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{{Short description|2012 video game}}
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{{Infobox video game
| image = Art cover of Dead or Alive 5.png
| caption = European cover art featuring (from top left) [[Hitomi (Dead or Alive)|Hitomi]], [[Ryu Hayabusa]], [[Rig (Dead or Alive)|Rig]], [[Akira Yuki]], [[Christie (Dead or Alive)|Christie]], [[Kasumi (Dead or Alive)|Kasumi]], [[Ayane (Dead or Alive)|Ayane]] and [[Tina Armstrong]]
| title = Dead or Alive 5
| developer = [[Team Ninja]]
| publisher = [[Tecmo Koei]]
| series = ''[[Dead or Alive (franchise)|Dead or Alive]]''
| director = Yohei Shimbori<ref>[http://shoryuken.com/2012/09/01/dead-or-alive-5-director-yohei-shimbori-attending-seasons-beatings-ascension/ Dead or Alive 5 Director Yohei Shimbori Attending Season’s Beatings: Ascension, Early Bird Registration Ends Tonight] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307195804/http://shoryuken.com/2012/09/01/dead-or-alive-5-director-yohei-shimbori-attending-seasons-beatings-ascension/ |date=2021-03-07}}, Shoryuken, September 1st, 2012.</ref><br /> Yutaka Saito<br /> Ryuzi Kitaura
| designer = Takeshi Omori<br /> Takayuki Saga<br /> Manabu Nagasaki
| producer = Yosuke Hayashi
| artist = Hirohisa Kaneko<br /> Haruhiko Shikata<br /> Yoshiteru Tomita
| programmer = Yuki Satake<br /> Takeshi Kawaguchi<br /> Yoshinobu Suzuki
| composer = Yojiro Yoshimatsu<br /> Ayako Toyuda<br /> Masako Otsuka
| genre = [[Fighting game|Fighting]]
| platforms = [[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]], [[PlayStation Vita]]
| released = {{Video game release|NA|September 25, 2012<ref>JC Fletcher, [http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/06/dead-or-alive-5-falls-into-the-alive-category-this-september Dead or Alive 5 falls into the 'alive' category this September] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210233748/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/06/dead-or-alive-5-falls-into-the-alive-category-this-september |date=2015-02-10}}, Joystiq, 2012/03/06.</ref>|JP/AU|September 27, 2012|EU|September 28, 2012<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=480480608644120&set=a.240916875933829.77503.159231720769012&type=1 |title=Team Ninja on Facebook |publisher=Facebook.com |access-date=2013-08-14 |archive-date=2021-03-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307215208/https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=480480608644120&set=a.240916875933829.77503.159231720769012&type=1 |url-status=live}}</ref>}}'''PlayStation Vita'''{{Video game release|NA|March 19, 2013<ref>Sinan Kubba, [http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/14/dead-or-alive-5-plus-punches-in-march-19-2013-in-us/ Dead or Alive 5 Plus punches in March 19, 2013 in US], Joystiq, December 14th 2012.</ref>|JP|March 20, 2013|EU|March 22, 2013<ref>Andrew Goldfarb, [http://uk.ign.com/articles/2012/12/13/dead-or-alive-plus-hits-vita-in-march Dead or Alive Plus Hits Vita in March in Europe: No word on other territories.], IGN, December 12, 2012.</ref>}}
| modes = [[Single-player]], [[multiplayer]]
}}
{{Nihongo foot|'''''Dead or Alive 5'''''|デッドオアアライブ5|Deddo oa Araibu Faibu|group=lower-alpha|extra=abbreviated as '''''DOA5'''''|lead=yes}} is a 2012 [[fighting game]] developed by [[Team Ninja]] and published by [[Tecmo Koei]] for the [[PlayStation 3]] and [[Xbox 360]]. It is the fifth main entry in the ''[[Dead or Alive (franchise)|Dead or Alive]]'' fighting series following ''[[Dead or Alive 4]]'' (2005) and the first to have a multi-platform release since ''[[Dead or Alive 2]]'' (1999), as well as the series' first installment that was released for the PlayStation 3.

''Dead or Alive 5'' features guest characters from [[Sega]]'s ''[[Virtua Fighter]]'' fighting game series (from which the series took inspiration) and several new gameplay mechanics, as well as improved graphics and a more realistic visual style than its predecessors. Its plot is set two years after the events of ''Dead or Alive 4'', telling the interrelating stories of various characters in connection to the new DOA tournament and the continuing hunt for [[Kasumi (Dead or Alive)|Kasumi]]'s evil clone.

A portable and expanded version for [[PlayStation Vita]] named ''Dead or Alive 5+'', was released in 2013, and that same year came ''[[Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate|Ultimate]]'' for home consoles followed by [[Arcade game|arcades]]. A final iteration subtitled ''[[Dead or Alive 5 Last Round|Last Round]]'' was released in 2015 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 as well as for [[PlayStation 4]], [[Xbox One]] and [[Windows]]. ''Dead or Alive 5'' received generally favorable reviews. By mid-2015, all versions of the game combined have sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide,<ref name="destructoid">{{cite web |url=https://www.destructoid.com/dead-or-alive-6-shifted-350000-copies-in-its-first-month/|title=Dead or Alive 6 shifted 350,000 copies in its first month|publisher=Destructoid|date=2019-04-29 |archive-date=2021-06-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614024540/https://www.destructoid.com/dead-or-alive-6-shifted-350000-copies-in-its-first-month/|url-status=live}}</ref> in addition to over 12 million downloads of the [[free-to-play]] versions as of 2019.<ref name="sagamer">{{cite news | url=https://sagamer.co.za/2019/01/14/dead-or-alive-6-counters-with-this-combat-and-features-trailer | title=Dead or Alive 6 counters with this combat and features trailer | newspaper=Sa Gamer | date=14 January 2019 | access-date=6 March 2022 | archive-date=6 March 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306173752/https://sagamer.co.za/2019/01/14/dead-or-alive-6-counters-with-this-combat-and-features-trailer/ | url-status=live}}</ref> The game was followed by ''[[Dead or Alive 6]]'' in 2019.

