Dead or Alive 6

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8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 774 Ratings

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  1. tavoc135
    Mar 2, 2019
    0
    -FIRST season pass more expensive than the deluxe edition of the game at launch.
    -less stages that the first DOA 5 at launch. (DOA 5: 18, DOA 6: 12)
    -no tag battles -no lobbies -can´t unlock the costume you want ( obtain random clothes pieces, to try to unlock the costume you want)......(great! works like loot boxes) -only 2 new characters And............... $93 season pass has    -FIRST season pass more expensive than the deluxe edition of the game at launch.
    -less stages that the first DOA 5 at launch. (DOA 5: 18, DOA 6: 12)
    -no tag battles
    -no lobbies
    -can´t unlock the costume you want ( obtain random clothes pieces, to try to unlock the costume you want)......(great! works like loot boxes)
    -only 2 new characters
    And...............

    $93 season pass has THIS HIDDEN in its description:

    "Downloadable content not included in this list may be published during the same dates, but will not be covered by Season Pass 1."

    So if you bought the season pass and deluxe edition, doesn't guarantee you will get all the dlc in the duration of the first season pass.    … Expand
  2. peskygnome
    Mar 1, 2019
    0
    Tired of rushed unfinished games that you have pay extra money to get stuff you should have gotten when the game came out.
  3. HInsterr
    Mar 2, 2019
    3
    this game is a disappointing sequel:
    - no tag mode
    - a bad costume unlocking system
    - very expensive season pass
    - first day dlc
    - reduced breasts
    - less sexy suits
    - The two new characters are boring.
  4. TeamNinja
    Mar 1, 2019
    0
    Well, they cut off Ryu’s balls and killed the Ninja Gaiden series. I guess it only makes sense to hack off Kasumi’s money makers and throw the DOA series in the same grave.

    Once again the Team at Koei Tecmo (the real Team Ninja died back in 2008) shows a fundamental lack of understanding of what makes their games work and what content their fans expect from them. Dead or Alive has    Well, they cut off Ryu’s balls and killed the Ninja Gaiden series. I guess it only makes sense to hack off Kasumi’s money makers and throw the DOA series in the same grave.

    Once again the Team at Koei Tecmo (the real Team Ninja died back in 2008) shows a fundamental lack of understanding of what makes their games work and what content their fans expect from them. Dead or Alive has always been a bubbly and ridiculous 3d fighter, never taking itself too seriously. Dead or Alive 5 Vanilla tried to take the serious “I’m a fighter” stance and it quickly fell flat. Thankfully the Ultimate and Last Round editions brought back the outrages costumes and over the top stages.

    But here we are with DOA 6… and it kinda feels like I jumped back in time and I’m back with the basic and boring DOA 5. Other than bringing Street Fighter 4’s focus meter into the DOA Series, there is precious little, new and exciting content in the game. The only thing more boring than the two new characters is the selection of costumes to unlock… most of them being color swaps!

    I’ll admit I’m an older Team Ninja fan and the DOA5s were my least favorite in the series… it does not change the fact that I bought all three games and a bunch of DLC. Looking at DOA6 I can’t help but wonder… what am I paying for? Where are the new characters? I already paid to use Phase 4, Tengu, and Mai, why are they behind a paywall… AGAIN! Where are all the cool costumes? Why not design costumes that match better with the stages? Fighting on a Spanish Galleon? Give me a bloody pirate outfit!

    End of the day whether you a fan of the classic games or the 5s, it’s hard to recommend this game to anyone, there is simply not enough new content for the asking price.

    One last Note: Can you Imagine the outrage if Ryu from Street Fighter series was in a wetsuit on the Box for SF 5? Kasumi’s classic blue outfit is CLASSIC and I don’t see why Koei Tecmo is embarrassed by their characters and their fans… shame on them.    … Expand
  5. ElAlex742
    Mar 1, 2019
    0
    I won't buy an unfinished game, sorry. This is a shame. Like everyone is saying, it is not normal.
  6. MasterPhantom
    Mar 1, 2019
    0
    Do you remember when you bought a sequel and you got more content, and a better refined version of the previous installments of a game? Yeah, those where good times....

    If you are a die hard fan and can't possibly wait fine, but everyone else (and I do mean EVERYONE!) should wait the extra 12 to 24 months get the actual fished version of this game and not this half baked trashed that    Do you remember when you bought a sequel and you got more content, and a better refined version of the previous installments of a game? Yeah, those where good times....

