ... Helena is a video game character from the Dead or Alive video game series created by Team Ninja and published by Tecmo. ...

Since its release, Dead or Alive 4 has been given rave reviews by numerous gaming magazines and websites, with some touting it as the greatest installment in the series, thanks to a revamped fighting system, gorgeous graphics, and smooth and entertaining online play. Series creator Tomonobu Itagaki even hired professional DOA players to help smooth out the kinks in the fighting system. Tomonobu Itagaki is a Japanese video game designer who heads Team Ninja, one of Tecmos development teams. ...

The game is much harder than previous Dead or Alive games. The easy difficulty level has been removed altogether meaning players cannot change the game if they find it too hard. The computer controlled opponents can predict counters easily, frequently inflict combos of around 7-10 hits from their starting attack, roll when knocked down almost every time making pounce attacks and ground throws incredibly rare and successfully input throw chains with virtually no gaps for players to escape even on the first stage (the difficulty of opponents still raises through each stage). The opponents also escape throws often and purposely stop attacking to throw counter attempts. The CPU will also throw a guarding player almost instantly making guarding against the computer not very effective.

Pre-release

In an interview with Famitsu Xbox, Itagaki remarked that he spent 99% of his time developing DOA4, demonstrating his commitment to living up to the fans' relatively high expectations of the series. On May 12, 2005, the first screens from the game were leaked on the internet via the elotrolado.net message boards. Sources also confirmed at the time that the game would be developed exclusively for the Xbox 360 rather than the original Xbox console. Cover art for Issue 1 of Famitsū magazine, June 1986, then known as Famicom Tsūshin Famitsū abbreviated ファミ Fami) is a Japanese video game magazine published by Enterbrain, Inc. ... is the 132nd day of the year (133rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Xbox is a sixth generation era video game console produced by Microsoft Corporation. ...

Since the first screenshots, in-game demos and numerous cinematics were later presented by Microsoft at press conferences (E3 2005 Trailer) with the game originally slated to be a launch title for the Xbox 360. However, delays in the development saw it eventually released more than a month after the debut of the console. Super Mario Brothers, a launch title for the NES A launch title is a video game that has been made available to consumers synchronously with its respective video game console, meaning they are the only available games at the time of the consoles launch. ...

Famitsu Xbox editor-in-chief Munetatsu Matsui has pointed to DOA4's absence as a launch title as the main factor behind the slow sales of the Xbox 360 in Japan. However, he added that over 60% of his readers had planned to buy the game upon release.

New characters

Nicole fighting Ryu Hayabusa in the Nassau Station.

DOA4 contains three new playable characters: Kokoro, a young Geisha in training, Eliot, a 16 year-old boy from England and protégé to Gen Fu, and La Mariposa, a female Lucha Libre wrestler. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1280x720, 237 KB) Nicole vs. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1280x720, 237 KB) Nicole vs. ... Nicole is a fictional character from the Halo universe. ... Ryu Hayabusa ) is a fictional video game character who stars in the Ninja Gaiden series of video games and appears in the Dead or Alive fighting game series, all developed by Team Ninja, a part of publisher Tecmo. ... Kokoro ) is a fictional Japanese character from the Dead or Alive video game series. ... Typical nape make-up Geisha ) or Geigi )(pronounce Gay - Sha) are traditional, female Japanese entertainers, whose skills include performing various Japanese arts, such as classical music and dance. ... Eliot is a character from the Dead or Alive video game series. ... Gen Fu is a fictional character in the video game series Dead or Alive. ... Lisa is a female character in the Dead or Alive video game series. ... One of the most well known Lucha Libre wrestlers (luchadores), Rey Mysterio. ...