==Gameplay==
[[File:DOA5 screenshot.png|thumb|left|A fight of [[Hitomi (Dead or Alive)|Hitomi]] vs. [[Ayane (Dead or Alive)|Ayane]]]]
Like in the other games in the series, fights in ''Dead or Alive 5'' are based on an interruption triangle system in which strikes (normal attacks) beat throws, throws beat holds (strike interception attacks), and holds beat strikes, all of such counterattacks causing extra damage.<ref name="features" /> [[Tag team]] battles from the previous ''DOA'' games have been retained. The fights take place in interactive and now more [[Destructible environment|highly-destructive]] arenas. The game's characters are rendered in much more realistic visual style than in the previous titles in the series,<ref>Nate Ming, [http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2012/02/16/dead-or-alive-5-aims-for-realistic-female-characters-and-a-possible-virtua-fighter-crossover "Dead or Alive 5" Aims for Realistic Female Characters and a Possible "Virtua Fighter" Crossover] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115214806/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2012/02/16/dead-or-alive-5-aims-for-realistic-female-characters-and-a-possible-virtua-fighter-crossover |date=2016-01-15}}, Crunchyroll, February 17, 2012.</ref> including new details such as the fighters getting sweaty and their clothes getting dirty during the fights, costume-specific breast physics and semi-transparent clothing.<ref>Anoop Gantayat, [http://andriasang.com/con0vj/doa5_bounce_transparency/ Dead or Alive 5 Has Costume-Specific Bounce and Transparency] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626162519/http://andriasang.com/con0vj/doa5_bounce_transparency/ |date=2012-06-26}}, Andriasang.com, 2012-04-30.</ref>

A new feature called Power Blow (a triggered powerful attack that can be executed when a character's health is below 50%) enables the players to knock the opponent character away in a selected direction. Characters can be thrown into the series' signature Danger Zones or over a cliff in the multi-level stages; this initiates another new feature, which is a cinematic [[quick time event]] called Cliffhanger.<ref>games™ Magazine, [http://www.nowgamer.com/xbox-360/xbox-360-previews/1253574/dead_or_alive_5_preview.html Dead Or Alive 5 Preview (Xbox 360)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609124413/http://www.nowgamer.com/xbox-360/xbox-360-previews/1253574/dead_or_alive_5_preview.html |date=2012-06-09}}, NowGamer, August 11, 2012.</ref> With Cliffhanger, if a character can grab onto the stage at the last moment before falling into a lower level, an action sequence is activated where the opponent character can make an effort to inflict even more damage if the attack succeeds.<ref name="features" /> The game's Critical System features Critical Stuns (after having been hit with specific moves, opponent characters get stunned and are unable to block, but can still perform holds), Critical Combos (striking a character in a Critical Stun state can prolong the amount of time they remain stunned, but the damage that can be inflicted this way is limited) and Critical Bursts (specific strikes over the damage limit of successful Critical Combos that leave the target character completely defenseless for a short while).<ref name="features" /> {{clear left}}

The game has four main modes: Story (the main Story Mode and its bonus Missions), Fighting (offline modes, including Versus, Arcade, Time Attack and Survival), Online (Simple Match, Ranked Match and Lobby Match) and Extras. Training Mode has more features than the previous ''Dead or Alive'' games, including allowing for players to adjust the [[Artificial intelligence (video games)|AI]] opponent's behavior. Online modes include an ability to organize and host tournaments for up to 16 players, Spectator Mode enabling users to [[Online chat|chat]] with other players while watching fights, and Online Dojo, a training mode where one can practice with other players.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://teamninja-studio.com/doa5/uk/modes.html |title=Dead or Alive 5 Official Site &#124; Modes |publisher=Teamninja-studio.com |access-date=2013-08-14 |archive-date=2021-03-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309011121/https://teamninja-studio.com/doa5/uk/modes.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Extras include Spectator, where players can watch replay of their matches, or watch fights between two AI players, and also take photographs from a position and angle of their choosing with a fully controllable camera.<ref name="features">{{cite web |url=http://teamninja-studio.com/doa5/uk/features.html |title=Dead or Alive 5 Official Site &#124; Features |publisher=Teamninja-studio.com |access-date=2013-08-14 |archive-date=2021-03-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308012735/https://teamninja-studio.com/doa5/uk/features.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

''Plus'' features optional [[touchscreen]]-based moves in the Touch Play Mode, where the fights are seen via a [[First-person (video games)|first-person]] perspective view and the players touch, flick, and pinch the screen to attack their opponents.<ref>Eric L. Patterson, [http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/dead-or-alive-5-plus-for-vita-lets-you-fight-ps3-players-touch-kasumi/ Dead or Alive 5 Plus for Vita Lets You Fight PS3 Players, Touch Kasumi] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230235613/http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/dead-or-alive-5-plus-for-vita-lets-you-fight-ps3-players-touch-kasumi/|date=2013-12-30}}, EGMNOW, December 21, 2012.</ref> However, Story Mode Missions, Lobby Matches and the ability to upload the recorded fights to [[YouTube]] are absent; Tag Fights are available only in the Story Mode, while Versus, Arcade and Time Attack modes are solo only.<ref>[http://teamninja-studio.com/doa5/us/comp.html A chart comparing features included in DOA5 and DOA5 PLUS]</ref> The [[PlayStation]] versions feature [[cross-platform]] play, enabling the users of both consoles to fight online matches, to share [[downloadable content]] (DLC) from the [[PlayStation Store]] with the original version, and to swap the [[Saved game|save]] data between the PS3 and Vita.<ref>Matt Helgeson, [https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/01/17/dead-or-alive-5-plus-features-vita-versus-ps3-multiplayer.aspx Dead or Alive 5 Plus Features Vita Versus PS3 Multiplayer], www.GameInformer.com, January 17, 2013.</ref><ref>Hamza CTZ Aziz, [http://www.destructoid.com/dead-or-alive-5-plus-cross-platform-features-detailed-242620.phtml Dead or Alive 5 Plus cross-platform features detailed] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160411172115/http://www.destructoid.com/dead-or-alive-5-plus-cross-platform-features-detailed-242620.phtml |date=April 11, 2016 }}, Destructoid, 01.17.2013.</ref>

==Characters==
{{See also|Characters of the Dead or Alive series}}
''Dead or Alive 5'' features 18 recurring [[List of Dead or Alive characters|characters from the series]] as playable fighters, each with English and Japanese voice actors:,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://teamninja-studio.com/doa5/uk/characters.html |title=Dead or Alive Official Site &#124; Characters |publisher=Teamninja-studio.com |access-date=2013-08-14 |archive-date=2012-12-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121230012456/http://teamninja-studio.com/doa5/uk/characters.html |url-status=live}}</ref> as well as the unlockable boss character Alpha-152. ''Dead or Alive 5'' adds three new characters to the series, [[Mila (Dead or Alive)|Mila]], [[List of Dead or Alive characters#Bass Armstrong|Mr. Strong]] and [[Rig (Dead or Alive)|Rig]]. In addition, the game features three additional unlockable guest characters from the ''[[Virtua Fighter (series)|Virtua Fighter]]'' series (they also make cameo appearances in the game's Story Mode), mainly based on their appearances from the ''[[Virtua Fighter 5]]'' series. Unlike the other characters, Akira and Pai only speak in Japanese, while Sarah only speaks in English.

===New===
*[[Akira Yuki]] {{ref|a|a}} {{ref|b|b}} {{ref|c|c}}, a Japanese [[bajiquan]] martial artist and the mascot of [[Sega]]'s ''[[Virtua Fighter (series)|Virtua Fighter]]'' series.
*[[Mila (Dead or Alive)|Mila]], an ambitious Spanish [[mixed martial arts]] champion who works as a part-time waitress at a diner in New York City.
*[[List of Dead or Alive characters#Bass Armstrong|Mr. Strong]], a new character in theory, but in reality, it is Bass Armstrong. The name Mr. Strong is an alias of Bass because he wants to go unnoticed to the fifth tournament. He is like Lisa Hamilton, an alternative costume character of the actual character.
*[[Pai Chan]] {{ref|a|a}} {{ref|b|b}} {{ref|c|c}}, a Chinese martial arts movie star and [[mizongyi]] practitioner from Sega's ''Virtua Fighter'' series.
*[[Rig (Dead or Alive)|Rig]], a Canadian [[taekwondo]] martial artist who is a boss at the same oil platform where Bass works and the two are rough friends.
*[[Sarah Bryant (Virtua Fighter)|Sarah Bryant]] {{ref|a|a}} {{ref|b|b}} {{ref|c|c}}, an American college student and mixed martial artist from Sega's ''Virtua Fighter'' series.