    If you are a die hard fan and can't possibly wait fine, but everyone else (and I do mean EVERYONE!) should wait the extra 12 to 24 months get the actual fished version of this game and not this half baked trashed that was clearly rushed out the door to please investors before the fiscal year comes to an end in the upcoming weeks.    … Expand
  7. Calintzsan
    Mar 14, 2019
    0
    This is going to be a fair review based on the launch release of a deluxe pre-order I made on this game. Way too many reviews anywhere are being too generous for what's going on here.

    I like DOA, quite a bit actually, and with DOA5LR, I had my many issues with the game overall, but I still had a lot of fun. So it's nice to be able to see some of the problems I had before get addressed    This is going to be a fair review based on the launch release of a deluxe pre-order I made on this game. Way too many reviews anywhere are being too generous for what's going on here.

    I like DOA, quite a bit actually, and with DOA5LR, I had my many issues with the game overall, but I still had a lot of fun. So it's nice to be able to see some of the problems I had before get addressed here in DOA6. I will give a list summary here of my core problems in DOA5LR that I think did well here in DOA6:

    1.) Music - This might annoy some people but even with the addition of previous title's tracks put into the game for DOA5LR I still didn't enjoy the soundtrack much. It felt underwhelming and incomplete to me and while people may not like the soundtrack for DOA6, the music I've heard so far I really do like.

    2.) Stages - I didn't like most of the stages in DOA5LR, they felt very lifeless and stale to me. Almost like there was no flare to them. DOA6 i've enjoyed the stages a lot so far, so definitely an improvement there.

    3.) Combat - DOA5LR had a great system, but I always felt it needed a change, or some tweaking. DOA6 is really fun and the strongest part of the game for me. A few little things I'm not a big fan of, but so far it's hitting a mark that I and lots of others like.

    4.) Visuals - Hear me out. Visually it's less impressive than DOA5LR, but overall I like them better here. I'm not adamant about games looking super realistic. I like games to look like games after all. Plus it feels like the characters have their own base design models instead of being copies and pastes like in DOA5LR.

    5.) Story - Cool concept, just badly thrown together here in DOA6. It, at the very least, is still better than DOA5LR, but it's still bad regardless.

    6.) Customization - An obvious improvement, while overshadowed by several other fighting game titles, is still a nice addition for this franchise.

    And now comes my major problems with the game. First of all, it's an unfinished game. No online lobby matches, single victory/match start poses, a very watered down and stale DOA Quest mode, high priced season passes as usual, etc.

    For a game that's $60, this isn't worth it. It's actually infuriating that this game costs $60 for an incomplete game that has plans to include the "remaining parts of the game" the coming MONTHS. I said months. This is absurd, and I could forgive most of it a bit more if lobby matches were a part of the launch game and unlocking costumes through costume parts weren't completely random. The fact that this game was hyped up to have all these different "modes" that have existed since the 90s (arcade, time attack, vs, survival, tutorial, and so on), I shouldn't have expected much out of what we got here. I love DOA, I want to see it get better.

    But how it stands, this game is not good. Shady practices of giving your paying customers an essential beta/demo for a full priced AAA title, a very mediocre new Quest mode, giving fans the same costumes as the previous game, making said costumes stupidly hard to unlock because you can't even get points towards the character you're using, offering previous characters as paid DLC, a bad story that looks rushed, rank only online currently (lol, this is the biggest joke here), odd character animations for some of the characters, plenty of bugs (some are ludicrous), a ridiculously overpriced season pass, and just the overall lack of actual content this game has.

    I am not okay with how greedy the creators of this game are being. If I could I would rate below a 0 for how much garbage that is, but as a game itself it's still pretty good in its own right. The absolute best part is the combat, where it matters most, but I can't forgive all the missing stuff and charging fans the amount that they have for an unfinished game. Very very bad move there.

    **EDIT**

    So not only are we not getting lobbies yet, but now we're getting a temporary point multiplier after it was confirmed by the company themselves prior that it was permanent. Sooo, they lied there, and now they're waiting to add lobbies until the END of March, AFTER they release an adjustment to where points are assigned for costumes, while adding costumes to buy. Give me a break, I'm changing my score to a flat zero now. Pushing back their mediocre patch, giving us crap that should've been given already, still holding off on content to COMPLETE the game further down the road. No, you can take a fat zero.    … Expand
  8. IoriMinase
    Mar 1, 2019
    3
    A terrible disappointment.

    I played DOA since DOA5 Ultimate. Bought a ton of DLC for that and then went onto LR. Bought a ton of DLC for that. I really enjoyed this game. The harder levels were challenging but at least you could play as your favourite character and unlock costumes in arcade and DLC items were available immediately. Well not with DOA6. The game has less content than    A terrible disappointment.

