Reports from sources in Japan have suggested that Dead or Alive 5’s launch has been a little shakey with two updates being administered to the game already. We’re informed there is a bug on PS3 where the game will pause mid-match during offline play if Throwdowns are enabled. This can
Tecmo Koei released a launch trailer for Dead or Alive 5 at TGS12 which should get gamers pretty pumped for the game which releases September 25 (US), September 28 (EU).
Team Ninja’s latest project announced at TGS 12 with Keiji Inafune’s influences as Ryu tackles the undead in this animated version of the Ninja Gaiden character.
According to a tweet from Team Ninja, pre Tokyo Game Show 2012 (20th – 23rd September), they tweeted about revealing a new console game for the event. “東京ゲームショウつながりでもう一つ。去年の東京ゲームショウでは「DEAD OR ALIVE 5」を初公開しました。というわけで今年も・・・東京ゲームショウに併せて、据置ゲーム機向けの新作を発表しようと思います。” Thanks to Rantgaming they have roughly translated it to mean: “Just another [Tweet] related to the Tokyo Game Show.
Times have changed for Tecmo, and since the departure of series founder Itagaki, Dead or Alive (DOA) has taken a step forwards into a new realm. Team Ninja were perhaps criticised in the past for keeping their defined anime art style in DOA 4, especially as other fighting game series’
After Tomonobu Itagaki’s revival of the Ninja Gaiden series on Xbox in 2004, the games have gained a legion of dedicated fans as they fill the shoes of hardcore and traditional ninja character Ryu Hayabusa of the Dragon lineage. With two games (including the remixed Ninja Gaiden Black) on Xbox
Ninja Gaiden was one of the best action games on Xbox, and cemented the developers, Team Ninja as an outfit who not only could capture our imaginations with the lovely and buxom Dead or Alive girls, but also provide us with some serious gaming moments. For the casual player, Ninja