===Returning===
{{Div col|colwidth=9em}} 
*[[Alpha-152]] {{ref|b|b}} {{ref|c|c}} {{ref|d|d}}
*[[Ayane (Dead or Alive)|Ayane]]
*[[Bass Armstrong]] 
*[[Bayman]] 
*[[Brad Wong]] 
*[[Christie (Dead or Alive)|Christie]] 
*[[Eliot (Dead or Alive)|Eliot]] 
*[[Gen Fu]] {{ref|b|b}} {{ref|c|c}}
*[[Hayate (Dead or Alive)|Hayate]] 
*[[Helena Douglas]] 
*[[Hitomi (Dead or Alive)|Hitomi]] 
*[[Jann Lee]] 
*[[Kasumi (Dead or Alive)|Kasumi]] 
*[[Kokoro (Dead or Alive)|Kokoro]] 
*[[La Mariposa (Dead or Alive)|La Mariposa]] 
*[[Leifang]] 
*[[Ryu Hayabusa]] 
*[[Tina Armstrong]] 
*[[Zack (Dead or Alive)|Zack]] 
{{div col end}}
<small>{{note|a|a}} Guest character<br />
{{note|b|b}} Unlockable character<br />
{{note|c|c}} Unplayable in Story Mode<br />
{{note|d|d}} Boss character<br /></small>

===Story===
''Dead or Alive 5'' is set two years after the events of ''[[Dead or Alive 4]]'' and the destruction of the DOATEC corporation's Tri-Tower headquarters. Helena Douglas has undertaken the task of rebuilding DOATEC but wants to use its technology for peaceful ends. Helena Douglas dissolved DOATEC's Biotechnology Division, stopped the Military Division's biological weapons projects Alpha, Epsilon and [[Genra|Omega]], fired all members of [[Victor Donovan]]'s faction, and announced that she intends to hold the fifth Dead or Alive Tournament (DOA5), hosted by Zack, "to show the world the principles and philosophies upholding the new DOATEC."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://teamninja-studio.com/doa5/uk/story.html |title=Dead or Alive 5 Official Site &#124; Story |publisher=Teamninja-studio.com |access-date=2013-08-14 |archive-date=2015-12-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151220174408/http://teamninja-studio.com/doa5/uk/story.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

The game's Story Mode is told in the form of one long sequence, similar to the Chronicle Mode of ''[[Dead or Alive: Dimensions]]'' and presented in "[[hyperlink cinema]] style" for more character and stage interactions.<ref>GameSpot, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Krj4wLtOuVg E3 Stage Shows : Dead or Alive - E3 2012 Stage Demo] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413153836/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Krj4wLtOuVg |date=2016-04-13}}, YouTube, August 7, 2012.</ref> It is not told in chronological order and is instead divided into a series of interconnected chapters following various characters and showing the events from their respective perspectives. There are two main storylines, one telling the story of the fifth tournament, and the other one centered around the hunt for Alpha-152. Characters from the two storylines often interact with each other in minor ways.

==Plot==
Two years after the previous events, [[Bayman]]'s military patrol is ambushed and cut down by a hooded figure of superhuman speed which then dissolves into thin air. Seeking revenge, Bayman meets [[Helena Douglas]] aboard her cruise ship, ''Freedom Survivor'', as he is suspecting DOATEC's involvement, which Helena denies, suggesting it might be rather the work of [[Victor Donovan]]'s breakaway faction. She is also approached by [[Kasumi (Dead or Alive)|Kasumi]], who is looking for information regarding [[Alpha-152]] after the latter's sudden disappearance during the TriTower's destruction. Helena promises her help and arranges a meeting between [[Hayate (Dead or Alive)|Hayate]] and Kasumi, who insists that the pursuit of Alpha is only her fight, rejecting Hayate's offer to aid her. Kasumi then sets out to find more clues about Alpha's whereabouts, going round-the-world while being herself pursued by [[Ayane (Dead or Alive)|Ayane]]. She is also hunted by Bayman, who suspects Kasumi of being the attacker and desires to take her down himself. Helena informs Hayate that she will stop Project Alpha.

Meanwhile, at DOATEC's oil platform, one of the platform's worker named [[Rig (Dead or Alive)|Rig]], is paid a visit by [[Christie (Dead or Alive)|Christie]], who claims to be a woman from his past coming to "test" him, and who is still working for Donovan. Soon, the platform mysteriously comes under helicopter attack, but Rig along with [[Bass Armstrong]], who's also employed there, succeed in putting down the fire. Donovan, his face hidden behind a porcelain mask, is seen plotting the final stage of his Project Alpha: Phase Four. Donovan orders [[Lisa Hamilton (Dead or Alive)|Lisa Hamilton]], who is still working with him on her research, to bring head of DOATEC Japan, [[List of Dead or Alive characters#Miyako|Miyako]], who too is part of their new organization, "MIST", to a secret laboratory located under the rig.

Various characters are shown entering the fifth Dead or Alive tournament, which also takes place at the platform. Each does it usually for their own reasons, often to either see once more or to defeat some other character. They join after being approached by [[Zack (Dead or Alive)|Zack]], who is shown finding, fighting and recruiting them around the world. After [[Tina Armstrong]] decides to return to fighting, her father Bass enters it as well, adopting a ring name of Mr. Strong; eventually, they reunite as a team. While stalking [[Jann Lee]], [[Leifang]] eventually confronts him before the tournament on a train and there is sexual tension between them when the train is thrown off its track and crashes. [[Hitomi (Dead or Alive)|Hitomi]], who still hopes to see [[Ein (Dead or Alive)|Ein]] (Hayate), advances to the quarterfinals, defeating Spanish newcomer, [[Mila (Dead or Alive)|Mila]], and then [[Eliot (Dead or Alive)|Eliot]]. During a break, Hitomi meets Hayate, who wishes her good luck. Jann Lee, who had won constructive matches against Leifang and Mr. Strong, defeats Hitomi, emerging as the winner of the tournament, but not attending the championship award ceremony out of a personal grudge for Rig, whom he lost to in an earlier fight.

