Most blows in DOA2 can be punished on hit and block by each character's faster throws, making blow-based offense very risky. If the attacker lands a non-knockdown, non-launching attack while the opponent is stunned, the opponent will be re-stunned in a new way, depending on what attack was landed.Ī major difference between DOA2 and other fighters was in the safety and non-punishability of attacks, both upon hitting and upon being blocked. Many attacks can inflict a stun on the opponent those stunned cannot attack or guard, however they can hold. The other defining feature of the game, aside from blows/throws/holds, is its stun system. In DOA2, the basis of the entire fighting system is the circular relationship between three types of moves: blows, throws, and holds. The gameplay of Dead or Alive 2, and all subsequent DOA fighting games, borrows heavily from the Virtua Fighter series, but makes some key changes that drastically changes the way Dead or Alive is played in comparison to Virtua Fighter. The North American version was released on the US PlayStation Network on March 24, 2015.Ī fight between Kasumi and Leifang in DOA2 on the Dreamcast On August 22, 2012, DOA2: Hard*Core was made available as a downloadable game on the Japanese PlayStation Network. In 2004, DOA2 was remade for the Xbox as part of Dead or Alive Ultimate. The game was followed by Dead or Alive 3 in 2001.
The game's plot focuses on the evil tengu, Gohyakumine Bankotsubo, who escaped from the tengu world into the human world, and the Dead or Alive tournament's change in purpose and significance after the murder of DOATEC's founder and CEO, Fame Douglas.ĭead or Alive 2 improved upon the graphics engine of its predecessor by using Sega NAOMI hardware and on the gameplay system by including many new features, leading to critical acclaim and strong sales. Several enhanced editions of the game were released, including the updates Dead or Alive 2 Millennium and Dead or Alive 2 Hardcore. It is the second main entry in the Dead or Alive fighting series. It debuted in arcades in 1999 and was later ported for the Dreamcast and the PlayStation 2 in 2000. Up to 4 players simultaneously (Dreamcast/PlayStation 2)ĭead or Alive 2 ( Japanese: デッドオアアライブ2, Hepburn: Deddo Oa Araibu 2, abbreviated as DOA2) is a fighting video game developed by Team Ninja and published by Tecmo.
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