Product Description

Thought you'd revived your social life after countless couch hours playing Soul Calibur? Guess again. Dead or Alive 2 brings more phenomenal fighting action to the Dreamcast with the gorgeous graphics and incredibly fast gameplay that Sega fans expect.

Dead or Alive 2's character-against-character action takes place in gorgeously rendered locations ranging from a cathedral to a moving elevator cage. In a special twist, characters can battle in multiple locations in many of the areas and interact with the environment. This means that the cathedral window is more than just a pretty background--it's just waiting for an opponent to be hurled through it and onto the fighting platform below. Perhaps the coolest feature of all is the Tag Battle mode--available to one-, two- and four-player games--that enables fighters to summon a teammate into the action. A total of 12 male and female fighters are available, each boasting a slew of basic and special attacks, tag-team combos, reversals, and throws.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4665 in Computer & Video Games
• Brand: Acclaim
• Released on: 2000-07-28
• Platform: Sega Dreamcast
• Number of items: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
While you may not be familiar with the original Dead or Alive--a run-of-the-mill fighting game most famous for the bouncing breasts of its female combatants--the sequel Dead or Alive 2 is a major-league contender that ranks up there with genre giants (including Soul Calibur and the Tekken series).

Dead or Alive 2 features drop-dead gorgeous visuals, with gracefully animated 3-D characters rendered in great (and in some cases, downright naughty) detail. Not merely scenic backdrops, the lavish 3-D arenas are also highly interactive: fighters get slammed and thrown against walls, and, in some cases, they can be thrown through windows and off ledges, with the camera viewpoint following the aggressor as he or she jumps down to the lower level of the arena to continue the punishment.

A game that plays as good as it looks, Dead or Alive 2 sports a rich combat system that's heavy on the counterattacks. Gameplay moves along at a blazingly fast pace, and the simple controls are easy to pick up on and make executing combo moves a breeze; this is a brawler that both button-mashers and hardcore gamers will enjoy.

Unlike other fighting games which contain hidden features that must be "unlocked," Dead or Alive 2 pretty much lays all its cards out on the table from the start. There are 12 fighters to choose from (each with at least one alternate costume) and seven modes of play are available (including tag battle mode and a two-on-two battle royal that up to four players can join). --Joe Hon

Pros:

• Drop-dead gorgeous visuals
• Blazingly fast gameplay; simple yet effective controls
• Highly interactive 3-D arenas
• 7 modes of play, including tag battle mode

• Virtually none to speak of

Manufacturer's Description
The world has become very chaotic and disoriented since the tragic murder of Fame Douglas, the sponsor of the legendary "Dead or Alive 1 World Combat Championship." We must now rely on you to ensure that the world returns to a state of peace.With 12 characters to choose from, your mission is to win the championship and save the world from the final destruction. Your ability to battle using various fighting techniques will determine your character's fate. Will you fight for life or fight to the death?

Customer Reviews

DOA2
If you can see past the massive wobbling breasts (pun intended) then you're onto the best beat 'em up currently available. This is much faster than Soul Calibur and the graphics are better too. The throws, blocks and reversals make the usual Tekken style of button bashing redundent- hammering the buttons will just see your opponent grab the offending limb and deposit you on the floor.

A fantastic game that genuinely adds to the genre by being different

The Best Fighting Game On The Best Games Console!
This game has it all, the graphics, the moves, even the boobs. With playability to die for and excellently rendered interactive backgrounds, this game is the one to talk about. Using the Dreamcast analogue and controls affectivly you can have a lot of fun, and actually be relaxed while playing. The whole presentation of the game puts even the mighty PS2s Tekken Tag Tournament to shame, and even surpassing the PS2s own version of the same game in the graphics makes the game even more that diamond that it already is. Pouring with options including a rather entertaining Tag Battle mode, you can expect to be up in the weary hours of the morning with this belter. Soul Calibur finally falls with this baby, the new king of fighters is in town. A must have!

This game just plain rocks
Everyone instantly wants to compare this game to soul calibur as soon as they see it. Its different to soul calibur. Sure they're both 3d and have people fighting...but thats kind of where it ends as far as gameplay goes. The graphics are lovely, though the individual costumes of characters arent as intricate as some other games, the smoothness of the people, their bodies/shape and motion is amazing. The levels surpass even this. They are large and multi-tiered which allows you to throw people over a ledge and jump down after them to continue the fight without people worrying about ring outs.

The character designs are all good, a few clear favourites for me in the gorgeous quick female (kasumi) and a couple of the martial arts experts. Everyone has completely different moves, throws and combos which makes for an interesting mix. It takes some time to be able to anticipate what's coming at you. Early into the game i frequently found myself letting go of block, going for a throw, suddenly to find they still have one kick left of a blistering combo. arse.

Anwyay, be this a game for you to play alone, or one to enjoy with up to 4 friends, its a lot of fun. It also has a kickass rock soundtrack which will keep me happy for months. Enjoy.