Dead or Alive 5 is a fighting game developed by Team Ninja and the first in the Dead or Alive series to have a multi-platform release since Dead or Alive 2. The gameplay is similar to previous Dead or Alive games, with guest characters from Sega's Virtua Fighter series, as well as new gameplay mechanics and improved graphics.
Game Modes
Story Mode - Like Dead or Alive: Dimensions, DOA5 follows one whole story mode instead of individual stories. This means that the player will view the story of DOA5 through multiple fights with multiple character swaps.
Missions
Fighting Mode
Fight Mode consists of multiple types of modes, each with the choice of Solo Matches or Tag Matches. Solo Matches are one-on-one matches, while Tag Matches consist of two teams of two.
- Versus - Players take on another opponent (any character).
- Arcade - Players take on a set line up of characters and stages.
- Time Attack - Fight enemies and defeat them as quickly as possible.
- Survival - Choose a character and fight endless opponent until defeated.To survive longer, players can collect items to replenish health, while knocking an opponent out of the arena to get a small time bonus called Danger Reach.
Training Mode - Train moves for each character against a static opponent.
Online Multiplayer
In online play, players can choose to play two types of matches:
- Simple Matches are random, unranked matches.
- Ranked Matches are ranked by points, with each winning match increasing the rank and failed matches causing a loss in points.
Players can also take part in, organize, and host Tournaments, with up to 16 players taking part.
Players can also watch matches in Spectator mode.
