So it's been known for a while that Dead or Alive: Dimensions has a gameplay feature similar to Super Street Fighter IV 3D that lets players perform move inputs by selecting them from the touch screen.  But unlike SSFIV, which limits the player to four attacks, DOAD is going nuts with the feature:

  

They should just make a fucking turn-based strategy game if they're gonna go this far.

I'll wrap my head around it alright...

The way I see it, it's probably there to help people view move sets more than anything.

seems more like a indicator to help pull off moves rather thana quick select. like the bottom bar in training mode

seems more like a indicator to help pull off moves rather thana quick select. like the bottom bar in training mode

I can't wrap my mind around those girl's dimensions.

Might be useful if you can customize where the move inputs are on the screen. But... What are those odds?

@Hailinel: Played it for a bunch today, You can't switch it off for online, but I don't see how it's at all useful seeing as the fights go so fast.

It's called "Poor Game Design". That, or it's just a way to make sure you can truly play the game with one hand. After all, she kicks high.   

                   

@slightconfuse

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                    seems more like a indicator to help pull off moves rather thana quick select. like the bottom bar in training mode

                   

               

It's funny you say that, because training mode appears to use a different screen entirely

 

 

 

That's not training mode. You can switch between the move list and move info at any time, even when not in training mode. The list automatically scrolls to whatever move you're doing, making it very easy to see what combos you can do. If you want to, you can also lock the list so it doesn't scroll on its own.

 

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