    I played DOA since DOA5 Ultimate. Bought a ton of DLC for that and then went onto LR. Bought a ton of DLC for that. I really enjoyed this game. The harder levels were challenging but at least you could play as your favourite character and unlock costumes in arcade and DLC items were available immediately.

    Well not with DOA6. The game has less content than the DEMO.

    There is a terrible system of grinding. You get maybe 200 pattern points IF you clear all objectives in each mission, but these don't go to the outfit you select, or the character the game makes you play as, but to a random outfit from any of the rostered characters. What's more, if the outfit costs less than you won, you lose the remaining points. Ranked matches only count if WON and you only win 20 or so patterns and that's only until the 14th of March. After March 14, you will only get 2 points per ranked match won. Oh how generous.

    There are fewer poses. DOA5LR/U had 2 intro and 3 win poses. This game has only one each.

    There is no TAG team fighting.

    Story mode completion unlocks nothing of value.

    As is this game offers less content than the DEMO and less than previous DOA games. It is very sad that Team Ninja and Koei Tecmo treat their fans this way. Unless they fix this, I won't be purchasing any DLC content - because what's the point - if you can't have your favourite characters wear expensive outfits?

    As for gameplay - it is decent but not groundbreaking. It's neither better nor worse than DOA5's.

    Music is great. But so was LR's.

    Thank you for reading this review.    … Expand
  9. TheLewdOne
    Mar 7, 2019
    2
    Lacking in content at launch to be patched in at later dates. Ludicrously expensive season pass for a game that will likely have two more separate editions with their own passes and hundreds of dollars of DLC on the side. Horrible online play for competitive. This is an early access game with a 60 dollar price tag at base and will require even more if you just want all the characters.Lacking in content at launch to be patched in at later dates. Ludicrously expensive season pass for a game that will likely have two more separate editions with their own passes and hundreds of dollars of DLC on the side. Horrible online play for competitive. This is an early access game with a 60 dollar price tag at base and will require even more if you just want all the characters. Don't buy this game. Wait until DOA6 Last Round comes out a few years from now which will at least have more base content and better features.… Expand
  10. Crustyflake
    Mar 14, 2019
    0
    Game isn't even finished and they want full price for it, on top of more? Yeah no, you don't get to take money from people when you release a demo.
  11. Triviola
    Mar 14, 2019
    0
    It's an unfinished game with little to no care about trying to compensate their customers for their greedy practices. All they care about is grabbing more cash from people BEFORE actually releasing all the content that the game should have had from the start.
  12. tipsy63
    Mar 5, 2019
    0
    This is an embarassing new entry to the series, to an extent that I feel really bad buying the preorder - even at a heavily discounted price - as it goes towards supporting such a shameless moneygrabbing business model. To be fair before buying I was expecting some of the bare minimum basics to be there (say, a fun way to unlock fun things?) but nope, not even close like many others haveThis is an embarassing new entry to the series, to an extent that I feel really bad buying the preorder - even at a heavily discounted price - as it goes towards supporting such a shameless moneygrabbing business model. To be fair before buying I was expecting some of the bare minimum basics to be there (say, a fun way to unlock fun things?) but nope, not even close like many others have mentioned. Don't support such business practices (talking to myself here as well) or we're all going to keep getting what we deserve.… Expand
  13. JoeFightsAlot
    Mar 4, 2019
    3
    This game is just a glorious mess, for every good idea it has it's followed up by poor execution. Quest mode on the surface seems like a great idea, but in practice it's kind of terrible. Customizable characters sounds cool but, again in practice, kind of awful. The whole single player experience of this game feels like a missed opportunity.

    But this being a fighting game, a strong    This game is just a glorious mess, for every good idea it has it's followed up by poor execution. Quest mode on the surface seems like a great idea, but in practice it's kind of terrible. Customizable characters sounds cool but, again in practice, kind of awful. The whole single player experience of this game feels like a missed opportunity.

    But this being a fighting game, a strong multiplayer component would allow all of this to be forgiven, and unfortunately that not the case here either. Not having lobbies is a huge problem, leaving you to hunt for your friends online, they say they are going to fix it by the end of the month but how the game plays now, with frequent bouts of lag.... I have my doubt.

