Combat in Dead or Alive 5 is divided into strikes, holds, and throws. These attack types form an rock, paper, scissors relationship: strike beats throw, throw beats hold, and hold beats strike.

Dead or Alive 6 is not an especially easy game to learn — there are combos, juggles, advanced moves — but the tutorial makes everything feel simple. Story mode is the exception that proves the ...

The Dead or Alive series has always been able to carve out its own unique niche in the fighting game space. I'm not normally into 3D fighters, and I prefer 2D, but I was drawn in by Dead or Alive ...

Team Ninja sure is making up for lost time. After a seven-year hiatus, the developer re-entered the fighting-game arena with the 3D brawler "Dead or Alive 5" in 2012. One year later, the sequel is ...

Dead or Alive 6 shifts ever-so-slightly away from the series’ trademark cheesecake presentation, or so it appears on its surface. By default, the core cast of female fighters are dressed for a ...