She enters the tournament in order to keep an eye on Helena. Christie, a British assassin and she quan practitioner hired by Victor Donovan, leader of DOATEC's anti-Douglas faction.Brad Wong, a Chinese drunken fighter whose teacher Chen sends him on a journey to search for the mysterious wine called "Genra".Playable newcomers are Chinese drunken master Brad Wong, British assassin Christie, Japanese ninja Hayate (appeared in the roster of the previous title as "Ein"), and German-Japanese karateka Hitomi. The characters returning from the previous installments are Ayane, Bass Armstrong, Bayman, Ein (unlockable), Gen Fu, Helena Douglas, Jann Lee, Kasumi, Leifang, Leon, Ryu Hayabusa, Tina Armstrong, and Zack. See also: List of Dead or Alive charactersĭead or Alive 3 features a total of 18 fighters, including 17 playable characters and the boss character Omega.
#DEAD OR ALIVE XTREME 3 ROSTER SERIES#
By default, the game utilizes the Xbox controller's pressure sensitive analog face buttons to allow shortcuts in performing certain moves, making the controls lenient to allow players new to the series to adapt to gameplay, players have the option to turn the analog buttons on or off. The game has less unlockable content compared to DOA2: Hardcore. The Tag Throws command was made a bit easier to activate.Īs with previous entries in the series, the game takes advantage of the Xbox system's power to push the range of the graphics and stage sizes farther than DOA2. A new feature called "Attack Change" was added, allowing the character tagging in to attack while switching in. Tag Battle is made available to select in the game's Time Attack and Survival modes. The tag team system, introduced in the previous game, was also updated. The game adds a new feature in its Sparring mode called "Exercise", which is a command tutorial in which players can practice learning character moves while commands are displayed at the same time. Fighters who are caught in hazardous falls can now be knocked out if they have very low health. The game incorporated less damage percentiles in counter maneuvers, making players rely more on blows and throws. Move properties for character attacks are updated. All these gameplay enhancements make the game a bit suited for beginners, and makes the artificial intelligence a bit more forgiving.
Some minor tweaks have been added to the game system in the form of increased counter periods, unrestricted 3D-axis movement, and less emphasis on juggling combos.
The basic gameplay controls remain essentially unchanged from Dead or Alive 2. The game was later followed by Dead or Alive Ultimate in 2004 and Dead or Alive 4 in 2005.Ī tag throw by Christie and Helena Douglas against Gen Fu
It was a commercial success upon release, selling over 1 million copies worldwide in the first five months after its release, becoming one of the top best selling Xbox games. The game's story focuses on DOATEC's attempt to create the ultimate human weapon through the Omega project by transforming the Mugen Tenshin Ninja Clan's Hajin Mon leader Genra into the evil superhuman, Omega, and the ninjas entering the third Dead or Alive tournament to defeat him.ĭead or Alive 3 was very well received. Dead or Alive 3 improved upon the gameplay and graphics in superior detail compared to that of its predecessors. Dead or Alive 3 ( Japanese: デッドオアアライブ3, Hepburn: Deddo Oa Araibu Surī, abbreviated as DOA3) is a fighting game in the Dead or Alive series, developed by Team Ninja and published by Tecmo in 2001 exclusively on the Xbox console as one of its launch titles.
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