    If your a die hard fan of fighting games and just want to see some ridiculous moves, you should wait for the free to play version to hit, everyone else should wait for Mortal Kombat in April.    … Expand
  14. liriaicha
    Mar 4, 2019
    3
    К сожалению это будет более негативный обзор от человека который поиграв прошлую часть серии решил сделать предзаказ новой игры.

    Cамые главные проблемы игры: 1. Гринд: Чтобы открыть новый костюм мало пройти аркадный режим, теперь надо собирать части костюма (аналог чертежам в любой игре), так выпадают эти "чертежи" для рандомного персонажа на рандомный костюм. И из этого вытекает    К сожалению это будет более негативный обзор от человека который поиграв прошлую часть серии решил сделать предзаказ новой игры.

    Cамые главные проблемы игры:

    1. Гринд: Чтобы открыть новый костюм мало пройти аркадный режим, теперь надо собирать части костюма (аналог чертежам в любой игре), так выпадают эти "чертежи" для рандомного персонажа на рандомный костюм. И из этого вытекает следующая проблема.

    2. Костюмы: Большая их часть безвкусны и нелепы, редко можно найти интересный костюм, так еще другой цвет костюма преподносится как новый костюм. Учитывая это я подсчитал примерно 5 костюмов для каждого персонажа, но у некоторых их вообще 2 (не учитывая бонусные костюмы за предзаказ делюкс издания, но они еще более безвкусны чем обычные).

    3. Сюжет: Бессмысленный набор катсцен, большая часть персонажей вообще никак не влияет на сюжет. Единственное что стало ясно после прохождения это как познакомились Мари Роуз и Хонока. А то что Райду воскресили, мы узнали еще с добавления его в DOA5.
    Конечно есть еще несколько деталей сюжета, раскрывать я их не буду, может кому они будут важны. Скажу лишь то что они на уровне низкобюджетных индийских сериалов.

    Еще хотел сказать, что из-за того что издатель( или разработчик) захотев больше денег начали подыгрывать всяким SJW, и из-за этого пострадали некоторые не сильно важные аспекты игры. Анимации проигрыша большей части женских персонажей стали однообразны. А костюмы персонажей рвутся только на животе, не зависимо от того куда и как ударили, мало того еще и пупок по какой-то причине замазывают. Ну и два новых персонажа очень скучные и не интересные. И мне не хватает арен с прошлых частей.

    А теперь к плюсам:

    1. Боевая система: Мне очень нравиться то как она реализована в этой игре. Она подойдет как и новичкам, так и про игрокам.

    2. Графика: Иногда конечно видно текстуры уровня майнкрафта, но в целом графика выглядит приятно.

    Итог: Неплохой файтинг с хорошей боевкой красивой графикой, и интереснными персонажами в который будет отлично поиграть с друзьями или же вечером после тяжелого дня. Но испорченный гриндом и современными трендами игровой индустрии о которых никто не просил.    … Expand
  15. luxton
    Mar 12, 2019
    3
    I really wanted to like this game! And although I do, the gameplay is spot on, I can’t help but be frustrated by the blatant greed from the company, haven’t they learnt anything in the last year with the whole loot box scam? Obviously not. The content compared to previous iterations is a joke. Not including colour variations the male characters have only 2 costumes, female characters haveI really wanted to like this game! And although I do, the gameplay is spot on, I can’t help but be frustrated by the blatant greed from the company, haven’t they learnt anything in the last year with the whole loot box scam? Obviously not. The content compared to previous iterations is a joke. Not including colour variations the male characters have only 2 costumes, female characters have 5, which might not sound terrible but when you consider that DOA has always been about the costumes it’s extremely disappointing. There’s no longer a tag mode, which was great! Why did they remove it? Tag combos and tag out throws added so much more to the game, perhaps they’ll sell tag mode as DLC in the future. Speaking of DLC, which was available from day one at a ludicrous price offered only 2 extra characters and a bunch of costumes, probably the costumes from previous games. It seems, they’re business model is to resell content that we had bought in previous games at a premium price.
    Now, fighting games are competitive so, in this day and age we expect a coherent online mode, not with DOA6, currently only ranked match can be selected, no lobbies, you can’t even play with friends online. It almost feels like a beta.
    My advice would be to shun this game until it’s on sale, which probably won’t be long judging by its sales and reviews.
    To conclude, DOA6 offers less than half the content of DOA5, online is unfinished. No tag mode, significantly less costumes and corporate greed. However! The core mechanics and gameplay are flawless! Which is a shame as this game could have been great if the developers had more time to actually finish the product and not tried to drip feed content at a premium price.    … Expand
  16. chesaro
    Mar 22, 2020
    4
    It is one of the worst game models i've seen, the physical disc has the demo only (limited modes, only 4 characters, etc) and you need a 20gb update to make it "work", and then the dlcs are expensive as f***, every mode tries to connect to the server even if it is local only, maybe a definitive edition would fix this, or getting it digital, but as a physical buyer, this felt like a scam...It is one of the worst game models i've seen, the physical disc has the demo only (limited modes, only 4 characters, etc) and you need a 20gb update to make it "work", and then the dlcs are expensive as f***, every mode tries to connect to the server even if it is local only, maybe a definitive edition would fix this, or getting it digital, but as a physical buyer, this felt like a scam... I couldn't really enjoy the game at all… Expand
  17. Professorfett
    May 4, 2019
    3
    I have never been the biggest fan of the series due to it being a lesser version of Tekken in my eyes but this game outdid itself on how bad it was. The story made less sense than any other before it. The lip sync was laughable at best. Last the fighting ended up with me jamming on the kick button half the time. I think this series might need to either die or get a hard reboot. I say it isI have never been the biggest fan of the series due to it being a lesser version of Tekken in my eyes but this game outdid itself on how bad it was. The story made less sense than any other before it. The lip sync was laughable at best. Last the fighting ended up with me jamming on the kick button half the time. I think this series might need to either die or get a hard reboot. I say it is SOME OLE ****… Expand
  18. Dr_Fishbowl
    Mar 3, 2019
    0
    I should have waited for the Free to Play

