

Since Dead or Alive 3, the series has traded heavily on its female characters in various states of undress, backed by the power of boob physics. There's a bit of something for everyone, even if you're not a huge fan of the Dead or Alive's version of "sexy". That roster includes series mainstays like Kasumi, Tina Armstrong, Zack, Ayane, and Ein Ninja Gaiden transplants like Rachel and Momiji Virtua Fighter characters including Akira, Pai, Jackie, and Sarah Raidou from the first DOA and the all-new Love Plus refugee, Honoka (she is not actually from Love Plus). This means you're working with a mind-bogglingly large amount of stuff: 5 new characters and 33 new costumes bring the roster up to 34 characters in total and 400 total costumes according to Tecmo (seriously, I wasn't going to count every costume). Tecmo has taken all of the downloadable content that's been added to the game, from the first release through the Plus and Ultimate versions. Some things never change.ĭead or Alive 5: Last Round is the "final" version of the original Dead or Alive 5, which was released in 2012 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.


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