Dead or Alive Ultimate
Developer(s)	Team Ninja
Publisher(s)	Tecmo
Picture format	480i, 480p, 720p with Xbox 360 upscaler
Release date(s)	NA October 27, 2004 JPN November 3, 2004 EUR February 18, 2005
Genre(s)	Versus fighting
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer
Rating(s)	PEGI: 16+ ESRB: Mature (M) CERO: 17+
Platform(s)	Xbox

Dead or Alive Ultimate is a multiplayer fighting game for the Xbox. It is a collection of the games Dead or Alive and Dead or Alive 2 from the developer Tecmo. The game requires Xbox Live in order to play online, and includes twelve different game modes, fifteen different characters from the Dead or Alive series, as well as bonus content for Dead or Alive 3. Image File history File links DOAU.jpg Summary DOA Ulitmate Licensing This image is cover art for a computer or video game, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the games publisher or developer. ... 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. ... 480i is the shorthand name for a video mode. ... 480p is the shorthand name for a video mode. ... JOHN HERMAN SUCKS FAT DICK ... North America North America is a continent [1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 2004 in games 2003 in video gaming 2005 in video gaming Notable events of 2004 in video gaming. ... This article is about the country in East Asia. ... is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 2004 in games 2003 in video gaming 2005 in video gaming Notable events of 2004 in video gaming. ... World map showing the location of Europe. ... February 18 is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 2005 in games 2004 in video gaming 2006 in video gaming Notable events of 2005 in video gaming. ... 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. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... 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. ... Entertainment Software Rating Board logo 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). ... 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 Xbox is a sixth generation era video game console produced by Microsoft Corporation. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article describes fighting games in which opponents face off in a battle. ... The Xbox is a sixth generation era video game console produced by Microsoft Corporation. ... Dead or Alive (DOA) is a video game series produced by Tecmo that is comprised primarily of fighting games. ... Dead or Alive 2 (DOA2) is a fighting game in the Dead or Alive series. ... Tecmo, Ltd. ... Xbox Live is a subscription-based online gaming service for Microsofts Xbox and Xbox 360 video game consoles. ... Dead or Alive 3 is a fighting game in the Dead or Alive series. ...

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Overview

In 2004, Team Ninja released Dead or Alive Ultimate (DOAU), known in development as Dead or Alive Online. The compilation contains the Sega Saturn version of Dead or Alive and an enhanced remake of Dead or Alive 2 which utilized the Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball graphics engine and offered Dead or Alive 3 game mechanics, new game content and the inclusion of Hitomi and Tengu as playable characters. shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Sega Saturn ) is a 32-bit video game console, first released on November 22, 1994 in Japan, May 11, 1995 in North America and July 8, 1995 in Europe. ... In the video game subculture, an enhanced remake (also called updated classics) is an updated version of a video or computer game that was originally developed for a less advanced system. ... Hitomi ) is a fictional German/Japanese character from the Dead or Alive video game series. ... Tengu is a fictional character from the Dead or Alive video game series. ...

Xbox Live support for this compilation makes it the second online console 3D fighting game to be released in America and Europe (Mortal Kombat: Deception being the first) and the first online console 3D fighting game in Japan. Xbox Live is a subscription-based online gaming service for Microsofts Xbox and Xbox 360 video game consoles. ... 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. ... 3D computer graphics are different from 2D computer graphics in that a three-dimensional representation of geometric data is stored in the computer for the purposes of performing calculations and rendering 2D images. ... Mortal Kombat: Deception is the latest game in the controversial and bloody Mortal Kombat video game series by Midway. ...

The system set forth by Tecmo for online play in Dead or Alive Ultimate was intended to recreate the feel of playing at an arcade. Players would log onto a shared "lobby" and then observe other matches until it was their turn to participate. Each lobby has a set of gameplay parameters that is determined by its creator, allowing for tournament-style play.

In Japan, Dead or Alive Ultimate was released with a crystal-clear blue version of the Xbox system that included a controller of the same color, a copy of Dead or Alive Ultimate, and some bonus Kasumi-themed extras. Kasumi ) is a fictional Japanese character from the Dead or Alive video game franchise. ...

It became the first DOA fighting game to be rated M, CERO 17+, and PEGI 16+ due to female characters with revealing outfits and the allusion of rape in the opening cutscene. A cut scene or cutscene (sometimes also referred to as a cinematic) is a sequence in a video game over which the player has no control. ...

In the United States, two trading cards with character pictures on them were randomly included in each game as part of a collector's edition. The game disc of the U.S. release also contains the Booster Pack for Dead or Alive 3, which adds numerous character costumes and a new opening cinematic for the game. This disc also included a G4-produced segment on the history of the series that offered a video interview with series creator Tomonobu Itagaki. G4 is an American cable and satellite television channel originally geared toward male viewers aged 12–34, devoted to the world of video games and the video game lifestyle. ... Tomonobu Itagaki is a Japanese video game designer who heads Team Ninja, one of Tecmos development teams. ...