In Japan, [[Ryu Hayabusa]] is approached by Hayate and joins him and Ayane. Aboard Freedom Survivor, it is revealed to the Mugen Tenshin ninjas that Helena ultimately destroyed the Tri-Tower to get revenge on Donovan for both the death of her parents during power struggles within the organization and for turning DOATEC into a corrupted, immoral and in-human organization. Helena informs them that the Phase Four will see a mass production of Kasumi clones to sell them to top militaries in the world. Feeling that something is wrong with Kasumi, Hayate orders Ayane to follow her and discover her real intentions. Frustrated with her failure to track down Alpha, Kasumi returns to Helena, demanding to be told the truth, and Helena directs her to the platform. There, Hayate wins the right to follow her from Bayman. Kasumi discovers the lab, with Alpha-152 in it, and appears to destroy her clone. However, she is then attacked and mortally wounded by Hayate and Ayane, and dies in Ryu's arms. This Kasumi is revealed to be merely a clone herself, but Ryu regrets her death anyway. Ryu destroys attacking helicopters (of the kind that attacked the rig earlier), while Hayate is captured in the lab by Rig, who turns out to be working with Donovan. Ryu sends a falcon with a message for the real Kasumi, who has been sheltering with [[List of Dead or Alive characters#Muramasa|Muramasa]] all that time; she immediately joins them up at the platform. In the lab, they defeat Rig, who escapes after saying it was a plan to lure them there. Lisa, dismayed to find out that Project Epsilon has been reactivated, frees Hayate. Alpha-152 then appears, taking forms of not only Kasumi but also of Hayate and Ryu, but Hayate, Ayane, Ryu and ultimately Kasumi, succeed in destroying her along with the lab.

In the epilogue, Kasumi peacefully parts her ways with Hayate and Ayane, as Ryu and Helena watch by, and promises to herself to bring down Donovan for good. In the post-end credits, a conversation between Rig and Donovan (the former revealed to be Donovan's son) is heard. With Rig's success in gathering samples from the fighters, Project Alpha can now move on to Phase Four.

==Development==

===Rumours and announcement===
By January 2010, rumors about the next ''Dead or Alive'' game being developed for the PlayStation 3 had already circulated.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://playstationlifestyle.net/2010/01/07/dead-or-alive-series-alive-and-well-coming-to-ps3/ |title=Dead or Alive Series Alive and Well; Coming to PS3 |publisher=PlayStation LifeStyle |date=2010-01-23 |access-date=2011-08-12 |archive-date=2021-02-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224201626/https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2010/01/07/dead-or-alive-series-alive-and-well-coming-to-ps3/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=JC Fletcher |url=http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/08/rumor-dead-or-alive-5-in-the-works-for-ps3/ |title=Rumor: Dead or Alive 5 in the works for PS3 |publisher=Joystiq |date=2010-01-08 |access-date=2011-08-12 |archive-date=2011-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629194932/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/08/rumor-dead-or-alive-5-in-the-works-for-ps3/ |url-status=live}}</ref> [[GameSpot]] has listed the game as being exhibited by [[Koei Tecmo]] at their booth during the [[Electronic Entertainment Expo 2010|E3 2010]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://e3.gamespot.com/e3-showfloor-map?tag=content_nav%253Bbooths |title=E3 2010 Showfloor Map on GameSpot |publisher=GameSpot |access-date=2010-06-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613001138/http://e3.gamespot.com/e3-showfloor-map?tag=content_nav%253Bbooths |archive-date=2010-06-13}}</ref>

{{quote box|quote=We're revamping and redefining the fighting game; not just ''DoA5'', but also the whole genre. We're calling it 'fighting entertainment.' It follows our style, but puts everything on a much grander scale...both the way the stages behave and how the characters are more fleshed out.<ref>Matt Cabral, [http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/721754/interview-with-yosuke-hayashi-future-of-dead-or-alive-5/ Interview with Yosuke Hayashi: Future of Dead or Alive 5] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140545/http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/721754/interview-with-yosuke-hayashi-future-of-dead-or-alive-5/ |date=2018-06-12}}, G4tv.com, March 14, 2012.</ref>|source=''Dead or Alive 5'' producer Yosuke Hayashi|width=30%|}}

''Dead or Alive 5'' was officially announced in September 2011 at the [[Tokyo Game Show]] on September 14, 2011, for a 2012 release.<ref name="TGS">{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/news/dead-or-alive-5-announced-xbox-36-ps3|title=TGS: Dead or Alive 5 Announced for Xbox 360 and PS3|author=Chris Pereira|publisher=1UP.com|date=2011-09-14|access-date=2011-09-14|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120721075723/http://www.1up.com/news/dead-or-alive-5-announced-xbox-36-ps3|archive-date=2012-07-21}}</ref> The first [[Trailer (promotion)|trailer]] was released in December 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.doaworld.com/forums/index.php?/files/file/10-hayate-vs-ryu-hayabusa-trailer/ |title=Hayate vs Ryu Hayabusa [Trailer&#93; - Dead or Alive World |publisher=Doaworld.com |access-date=2015-09-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118103116/http://www.doaworld.com/forums/index.php?%2Ffiles%2Ffile%2F10-hayate-vs-ryu-hayabusa-trailer%2F |archive-date=2016-01-18}}</ref> Producer Yosuke Hayashi said that the teaser image revealed at the event represents the sensuality that the game is now seeking to portray in a more sophisticated tone.<ref name="eurogamer">{{cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-09-16-dead-or-alive-5-to-push-the-envelope|title=Dead or Alive 5 to "push the envelope|author=Fred Dutton|publisher=Eurogamer|date=2011-09-16|access-date=2011-09-18|archive-date=2021-02-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225182559/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-09-16-dead-or-alive-5-to-push-the-envelope|url-status=live}}</ref> At the time, the game was said to be only "15% complete".<ref>Anoop Gantayat, [http://andriasang.com/comz7z/doa5_15_percent/ Dead or Alive 5 is 15% Complete] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102074339/http://andriasang.com/comz7z/doa5_15_percent/ |date=2019-11-02}}, Andriasang.com, 2011-12-07.</ref> Hayashi said that his team was committed to making the environment more involved in the fighting experience than ever before<ref name="eurogamer" /> and that they took "a lot of inspiration" from [[Naughty Dog]]'s action-adventure game series ''[[Uncharted]]'' for a creation of the more interactive and destructible stages and the dramatic cliffhanger events.<ref>Xbox World 360, [http://www.computerandvideogames.com/377586/interviews/team-ninja-in-dead-or-alive-5-we-took-a-lot-of-inspiration-from-the-uncharted-series/ Team Ninja: "In Dead or Alive 5, we took a lot of inspiration from the Uncharted series..." | Yosuke Hayashi on influences, journalism and next generation consoles] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202200625/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/377586/interviews/team-ninja-in-dead-or-alive-5-we-took-a-lot-of-inspiration-from-the-uncharted-series/ |date=2014-12-02}}, ComputerAndVideoGames.com, 11th November 2012.</ref>

