Doesn't stray far from its roots
Dead or alive does what it does best and continues to give us more of what we would come to expect from team ninja. The graphics are a great start for the xbox software launch and the game handles real well. The sounds are great, giving you an intense feeling of play. The music is relevant to the stages, but i feel as if it doesn't mix with the fast paced of the actual gameplay. The online is revolutionary in its ranking system and the fact that you gain money as well to buy more stuff for your avatar, costumes, and themes. The online play is fun, but it seems to lag. The lag is not choppy, but just slow motion. For those without online will be able to gain unlockables through time trial. The only problems i see with this game is that it seems to complex for its faced paced style. Moves other than the typical button mashing are a little hard to achieve, but it is one has made dead or alive an accomplished series.