    First off this game is just lazy, it's been 7 years since since doa 5 and and more than a decade since doa 4 and we are still using the same animations, and the few new ones look clunky as hell, and the art design and just the overall polish leaves a lot to be desired. But poor graphics are one thing if the rest of the game was good no one    I should have waited for the Free to Play

    First off this game is just lazy, it's been 7 years since since doa 5 and and more than a decade since doa 4 and we are still using the same animations, and the few new ones look clunky as hell, and the art design and just the overall polish leaves a lot to be desired. But poor graphics are one thing if the rest of the game was good no one would really care, but this game aint good.

    I mean, how can you launch an online fighter in 2019 without lobbies? I mean WTF, and don't think just because you could run well in doa5 means you will do so here, this net code is crap. This whole selling a game at beta and then release the alpha a week, month, year later needs to stop, and speaking of things that need to be stopped.

    Who ever thinks that a loot box system is a good mechanic to unlock content in any game that costs more than ZERO POINT ZERO DOLLARS! Needs to be politely dragged from there house and beaten with a stick made of righteous dollars bills, because my god, my god.    … Expand
  19. Panterahelios
    Mar 2, 2019
    0
    It's a very disappointing sequel. There's not much reason to leave Doa 5 for this one.
  20. SHADOW92990
    Mar 17, 2019
    0
    I gave this a 0 because Team NInja made a promise for a good DOA game with a dark story, and better graphics, but everything, and I mean EVERYTHING about this game is inferior to DOA 5 in every way. DOA 5's story was bad, but this game makes DOA 5 look good. I found the crappy movie version of DOA making more sense than this game. This is embarrassing.
  21. Roses
    Mar 17, 2019
    0
    I LOVE Dead or Alive, just like everyone else, but I can't say much about this game. The graphics in this game is good, and the fighting is fun, but other than that, everything else is a catastrophe.

    -Music, I wasn't feeling it. -Story, well, Team Ninja has never been any good at that , and this game is just a further indication of that. -Characters, IMO, the characters looked a lot    I LOVE Dead or Alive, just like everyone else, but I can't say much about this game. The graphics in this game is good, and the fighting is fun, but other than that, everything else is a catastrophe.

    -Music, I wasn't feeling it.
    -Story, well, Team Ninja has never been any good at that , and this game is just a further indication of that.
    -Characters, IMO, the characters looked a lot better in DOA 5 than in this game