===Production===
The [[game engine]] of ''DOA5'' was built from scratch.<ref>Brian Ashcraft, [http://kotaku.com/5935278/team-ninja-explains-how-it-researched-breast-physics-hands-on Team Ninja Explains How It Researched Breast Physics: “Hands On”] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612163215/http://kotaku.com/5935278/team-ninja-explains-how-it-researched-breast-physics-hands-on |date=2018-06-12}}, Kotaku, August 16, 2012.</ref> To better balance the fighting system, Team Ninja decided to re-examine each of the characters, creating new moves from scratch when needed and carefully refining others. According to Hayashi, the entire project's main concept was a decision to change direction and to focus on the characters' presence instead of on their beauty as in the previous games. They aimed to retain the characters' personalities and characteristics but to make them more lifelike and appealing for the players.<ref name="gr" /> In October 2011, the series' official [[Facebook]] page announced a contest inviting fans to create and submit their own fighting moves, some of which would be used in ''DOA5'' and their creators would have their names displayed in the game's credits.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/deadoralivegame?sk=app_168141456609023 |title=Facebook |publisher=Facebook |access-date=2015-09-18 |archive-date=2021-03-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308084029/https://www.facebook.com/deadoralivegame?sk=app_168141456609023 |url-status=live}}</ref> Regarding an introduction of playable guest characters from the ''Virtua Fighter'' series, the characters' key animations were provided by [[Sega]] and Team Ninja created some more while working to implement them into the ''Dead or Alive'' gameplay system, which uses similar controls but features a different kind of matches.<ref name="gr" /> Hayashi said Team Ninja stayed in "very close" communication with [[Sega AM2]]: "We got their guidance and feedback, we got them to check for everything we were doing with the characters."<ref>[http://www.vg247.com/2012/08/17/dead-or-alive-5-director-wants-more-cameos-ryo-from-shenmue-would-be-ideal/ Dead or Alive 5: Director wants more cameos, ‘Ryo from Shenmue would be ideal’] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121228164455/http://www.vg247.com/2012/08/17/dead-or-alive-5-director-wants-more-cameos-ryo-from-shenmue-would-be-ideal/ |date=2012-12-28}}, VG24/7, Aug 17, 2012.</ref> Hasayshi also said that he aimed to develop a [[Fictional crossovers in video games|crossover game]] in a manner similar to ''[[Street Fighter X Tekken]]'', and that he chose ''Virtua Fighter'' because it was "the father of [[3D computer graphics|3D]] gaming", and also the first 3D game that he played and the [[Intellectual property|IP]] he personally respects most.<ref name="edge">Nathan Brown, [http://www.edge-online.com/news/hayashi-keen-dead-or-alive-crossover/ Hayashi keen on Dead Or Alive crossover] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920000339/http://www.edge-online.com/news/hayashi-keen-dead-or-alive-crossover/ |date=2012-09-20}}, Edge Online, February 14, 2012.</ref>

{{quote box|quote=One of the things that I learned was the power of having a series behind you, and what it means to be part of a series. There are existing fans out there, and you have to think about the people who have supported the series for so long, and you want to make sure that the game that you make appeals to them first, and satisfies those fans first.<ref name="gamasutra" />|source=''Dead or Alive 5'' director Yohei Shimbori|width=30%|}}

Early on, Hayashi said they attempted to move on from relying just on sex and violence:<ref>[http://www.siliconera.com/2012/02/14/team-ninja-trying-to-focus-on-realistic-women-with-dead-or-alive-5/ Team Ninja Trying To Focus On Realistic Women With Dead or Alive 5] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121223115829/http://www.siliconera.com/2012/02/14/team-ninja-trying-to-focus-on-realistic-women-with-dead-or-alive-5/ |date=2012-12-23}}, Siliconera, February 14, 2012.</ref> "We’re trying to focus on the real women that surround us; the voice of a female, the mannerisms. We are being realistic about it. We want to show something that’s more high class, that adult males of our generation could look at a woman [character] and be impressed with her as a woman, not just as a [[pin-up]],"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vg247.com/dead-or-alive-5s-women-to-be-more-realistic-high-class|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226080915/https://www.vg247.com/dead-or-alive-5s-women-to-be-more-realistic-high-class|url-status=live|archive-date=2022-12-26 |title=Dead or Alive 5's women to be more "realistic", "high class"|author=Brenna Hillier|publisher=vg247.com |date= Feb 15, 2012|access-date=}}</ref> as opposed to the previous concept of just "make her breasts big and just make them jiggle."<ref name="edge" /> ''Dead or Alive 5''{{'}}s overseas producer Peter Garza said the game's revised aesthetic direction: "''Dead or Alive'' is known for its sexiness and high-kicking characters and certain aspects of the physics engine... Those are definitely going to be in ''Dead or Alive 5'' - it's part of the series, it's part of its history and it's part of why people like it. But we're trying to take a bit more of a mature take on it."<ref name="gr">Matt Cundy, [http://www.gamesradar.com/dead-or-alive-5-check-out-redesigned-and-more-mature-kasumi-bikini/ Dead or Alive 5: Check out the redesigned and more mature Kasumi (in a bikini)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225053243/https://www.gamesradar.com/dead-or-alive-5-check-out-redesigned-and-more-mature-kasumi-bikini/ |date=2021-02-25}}, GamesRadar, August 29, 2012.</ref> After the release, the game's director Yohei Shimbori said they were originally "getting feedback from the overseas offices to tone down the sexuality -- to tone down the sexiness of the game, and of the characters." However, the team then changed their decision due to negative feedback from fans, who were playing the alpha demo version who demanded bigger breasts. Shimbori said: "That was kind of surprising. There's definitely still room for having sexualized aspects," adding that he "really tries" to take fan feedback into account and to keep an open mind.<ref name="gamasutra">Christian Nutt, [https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/team-ninja-learns-to-fear-its-fans Team Ninja learns to fear its fans], Gamasutra, September 26, 2012.</ref><ref name="vg">{{cite web |last=Hillier |first=Brenna |url=http://www.vg247.com/2012/09/28/dead-or-alive-5-fans-demanded-ridiculous-breasts/ |title=Dead or Alive 5 fans demanded ridiculous breasts |publisher=VG247 |date=2012-09-28 |access-date=2015-09-18 |archive-date=2021-02-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225050820/https://www.vg247.com/2012/09/28/dead-or-alive-5-fans-demanded-ridiculous-breasts/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Hayashi himself made a 180 turn from his previous position. Asked "what would you say to those people who think that the [[bikini]]-clad babes in ''DOA5'' are [[sexism|sexist]]," he said their goal was to create "the cutest chicks in video games" and so they made a lot of effort to develop an advanced breast physics model that works differently with various types of clothing.<ref name=psu>PSU Staff, [http://www.psu.com/a016587/Team-Ninja-goes-hands-on-with-breasts-to-create-the-cutest-chicks-in-videogames Team Ninja goes hands-on with breasts to create 'the cutest chicks in videogames'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140805100527/http://www.psu.com/a016587/Team-Ninja-goes-hands-on-with-breasts-to-create-the-cutest-chicks-in-videogames |date=2014-08-05}}, PlayStation Universe, August 15th, 2012.</ref> Their product received the [[Entertainment Software Rating Board|ESRB]] rating of Mature 17+ (Partial Nudity, Sexual Themes, Violence).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.esrb.org/ratings/synopsis.jsp?Certificate=32465|title=Dead or Alive 5|work=Rating Information|publisher=Entertainment Software Rating Board|access-date=1 February 2013}}</ref>

