![]() Women (and some men) in suggestive costumes beat each other up and down in a fast-paced 3D fighter built on a basic but sound tactical framework. Furthermore, punters will push opponents back in the action should you knock them into the crowd, giving you an opening to unleash that special attack.After more than 20 years, five mainline games, and plenty of special editions and spinoffs, the Dead or Alive series of fighting games is very much a known quantity. One of those features is Fatal Rush, which allows players to deliver a devastating combo from multiple pushes of the same button.Īs in previous iterations, players will be able to use the environment to their advantage, dealing additional damage when sending an opponent into electric-charged ropes or inviting a giant octopus to squeeze them like snake Jafar from Aladdin. Team Ninja has introduced a couple of new features that make it easier for newcomers. Time your attack right and you’ll be rewarded with additional damage, likely sending your opponent flying across the arena. The fighting itself feels excellent, and initiating a chain of combos before delivering the killer blow has never felt better. ![]() I myself spent a large amount of time relearning (trying to at least) Jann Lee’s moves in Training before unleashing a can of whoop ass in Arcade Mode. If those modes aren’t what you’re after then there’s a handful of common modes such as Versus and Training for players to sink their teeth into. It’s little features like this that make the game more accessible. One cool feature of DOA Quest is that after a fight if you fail to complete a challenge the game will ask you if you want to go to the tutorial for that type of attack. This may seem annoying but it forces you to switch it up and learn different characters and styles. Each character has their own quests, so you can’t complete every quest with the one character. Challenges are simple things such as complete three combos or two throw attacks during a fight along with winning. The story is told via short cutscenes (the voice-acting is something that’s for sure) between fights and for the most part it’s totally forgettable, however you will unlock goodies such as costumes as you go.ĭOA Quest is another neat mode that allows players to complete challenges within fights for XP and in-game currency/credits. The story will see Ninja and DOATEC duke it out against M.I.S.T. However that hasn’t stopped the megalomaniac powers that be from initiating a new plan during the sixth Dead or Alive tournament. Kasumi has retired from active duty after the events of DOA5. Plot-wise the story is more obfuscated than doing a hook turn in Melbourne’s CBD. Once this fight is complete Jann Lee’s path then becomes available. For example, as Leifang you’ll be tasked with taking down the mighty Jann Lee. Each character has their own path with a number of missions, with new chapters and character paths unlocking as you complete linked missions. I know, shocking right? It lacks any form of cohesion, with missions/chapters playable in any order as long as they’re unlocked. Much like its predecessors, DOA6’s story is utterly ridiculous (and surprisingly easy). Now you might want to sit down for this next part, because it’s sure to come as a surprise. Thanks to a slick new engine the character models look as good as they ever have, with every bead of sweat glistening on Jann Lee’s body visible after a rousing victory. If you’re worried that they’ll be dressed like nuns though don’t stress, both the ladies and fellas are still dressed to impress.Īll of your DOA favourites are here – Jann Lee, Ryu Hayabusa, Tina, Leifang and the rest of the crew – all with their own movesets, styles and costumes for you to play around with. Furthermore, gone are most of the overly sexualised outfits, which is a long overdue change and should hopefully broaden its appeal to those that have condemned it in the past. Feel like you’ve got what it takes to make a name for yourself online? Jump online and see if you can walk the talk. Had a tough day at work and feel like giving someone a beat down? Take Arcade Mode for a spin. Like many fighters, it’s easy to pick up and play without having to master commands and combos in order to have fun. I mean after all it’s a fighting game, there’s not much to them apart from allowing you to beat the crap out of the computer, your mates or strangers online in legally sanctioned donnybrooks.īut what Dead or Alive 6 (DOA6) does get right it excels in, which is being a fun, fast-paced and intuitive fighter. ![]() Now don’t go thinking that Team Ninja has thrown the recipe book out the window and reinvented the wheel here, because if you’ve ever played a Dead or Alive game before then you pretty much know what to expect.
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