Dead or Alive 5 Last Round

 PlayStation 4
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7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 251 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 39 out of 251
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  1. Lawgun
    Feb 22, 2015
    5
    Very weak fighting game. In 2015 will come out Mortal Kombat X, Tekken 7 and Street Fighter 5. Every fighting game is much better than DoI 5 by graphics, sound, gameplay and characters. Most unnecessary game of the year.
  2. e227451
    Mar 19, 2015
    6
    this game is for pervs and / or fighting game enthusiasts. for the latter, controls are tight, combos (can be) deep and interesting. action is fast-paced and the mocap is just really great. best part of the game. and for the pervs, well, it's practically-naked chicks fighting. so that's cool. im just pissed, i think, because i bought the game a second time and it's advertising at me to buythis game is for pervs and / or fighting game enthusiasts. for the latter, controls are tight, combos (can be) deep and interesting. action is fast-paced and the mocap is just really great. best part of the game. and for the pervs, well, it's practically-naked chicks fighting. so that's cool. im just pissed, i think, because i bought the game a second time and it's advertising at me to buy more sexy costumes for the weird little sexdawl characters that TN has created. honestly, i think that TN are trying to move blood away from the rational parts of the brain to make us drop dimes on nonsense, super expensive data chunks (the costumes). i have given you all a ton of money already, so can i just have the stuff now? please?

    but like i said the fighting is great, upper AI is challenging, slapstick style keeps things light. girls are hot. just be ready to absorb subtle ads. because as you are selecting costumes (you pervs!) you can see all of the outfits that are available for purchase. but you can't click. you clearly POSSESS the content on your harddrive (or on the disc you paid for), but you cant ACCESS it until you spend a few. sigh.    … Expand
  3. Nel
    Jan 11, 2017
    7
    Story mode is fine, online mode is extremely hard if you are a beginner to the serie. The game does a great job introducing you to the basics. It looks great and feels smooth.
  4. TsukasaHiiragi
    Mar 31, 2015
    6
    The Dead or Alive series has come along way "graphically" since the very original back in the 90s, the modern home versions are still more or less the same game though, they are graphically beautiful looking fighting games, and the problem is because they are 'fighting' games all the issues arise such as unbalanced A.I doing combos/juggles that the player cannot do, or countering nearlyThe Dead or Alive series has come along way "graphically" since the very original back in the 90s, the modern home versions are still more or less the same game though, they are graphically beautiful looking fighting games, and the problem is because they are 'fighting' games all the issues arise such as unbalanced A.I doing combos/juggles that the player cannot do, or countering nearly every single attack at higher difficulties making the game either too easy, or frustratingly hard, its hard to find a good balance in this genre.

    Not to mention, DLC DLC DLC....Dead or Alive 5 perhaps has the most amount of DLC than any of the others combined, one of the redeeming features on console is the Core Fighters which is free to play, but obviously its heavily limited to just a few characters but its free at least and this is a nice touch for potential people wanting to significantly test the game before purchasing.    … Expand
  5. Dionysus777
    Feb 26, 2015
    7
    DOA. Haven't played since 4. This is a good fighter. More layed back than the deeper, faster 1s.(guilty gear) good to play after ur wrists are melted from that. Only have core fighters now, though plan on getting full game soon, if i can for $40. Want nothing to do with that dlc crap, and im knocking a point off my score 4 that. Dear developers the majority of gamers r adults and we dontDOA. Haven't played since 4. This is a good fighter. More layed back than the deeper, faster 1s.(guilty gear) good to play after ur wrists are melted from that. Only have core fighters now, though plan on getting full game soon, if i can for $40. Want nothing to do with that dlc crap, and im knocking a point off my score 4 that. Dear developers the majority of gamers r adults and we dont like people trying to trick us or are children into overpriced crap. Thank-you.… Expand
  6. destinyfan1
    Jan 21, 2017
    6
    sigh yeah this game can be fun but mortal combat x is way better
    but attacks are cool
    nice combat
    but will only keep you interested for a week
    in general a nice fighting game but nothing more nothing less
  7. kibowman
    Apr 28, 2019
    7
    A well-made fighting game, and much simpler than the other titles. The graphics is honestly prev-gen for today's standards. Too bad the story mode is lackluster and the DLCs are overkill for sure.
  8. Professorfett
    Apr 21, 2020
    7
    Out of all the games to get re-released I never thought that Dead or Alive 5 would be one of them. Hello everyone B-rod here, and I know normally I start with some sad pun, but this is so surprising that it got a re-release that I am just slack jawed. I played this fight game back in 2012 when it was first released and I have to say I didn't miss it one bit.