In addition, DOA4 features a playable unlockable character from the Halo series. The November 2005 issue of Game Informer revealed that this character is a female Spartan supersoldier, going by the name "Spartan-458". It would later be revealed that her real name would be "Nicole". In conjunction, a Halo-themed stage named Nassau Station is incorporated in the game. [1]. A secret character (not to be confused with an unseen character) is a playable character in a video game that can only be played by completing some task in the game. ... Halo is video game series created by Bungie Studios. ... Ongoing events • Abramoff-Reed gambling scandal • Al Jazeera bombing memo • Avian influenza (H5N1) outbreak • Black sites scandal • Conservative leadership race (UK) • Fuel prices • Irans nuclear program • Jilin chemical plant explosions • Kashmir earthquake • Malawi food crisis • Malaysian prisoner abuse scandal • New Delhi bombings investigation • Niger food crisis • North Indian cyclone... Game Informer (often abbreviated to GI) is an American-based monthly magazine featuring articles, news, strategy and reviews of popular video games and associated consoles. ... The SPARTAN-II supersoldier project is part of the fictional Halo universe storyline. ... For the Amalgam Comics character, see Super-Soldier. ... Nicole is a fictional character from the Halo universe. ...

The final boss of the game in story mode for most characters and in time attack mode for all characters, ALPHA-152 (super-clone of Kasumi), is a very noticeable example of the "SNK Boss Syndrome", as she can damage close to and over 70% of the player's life in one attack chain, has easily executed combos that go far beyond the ability of any regular character, and can teleport to anywhere on the stage instantly. It has been noted, however, that previous DOA bosses were easier to compare to the SNK bosses of yore, in that they were extremely difficult to beat. This is the first time a Dead or Alive boss has been in the Time Attack mode. As beating ALPHA-152 is very difficult, this can make achieving a good time trying for inexperienced players. However, the match settings can be changed so each fighter has to be beaten only once. Flag Ship from the video game Gorf A boss is a particularly challenging computer-controlled enemy in video games. ... A Time Attack is another term for time trial. ... SNK Playmore (formerly SNK) is a Japanese video game hardware and software company. ...

For some characters, though, the final confrontation in their story modes is different; for instance, Bayman and Helena fight against Christie, Kokoro and Christie square off against Helena, Tina and Bass confront each other, Hitomi fights Hayate's alter ego, Ein, Lei Fang battles Jann Lee, and Eliot fights his old master, Gen Fu. Bayman is a fictional character from the Dead or Alive video game series. ... Christie ) is a character from the Dead or Alive video game series, with her first appearance being in the third game of the franchise. ... Helena is a video game character from the Dead or Alive video game series created by Team Ninja and published by Tecmo. ... Bass Armstrong is a character from the Dead or Alive video game series. ... Lei Fang , derived from Chinese: 麗鳳 Pinyin: Lìfèng) is a fictional video game character from the video game series Dead or Alive. ... Jann Lee , derived from Chinese: 振李 Cantonese: Janléi) is a fictional Chinese character in the Dead or Alive videogame series modeled after the martial artist Bruce Lee. ...

Tournaments

Dead or Alive 4 is included in the Championship Gaming Series. The Championship Gaming Series is an international electronic sports league based in the United States of America, though they have expanded to every continent except Antarctica for Season Two. ...

Bugs and errors

• There have been some reports of a bug in which the game accidentally erases saved data. The bug was caused specifically by more than one Xbox 360 gamer account being logged in. A gamer account without any data would sometimes save over another gamer accounts data causing one to lose all their data. An online update was scheduled tentatively between the months of February and March 2006 and the issue was fixed.

• On the player select screen the displayed results read '1st', '2st', '3st' (as opposed to 1st, 2nd and 3rd). This problem remains despite the translation of the game for North American and European territories.

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Reception

The game scores 86% on Game Rankings based on 81 reviews. Game Rankings is a website which keeps track of video game reviews from other sites, and combines them to present an average rating for each game. ...

X-Play gave DOA 4 a 4 out of 5, but commented on how hard ALPHA-152 was to defeat. X-Play logo X-Play (previously Gamespot TV and Extended Play) is a video game review television show hosted by Adam Sessler and Morgan Webb. ...

Gameinformer gave the game a 9 out of 10.

External links

• Dead or Alive 4 official site at Microsoft.com
• Itagaki's Famitsu Xbox interview at IGN