===Promotion===
In February 2012, Team Ninja hosted a series of press events in various locations across the world, showcasing the alpha demo of the game. Further screenshots have confirmed Hitomi and Ayane to be playable,<ref>Dale North, [http://www.destructoid.com/the-girls-of-dead-or-alive-5-ayane-and-hitomi-217470.phtml The girls of Dead or Alive 5: Ayane and Hitomi] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305082503/http://www.destructoid.com/the-girls-of-dead-or-alive-5-ayane-and-hitomi-217470.phtml |date=2016-03-05}}, Destructoid, 12.08.2011</ref> while Kasumi was featured in a promotional poster.<ref>[http://www.gamepro.com/article/news/222930/first-promo-image-of-dead-or-alive-5-features-hot-sweaty-kasumi/ First Promo Image of Dead or Alive 5 Features Hot, Sweaty Kasumi] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111204011140/http://www.gamepro.com/article/news/222930/first-promo-image-of-dead-or-alive-5-features-hot-sweaty-kasumi/ |date=2011-12-04}}, GamePro, September 14, 2011.</ref> A trailer unveiled at the [[Game Developers Conference]] in March 2012 revealed that the game would include ''Virtua Fighter''{{'}}s Akira Yuki.<ref>Richard Mitchell, [http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/05/virtua-fighters-akira-playable-in-dead-or-alive-5/ Virtua Fighter's Akira playable in Dead or Alive 5] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307115846/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/05/virtua-fighters-akira-playable-in-dead-or-alive-5/ |date=2012-03-07}}, Joystiq, March 5th 2012.</ref> In May 2012, Koei Tecmo attended [[London MCM Expo]], showcasing a playable demo version of the game. ''Dead or Alive 5'' tournament was also held on the GameSpot stage.<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/news/mcm-expo-saturday-stage-show-may-2012-6379010 MCM Expo Saturday Stage Show May 2012], GameSpot.com, May 30, 2012.</ref> In June, KT attended the [[Electronic Entertainment Expo 2012|E3 2012]], where the live-streamed [[IGN Pro League]] ''Dead or Alive 5'' championship was held with a new beta demo version of the game.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://doa.ign.com/ |title=Dead or Alive 5 - Xbox 360 - IPL |publisher=Doa.ign.com |date=2012-04-26 |access-date=2013-08-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402155146/http://doa.ign.com/ |archive-date=2013-04-02}}</ref> A trailer for the event revealed another ''Virtua Fighter'' guest character, Sarah Bryant.<ref>David Hinkle, [http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/05/dead-or-alive-5-enters-the-retail-arena-on-september-25/ Dead or Alive 5 enters the retail arena on September 25] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120809020111/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/05/dead-or-alive-5-enters-the-retail-arena-on-september-25/ |date=2012-08-09}}, Joystiq, June 5th 2012.</ref> June saw the emergence of a new trailer confirming the addition of a brand new character to the series, Rig.<ref>Jason Andrews, [http://www.thisisxbox.com/360/dead-or-alive-5-rig-and-bass-trailer/ Dead or Alive 5 – Rig and Bass Trailer] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120630033855/http://www.thisisxbox.com/360/dead-or-alive-5-rig-and-bass-trailer/ |date=2012-06-30}}, ThisisXbox.com.</ref> In July, KT's official [[YouTube]] channel MyKOEITV released a trailer showcasing tag team gameplay and showing a female fighter wearing a [[luchadora]] mask, later revealed to be La Mariposa.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeWPv3vhlLk DEAD OR ALIVE 5 - TAG TEAM ACTION TRAILER] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150902094513/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeWPv3vhlLk |date=2015-09-02}}, by MyKOEITV on YouTube.</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez2lRfJnnI0 Dead or Alive 5 Jann Lee vs La Mariposa HD] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625013728/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez2lRfJnnI0 |date=2016-06-25}} by OfficialTGAvideos on YouTube.</ref> The "Official Declaration" trailer released in August confirmed the return of Alpha-152.<ref>[http://www.complex.com/video-games/2012/08/dead-or-alive-5-releases-opening-declaration-trailer "Dead or Alive 5" Releases Opening Declaration Trailer], Complex.com, August 26, 2012.</ref> In September, two weeks before the game's release, KT announced another brand new character to join the roster, a female [[vale tudo]] and [[kickboxing]] artist named Mila, while ''Virtua Fighter''{{'}}s Pai Chan was also revealed to make an appearance.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vg247.com/2012/09/12/dead-or-alive-5-pai-chan-and-gen-fu-announced-via-famitsu |title=Dead or Alive 5 – Pai Chan and Gen Fu announced via Famitsu |publisher=VG24/7 |date=September 12, 2012 |access-date=September 15, 2012 |archive-date=September 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915232537/http://www.vg247.com/2012/09/12/dead-or-alive-5-pai-chan-and-gen-fu-announced-via-famitsu/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The game's launch trailer was released on September 19.<ref name=lt>{{cite web |url=http://www.complex.com/video-games/2012/09/dead-or-alive-5-gets-a-shiny-launch-trailer |title="Dead or Alive 5" Gets a Shiny Launch Trailer |publisher=Complex |date=2012-09-19 |access-date=2013-08-14 |archive-date=2012-11-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104233120/http://www.complex.com/video-games/2012/09/dead-or-alive-5-gets-a-shiny-launch-trailer |url-status=live}}</ref> {{clear}}

==Release==
''Dead or Alive 5'' was first released in North America on September 25, 2012, followed by other parts of the world within a week. A day 1 [[Patch (computing)|patch]] addressed numerous issues with the game, including balance tweaks to most characters and some minor improvements to the online mode.<ref>[http://shoryuken.com/2012/09/25/dead-or-alive-5-day-1-patch-features-balance-tweaks-and-online-mode-improvements/ Dead or Alive 5 – Day 1 Patch Features Balance Tweaks and Online Mode Improvements] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121128203753/http://shoryuken.com/2012/09/25/dead-or-alive-5-day-1-patch-features-balance-tweaks-and-online-mode-improvements/ |date=2012-11-28}}, Shoryuken, September 25th, 2012.</ref>

On December 1, it was announced that an "expanding patch" is planned to be released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions in early 2013<ref name=plus>David Scammell, [http://www.videogamer.com/psvita/dead_or_alive_5_plus/news/dead_or_alive_5_plus_announced_for_playstation_vita.html Dead or Alive 5 Plus announced for PlayStation Vita] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109234823/http://www.videogamer.com/psvita/dead_or_alive_5_plus/news/dead_or_alive_5_plus_announced_for_playstation_vita.html |date=2013-11-09}}, VideoGamer.com, 03/12/2012.</ref> and also that IPL is going to hold the official ''Dead or Alive 5'' competition in 2013.<ref name="vita2">Colin Moriarty, [http://uk.ign.com/articles/2012/12/02/dead-or-alive-5-coming-to-playstation-vita Dead or Alive 5 Coming to PlayStation Vita], IGN, December 1, 2012.</ref> Team Ninja said the patch will aim to carefully rebalance the game: "Rather than kill personality to make everyone the same, we’ll strengthen the weak characters to make a fair fight."<ref>Mike Harradence, [http://www.psu.com/a017439/Team-Ninja-to-rebalance-Dead-or-Alive-5 Team Ninja to rebalance Dead or Alive 5] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121204160307/http://www.psu.com/a017439/Team-Ninja-to-rebalance-Dead-or-Alive-5 |date=2012-12-04}}, PlayStation Universe, November 1st, 2012.</ref> The team also invited customers to send constructive criticism and suggestions about balancing to them via [[Twitter]].<ref>[http://shoryuken.com/2012/10/31/team-ninja-clarifies-direction-for-future-dead-or-alive-5-balancing/ Team NINJA Clarifies Direction for Future Dead or Alive 5 Balancing] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121126143952/http://shoryuken.com/2012/10/31/team-ninja-clarifies-direction-for-future-dead-or-alive-5-balancing/ |date=2012-11-26}}, Shoryuken, October 31st, 2012.</ref>

