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Dead or Alive

1996 61 / 100 Arcade Fighting
Dead or Alive is a 1996 arcade fighting game by Tecmo for the Sega Model 2 (2A CRX and 2B CRX) arcade hardware and the first game in their Dead or Alive franchise. It was ported to the Sega Saturn in 1997. A limited edition was also released for the Saturn which came with an art book. An enhanced port including new characters was released for PlayStation, and later backported for arcade under the title "Dead or Aliv Show full summary

Dead or Alive is a 1996 arcade fighting game by Tecmo for the Sega Model 2 (2A CRX and 2B CRX) arcade hardware and the first game in their Dead or Alive franchise. It was ported to the Sega Saturn in 1997. A limited edition was also released for the Saturn which came with an art book. An enhanced port including new characters was released for PlayStation, and later backported for arcade under the title "Dead or Alive++".

World design Nicht eindeutig GameplayCombat-focused Game modeMultiplayer

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Story & context

A massive corporation known as DOATEC (Dead or Alive Tournament Executive Committee) host a fighting competition called the Dead or Alive World Combat Championship, where fighters from all over the world can compete for the title as champion and a vast amount of money.

GameplayCombat-focused Game modeMultiplayer GenreArcade GenreFighting ThemeAction
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Studios & ownership

Studio & publishing

Developer
Team Dead or Alive
Publisher
Tecmo
Franchise
Dead or Alive
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So spielt es sich

Spielprofil

Modi
Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Action
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Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • Sega Saturn Oct 09, 1997
  • Arcade Nov 26, 1996
  • Arcade 1997
  • Arcade Apr 1997

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