Why is Dead or Alive a bad fighting game?

Dead of Alive 3 (xbox) was one of the best 3d fighting games ever!PAL360

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Dead of Alive 3 (xbox) was one of the best 3d fighting games ever!PAL360

DOA2 and Ultimate is better imo

I played DoA for only ten minutes,and the game was Extreme Volleyball,or something like that.I thought it was boring,but it had pretty good graphics.DarkChrisss1995

lol

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play the fighter:|

[QUOTE="DarkChrisss1995"]I played DoA for only ten minutes,and the game was Extreme Volleyball,or something like that.I thought it was boring,but it had pretty good graphics.killerfist

lol

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play the fighter:|

No thanks,I saw enough from the volleyball DoA.

They're not bad, I rather like the DoA series, but it's not Virtua Fighter 5/Soul Calibur good, and on System Wars, every game that isn't widely considered the best game ever made in its genre is considered to be absolutely terrible.

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[QUOTE="DarkChrisss1995"]I played DoA for only ten minutes,and the game was Extreme Volleyball,or something like that.I thought it was boring,but it had pretty good graphics.DarkChrisss1995

lol

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play the fighter:|

No thanks,I saw enough from the volleyball DoA.

that's like saying you played mario party and now you never want to see another mario game again

anyway as far as i'm concerned DOA 4 = awesomeness

is it just me or 75% of ppl bought DOA:Xtreme bolleyball 2 just for the graphics?

this kids

is it just me or 75% of ppl bought DOA:Xtreme bolleyball 2 just for the graphics?

this kids

12345yon

For the character models, actually. :P

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is it just me or 75% of ppl bought DOA:Xtreme bolleyball 2 just for the graphics?

this kids

Nerkcon

For the character models, actually. :P

[QUOTE="Nerkcon"][QUOTE="12345yon"]

is it just me or 75% of ppl bought DOA:Xtreme bolleyball 2 just for the graphics?

this kids

killerfist

For the character models, actually. :P

and the... i got nothing

DOA isn't a bad fighting game. The characters are balanced. Because of that I could never really say it was bad (unless I pulled some insanely extreme examples... that DOA series clearly wouldn't fit into), but its just different. It seperates itself from other fighters. You either like it because of that or you dislike it because its not like something else.

is it just me or 75% of ppl bought DOA:Xtreme bolleyball 2 just for the graphics?

this kids

12345yon

Just you. I say 99% of people purcahsed it for masturbation 20% purcahsed for masturbation and because they love games where you have to collect alot of stuff. 25% purcahsed it because they think a volleyball game would be fun to watch, plus at worst they can use it for masturbation 1% has no plans of masturbation and either just wanted a game where you can collect stuff or were fooled into thinking it was a serious volleyball sim.

Especially 2. My friend has it (yes its my friend, check my gamercard if you doubt) and the volleyball mechanics are really kinda crappy. The camera is bad and you often can't really position your characters to hits because you can't see them when the ball is on the other team's side. Things like that show that the volleyball as a gameplay mechanic was an afterthought and it was more like, "We can't make a strip club simulator, but I do want to have a bunch of women running around half naked with their breast bouncing and wearing thongs... what will allow us to do that?" And everyone decided volleyball was the way to make it happen, and nobody would be upset when there were no male characters (unlike how it would be for a fighting game).

[QUOTE="killerfist"][QUOTE="Nerkcon"][QUOTE="12345yon"]

is it just me or 75% of ppl bought DOA:Xtreme bolleyball 2 just for the graphics?

this kids

st1ka

For the character models, actually. :P

and the... i got nothing

Unbalanced, too much button mash, forgettable characters, emphasis on style (big boobs) over substance (deep combos, balance).

I don't hate it, I just tend to be really biased towards Tekken. The only fighters I like these days that aren't named Tekken are Soulcalibur and Virtua Fighter.

In the old days it was Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, Killer Instinct, King of Fighters... Battle Arena Toshinden was kinda like a precursor to Soulcalibur, I thought it was fun, but I was like 11 the last time I played it so I don't know if it still holds any water. There was also this banned 4 player 3D fighter on PSone that I had a EU copy of, it was ridiculously violent... mental patients killing eachother was the premise. Played surprisingly well. I also had some fun with the first two Def Jams and the Wu Tang clan fighter. HOO! HAA!

Side note, does anyone remember an exclusive Sega Genesis fighter? I am blanking on the name, but it had sort of Street Fighter-esque graphics... the only character I definitely remember was a lizard/serpent guy with a trident.

