Team NINJA·Released Mar 1, 2019·Single player
Dead or Alive 6,produced by Koei Tecmo Games,features fast-paced 3D fighting entertainment with multi-tiered stages that are now both dynamic and critical parts of the competitive experience.
The beautiful visuals, fun battle arenas, and easy-to-grasp fighting gameplay of Dead or Alive 6 make for a brawler that packs a punch.
An immensely fun fighting game with some flaws
Despite several years of being best-known for its sexiness, Dead or Alive has always been a genuinely good fighting game franchise. With a focus on
Dead or Alive 6 sports a robust fighting system, but the framework around it doesn’t capitalize on that.
Dead or Alive 6 finds itself in this slightly awkward middle space where it's certainly a sequel, but it's not nearly the jump that we were expecting -- especially since it's been almost seven years since Dead or Alive 5. The new additions to combat are welcome but they're not exactly exciting, and the overall package is reasonably robust, but let down by tedious grinds and a terrible story mode. As a fighter, Dead or Alive is still fun, punchy, and accessible, but as an upgrade on the already solid Dead or Alive 5: Last Round, it feels underwhelming, and even a little rushed.
Ah, Dead or Alive. The boob game. The kawaii cash grab. The Japanese fighter more famous for its bouncing breasts than …
After more than 20 years, five mainline games, and plenty of special…
