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Dead or Alive

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Well it could be said three things if you want to count differently. Yes Dead or Alive (DoA) is most well known for its 3D bouncing breasts. The other thing that this game has added to 3D fighters is a good counter and grapple system. Many 3D fighters before what blows, kicks and grabs, simple and basic stuff. DoA used the block button in combination with a direction and the player has an opportunity to counter a blow, kick or some grabs. This one of the first 3D fighters to add this extra depth to the 3D fighter.

There were originally 2 arcade versions, both on the Sega Model 2 arcade platform. Dead or Alive was the original was was ported to the Sega Saturn almost perfectly, the only major loss was the 3D backdrops that where replaced with pre-rendered backdrops. Then came out Dead or Alive ++ which added 2 new characters, Ayane and Bass. The PSX version is a port of DoA++. The graphics engine is very much different and runs at a lower resolution than the Sega Saturn version. This is one of the few 3D games that are on both systems with engines customized for the given console where the Saturn version is visibly superior. Also the sounds in the PSX version are more like sounds from Virtua Fighter 2 and not the DoA arcade games.

If you are a collector of the series this is a recommended buy. The Saturn version is more true to the arcade in both with audio and visuals. If you want to experience the first DoA, get DoA Ultimate as it has a Xbox port of the Saturn version. If you have a PSX, PS2, or PS3 and not a Saturn or Xbox then this is the closest you can get to the original arcade version.