=== ''Dead or Alive 5+'' ===
''Dead or Alive 5 Plus'' was revealed on December 1, 2012.<ref name="vita2"/><ref name="plus2">David Scammell, [http://www.videogamer.com/psvita/dead_or_alive_5_plus/news/dead_or_alive_5_plus_announced_for_playstation_vita.html Dead or Alive 5 Plus announced for PlayStation Vita], VideoGamer.com, 03/12/2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.siliconera.com/2012/12/06/dead-or-alive-5-plus-headed-to-u-s-in-q1-2013-screenshots-inside/ Dead or Alive 5 Plus Headed To U.S. In Q1 2013], Siliconera, December 6, 2012.</ref> The [[Game demo|demo version]] of ''DOA5+'' was made available on March 19, 2013,<ref>[http://teamninja-studio.com/doa5/plus/us/trial.html DEAD OR ALIVE 5 PLUS Official Site | DEMO]</ref> the day of the game's release in North America.

The Collector's Edition of ''Dead or Alive 5 Plus'' in Japan includes download codes for 12 bonus "sexy costumes", a Vita cover, ''Dead or Alive 5 Soundtrack Volume 2'', and a code to download the "extreme private [[Gravure idol#Gravure idols|gravure]] movie".<ref>[http://www.siliconera.com/2012/12/20/dead-or-alive-5-plus-will-have-paradise-costumes-dlc-and-a-private-movie/ Dead Or Alive 5 Plus Will Have Paradise Costumes DLC And A "Private Movie"], Siliconera, December 20, 2012.</ref> The ''Dead or Alive 5 Cross Play Pack'' includes copies of the game for both the Vita and PS3, along with "sexy costumes for Kasumi, Ayane and Tina, [[cheerleader]] costumes for Kasumi, Ayane and Tina, codes for the "Premium Sexy Costume" and "Paradise Sexy Costume" packs, and a code for the "extreme private gravure movie".<ref name="cross">{{cite web |title=Dead Or Alive 5 Cross Play Pack Includes Vita & PS3 Games Plus Lots Of Costumes |date=January 11, 2013 |url=http://www.siliconera.com/2013/01/11/dead-or-alive-5-cross-play-pack-includes-vita-ps3-games-plus-lots-of-costumes/ |accessdate=11 September 2016 |publisher=SiliconEra}}</ref> The "costume & video set" was also made available as a paid [[downloadable content]] in limited time offer during April–May 2013.<ref>[http://teamninja-studio.com/doa5/us/dlc.html Costume & video set PS Vita (4.16.2013 - 5.13.2013)]</ref>

===Marketing and merchandise===
A [[game demo]] of ''Dead or Alive 5'' was released with ''[[Ninja Gaiden 3]]'' in March 2012, featuring four playable characters. The Xbox 360 version of the demo allows the use of Hayabusa and Hitomi, while the PlayStation 3 version makes Hayate and Ayane playable.<ref>[http://shoryuken.com/2011/12/14/ninja-gaiden-3-to-include-exclusive-doa5-demo/ Ninja Gaiden 3 to Include Exclusive DOA5 Demo] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061559/http://shoryuken.com/2011/12/14/ninja-gaiden-3-to-include-exclusive-doa5-demo/ |date=2016-03-04}}, Shoryuken, December 14th, 2011.</ref> The collector's edition of ''Ninja Gaiden 3'' makes all four characters playable.<ref>Jordan Mallory, [http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/12/heres-the-ninja-gaiden-3-collectors-edition-with-bonus-screen/ Here's the Ninja Gaiden 3 collector's edition (with bonus screenshots)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201053908/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/12/heres-the-ninja-gaiden-3-collectors-edition-with-bonus-screen/ |date=2015-02-01}}, Joystiq, Jan 12th 2012.</ref>

Tecmo Koei collaborated with several retail outlets on pre-order bonuses available through several store chains throughout the world. Bonuses included in-game bunny-style swimsuits for Kasumi, Leifang and Hitomi from [[GameStop]], the in-game "DOA Devils" black swimsuits for Christie, Tina and Ayane from [[Amazon.com|Amazon]], and a Kasumi-themed [[iPhone 4]] case from ShopTo.<ref>Scott Emsen, [http://zomgplay.com/2012/08/01/tecmo-koei-reveals-iphone-case-as-dead-or-alive-5-pre-order-bonus-at-shopto/ Tecmo Koei Reveals iPhone Case as Dead or Alive 5 Pre-Order Bonus at Shopto] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101061439/http://zomgplay.com/2012/08/01/tecmo-koei-reveals-iphone-case-as-dead-or-alive-5-pre-order-bonus-at-shopto/ |date=2012-11-01}}, ZOMGPlay.com, August 1, 2012.</ref> The ''Dead or Alive 5 Collectors Edition'', available from various retailers in North America and Europe, includes a metal case, a hardcover [[art book]], a [[soundtrack]] CD, a poster of the game's characters and a "Premium Sexy Costume" for each of 12 female characters that gives one swimsuit per character.<ref>Andrew Goldfarb, [http://uk.ign.com/articles/2012/06/25/dead-or-alive-5-collectors-edition-revealed Dead or Alive 5 Collector’s Edition Revealed] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030135845/http://uk.ign.com/articles/2012/06/25/dead-or-alive-5-collectors-edition-revealed |date=2012-10-30}}, IGN, June 25, 2012.</ref><ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120703035537/http://www.tecmokoei-europe.com/news/?id=38228 TKE UNVEILS PRE-ORDER AND COLLECTOR'S EDITION]}}, Tecmo Koei Europe.</ref>

