User Reviews

1. Review Date: 2009-09-26

   While this is a tricky game to master, on the default settings. I've found that its using the normal Xbox 360 controllers are the reason why people find this game lacking. So therefor using an arcade-style stick such as Hori's Xbox360 Fighting Stick EX 2 will improve your game. After all, it is why SFIV fans are clammering for Madcat's Xbox 360 Street Fighter IV FightStick Tournament Edition
   
   User: R. Hedger
   Rating:
   Summary: Hard, is it...
   Helpful Votes: 0
   Total Votes: 0
   

2. Review Date: 2009-05-13

   I love a lot of different fighting games, from the 2-d/Street Fighter, Last Blade, Samurai Showdown arcade fighters, to boxing games (Fight Night, Punch Out!, Victorious Boxers), Bushido Blade, Soul Calibur, Virtua Fighter, you name it... I've always given the DoA games a chance because of the incredible visuals and smooth combat, and have had fun with some of the earlier games in the series (despite the simplistic rock, paper, scissors fighting mechanics).
   
   So I thought I was getting a huge bargain when I picked up DOA 4 on the Xbox 360 for the "Greatest Hits" price! Online play, new characters to unlock and master, with a cool array of new fighting styles. "Great," I thought... Until I played my first round of single player against what can only be described as the DEMONIC A.I. opponents! "No big deal," I said to myself, "I'll dial it down to Easy difficulty." Unfortunately, there's no "Easy" setting! "Normal" is the default difficulty and it doesn't get any easier than Normal! Oh great, I have to endure this punishing A.I. to unlock the characters, outfits, and achievements. How bad could it be? Well, after an hour I was sorry I bought this game. The computer fights PERFECTLY. It doesn't miss throws, it counters nearly everything you throw at it, and will generally make you feel like no matter how good you thought you were at the other DOA games, you're going to stink at this game. Playing against human players is another story, but sadly you can't unlock the majority of the extras this game has to offer by playing against human opponents. It's so frustrating trying to get through the story mode, that by the time you actually beat the boss, you might still feel like you wasted your time - this game just makes you mad.
   
   A game that's as overly frustrating as this in single player mode isn't really a bargain at any price. I'll be going back to the fun fighting games in my collection - Fight Night, Soul Calibur, and Virtua Fighter, thanks. This game will be traded back for something else (or gifted to my nephew who thinks he's so good at every game - DOA 4 will give him a strong lesson in humility). I'm still giving it 3 stars overall, for the good graphics and cool cutscenes (some are really strange - especially the one about the geisha who's late for her recital/ geisha conference? - typical for this series), but the single player A.I. makes this a 1 or a 2 in the fun department. Buy this if you enjoy challenges that many would consider an exercise in frustration.
   
   User: S. S. Rosenthal
   Rating:
   Summary: The most frustrating fighting game available for the Xbox 360
   Helpful Votes: 0
   Total Votes: 1
   

3. Review Date: 2009-02-19

   the DOA series has always been my favorite game series of all time. My brother in law finally got a 360 and I had the game already for when I got mine, so I decided to try it out. All I could say was "wow" Everyone is faster, more complex moveset, better countering system, and amazing graphics. They removed a lot of the landing of moves, for instance, if someone is high in the air, you can still do Ayane's back+punch down+kick and it'll land, which is AWESOME!! If you're a newbie at DOA, you're going to really despise it, as it is a difficult game. The computer is ruthless and will not take a break until you are dead, or it's dead. Before you had a couple seconds to get up, now you don't =) Also, if you're a newbie, go into the settings and don't you dare try to set the computer AI to hard, you'll want to punch your TV really really bad. I've been playing DOA for many years and I can say that Tecmo did an excellent job in the final DOA game.
   
   ps - it took me at least 6 tries on my first try to kill Alpha (the boss). she's the kind of fighter that hits you six times, grabs you, then you miraculously get a KO. don't be too quick with her, she'll punish you, be smart. but not too slow either =)
   
   in closing, if you like fighting games, get this. it's difficult, but once you learn it, it's one of the most fun games out there, IMO
   
   User: johnthecompnerd
   Rating:
   Summary: best freaking game ever
   Helpful Votes: 0
   Total Votes: 0
   

4. Review Date: 2009-02-12

   Dead or Alive 4 is a great addition to the franchise. They brought back some characters from DOA 3 that werent in DOA Ultimate which I like alot. As far as gameplay its pretty much still the same and there arent very many changes. There were a few graphical tweaks for making charged blows look more powerful by giving them a sort of wind gust/dimensional rift affect. If you like the other ones then you will like this one
   
   User: Michael Mitchell
   Rating:
   Summary: Dead or Alive 4
   Helpful Votes: 0
   Total Votes: 0
   

5. Review Date: 2008-12-21

   Fighting games have a sad tradition of horrible singleplayer experiences. Dead or Alive 4 continues this tradition wholeheartedly. It packs its singleplayer experience full of gruelingly difficult and frustrating opponents that can perform the trickiest combos at the drop of a hat. This would be fine on harder difficulty levels, but I'm talking about normal mode. There is no difficulty mode easier than normal, unlike in DOA 3, so if you can't take the heat and you don't want to dedicate your life to the game, don't bother.
   
   The boss of the game, ALPHA-152, is stupidly difficult to beat. Memorizing her moves (as you will have plenty of time to do while she beats you again and again) does help ease the difficulty of the encounter, but it cannot be denied that victory is only possible when she decides to let you win. Fighting games typically work in a rock-paper-scissors sort of way, with the aforementioned items being replaced with attacks-blocking-throws. Well, ALPHA-152's throws (scissors) can bypass most of the attacks (rocks) in the game, and have the ability to do more than half of your life in one hit. To make matters worse, their animations take a long time. You can do nothing but watch helplessly as she pummels you into the electrified floor. And I almost forgot- she can teleport at will, escaping your attacks whenever she desires only to reappear behind you and snatch away your life.
   
   So why play singleplayer at all? Because you have to if you want all the costumes and characters.
   
   But the game isn't all bad. The graphics are beautiful. Most of the characters' animations are equally gorgeous, though some of the newer characters look like they need a bit more polish (La Mariposa's kicks). Most of the stages are nice and are about as ridiculous as you'd expect in any fighting game (dinosaurs?).
   
   User: L. Elward
   Rating:
   Summary: The Woes of Singleplayer
   Helpful Votes: 0
   Total Votes: 0
   

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