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User Rating: 9.3 | Dead or Alive 4 (Platinum Hits) X360
By das_beck | Review Date:
This is the first fighting game I've enjoyed since the SFII days. It really shows off the power of the Xbox360 and the game is deep enough and strategic enough to move it out of the "button masher" area I'd place most 3d fighters into. The characters are interesting, good looking and ahem, bouncy. Great game to throw the initial punches of the next-gen system wars.

The balance of the characters is fantastic in that any advantage I was able to find with a given character could eventually be nullified by another character's strengths. The fights can invite my methodic, strategic style, but cunning stunts of quick-fingering are also rewarded. Great fun.

DOA4 online wasn't the smoothest XB Live experience I've had but it's good enough to be fun and interesting. Fighting games were made for Live as far as I'm concerned, the ability to go mano-a-mano with people all over the world? Awesome.

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