Dead or Alive 3

by Microsoft

Product Features

• All your favorites from Dead Or Alive 2 are here -- Kasumi, Lei Fung, Ayane and more
• Incredibly realistic graphics will blow your mind as you battle in multi-tiered 3D fighting environments
• Watch in amazement as you see sand trails, lightning, and muscle movements
• Exciting multiplayer mode with up to 4 players
• Selectable costumes, an all-new storyline, and newer, faster moves are waiting for you!

Product Details

• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0000B0MN5
• Item Weight: 8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,252 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

In Dead Or Alive 3, you take on the persona of a deadly martial artist, battling for the right to be called Master.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Downright Awesome, December 18, 2003

By 

T. Hooper "thdizzy" (Osaka, Japan) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Dead or Alive 3 (Video Game)

There are two points which make this the top fighting game for me. The first point is the system. The system is simplicity itself. It's easy to learn, but difficult to master the nuances. One of the things that really sets this apart is the great counter system. Other games also offer a counter system, but it's usually reserved for specific characters which tend to be the most difficult characters to master in those games. In DOA3, all of the characters can do counter moves. This makes defense just as important and exciting as offense. In other games, you just sit back and block until it's your turn. Boring! The idea that any punch you throw could be countered adds a lot of excitement to the game.

The other point that makes this game a winner for me is that it's just beautiful. This is one of those games you can set on automatic display and just watch it. The characters are well designed, and the interactive environments just take your breath away.

Overall, this is the best fighter you can buy. I'll be lining up for the next ne when it comes out.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best fighting games ever to come out on Xbox!, April 2, 2005

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The Game "B" (USA) - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Dead or Alive 3 (Video Game)

I think that Dead or Alive 3 is one of the best fighting games that has every come out on any console period. The smooth animations, the crisp and clear graphics, and the many single player modes equals to one great game!

Graphics- The graphics in DOA 3 are probobly the best graphics i have ever seen on the Xbox Console, and i'm serious. When a character gets thrown into the glass, the glass clearly shatters as little bits fall all over the place, its almost like watching a movie its so good!

The character models are also extremely well done and accurate as every feature is clearly shown on the body:)

The background design is also great, as the water is probobly the best i've seen in in console game history! When a character gets thrown into water it clearly splashes and once again looks realistic.

So all in all, the graphics are obviousely great in this game like i made clear above!

Gameplay- You can seriousely not complain about any aspect of the gameplay feature in this game. It is probobly the best fighting game ever to come out on any console besides the Mortal Kombat series. (In my opinion.) There are a few single player modes which i will describe below.

Story mode- Pretty simple, basically there is a story to it, you get to choose which character you want to live a story though. You go through quite a few rounds killing enemies (every so often there is a cutscene) and at the end you fight a fairly hard boss. Once you kill the boss, you unlock the ending for the character.

Tag Battle Mode- You basically choose two characters and while you are battling anytime you can tag your partner battler, and they will come in. You can do a double grapple which involves both fighters which is very cool. You go through five rounds of enemies.

Team battle mode- You basically create a team and fight enemies. When your fighter gets K.O'd, your next fighter comes into battle. When all the players in one team are eliminated the other team wins. Once again, there are five rounds.

Then of course there is multiplayer where you can battle in either 1 on 1, tag battle mode or team battle mode.

You can also watch the CPU fight against each other, or watch the endings for each character.

Audio- There is nothing special about the audio portion of the game. Pretty hardcore rock music is in the game, if you like rock, you will love the music, if you don't, you will hate it.

Unfortunetely, there is no online play for this game but there is for Dead Or Alive Ultimate which is out in stores now.

So in conclusion, for all of you fighting game lovers out there, this is definetely one of the best games out there for you, although Dead or Alive Ultimate might be a better deal considering that you can dual it out online aginst opponents which is very fun.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic graphics, but the game is missing something, November 16, 2009

By 

Jeff Johnson "Jeff Johnson" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

= Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Dead or Alive 3 (Video Game)

This is an arcade style fighting game with 16 playable characters, all with their own unique traits other than appearance. Some fighters are made for speed (Ayane & Jann Lee), others are made for brutality (Bayman), others are meant to throw around the compeition (Tina & Bass) and some are meant to just be unique (Hayabusa & Brad Wong).

I am sure that we can all see that the graphics in this game are some of the best of the X-Box and that is saying alot. There are amazing 17 character models, detailed things like flowing fabrics and whipping hair (yet forgotten things like shadows).

The story takes a back seat and the fighting flows with four major buttons. Punch, kick, throw and block. By "flows" I mean when you attack, strike, kick or punch, your character does not always return to face your opponent, which sets it up for something different, like a roundhouse kick leaves your character with his or her back to the opponent, then you can have a series of other moves, like an elbow, another roundhouse, a different throw or by pressing forward it turns your fighter around. Basically it creates different and interesting dynamics.

There are not just traditional standing fighters, grapplers and submission fighters, but there are fighters like Brad Wong and Hyabusa that have far different techniques. Hayabusa can stand on his hands and fight with his feet, Brad Wong has a drunken sort of fighting that makes him very difficult to grapple and throw.

The game modes are : Story Mode, Time Attack Mode, Versus Mode, Survival Mode, Tag Battle Mode, Team Battle Mode, Sparring Mode and Watch Mode.

Even with the great fighting system and fantastic visuals, it still feels like the game is missing something. Its an arcade fighter, so each fighter has his or her own ending video. Not the most spectacular video, spectacular looking yes, but interesting, no. There are no unlockables except for an extra costume or two for all of the fighters. Everything is already unlocked, except the endings. For a game you play at home, it just feels like, "What's the point?"

The later released Dead Or Alive Ultimate is a far superior game, even if it is a rerelease of Dead or Alive 2.