    The story is, is... oh ****    Out of all the games to get re-released I never thought that Dead or Alive 5 would be one of them. Hello everyone B-rod here, and I know normally I start with some sad pun, but this is so surprising that it got a re-release that I am just slack jawed. I played this fight game back in 2012 when it was first released and I have to say I didn't miss it one bit.

    The story is, is... oh **** I haven't got the slightest clue. The first half is about these fighters all being recruited to fight in the Dead or Alive tournament. While the second half is about ninjas taking on some even corporation that was doing something nefarious. The story jumps in the timeline so much I can''t keep the continuity straight. I'm honestly not sure what the hell was going on in this game. I have never played any of the other four Dead or Alive games so I don't know if this story fits with them or if this is some new and original bull****. All I can say is I am not into whatever they were throwing at me. I will say about 90% of the reasons on why the characters would fight was just either funny or **** stupid. Seriously sometimes it would be, "Hey you bumped into me, lets fight!". The story is about 3-4 hours long depending on how good you are and such. The story isn't hard until you get to the end boss fight and they whiped my ass as if I was a toddler in the UFC. If you're into the story that is awesome, but if you're new maybe read the wiki before starting.

    The game looks pretty damn good. I dug on how the characters would sweat, and get all scuffed up in the fight. The arenas get a bit repetitive but they are destructible and that in fighting games is a must. Team Ninja of course had their ridiculous boob physics. This game will offend people with the recent sexism in gaming. While the ladies in Dead or Alive are BAMF they are overly sexualized to the point that even I would start to think is someone supposed to get off on this? Of course I would immediately never want to find out. Anyways the game looks freaking good. The voice acting is about as good as a anime so it is just ok and over acted.

    The gameplay is the reason why Dead of Alive has five games. This is very complicated. At the surface you can do what I do and just button mash to victory, or you can learn how to play and know how to counter multiple ways, and do combos, and wipe the floor with your opponent in mere minutes. Besides a graphic upgrade though I didn't see any improvements from the original Dead or Alive 5. I will say I avoided the online because I know I suck and didn't feel like committing suicide this week. I will say the tag team fighting is nice, while it isn't the first game to do it, this was still nice to have. The roster has a good amount of characters not too few, but also not so large that you can't master everyone.

    Overall I enjoy this game, but only as a rental. If I bought this it would be on the shelf never picked up again. The fighting is deep and complicated much like how they tell this story that jumps around to no end. If you're into the series getting this on the next gen seems like a good way to spend the weekend, but to newcomers I don't see this winning you over. I give this a 3.5 out of 5, it was short and confusing, but the fighting is a large amount of fun and the reason why people will stay. I leave with a question. Is Dead or Alive anyones' favorite fight game franchise? I've never met anyone who loved these games.    … Expand

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 39 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
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  2. Mixed: 19 out of 39
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  1. games(TM)
    May 3, 2015
    70
    Put up with its farcical levels of misogyny and you'll find an approachable, satisfying fighting game that feels smoother and looks sharper than it ever has before. [Issue#160, p.100]
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  2. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Apr 22, 2015
    60
    Judged purely on its mechanical merits, Last Round can be considered a narrow success. [Apr 2015, p.94]
  3. Gaming Nexus
    Apr 7, 2015
    85
    Dead or Alive 5: Last Round is an excellent ending point for this chapter of the series. It takes all of the groundwork laid in DoA5 and polishes it off in the best way possible. Armed with an excellent roster of characters and a ton of modes, this is a great introduction to 3D fighting on the new generation of fighters. Just be prepared to be smothered with DLC options.
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