Story

Being a compilation of the first two games that introduces new features, online play, and various unlockables, the story of Dead or Alive Ultimate plays out as it did in the original. However, a new CG opening was included, further explaining the relationship and history of Ayane, Kasumi and Hayate. Ayane ) is a video game character from the Dead or Alive video game series. ... Hayate ) is a fictional Japanese character from the Dead or Alive video game series. ...

Gameplay

Dead or Alive Ultimate is a compilation game that includes a remade version of Dead or Alive 2, with re-developed graphics and new stages for the Xbox gaming system. It also includes the original Sega Saturn version of the first Dead or Alive, with smoothed graphics, but lacks the additional content received in the later-released North America PlayStation version (No Bass or Ayane characters or extra costumes). Both editions include online play. Dead or Alive 2 (DOA2) is a fighting game in the Dead or Alive series. ... The Xbox is a sixth generation era video game console produced by Microsoft Corporation. ... The Sega Saturn ) is a 32-bit video game console, first released on November 22, 1994 in Japan, May 11, 1995 in North America and July 8, 1995 in Europe. ...

Dead or Alive 1 Ultimate

Dead or Alive Ultimate 1 is essentially identical to its original, and is generally considered more of a collector's disc than for its content. Its most defining features were its speed and countering system. Unlike Tekken, Dead or Alive put an emphasis on speed, and relied more on simplistic commands and reaction time rather than long strings of combos. Furthermore, its countering system was the first in the fighting genre to utilize different commands that corresponded to each type of attack. There are two kinds of holds, an offensive hold (OH) and a defensive hold (DH), furthermore, these commands are executed by holding back or forward on the directional pad along with the guard input to either force away or counter-damage an opponent. Finally, the game used an environmental addition called the danger zone, which surrounded the outer edges of the fighting arena (depending on the options, it could also completely consume it), and when a character came in contact with it, sent them in the air so the opposing player can execute a juggling air combo. However, this can be avoided with a Ukemi (defensive roll). Tekken is a fighting game and first of the series of the same name. ...

Dead or Alive 2 Ultimate

Dead or Alive Ultimate 2, being a remake created after the debut of Dead or Alive 3, takes elements and mechanics from both its original iteration and successor. The action of 3D-axis movement is as free-formatted as Dead or Alive 3, and Hitomi, is now a playable character, albeit outside story mode, but other elements have been kept intact from Dead or Alive 2. These include higher damaging counters than in Dead or Alive 3, environmental hazards cannot warrant a knockout on a character, and the counter mechanism has been made much harder to execute per second.

Despite being able to freely move on a 3D axis in the Ultimate version of Dead or Alive 2, however, most moves cannot be sidestepped as in other 3D fighters, as well as in Dead or Alive 3. Only a few, mostly jumping, moves are actually able to be avoided with a sidestep, such as Hitomi's back, forward + kick.

Another major change is in the revamped holding system in Dead or Alive 2. Formerly, holds were performed simply based on the three heights of high, mid, and low. In the Ultimate version, however, mid punches and mid kicks have their own holds, requiring more thinking when using holds.

The final major set of changes instituted in Dead or Alive Ultimate is the inclusion of slopes, which are a type of environmental hazard where those knocked down them roll down the slope, taking damage as they fall. All of the characters also now have slope-based throws that are executed when they are near them instead of their normal throw.

Character roster

• Ayane
• Bass Armstrong
• Bayman (unlockable, cannot be used in Story mode)
• Ein
• Gen Fu
• Helena
• Jann Lee
• Kasumi
• Lei Fang
• Leon
• Ryu Hayabusa
• Tina Armstrong
• Zack
• Hitomi (unlockable, cannot be used in Story mode)
• Tengu (boss character, unlockable, cannot be used in Story mode)

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Soundtrack

While this game brings back the old mechanics of Dead or Alive 2 from the Dreamcast, some changes to the music and remixes were added. The Dreamcast , code-named White Belt, Black Belt, Dural, Dricas, Vortex, Katana, Shark and Guppy during development) is Segas final video game console and the successor to the Sega Saturn. ...

1. Dream On - by Aerosmith, played for the opening CGI
2. B-boy no "B" - evolved from ++ - Zack's theme
3. The Shooted - Hayabusa's theme
4. Grand Style - Lei Fang's theme
5. Natural High - Jann Lee's theme
6. Break the age - Gen Fu's theme
7. You are under my control - beautiful version 00 - - Tina's theme
8. Yes or Yes - Bass's theme
9. Blazed up Melpomene - Helena's theme
10. Ultimate Weapon - Leon's theme
11. TehuTehu - Ayane's theme
12. Vigaku - Ein's theme
13. Hitohira-reminiscent of Ketsui no toki - Kasumi's theme
14. Jintsuriki - Tengu's theme
15. Knifepoint - Bayman's theme
16. It's to show - Hitomi's theme

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References

External link

• Dead or Alive Ultimate at MobyGames