Dead or Alive 3

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  • Publisher: Tecmo
  • Release Date: Nov 14, 2001
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  • Summary: Dead or Alive returns to take fighters to the next level. The third installment of the series features new characters, interactive environments, and all-new lighting effects. Explore the many expansive levels in single-player mode or battle against up to four players in multiplayer mode.Dead or Alive returns to take fighters to the next level. The third installment of the series features new characters, interactive environments, and all-new lighting effects. Explore the many expansive levels in single-player mode or battle against up to four players in multiplayer mode. The destructible environments, kinetic tag-battle feature, and all-new fighters make Dead or Alive 3 a worthy entry in the series.… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 35
  3. Negative: 0 out of 35
  1. Hot Games
    100
    There's not a lot holding DOA3 back from becoming X-Box Game of the Year: it's that good. Every time you pop this disc in you're instantly amazed by the leaps and bounds that the X-Box engine has achieved.
  2. Official Xbox Magazine
    95
    Glorious looking, fast moving fighter with all the right moves. [Dec 2001]
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  3. Game Informer
    93
    A masterpiece in both form and function. [Dec 2001, p.98]
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  4. Xbox Exclusive
    85
    It won't win any medals for a perfectly balanced cast or an innovative control scheme, and it certainly won't be a tourney fighter, but it's still one of those games that you and your friends can play for hours.
  5. Total Video Games
    80
    Behind all of the surface gloss is a very shallow game that will disappoint fighting fans, there isn't a lot to go back to once you've completed it and the end feeling is slightly cheap.
  6. Maxim Online
    80
    Though the one-player mode can get a bit stale, it's saner than picking fights at the local Teamsters hall.
  7. All Game Guide
    70
    The old adage "beauty is only skin deep" basically sums up Dead or Alive 3 rather nicely.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 31
  3. Negative: 1 out of 31
  1. flashstep111
    Jun 28, 2021
    10
    This game is honestly still the very best dead or alive game even in 2022. I think the game does a perfect job from voice acting to theThis game is honestly still the very best dead or alive game even in 2022. I think the game does a perfect job from voice acting to the intense fast combat gameplay. Controls are super tight and well thought out. I disliked the mid kick forward counter mechanic that was introduced in dead or alive 4 and carried onto the new DOA games. The music, stages and characters are all superbly designed and added variety to the game. I think keeping all counters to the back and X buttons was good enough, no need to complicated the fighting mechanics of the game. I really hope we get a dead or alive 3 port to steam and current gen consoles. This game deserves to be played by more people. I think not enough people experienced the game to give it a fair rating. I think this game is a Must Play game and was way ahead of its time when it came out. PLEASE Remaster/remake DOA3!

    Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.

    My name is Flash and I'll see you guys on the next game review.    … Expand
  2. EstefanoH.
    Nov 13, 2002
    10
    This game is perfect for play with varius friends.... It is better than virtual fighter 4 :)
  4. Mike
    May 28, 2004
    10
    Graphics that make other games feel shame.
  5. Wiseman
    Aug 12, 2002
    9
    The most beautiful version of the best fighting game franchise. The fighting system is much more dynamic than the dial-a-combo fighters out The most beautiful version of the best fighting game franchise. The fighting system is much more dynamic than the dial-a-combo fighters out there. The best multiplayer game since Street Fighter 2. Only the short singleplayer experience saves this one from 10.… Expand
  6. evolution98
    Sep 17, 2018
    9
    The last best Dead or Alive game in the series.

    The graphics looked amazing back in 2001 and still look good today. The music fits every    The last best Dead or Alive game in the series.

    The graphics looked amazing back in 2001 and still look good today. The music fits every character to perfection. I'd love to own the soundtrack. The sound remains unchanged from Dead Or Alive 2 but more refined. The gameplay had a massive overhaul in terms of juggling, combos and damage balancing. It was the first fighting game to have destructible and interactive environments on a sixth generation console. The wall bounce mechanic was awesome and the hold system was improved to be more simplistic over Dead Or Alive 2's hold mechanics. The gameplay was fun on every mode. Three new characters are added: Hitomi, Christie and Brad Wong. Hitomi is a clone of Ein but also a student practising karate, Christie is a badass assassin and Brad Wong is a drunken master.

    The main flaws with the game are that it's too short and its lack of good unlockable content apart from Ein from Dead Or Alive 2 and costumes for every character. It's a chore unlocking all the costumes. This is what brings the game down in my opinion.

    If the game was released on PS2 rather than on the Original Xbox which it originally was a launch title for and give it the "Hardcore" treatment from Dead Or Alive 2, it would be the perfect fighting game or they could just it give the treatment on the Xbox.

    I recommend you play it.    … Expand
  7. GaborA.
    Nov 12, 2003
    9
    The most recent game to blister my fingers from so much and so involved gaming since Killer Instinct for the SNES.
  8. ZackW.
    Jan 19, 2002
    4
    Dead or alive 3 is a great game. But not as good a said to be. Nothings really changed about it. Graphics are good. But some of the new Dead or alive 3 is a great game. But not as good a said to be. Nothings really changed about it. Graphics are good. But some of the new character designs make them look ugly.This game is pretty good. But I prefer doa2 hardcore for tons of costumes and more.… Expand

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#6 Best Xbox Game of 2001
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#3 Most Discussed Xbox Game of 2001
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#7 Most Shared Xbox Game of 2001