Dead or Alive 4
Dead or Alive 4 is a fighting game and the fourth major title in the Dead or Alive video game series, its plot following the events of the 2001 title Dead or Alive 3. Dead or Alive 4 features 22 playable…
Dead or Alive 4 is an arcade developed by Team NINJA, released 29 December 2005 on Xbox 360.
What Dead or Alive 4 is
Dead or Alive 4 is an arcade game developed by Team NINJA and released in 2005. It was published by Koei Tecmo Games. It is available on Xbox 360 only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Dead or Alive 4 focuses on the story of Helena Douglas taking over the mantle of the Dead or Alive Tournament Executive Committee as its second chairman, determined to fight against the corruption in the organization. After losing both her father and her beloved mother to the darkness of conspiracy, Helena chose to place herself in the middle of the maelstrom in order to put an end to the chain of tragedy once and for all. The man who holds the true power at Doatec, Victor Donovan, locked himself in the Bio Lab Core again to continue coveting his dream of creating the perfect human weapon. His new project, code named "Alpha-152", is the result of the ultimate evolution of hyper-cloning…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It supports multiplayer for up to 16 players online. Local play supports 4 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Dead or Alive series
Dead or Alive 4 is the 12th of 39 entries we hold in the Dead or Alive series. It arrived a year after Dead or Alive 1 Ultimate. The next entry was Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 in 2006. Its critic score of 80 is 14 points above the series average of 66. The highest-rated entry is Dead or Alive: Dimensions at 90.
How it was received
Dead or Alive 4 holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 68% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2005 averaged 67, so it scored 13 points above the year average.
What it launched against
Dead or Alive 4 launched on 29 December 2005, within three weeks of Kingdom Hearts II, Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence, 25 To Life and Yakuza. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Kingdom Hearts II, Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence, 25 To Life, Yakuza.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Dead or Alive 4 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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