TGS 2012: Dead or Alive 5 Launch Trailer: Bang, Bounce and Boom Time…

Posted on September 20, 2012 by geelw

Ah, the questions kicking some gamers in the heads here! Stuff such as: Is Tecmo/Koei’s fighting game still relevant after all this time? Will the addition of a few of Sega’s Virtua Fighter characters be enough to shake things up? in an Itagaki-less Team Ninja still able to make a game that’s as out there as they would if he man himself were still with the studio? Does anyone even care about that stuff at all because all they want is another jiggle-fest? It’s enough to make your head explode, isn’t it? As for me – I don’t care about any of that stuff if the game is good, makes me laugh in the right spots and is just plain fun to play. What can I say? I’m a minimalist who likes some things extremely…er, minimal.

E3 2012: Dead or Alive 5 Trailer: As Long As It Makes Me Forget About That Film…

Posted on June 5, 2012 by geelw

With Virtua Fighter characters on board (thank you Sega!), the crossover appeal here is off the charts unless you’re a total purist with no sense of fun in your bones. I say give this a shot just to see what the mix of fighting styles plays like. Heck, you already know it’s going to be one of the best-looking fighters on the market, so I say trust the gameplay as well. I don’t think you’ll be too disappointed at the end of the day…

Dead or Alive 5 GDC 2012 Trailer: So, Crossovers Are The Next Big Thing (Again)? Bring It.

Posted on March 7, 2012 by geelw

While Capcom has perfected the art of the crossover franchise fighting game, as you can see here, Team Ninja (with a little help from Sega) also wants in on the spectacular fan service with their own key franchise. I’m psyched for this one because the VF series has always been a more technically demanding game than DoA (as some of those crazy Japanese gameplay videos have proved that for a while). While this doesn’t seem to be a FULL crossover game in terms of the total number of VF characters, I’m hoping we see one at some point. In terms of 3D fighters, both VF and DoA do things that Capcom’s awesome arcade hits haven’t on the 2D plane. I guess we’ll see what sort of craziness is going on in future videos, right?

(Thanks to XboxViewTV for the video!)

TGS 2011: Dead or Alive 5 (Pre-Alpha) Gameplay Footage

Posted on September 14, 2011 by geelw

http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/qsznlg5olBE?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0

Nice. Self-shadowing on the characters, still wickedly fast and while yes, not as “technical” as some other fighters, the game still packs quite a (wait for it) punch. PS3 and Xbox 360, sometime in 2012, I’m guessing. Expect more trailers with the ladies of DOA to show up at some point, as they’re the draw for some of this longtime series’ fans.