#DEAD OR ALIVE 6 REVIEW SERIES#

Earn all three stars for each task, and you'll unlock new costumes and other gubbins, like new BGM. Thankfully, there's the DOA Quest mode to pick up the slack, with a selection of objectives to complete, each corresponding to one of three stars. Not that past Dead or Alive games have really managed to muster a good story, but even in the grand pantheon of crap fighting game stories, DOA 6 can hold its head high as being among the most anodyne and pointless. Story mode is complete rubbish, bouncing around between characters, piecing together its uninteresting narrative chapter by chapter.

Among them is the returning Story mode, a load of old bobbins that's not really about anything in particular.

#DEAD OR ALIVE 6 REVIEW SERIES#

Team Ninja has really nailed the fundamentals in Dead or Alive 6, making this arguably the best entry in the series to date, before you even take into consideration the wealth of modes on offer. These are nice, simple tools to have in your DOA arsenal something that a newbie can break out as a finisher or a flashy combo, while more seasoned players will have the Break Hold reversal to master, among other things. The main new additions are the Fatal Stun and Break Blow, mapped to the right bumper/R1, enabling you to bust through an opponent's incoming offensive or deliver a devastating assault with very little effort.

Dead or alive 6 review