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Game Information
- Platform: Xbox 360
- PEGI Rating: Ages 16 and Over
- Media: Video Game
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Product Features
- New characters added to the DOA all-star line-up
- New interactive stages
- New and in-depth story line and cut-scenes
- Through Xbox Live, players can simultaneously compete, form clans and discover the new and interactive DOA4 lobby area -- featuring voice and text chat
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Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Review:
In a nutshell:
The girls from Dead or Alive are back in the Xbox 360’s first ever beat ‘em-up. The usual mix of stunning graphics, accessible gameplay and bouncing chests combine with an all new online mode for one of the most feature packed fighters ever.
The lowdown:
In hardcore beat ‘em-up circles Dead or Alive is often sneered at for being too shallow, but although it may not have the depth of some of its rivals this is the perfect game for first time fighters. The combat has been tightened up since the first game, so that it’s much harder to perform counters and there are less overly powerful super moves. One thing that hasn’t changed is the amazing graphics, particularly the various backdrops with a fight in a market where every apple on every stall can be sent flying. The game is still relentlessly sexist in its portrayal of women but treat it as Carry On Virtua Fighter and you won’t be disappointed.
Most exciting moment:
Countering everything your opponent can throw at you and then knocking them all the way down the stairs of the Temple on the Mountain stage.
Since you ask:
One of the best unlockable secrets in the game is the chance to play as Spartan-458 – a female version of Master Chief from Halo. She even gets her own level based on Nassau Station.
The bottom line:
A showcase for the power of the Xbox 360 and a fun, accessible beat ‘em-up to boot.
HARRISON DENT
Product Description
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 utilising the advanced technology of the new Xbox 360 hardware, Dead or Alive 4 will redefine 3-D high definition graphics as the attention to detail is astounding from each strand of the character`s hair to each cherry blossom falling from the sky, creating the most visually beautiful and realistic looking video game to date.
Dead or Alive 4`s unsurpassed online capabilities via Xbox Live will set the stage for all online 3-D fighting games to follow as more players will be able to play Dead or Alive 4 simultaneously online to compete in larger more impressive Xbox Live tournaments around the globe. Dead or Alive 4`s online world will also include innovative and interactive online lobbies featuring voice and text chat, detailed online scoreboards, and an exciting feature that will allow DOA fans to form clans while playing Dead or Alive 4 on Xbox Live.
Dead or Alive 4 also boasts incredible new interactive stages, an all star line-up of old and new favorite characters, and the most complex DOA countering system yet, all adding up to the must-have video game to own along with Xbox 360 this holiday season.
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Whether or not you're gonna like this game depends purely on what kind of player you are. If you're a hardcore player who likes a challange, then this is the game for you. If you also want some entertainment, you might want to skip this game. Thing is, it can get really frustrating really fast. Even on normal (the minimum difficulty setting), it's easily one of the hardest fighting games I've ever played. Not to mention that it has one of the cheapest final bosses in videogame history. The online mode, on it's own, is pretty good. Unfortunetely, it suffers from some major lag issues every now and again. You can also get stuck on the victory screen sometimes (rare, but does happen). All in all a good hardcore game, but it could have been better.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
First of all,i have to start this little review by saying i am not a huge 3D Beat 'em up fan...i never have been,with the exeption of the Soul Blade/Calibur and Rival Schools games.
My fighting heart will always lie with Capcom and SNK's titles.
My fighting heart will always lie with Capcom and SNK's titles.
Most 3D fighting games just don't work well enough and sadly Dead Or Alive 4 proves this fact.
I remember playing the first DOA game on the Playstation and Sega Saturn,and at the time is was probably the best of the genre it most deffinatly better than the lame Tekkan series,until Namco released Soul Blade and later Soul Calibur on the Dreamcast and for me,DOA was a distant memory.
Now we are back with Tecmo's DOA again on a brand new shiny machine to continue where the pointless DOA Ultimate left off.
First of all i need to get the graphics out of the way...they truly are beautiful,although i doubt this game even scratches the surface on what the 360 can actually do.
The selection of characters on offer include the usual mix of familiar fighters including the over-rated Kasumi,the Bruce Lee wannabe Jann-Lee,there are a few new additions including my personal fave,Kokoro.
Secret characters are also included,including GenFu,Ein and a Spartan soldier from Halo.
