Dead or Alive 4 (Xbox 360)

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Description

The fourth installment in the Dead or Alive series (excluding Beach Volleyball) continues in a similar vein of fighting game. Delivering another dose of combo heavy action set in a variety of highly interactive locations.

With Helena assuming control over DOATEC an eclectic cast of fighters from all corners of the world all battle each other for some personal goal. Each character has vastly different, and often unusual, motives.

In the main game's story mode each character fights through a series of encounters, often with a bizarre context eg. taking exception to cruelty to a T-Rex and a fight over a fresh lettuce are both examples of the rather odd but still hilarious Japanese humour.

XBOX Live support allows players to watch fights while waiting for their turn in the arena. VOIP is also supported, as with many Live games.

Featuring a graphical upgrade and an improved fighting system (tested by some top DOA players before release) Dead or Alive 4 is aimed not only at the older DOA players, but enticing new gamers due to the less intimidating control system, and giving slightly less advantage to the experienced.

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Alternate Titles

• "生或死4" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
• "DOA4" -- Common abbreviation

Part of the Following Groups

• Console Generation Exclusives: Xbox 360
• Dead or Alive series
• Japanese Xbox 360 games with full English support
• Xbox 360 Classics releases
• Xbox 360 Platinum Hits releases

User Reviews

A very tight and refined fighter	Wotsnik (30)
Dead Or Alive You Are Coming With Me.	MasterMegid (902)

Critic Reviews

Gameplanet	May 01, 2006	5 out of 5	100
Game Shark	Jan 11, 2006	A-	91
Jive Magazine	Dec 23, 2005	4.5 out of 5	90
Play.tm	Jul 07, 2006	89 out of 100	89
Fragland.net	Feb 25, 2006	89.2 out of 100	89
GamesFire	Feb 06, 2006	88 out of 100	88
Official XBox Magazine	Nov 29, 2007	8.5 out of 10	85
Atomic Gamer	Dec 31, 2005	85 out of 100	85
DreamStation.cc	Jul 07, 2006	8 out of 10	80
PlayDevil	Mar 15, 2006		80

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Trivia

1001 Video Games

Dead or Alive 4 appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Nicole

One of the new characters available in the game is Nicole, a female Spartan from the Halo games. Her inclusion in Dead or Alive 4 is the result of a joint collaboration between Team Ninja and Bungie Studios, creators of the Halo franchise.

Interestingly enough, Bungie denied Team Ninja use of the Master Chief himself, and instead created Nicole and somehow made her story canon, as she's trapped in a time-bubble that keeps her in the 21st century and puts her in the way of the Dead or Alive tournament... Whether this is implies some future plans for Bungie's runaway Spartan or was simply just for fun remains to be seen.

Related Web Sites

• Wikipedia (The Dead or Alive 4 article at Wikipedia)
• X360A achievement guide (X360A's achievement guide for Dead or Alive 4.)