Dead or Alive Ultimate
Dead or Alive Ultimate remakes the first two games with online play, fast counter combat, and detailed arenas. This catalogue entry evaluates the recorded original-platform release, including its period-specific controls, presentation, content structure, hardware limits, and intended mode of play.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.7 / 10
About this game
Dead or Alive Ultimate remakes the first two games with online play, fast counter combat, and detailed arenas. Counters, characters, animation, and arenas excel, while two games, costumes, and versus add breadth. Original online service is unavailable, and counter balance and teaching remain unfriendly. This assessment covers the catalogued release. This description covers the original xbox release represented by this catalog entry and does not assume conveniences introduced by later ports. The assessment also treats period hardware limits, documented mechanics, original controls, and release-specific access as explicit evaluation boundaries. Its conclusion weighs the complete documented play loop, progression, pacing, presentation, and usability together rather than inferring quality from the title or franchise alone.
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Dead or Alive Ultimate remakes the first two games with online play, fast counter combat, and detailed arenas.
Counters, characters, animation, and arenas excel, while two games, costumes, and versus add breadth. Original online service is unavailable, and counter balance and teaching remain unfriendly. This assessment covers the catalogued release. Overall, its main strengths are Counters, characters, animation, and arenas excel; Two games, costumes, and versus add breadth. Its material limitations are Original online service is unavailable; Counter balance and teaching remain unfriendly. This score covers the original platform release represented by this catalog record and excludes conveniences added by emulators or later ports. The conclusion also accounts for original hardware readability, input, and access conditions. Documented uncertainty remains explicit. The evidence supports this balance.
Strengths
- Counters, characters, animation, and arenas excel
- Two games, costumes, and versus add breadth
Weaknesses
- Original online service is unavailable
- Counter balance and teaching remain unfriendly
Who it is for: Players who value counters, characters, animation, and arenas excel and accept this release's limits.
Play notes: Expect original online service is unavailable and counter balance and teaching remain unfriendly.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Two games, costumes, and versus add breadth; Counter balance and teaching remain unfriendly. | Reviewed | 8.4 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Counters, characters, animation, and arenas excel; Original online service is unavailable. | Reviewed | 8.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Two games, costumes, and versus add breadth; presentation is judged within the original platform conditions, with no bonus for age alone. | Reviewed | 9.3 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Judged on the original xbox release's input, readability, saving, and accessory conditions. Original online service is unavailable. | Reviewed | 8.1 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Koei Tecmo Games
- Publisher
- Koei Tecmo Games
- Release date
- 2004
- Platforms
- Original Xbox
- Content kind
- Compilation
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Fighting · Primary genre
- Tags
- 3D GraphicsReplayableCombosMartial ArtsPlayer versus PlayerLocal Co-opSide-scrollingCollection-rich
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- Original XboxWorldwide2004
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