Dead or Alive 5

Overview

Dead or Alive 5 is a 2012 fighting game developed by Team Ninja and published by Tecmo Koei for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It is the fifth main entry in the Dead or Alive fighting series following Dead or Alive 4 (2005) and the first to have a multi-platform release since Dead or Alive 2 (1999), as well as the series' first installment that was released for the PlayStation 3.

Dead or Alive 5 features guest characters from Sega's Virtua Fighter fighting game series (from which the series took inspiration) and several new gameplay mechanics, as well as improved graphics and a more realistic visual style than its predecessors. Its plot is set two years after the events of Dead or Alive 4, telling the interrelating stories of various characters in connection to the new DOA tournament and the continuing hunt for Kasumi's evil clone.

A portable and expanded version for PlayStation Vita named Dead or Alive 5 Plus, was released in 2013, and that same year came Ultimate for home consoles followed by arcades. A final iteration subtitled Last Round was released in 2015 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 as well as for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows. Dead or Alive 5 received generally favorable reviews. By mid-2015, all versions of the game (original base version, 5 Ultimate and 5 Last Round) combined have sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide, in addition to over 12 million downloads of the free-to-play versions as of 2019. The game was followed by Dead or Alive 6 in 2019.

Official trailer

Trailer. Watch on YouTube

Screenshots

Game details

Genres

Fighting

Developer

Team NINJA

Publisher

Koei Tecmo Games

Series

Dead or Alive

Platforms

PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Age rating

ESRB M

Modes

Single player

Yes

Local multiplayer

No

Online multiplayer

Yes

Co op

No

Age ratings

PEGI

16

ESRB

M

Release dates

Subscription history

Trophies

Trophies48

Platinum possibleYes

Platinum

1

Gold

3

Silver

8

Bronze

36

Total

48

Points

1350

• DOA5 Master Unlock all trophies. Platinum 1.47% of players
• Fighting Entertainment Have your first fight outside of Training or Versus modes. Bronze 17.81% of players
• Rivals Register 5 fighters in your Fight List. Bronze 7.38% of players
• Rival Rumble Fight online 10 times. Bronze 8.63% of players
• Rival Rampage Fight online 100 times. Silver 4.75% of players
• DOA5 Is My Life Fight online 1000 times. Gold 3.34% of players
• My Fight, My Rules Create your own online lobby. Bronze 12.1% of players
• Get out there and Fight! Play a Lobby match. Bronze 9.39% of players
• Fighting For Real Play a Ranked match. Bronze 9.95% of players
• Jump In Play a Simple match. Bronze 10.53% of players
• Gesundheit! Trigger the Special Danger Zone in The Show. Bronze 7.79% of players
• Tango Kilo November Trigger the Special Danger Zone in Hot Zone. Bronze 7.65% of players
• You Asked for It! Fight 10 people through invitations. Bronze 4.38% of players
• Anybody, Anytime, Anywhere Fight 50 people through invitations. Silver 3.65% of players
• First Throwdown Send a Throwdown Challenge to someone in your Fighter List. Bronze 4.65% of players
• Akira Yuki Unlock Akira. Bronze 14.39% of players
• Sarah Bryant Unlock Sarah. Bronze 13.31% of players
• The Ultimate Hyper Clone Unlock Alpha-152. Gold 3.43% of players
• Arcade Cleared Clear 1 course in Arcade mode. Bronze 12.39% of players
• Arcade Master Clear all courses in Arcade mode. Silver 3.07% of players
• Time Attack Cleared Clear 1 course in Time Attack mode. Bronze 10.64% of players
• Time Attack Master Clear all courses in Time Attack mode. Silver 2.73% of players
• Survival Cleared Clear 1 course in Survival mode. Bronze 10.05% of players
• Survival Master Clear all courses in Survival mode. Silver 1.53% of players
• Fledgling Fighter Fight 10 Versus matches. Bronze 11.08% of players
• The Fight Never Ends Fight 100 Versus matches. Silver 6.16% of players
• The Curtain Rises Clear the Prologue in Story mode. Bronze 16.37% of players
• Ninja Battle Clear "Kasumi: Part 2" in Story mode. Bronze 10.73% of players
• ...And Then THIS Happened! Clear all chapters in Story mode. Silver 10.45% of players
• Training Hard Play Training mode for 1 hour. Bronze 7.35% of players
• Exercise Newbie Perform all moves for all characters in Command Training. Bronze 2.48% of players
• On the Edge of Your Seat Play Spectator mode. Bronze 13.34% of players
• Fighter, Know Thyself View your results in Fight Record. Bronze 13.97% of players
• Ahhh, Memories View your photos in the Album. Bronze 12.66% of players
• Say Cheese! Take a photo in Spectator mode. Bronze 12.97% of players
• How Do I Fight? Display the Move List. Bronze 13.01% of players
• How Do I Fight Like a Pro? Display the Move Details. Bronze 12.09% of players
• A Fight to Remember Save a replay. Bronze 12.28% of players
• Safety First Turn Danger Zones off on the Stage Select screen. Bronze 13.46% of players
• Fighting in Style Unlock all costumes. Gold 2.39% of players
• First Tag Team Play Tag Battle. Bronze 15.49% of players
• The Power of Two Perform 50 kinds of character-specific tag throws. Silver 4.36% of players
• Blow 'Em Away Successfully land a Power Blow. Bronze 11.32% of players
• Down You Go Successfully attack during a Cliffhanger. Bronze 9.6% of players
• Cliffhanger Comeback Successfully block an opponent's attack during a Cliffhanger. Bronze 7.14% of players
• I Read Every Move Win without taking any damage. Bronze 14.3% of players
• Failure Teaches Success See all characters' losing poses. Bronze 3.13% of players
• Insomniac Watch all movies in Story mode without skipping any of them. Bronze 8.64% of players

Space and patches

Space neededAbout 5.5 GB

Playable today

Credits

Publisher

Koei Tecmo Games

Developer

Team NINJA

Released

2012-09-25

Age rating

ESRB M

Region

US

Time to beat

about 3.6 hours