Besides its pretty graphics there's not much else. If not for its insane difficulty this game may have been enjoyable. I read other reviews of gamers that had the same problem but never paid too much attention to their warnings. Now I know exactly what they were talking about. A good example is the final battle in the story mode. As I had stated before half the clean punches I landed ended with the opponent teleporting away or countering every single shot only to be K.O.ed from behind in 3 or less hits. Yes I said 3! Ridiculous combos and a merciless A.I sucked the fun out of this game. Oh and if you get caught in a ferocious barrage of combos by the A.I good luck getting a block or a counter attack (the button to counter or block might not as well exist) as it does not make a difference and you're pretty much toast. Eventually resorting to button mashing, to my surprise, is much more effective than learning and executing the commands and combos for each character. I'm a huge fan of the fighting genre but this has got to be the most overrated game by Game spot thus far. This may be a rental at best. DOA 4 definitely does not deserve to be among the greats as Soul Calibur , Tekken or Virtua Fighter but it can be fun in very rare occasions when you're not getting your teeth kicked in 95% of the time. If you're wondering how is it possible to make DOA 4 less enjoyable than DOA 3 especially in a next gen console? Well if you want to find out, now is your chance.
Other Helpful Reviews for Dead or Alive 4 (Platinum Hits)
By Madskillz999 | Review Date: Jan 02, 2006 | X360
Dead or Alive 4, the most recent iteration of the popular DOA series, is an incredible experience. Everything is superb. The character models-though still cartoony in appearance-are still detailed enough to drop a few ja... Read Full Review
It's hard to describe my feelings towards DOA4 after spending a fair chunk of time with the game. In trying to get rid of the "DOA is for button bashers" image, Tecmo tried to incorporate more elements in DOA4 that would... Read Full Review