    There's a lot of flaws in this game that really needs to be ironed out.    … Expand
  22. tetrasnake
    Jun 29, 2019
    0
    Techmo and Team Ninja should be ashamed of themselves. I've picked up this game because I was a fan of the franchise. After playing, I am really disappointed. The story mode is confusing to navigate and doesn't make sense. The grind is not good. It is too random, especially if you're trying to get items for a specific character. Worst of all is the overpriced season pass. I've paid $60 forTechmo and Team Ninja should be ashamed of themselves. I've picked up this game because I was a fan of the franchise. After playing, I am really disappointed. The story mode is confusing to navigate and doesn't make sense. The grind is not good. It is too random, especially if you're trying to get items for a specific character. Worst of all is the overpriced season pass. I've paid $60 for the game. The SP is $93. On the positive side, the core gameplay is fine, however the flaws here just outweigh this. I've found myself going back to DOA5 Last Round. I'm not going to go back to 6 until it is fixed similar to Battlefront II (EA).… Expand
  23. archaim
    Jul 6, 2020
    4
    Графика будто стала хуже по сравнению с 5-й частью.
    Геймплей не эволюционировал ни разу.
    Персонажей, арен, режимов мало. Сюжетка стала хуже по сравнению с прошлой частью. Политика монетизации чудовищная. Такое нельзя прощать.    Графика будто стала хуже по сравнению с 5-й частью.
    Геймплей не эволюционировал ни разу.
    Персонажей, арен, режимов мало.
    Сюжетка стала хуже по сравнению с прошлой частью.
    Политика монетизации чудовищная. Такое нельзя прощать.
  24. Cpal4554
    Jul 7, 2019
    4
    Initially I liked it so I gave it a 9, but I gotta correct it. Visually this is a big improvement over DOA5. The control scheme however goes boring real quick, with autocombo’s and such. Unlocking outfits is a drag, you need to grind way too long considering it’s as much a fanservice game as a fighting game at this point, if not more. I bought on launch and I’m getting very little contentInitially I liked it so I gave it a 9, but I gotta correct it. Visually this is a big improvement over DOA5. The control scheme however goes boring real quick, with autocombo’s and such. Unlocking outfits is a drag, you need to grind way too long considering it’s as much a fanservice game as a fighting game at this point, if not more. I bought on launch and I’m getting very little content considering I payed 80 dollars or whatever (digital deluxe). They improved it a little in a patch but you should unlock like in DOA 5: an outfit per arcade playtrough, up till this point you might take days to unlock the outfit you want. They’ve put in less outfits and this seems their attempt to hide that. The prices and amounts of DLC are ridiculous. Not to mention the storymode is lackluster at best.

    I used to love DOA but this is not actually worth the full price. Not even $20. I don’t recommend it. Don’t vote in favor of this nonsense like I did by buying it. We should not pay developers for ripping us off. I hate to admit it to myself as i hate wasting money but this game, although visually pleasing, sucks monkeyballs.    … Expand
  25. Dungeon00X
    Mar 3, 2020
    1
    Okay, KOEI Tecmo, you want to play with fire? Because we can play with fire!

    An actual fighting game was made - a solid one, if you can believe it- Dead or Alive came back and to quote the devs "We wanted to make an EVO level fighting game". This almost made us forget that DOA5 had one more version made with 7 Season passes of extra content. So now here we are, after the game turned    Okay, KOEI Tecmo, you want to play with fire? Because we can play with fire!

    An actual fighting game was made - a solid one, if you can believe it- Dead or Alive came back and to quote the devs "We wanted to make an EVO level fighting game". This almost made us forget that DOA5 had one more version made with 7 Season passes of extra content.

    So now here we are, after the game turned one year old; we finally see just how despicably greedy Tecmo KOEI is. They love it, they love monetizing every single little individual piece of content for their game making it cost well over the price that the game should cost. Would you actually pay $3,000 for a video game?
    This has to be the absolute breaking point for the company.    … Expand
  26. DieDOA6
    Feb 24, 2020
    0
    Dead or Alive 6 is rubbish. Complete garbage. The season passes for this game cost $240 right now (we're in season 4). If you want to buy individual costumes for this game, you need to buy microtransactions. The microtransactions come in 2 tickets, 10, 20, and 50. You can never buy the right amount of tickets for something you need. If you're playing online and someone else has the sameDead or Alive 6 is rubbish. Complete garbage. The season passes for this game cost $240 right now (we're in season 4). If you want to buy individual costumes for this game, you need to buy microtransactions. The microtransactions come in 2 tickets, 10, 20, and 50. You can never buy the right amount of tickets for something you need. If you're playing online and someone else has the same costume on the same character you're playing, you can't use it because they're the same color. They didn't think to put multiple colors for costumes in case if this happens.

    Today they released some mash-up pack with an Atelier game, the costumes cost 3 tickets. You HAVE to buy the 10 tickets if you just want one costume from it. Along with this overpriced costume pack today, they released hair colors. They cost 1 ticket, but if you pick a color you like, you need to pay the actual in-game currency to revert the hair color back to normal. Well, it seems if you want that hair color back, you gotta pay another 1 ticket for the one you already paid for.

