Dead or Alive 2: Gameplay, Platforms and Key Facts

Dead or Alive 2 (1999) is a fighting, arcade video game developed by Team NINJA, available on Arcade, DC, PS2. It holds an aggregated critic and player score of 78/100 on IGDB.

What is Dead or Alive 2 about?

Dead or Alive 2 is a fighting game in the Dead or Alive series. The gameplay of DOA2, and all subsequent Dead or Alive games, borrows heavily from the Virtua Fighter series, but makes some key changes that drastically changes the way Dead or Alive is played in comparison to Virtua Fighter. In DOA2, the basis of the entire fighting system is the circular relationship between three types of moves: blows, throws, and holds.The other defining feature of DOA2, aside from blows/throws/holds, is its stun system. In DOA2 many attacks upon hitting will inflict a stun on the opponent. While stunned, the opponent cannot attack, and cannot guard, but they can hold. If the attacker lands a non-knockdown, non-launching attack while the opponent is stunned, the opponent will be re-stunned in a new way, depending on what attack was landed. A major difference between DOA2 and other fighters was in the sa

Key details

Dead or Alive 2 was released in 1999 and supports single player, multiplayer, co-operative. Platforms: Arcade, DC, PS2. Developer: Team NINJA.

Should you play Dead or Alive 2?

A solid 78/100 aggregate score makes Dead or Alive 2 a safe pick for fans of fighting, arcade.