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Dead or Alive 4 Xbox 360

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Product Description: Dead or Alive 4

Tecmo’s flagship fighting series continues on Xbox with the console-exclusive release of Dead or Alive 4. Once again, players can select from a number of characters skilled in various combat styles, from Ryu Hayabusa’s custom Ninjutsu techniques learned from his years as a ninja, to teenager Hitomi’s mastery of karate. No matter which character is selected, he or...
Tecmo’s flagship fighting series continues on Xbox with the console-exclusive release of Dead or Alive 4. Once again, players can select from a number of characters skilled in various combat styles, from Ryu Hayabusa’s custom Ninjutsu techniques learned from his years as a ninja, to teenager Hitomi’s mastery of karate. No matter which character is selected, he or she can perform a number of quick-strike attacks, guards, holds, combos, and throws to keep foes off balance. The environments in Dead or Alive 4 play as important a role in the fighting as the characters themselves, with players able to use scenery objects, such as trees, to pin opponents, or in some cases, smash through barriers to continue battling in completely new areas. Dead or Alive 4 supports both Dolby Digital 5.1 as well as progressive scan displays, and the action can be taken online via Xbox Live. ~ Scott Alan Marriott, All Game Guide

Product Specification: Dead or Alive 4

Genre:Fighting
Style:3D Fighting
Platform:Xbox
Release Date:2005-12-28
Features:Features Dolby Digital Sound, Xbox Live Leaderboards
Number of Same Screen Players:2

User Reviews: Dead or Alive 4

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    Tecmo's long-running fighting game series hits the

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Oct 24, 2006

    Pros: Finely tuned, fast-paced fighting action expertly combines depth and accessibility; big selection of well-designed characters means there's a fighter for everyone; great online play provides near-limitless challenge for competitive players; compelling unlockable extras and achievements; gorgeous presentation.

    Cons: A few graphical flaws; online lobby system is cute but feels needlessly tacked on; some stability and lag issues when playing online.

    Fashionably late to the Xbox 360 launch, Dead or Alive 4 is an impressive feat of a fighting game that boasts some excellent, fast-paced action in addition to terrific good looks. Best of all, you can play it online over Xbox Live, virtually guarante...eing you'll find tough, unpredictable competition at any hour. Back when the old Xbox first debuted in 2001, Tecmo's Dead or Alive 3 served as one of the system's showcases, at least as far as its graphical horsepower was concerned. However, 2004's Dead or Alive Ultimate took a much bigger step forward, mainly because it introduced the ability to compete against other players online. Dead or Alive 4 is similar to that game (right on down to the near-identical menu system), but it adds several new characters, new moves and abilities for returning characters, and a beautiful new coat of paint to all the proceedings. It doesn't defy the conventions you've come to expect from playing other fighting games, but it's about as slick, fully featured, and exciting as fighting games get. DOA4 doesn't reinvent the wheel. It's nearly identical to Dead or Alive Ultimate in terms of its feature set, and the gameplay itself also arguably hasn't changed much, depending on how you look at it. On first impression, this is good old Dead or Alive, all right. The fighting is really easy to get into like always, and if you're a veteran of the series, you can still rely on many of the same moves and strategies that have served you well in past. Yet the more you play, the more you'll pick up on the combined impact of all the numerous new and changed moves for returning fighters, unique layouts of the different arenas, and tweaks to the fighting engine. Essentially, this game has a smoother, more tactical, even faster, and simply better feel than its predecessors. More importantly, the gameplay is some of the most highly refined and dynamic that you'll find in any fighting game these days. And because of the substantial selection of playable characters and good assortment of interactive arenas, there's a lot of variety where it's needed. At the heart of every match type in Dead or Alive 4 is a contest between two fighters trying to knock each other out using various punches, kicks, throws, and reversals. There are tag-team matches where you may control a pair of fighters by quickly switching between them during the bout, but even these boil down to a one-on-one fight. As you'd probably hope from an intense martial arts competition, aggressive tactics are the order of the day--overly defensive or hesitant players tend to get slaughtered. But those who punch and kick with reckless abandon are also easy targets, since reversals and well-timed counterblows can be used to crush careless opponents. A healthy roster of nearly two dozen unique fighters is available (a handful of them are hidden at first), and though their moves and fighting styles are all different, the same basic controls apply to everyone. These controls are deceptively simple, but by using simple directional motions on the D pad together with three action buttons--one for punching, one for kicking, and one for guarding and reversals--it's possible to perform many dozens of different moves as all the various characters. In practice, the typical DOA4 match has a good flow and rhythm to it, as well as a blazingly fast, silky-smooth look. There's a heavy emphasis on swift, painful-looking strikes and combos. All fighters are readily capable of stunning their opponents or knocking them clean off their feet, the perfect setup for a devastating string of follow-up attacks. As the showdown unfolds, occasional reversals and throws make for spectacular, often decisive twists. At the default settings, a typical best-of-three-rounds match can be over in less than a couple of minutes, but there tends to be an awful lot of action crammed into that short space of time. Read more Less

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    Dead or Alive 4 Xbox 360

    By Yahoo! Shopping User  Oct 31, 2006 | 0 out of 1 found this Dead or Alive 4 review helpful

    Pros: Finely tuned, fast-paced fighting action expertly combines depth and accessibility; big selection of well-designed characters means there's a fighter for everyone; great online play provides near-limitless challenge for competitive players; compelling unlockable extras and achievements; gorgeous presentation.

    Cons: A few graphical flaws; online lobby system is cute but feels needlessly tacked on; some stability and lag issues when playing online.

    DOA4 doesn't reinvent the wheel. It's nearly identical to Dead or Alive Ultimate in terms of its feature set, and the gameplay itself also arguably hasn't changed much, depending on how you look at it. On first impression, this is good ol...d Dead or Alive, all right. The fighting is really easy to get into like always, and if you're a veteran of the series, you can still rely on many of the same moves and strategies that have served you well in past. Yet the more you play, the more you'll pick up on the combined impact of all the numerous new and changed moves for returning fighters, unique layouts of the different arenas, and tweaks to the fighting engine. Essentially, this game has a smoother, more tactical, even faster, and simply better feel than its predecessors. More importantly, the gameplay is some of the most highly refined and dynamic that you'll find in any fighting game these days. And because of the substantial selection of playable characters and good assortment of interactive arenas, there's a lot of variety where it's needed. Read more Less

Pro Reviews: Dead or Alive 4

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    Dead or Alive 4 (Xbox 360)

    Tecmo's long-running fighting game series hits the Xbox 360 with its best installment to date, complete with plenty of complex and interesting characters, outstandingly good visuals, and great online play. Read more

  • Game Revolution

    Dead Or Alive 4 - Xbox360

    Dead or Alive 4 is voluptuous in every sense of the word. With the best graphics money can buy and a robust online ring, it's a great choice for your new 360. That said, it still doesn't really bring any new tricks to the fight. Read more

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