    This game is a waste of good potential and is monetized to Hell and back. Dead or Alive 5 was absurd with this, but as of today, I am done with this. This game and it's monetization is in no way consumer friendly and I urge EVERYONE to stay away from it. Unless you love spending $500 on a game, that's your problem and you have too much money to waste are the reason why games are monetized like this nowadays.    … Expand
  27. sabinoplane
    Mar 4, 2020
    0
    A hive of scammy microtransactions and overpriced DLC. Avoid at all costs. We live in an era where companies keep trying to push for these disgusting practices and it's important that when they do that we give them low ratings and show them we're not gonna stand for it
  28. arostislavna
    Mar 9, 2019
    0
    Unfinished game.

    Please wait for the f2p version or the super ultra deluxe arcade edition coming in 2020.
  29. oldshoolboy03
    Mar 4, 2019
    3
    having played a few hours I can realize that this new release has no evolution with respect to the previous game graphics were improved a bit but nothing significant the gameplay changed a bit but some things were removed from the previous one like the power blocks and the criticals burts that they made the game more complex instead they added a new animation for the special moves and ahaving played a few hours I can realize that this new release has no evolution with respect to the previous game graphics were improved a bit but nothing significant the gameplay changed a bit but some things were removed from the previous one like the power blocks and the criticals burts that they made the game more complex instead they added a new animation for the special moves and a new parry the story mode is mediocre many of the costumes are just a change of color there is no change or very little with respect to the 5 I would even say that is an update of the same and not a new delivery if we add a seasonal pass of 90 dollars a real stupidity I recommend buying it when they get a final version of the game if they do… Expand
  30. aladrin
    Mar 5, 2019
    2
    I was very disappointed this one thought that I would be very good but not at all
    Dead or Alive 6 a normal fighting game but not at all a bit boring game for my taste I prefer the tekken 7
    and the Soulcalibur VI
  31. DOAfanforever
    Mar 4, 2019
    0
    7 years we DOA fans waited for the continuation of the already bad story of DOA 5, and this is what we get. The story writing is WAY OFF this time. Nothing in this game's story mode makes any logical sense at all, and that's my main reason for the love of this game, but now, I'm seriously regretting choosing this franchise over Tekken.
  32. John718
    Mar 3, 2019
    0
    While it retains its fast fighting mechanics, the developer made sure you would regret this purchase sooner than later....from the unlockables being a severe grind, to characters designs being undermined by plastic looking faces covered in excessive sweat and lip gloss all the way down to a $100.00 season pass in order to unlock just 2 characters and virtual clothing.... talking aboutWhile it retains its fast fighting mechanics, the developer made sure you would regret this purchase sooner than later....from the unlockables being a severe grind, to characters designs being undermined by plastic looking faces covered in excessive sweat and lip gloss all the way down to a $100.00 season pass in order to unlock just 2 characters and virtual clothing.... talking about disappointing game.… Expand
  33. TheSparda
    Mar 4, 2019
    0
    Huge ripoff. It has input lag issues, horrible online play, weak single player content, arcade mode is bad, story mode is bad and costume unlocks system is horrible. Day 1 dlc practices galore. Screw this game.
  34. ducknet
    May 19, 2019
    1
    I should be mad about the insane grind to unlock built in content (but I forgive this), I should be mad about the price tag (most expensive DOA game yet) but ultimately, I am pissed off that unless you wanna spend £80 on the first season pass, you are left with the most boring costumes ever seen in a DOA game INCLUDING the pathetic pirate/wedding costumes which are being sold separately.I should be mad about the insane grind to unlock built in content (but I forgive this), I should be mad about the price tag (most expensive DOA game yet) but ultimately, I am pissed off that unless you wanna spend £80 on the first season pass, you are left with the most boring costumes ever seen in a DOA game INCLUDING the pathetic pirate/wedding costumes which are being sold separately. Did Team Ninja finally cave to social justice?? or are they just putting a premium price tag to access this content which surpasses the cost of the actual game?? I am so sick of the predatory practices that Team Ninja play on its fans with regards to DLC. I'm officially done with this franchise!… Expand
  35. Steyraus
    Mar 5, 2019
    4
    Doa6 still has some of the most fluid and satisfying combat of any fighting game but there's a whole lot added ,that destroys your experience. First issue is your quickly find yourself done with the story mode and having unlocked no outfits. Unlocking outfits seems to be completely random. I have played 60 hours of this game and haven't unlocked a single outfit that I actually want. It'sDoa6 still has some of the most fluid and satisfying combat of any fighting game but there's a whole lot added ,that destroys your experience. First issue is your quickly find yourself done with the story mode and having unlocked no outfits. Unlocking outfits seems to be completely random. I have played 60 hours of this game and haven't unlocked a single outfit that I actually want. It's clearly set up this way to get you to buy outfits in the store. Also the grind in DOA 6 is ridiculas, all the least desireable outfits unlock first and after 100s of hour you might start to unlock the sexy stuff you acctually want. When you spend 50 minutes grinding in arcade and all you have unlocked by the end of it is 10% of one costume and 15% of another costume, both probally boiring church clothes you dobt even want, It dosent incentivise you to play another round. Most time I played Dia 6 I played one game mode and stoped 20 mins later dishearted by the grind and how liitle I had acheived, no matter how good you played. A modern fighing game needs to reward the player sufficiently. Almost every other fighter has nailed it this gen, but not my favorite franchise Doa, they screwed themselves with greed.

