Team Ninja is alive and kicking

¡°Dead or Alive,¡± Team Ninja¡¯s long-running fighting game series is back. The first ¡°Dead or Alive¡± came out in 1996, wowing players with its then-slick graphics and tight fighting game mechanics. This latest entry shows just how far such games have come.

It may look like a more grown-up ¡°Dead or Alive,¡± but this sixth entry still delivers what longtime fans have come to expect. A big part of the game¡¯s appeal has always been its curvy female and brawny male characters. They are still there. This time, however, there¡¯s a more realistic focus on their fighting, with characters getting sweaty, bruised and scratched. ¡°Dead or Alive 6¡± also introduces a character customization system, a first for the series, allowing players to dress characters in different outfits or have them wear specs or sunglasses. The game features two new characters, too: Diego, a tough street fighter who is ready to pound faces, and Nico, an 18-year-old ¡°lightning technomancer¡± who can shock foes into submission.