[QUOTE="st1ka"][QUOTE="killerfist"][QUOTE="Nerkcon"][QUOTE="12345yon"]

is it just me or 75% of ppl bought DOA:Xtreme bolleyball 2 just for the graphics?

this kids

killerfist

For the character models, actually. :P

and the... i got nothing

and the costumes..

I'm surprised anyone would consider it bad, I mean it's a hybrid mix of two great franchises (Virtua Fighter & Tekken), with it's own unique flair (multi-tiered, interactive environments.) The characters have their own personal techniques and the only 'unbalanced' one's are the ninjas, but that doesn't mean they're unbeatable.

DOA has come a long way to become the good fighter it is today.

Its not bad , who said that...

Its just too easy mash button game without the depth of other 3d fighters. Thats why.. Imo

Unbalanced, too much button mash, forgettable characters, emphasis on style (big boobs) over substance (deep combos, balance).

I don't hate it, I just tend to be really biased towards Tekken. The only fighters I like these days that aren't named Tekken are Soulcalibur and Virtua Fighter.

In the old days it was Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, Killer Instinct, King of Fighters... Battle Arena Toshinden was kinda like a precursor to Soulcalibur, I thought it was fun, but I was like 11 the last time I played it so I don't know if it still holds any water. There was also this banned 4 player 3D fighter on PSone that I had a EU copy of, it was ridiculously violent... mental patients killing eachother was the premise. Played surprisingly well. I also had some fun with the first two Def Jams and the Wu Tang clan fighter. HOO! HAA!

Side note, does anyone remember an exclusive Sega Genesis fighter? I am blanking on the name, but it had sort of Street Fighter-esque graphics... the only character I definitely remember was a lizard/serpent guy with a trident.

excelR83

Battle arena toshiden suffers from pretty much everything you just said :|

the sega game you're talking about is eternal champions which also suffers from everything you just said

and i always thought DOA 4 was pretty balanced (except for the boss battles)

Because DoA has just as poor balance as SC4 (SC4 is balanced other than Yoda/Starkiller), in fact it's even worse. The high tiers completely obliterate the low and bottom tiers and the fact you can button mash and win even against a skilled player makes the game less fun.
Saturos3091

I love DoA 4. But the Ninjas are unbalanced. Go against a SS with 2 Ninjas in tag and he's pulling 15-20 hit juggle combos. It's amazing to watch them pull it off but it's frustrating when you're getting your ass kicked that bad.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2R6JQDVvfY

What makes DoA 4 Shallow? I keep hearing peole say this but I don't see it.waynehead895

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[QUOTE="DarkChrisss1995"]I played DoA for only ten minutes,and the game was Extreme Volleyball,or something like that.I thought it was boring,but it had pretty good graphics.DarkChrisss1995

lol

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play the fighter:|

No thanks,I saw enough from the volleyball DoA.

Is this guy serious or just a troll?

[QUOTE="waynehead895"]What makes DoA 4 Shallow? I keep hearing peole say this but I don't see it.JLF1

[QUOTE="Saturos3091"]Because DoA has just as poor balance as SC4 (SC4 is balanced other than Yoda/Starkiller), in fact it's even worse. The high tiers completely obliterate the low and bottom tiers and the fact you can button mash and win even against a skilled player makes the game less fun.
JLF1

Side note, does anyone remember an exclusive Sega Genesis fighter? I am blanking on the name, but it had sort of Street Fighter-esque graphics... the only character I definitely remember was a lizard/serpent guy with a trident.

excelR83

Eternal Champions

I played DoA for only ten minutes,and the game was Extreme Volleyball,or something like that.I thought it was boring,but it had pretty good graphics.DarkChrisss1995

i've also played with snake in super smash bro.

wooow i never knew mgs4 was soo horrible.

[QUOTE="DarkChrisss1995"]I played DoA for only ten minutes,and the game was Extreme Volleyball,or something like that.I thought it was boring,but it had pretty good graphics.ALTAIR360

i've also played with snake in super smash bro.

wooow i never knew mgs4 was soo horrible.

Metal gear solid 4 was not crappy.

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[QUOTE="DarkChrisss1995"]I played DoA for only ten minutes,and the game was Extreme Volleyball,or something like that.I thought it was boring,but it had pretty good graphics.blogthis

i've also played with snake in super smash bro.

wooow i never knew mgs4 was soo horrible.

Metal gear solid 4 was not crappy.