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Dead
or Alive 4
Few fighting game series have been better than Tecmo’s Dead or Alive. Surprisingly, when the
current console generation hit the market four years ago, Japanese developer Tecmo decided to shun the Japanese-based Sony and its PS2 for American Microsoft and its fledgling Xbox as the platform that it would launch its newest fighting game, Dead or Alive
3. And the result was one of the most impressive (if a bit shallow with its features) and addictive fighting games that came to the current console generation. That was followed up by the next Dead of Alive game, Dead or Alive Ultimate, another Xbox-exclusive that repackaged previous Dead or Alive titles and added online support through Xbox Live.
Now, with the dawn of another console generation on the horizon, Tecmo is renewing its support for Microsoft and throwing the cold shoulder Sony’s way with the announcement of Dead or Alive 4 as an Xbox 360 launch title.
With an upgraded hardware unit to work with and the excellent online gaming established via Xbox Live, Tecmo and Dead or Alive 4 are primed to make a splash as a spectacular-looking, great-playing, online fighting game that will undoubtedly be one of the titles that each and every early Xbox 360 owner will definitely purchase for their spanking-new gaming rig.
Here’s the official game info:
Taking advantage of the superior technology of the new Xbox 360, Dead or Alive 4 will be the defining gaming experience on the next generation console as it will
encompass all that Xbox 360 has to offer, giving players the most rewarding digital fighting experience to date on any video game console. Dead or Alive 4 will be the leader in fighting games as it once again raises the bar in both online and offline fighting.
By utilizing the advanced technology of the new Xbox 360 hardware, Dead or Alive 4 will redefine 3-D high definition graphics and sound, creating the most visually beautiful and realistic looking video game to date. Unsurpassed online capabilities via Xbox Live, new incredible interactive stages, an all star line-up of old and new favorite
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characters, and the most complex Dead or Alive countering system yet, all add up to the must-have video game to own along with Xbox 360 this holiday season.
KEY FEATURES:
THE DOA ONLINE WORLD: Unsurpassed online play via Xbox Live including large scale global online tournaments, increased worldwide simultaneous online play, detailed scoreboards, players can form clans, new and interactive lobby area featuring voice and text chat available, and more!
REDEFINING 3-D HIGH-DEFINITION GRAPHICS: Utilizing the advanced technology of Xbox 360 and Team Ninja's development expertise, Dead or Alive 4 will redefine 3-D graphics creating the most visually stunning video game to date!
NEW CHARACTERS AND OLD FAVORITES BACK: New characters added to the Dead or Alive all-star lineup, and the return of Dead or Alive 3 favorites, Christie and Brad Wong!
NEW INTERACTIVE STAGES: Incredible new interactive stages showcasing the incredible 3-D graphics and astounding attention to detail from each strand of the character's hair to each cherry blossom falling from the sky.
NEW AND IN-DEPTH STORY LINE AND CUT-SCENES: All adding up to new insight into the mysterious yet captivating world of Dead or Alive.
NEW COSTUMES: Each character will have a variety of new costumes to rock while they fight, some characters will even sport new hair dos and this latest installment.
MOST COMPLEX DOA COUNTERING SYSTEM TO DATE: Fighting system will be overhauled allowing even more mastery and strategy of your favorite character, including the most complex DOA countering system yet!
Fans of the series will be pleased with the return of their favorite characters (and a few newcomers) and usual solid fighting game flair that is standard in the Dead or Alive franchise. From the early screenshots, Dead or Alive 4 is going to be an absolutely gorgeous game — as is to be expected from Tecmo and Team Ninja. But it’s the online play that should bring a whole new level of gaming “wow!” to the Xbox 360, which will need it to gain an early advantage over the PS3 with a strong lineup of titles such as the can’t-miss-being-a-hit Dead or Alive 4.
Microsoft said to expect the best launch lineup in the history of console gaming, and with games like Dead or Alive 4 part of the initial tsunami of Xbox 360 games, we skeptics just might start believing the confident claim that Microsoft will indeed slam the gaming realm with the mother of all launches.
