For starters, it's exactly the same as in DOA5, but this was expected as Ultimate is merely an update. I am a little conflicted on what to say about the story of this game. DOA5U's characters all feel stale and samey. A game like SSFIV is dynamic, exciting and varied. Super Street Fighter IV allows for different fighting styles, button combos, charge characters versus combo characters, etc, but DOA5U is all about pressing the one punch and one kick button in whatever sequence that takes your fancy, as long as you do it quickly. Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate is a game where it very much pays to be defensive, but to do so requires either hundreds of hours spent learning how, or by being a gaming savant. You also have to be able to tell if it's going to be a high or standard level strike, otherwise you leave yourself wide open to receive the blow, not to mention the inevitable follow-on cascade of punches and kicks that ensue as a result. Aside from the standard block, you have counter throws which must be timed and executed with expert precision in the tiniest window between your opponent lifting their fist and bringing it forward. DOA5U's two-button fighting style allows for some simple and impressive strings of combos much like its Namco counterpart, but its unforgiving margin of error when on the defensive is pretty infuriating. Initially it looks like it could be a Tekken clone, but is not as accessible. In terms of the fighting, Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate stands in the shadows of some colossal giants. Sure, Dead or Alive has always been synonymous with scantily clad women ( Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball, anyone?!), but now we're left with an under-developed system that masks the age old rock-paper-scissors fighting with better graphics and a bigger bra size. Where the fighting system hasn't changed or evolved over time, however, its over-reliance on using sex to sell has. The core fighting engine in DOA5U is pretty deep and technical, as it was back in the halcyon days of Dead or Alive 2 on the Dreamcast (a real corker of a game).
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After your victory pose, your female character remains stood perfectly still yet her norks continue to wobble subtly, continually and forever, like some sexy perpetual motion machine.Īnd this, sadly, is where the Dead or Alive series has faltered over the years. The physics behind making wobbly tattybojangles is overused and looks ridiculous.
The time, effort and money that has gone into the animation of the female characters' breasts is staggering to the point of sheer absurdity.
A high percentage of the extra costumes are bikinis (for the women), which is perfect for lusting after pixelated, over-proportioned boobies. And really, who gives a rat's ass about having loads of different costumes with which to dress your fighters? The Combo Challenge is a nice distraction to hone your skills with each fighter, but a distraction nonetheless. Frankly, over the years Dead or Alive has become a game for ardent fans of the series who should already know by now the intricacies of the fighting system, so a training mode just seems a tad redundant. However, bar the five new characters, the rest is just more matter, less art. No doubt fans of the series will welcome these new additions as it not only brings a lot to the table in terms of content, but is released at a reasonable price of £25 RRP, which is not too shabby. Five characters are added to this edition Leon and Ein return from previous Dead or Alive games Momiji and Ryu from Team Ninja's more successful series Ninja Gaiden and Virtua Fighter's Jacky join the fray, bringing the total roster from DOA5's 24 up to 29.Īlso included are Dead or Alive 5 Plus's impressive, albeit uninspired, Training and Combo Challenge modes, two on two tag team battles - a replacement of Dead or Alive 5's special move Power Blow with Power Launcher - and a hell of a lot of unlockable costumes for each of the characters. It's the culmination of the console release and the PS Vita's Dead or Alive 5 Plus, with a few bells and whistles thrown in for good measure. This Ultimate edition of last year's Dead or Alive 5 is exactly that – Ultimate. Now, however, it's a shallow husk of a credible game series that's been self-diluted by its insistence of focusing game design on tits. Reviews // 26th Sep 2013 - 10 years ago // By Gary Durston Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate ReviewĪ franchise that stretches back 17 years, Dead or Alive was once a worthy contender in the ever-increasing field of fighting games.
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