Alot of the characters feel incredibly samey and more attention seems to have gone into the female characters than the males.
The combat system is flawed at the best of times,sure,it moves nicely and is wonderfully animated,but just doesn't feel right,for a start the counter system is a very hit-and-miss affair and the blocking is unreliable.This is where things get frustrating in the single player mode,the CPU AI is all over the place,you'll fight once and win quite easily then next you'll be repeating the same fight over and over again because the CPU characters seem to counter over 80% of your moves then just juggle combo you to death...it's extremely annoying and will result in harsh words being shouted at your TV!!
And finally,there is the last boss..Alpha-152,i have to say this is the cheapest,cheesiest boss since M.Bison on Street Fighter II
and because DOA 4 DOES NOT have any easy or novice difficulty options,it just makes it too hard and almost ruins the whole game.
The Xbox Live options are similar the DOA Ultimate,good for a while untill the lag kicks in,although the lobby and shop additions are welcomed.
So on the whole,this is a game i would recommend for a night in with your mates,i also suggest you try and purchase this second hand,it's just not worth £45-50.
13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
i have always been a fan of the so called 'beat em up' games such as tekken and virtual fighter but it was only dead or alive 4 that lead to become so frustrated after continuously being denied victory and other times where there is nothing you can do in the situation of the computers '10 hit combo' other than tapping the keys rapidly preying for only luck which plays a large part in the game
i was also surprised by how hard the achievements are to recieve such as 80 wins in survival for gold medal to what seemed like a joke.
The graphics are in fact great and fighting moves are well intergrated with the opponent
A good game but if you are familiar with game rage i really really suggest you stay clear of this or you will be close to throwing your console out of the window.
i was also surprised by how hard the achievements are to recieve such as 80 wins in survival for gold medal to what seemed like a joke.
The graphics are in fact great and fighting moves are well intergrated with the opponent
A good game but if you are familiar with game rage i really really suggest you stay clear of this or you will be close to throwing your console out of the window.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
A Solid Entry
DOA 4, from Tecmo and Team Ninja, was one of the launch games on the XBox360, and looking at it now, this fact really shows. Read more
Published 22 months ago by G. Wintle
Dead or alive 2010
So, i had this game lent to me a while back and i finally purchased it a couple of days ago due to boredom of other games. Read more
Published on 3 May 2010 by Anty
If you are a hardcore fan, a must.
If you got all the previous games, then you have to take this too.
Change from DOA3, a little harder counter-system, new combos, new chars, but if you played DOA2U(xbox... Read more
Change from DOA3, a little harder counter-system, new combos, new chars, but if you played DOA2U(xbox... Read more
Published on 1 Mar 2010 by Dino Dusanic
Great beat 'em up with most some of the most gorgeous girls on Xbox...
I have to say that I am quite a fan of the Dead Or Alive franchise and have many of their games ranging from the first to DOA Xtreme 2. Read more
Published on 17 Aug 2007 by D. Climo
Dead... or Alive?
Well it's certainly not dead, not at all. This was my first experience of a dead or alive game, largely because I fancied a new 360 game and one that was different to my others... Read more
Published on 15 April 2007 by Mr. A. L. Cooper
Great beat-'em-up let down slightly by difficulty level
One of the most enduring beat-'em-ups gets its fourth incarnation making it onto the XBox 360, complete with super-slick combat moves (punches, kicks, blocks, counter-attacks,... Read more
Published on 14 Feb 2007 by Mr. A. T. Whitaker
GREAT!
This game is not for button mashers if your that type go to tekken. It is very hard but interesting at the same time the AI is intelligent and hard to defeat giving the game that... Read more
Published on 27 Dec 2006 by Toffe
Only for Hardcore gamers.
I found 'Dead Or Alive 4' to be a very difficult game. The only fighting game I have ever enjoyed before was 'Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance' on the PS2 and that was mainly because... Read more
Published on 6 Dec 2006 by Air Raid Patrol
Great Game
Having read the last two highly critical reviews I am prompted to write one myself! The game is hard and I would agree one of the last bosses is super hard and significantly... Read more
Published on 1 Sep 2006 by Mark Beech
Great Fighter, Slick But takes Too Much Effort to master.
This is a very good fighter like the others in the series, great graphics great animation great interface. Read more
Published on 31 Aug 2006 by Raj B
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