    Other issue is the weird difficulty spikes. Some characters like jan Lee pull off attacks so fast and doing so much damage that you're dead in seconds without even realising what's happening well every other fight you haven't even had a challenge. Overall what potentially could have been the game that put DOA back on the map is probably the game that burries it because of greed self-censorship and not catering to their fans on top of treating their fans like they're all whales that will spend anything.    … Expand
  36. Darksounds
    Feb 3, 2020
    4
    As a long time fan of the franchise, I am so disappointed with my purchase. In game unlovable costumes take way too much time to unlock also I’m fine with paying for more costumes however this is ridiculous. There has always been other fighting games I also enjoyed but none I enjoyed as much as the DOA games... that is until now. The prices are too high for the costumes add on’sAs a long time fan of the franchise, I am so disappointed with my purchase. In game unlovable costumes take way too much time to unlock also I’m fine with paying for more costumes however this is ridiculous. There has always been other fighting games I also enjoyed but none I enjoyed as much as the DOA games... that is until now. The prices are too high for the costumes add on’s considering what they are. What’s next? $125.00 for turtle neck outfits and snowsuits?
    Just another example of get woke go broke.    … Expand
  37. aroko
    Aug 9, 2020
    0
    this is just another cash grab game. they make this sexy costumes and make stupid horny boys to pay 1289.79$. it's ridiculous and disgusting
  38. Mogmog000
    Jan 25, 2023
    2
    Costume collection is too hard.
    Not enough characters and costumes.
    No tag team battles.
    DLC is too expensive.
  39. EcchiGuy
    Dec 20, 2021
    1
    A shame what they did to DOA because of the idiots of the western world that can't see hot woman.
    I feel bad for the new characters.
    - Changed costumes to satisfy people that can't handle a woman in skimpy costumes; - Changed Kasumi default costume ( put back later when saw the sh*t); - Censored Rachel fiend costume; -Tag mode removed -Very poor fan service -Private paradise    A shame what they did to DOA because of the idiots of the western world that can't see hot woman.
    I feel bad for the new characters.

    - Changed costumes to satisfy people that can't handle a woman in skimpy costumes;
    - Changed Kasumi default costume ( put back later when saw the sh*t);
    - Censored Rachel fiend costume;
    -Tag mode removed
    -Very poor fan service
    -Private paradise movies removed
    -DLCs expensive    … Expand

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 71 Critic Reviews

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  3. Negative: 1 out of 71
  1. GameGrin
    May 20, 2019
    45
    Is Dead or Alive 6 worth picking up? No. Unless you really (and I mean really) need to know what happens in the next installment of the franchise. Yes, credit where credit is due with the gameplay, roster, and visuals, but everything about the game just has this air of ‘lacking’ around it. The soundtrack could have done a lot more, most of the design was just plain bad, the story felt thrown together at the last minute, and the length of the campaign just doesn’t justify the £54 price tag attached to the game.
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  2. Cubed3
    May 3, 2019
    70
    The combat system has been tweaked just enough to keep things fresh for Dead or Alive 6, but there is this niggling feeling that the budget just wasn't there for this game, which is unfortunate, because there are plenty of modes and great characters to enjoy. A few too many aspects stand out as sub-par, though, leading to disappointment for many that have been waiting so long for the next entry in this franchise. Still a whole lot of fun and worth at least trying the free-to-play version out if curious, but it may be best to wait for the likely Ultimate edition.
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  3. IGN Italia
    Mar 31, 2019
    76
    Fast paced, addictive and funny as always, but it doesn’t seem the best episode in the Dead or Alive series, so far.
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