Stand-alone merchandise for the game include official guides by Koei Tecmo<ref name="ag">{{cite web |url=http://www.arcade-gear.com/Games/Dead_or_Alive_5/Dead_or_Alive_5.htm |title=Dead or Alive 5 |publisher=Arcade Gear |access-date=2013-12-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130817120844/http://arcade-gear.com/Games/Dead_or_Alive_5/Dead_or_Alive_5.htm |archive-date=2013-08-17}}</ref> and [[Prima Games]],<ref>[http://www.doaworld.com/forums/index.php?/page/index.html/_/doa-news/doa5-prima-official-game-guide-paperback-r252 DOA5: Prima Official Game Guide] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224114305/http://www.doaworld.com/forums/index.php?%2Fpage%2Findex.html%2F_%2Fdoa-news%2Fdoa5-prima-official-game-guide-paperback-r252 |date=2013-12-24}}, Dead or Alive World, July 2, 2012.</ref> an [[arcade stick]] by Hori decorated with a graphic of Ayane and Kasumi (bundled with limited versions for both the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360),<ref name="ag" /><ref>[http://www.play-asia.com/Dead_Alive_5_Stick_for_PS3/paOS-13-71-zl-49-en-70-5251.html Buy Dead or Alive 5 Stick for PS3] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006093348/http://www.play-asia.com/Dead_Alive_5_Stick_for_PS3/paOS-13-71-zl-49-en-70-5251.html |date=2014-10-06}}, Play-Asia.com.</ref><ref>[http://www.play-asia.com/Dead_Alive_5_Stick_for_Xbox360/paOS-13-71-dd-49-en-70-5253.html Buy Dead or Alive 5 Stick for Xbox360] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006111140/http://www.play-asia.com/Dead_Alive_5_Stick_for_Xbox360/paOS-13-71-dd-49-en-70-5253.html |date=2014-10-06}}, Play-Asia.com.</ref> and a clothing line by Tecmo Koei and Insert Coin (including a hoodie based on one of Hitomi's costumes in the game).<ref>[http://www.insertcoinclothing.com/blog/2012/07/new-designs-wanted-dead-or-alive/ NEW DESIGNS – WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE!] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928031933/http://www.insertcoinclothing.com/blog/2012/07/new-designs-wanted-dead-or-alive/ |date=2012-09-28}}, Insert Coin Clothing, 23/07/2012.</ref> Other, later released merchandise included 3D mousepads featuring Ayane, Hitomi or Kasumi,<ref>[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-10-20/dead-or-alive-5-gets-3d-mousepads Dead or Alive 5 Gets 3D Mousepads] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118103116/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2012-10-20/dead-or-alive-5-gets-3d-mousepads |date=2016-01-18}}, Anime News Network, 2012-10-20</ref> and [[dakimakura]] pillow cases featuring Ayane, Kasumi, Hitomi, Kokoro or Leifang.<ref>Jenni Lada, [http://www.technologytell.com/gaming/104171/dead-or-alive-5-pillow-cases-coming-to-japan/ Dead or Alive 5 pillow cases coming to Japan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118103116/http://www.technologytell.com/gaming/104171/dead-or-alive-5-pillow-cases-coming-to-japan/ |date=2016-01-18}}, GamerTell, December 11, 2012</ref>

===Downloadable content===
The first downloadable content, Costume Packs Round 1, was released on October 2, providing new outfits for several of the characters and available for free. The first purchasable DLC, Costume Packs Round 2 (featuring costume sets "Kitty Pack", "What a Character" and "Special Set"), was released two weeks later, available either sold separately or through "Full Set" containing all three at a reduced price. It was followed by Costume Packs Round 3 (with costume sets "Gym Class", "Uniform" and "Special Set 2"), released at the end of October, and Costume Packs Round 4 (with costume sets "Angels", "Devils" and "DOATEC Divas", some of them previously made available as preorder bonuses for the disc version) and Player's Swimwear Pack (also with three sub-packs and previously included in the ''Collector's Edition''), released in mid-November, all of them also with a price discount for choosing a "Full Set" version. Two more costume packs were announced to follow up later in 2012 (in late November and December).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://teamninja-studio.com/doa5/us/dlc.html |title=Dead or Alive 5 Official Site &#124; Downloadable Content |publisher=Teamninja-studio.com |access-date=2013-08-14 |archive-date=2013-08-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828025355/http://teamninja-studio.com/doa5/us/dlc.html |url-status=live}}</ref> More downloadable content, including "Hotties Swimwear" and "Zack Island stage" was released in February 2013, along with a major patch for the game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2013/02/03/dead-or-alive-5-ver-1-03-patch-delayed-to-february/|title=Dead or Alive 5 Ver. 1.03 Patch Delayed To February|publisher=Siliconera|author=Ishaan|date=3 February 2013|access-date=11 September 2016|archive-date=18 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118103115/http://www.siliconera.com/2013/02/03/dead-or-alive-5-ver-1-03-patch-delayed-to-february/|url-status=live}}</ref> {{Clear}}

==Reception==

===Pre-release===
Prior to release, professional gamer [[Kayane]] declared ''Dead or Alive 5'' the most beautiful fighting game she had ever seen.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kayane.fr/2012/06/13/kayanes-journey-in-us-1-e3-with-ign-pro-league-and-my-dead-or-alive-experience/ |title=Kayane: le Pro Gaming au féminin &#124; Kayane's journey in US #1 : E3 with IGN Pro league and my Dead Or Alive experience ! |publisher=Kayane.fr |date=2012-06-13 |access-date=2013-10-05 |archive-date=2019-12-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191202195805/https://kayane.fr/2012/06/13/kayanes-journey-in-us-1-e3-with-ign-pro-league-and-my-dead-or-alive-experience/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> In a positive preview, ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'' stated, "the resurgence and appreciation for [fighting games] has only happened recently with [[Reboot (fiction)|reboot]]s or re-imaginings of cherished titles, and ''DOA5'' is one of these reboots. More accurately, ''DOA5'' is a rebirth."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.egmnow.com/electricsistahood/the-rebirth-of-doa-dead-or-alive-5/ |title=The Rebirth of DOA: Dead or Alive 5 |publisher=EGMNOW |access-date=2013-08-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130719095646/http://www.egmnow.com/electricsistahood/the-rebirth-of-doa-dead-or-alive-5/ |archive-date=2013-07-19}}</ref> ''[[X-One|X360]]'' ranked ''Dead or Alive 5'' as the third most sexy game coming over in 2012.<ref>Gavin Mackenzie, [http://www.x360magazine.com/features/top-10-sexiest-games-coming-over-2012/ Top 10 sexiest games coming over 2012] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013073645/http://www.x360magazine.com/features/top-10-sexiest-games-coming-over-2012/ |date=2013-10-13}}, ''X360''.</ref>

===Reviews===
{{Video game reviews
| MC = (X360) 76/100<ref name="MCX360">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/dead-or-alive-5/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-360 |title=Dead or Alive 5 for Xbox 360 Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=2012-12-07 |archive-date=2010-10-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006035230/http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/dead-or-alive-5 |url-status=live}}</ref><br />(PS3) 74/100<ref name="MCPS3">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/dead-or-alive-5/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-3 |title=Dead or Alive 5 for PlayStation 3 Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=2012-12-07 |archive-date=2012-05-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516102358/http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/dead-or-alive-5 |url-status=live}}</ref><br />(Vita) 80/100<ref name="MCVITA" />
| 1UP = C+<ref name="1UP">{{cite web |title=Dead or Alive 5 Review: A Step Closer to Maturation |author=Neidel Crisan |url=http://www.1up.com/reviews/dead-alive-5-review-maturation |date=October 2, 2012  |website=[[1Up.com]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009095553/http://www.1up.com/reviews/dead-alive-5-review-maturation |archive-date=October 9, 2012 |access-date=July 17, 2023}}</ref>
| CVG = 8.1/10<ref name="CVG">Andy Hartup, [http://www.computerandvideogames.com/366992/reviews/dead-or-alive-5-review-slick-brutal-and-bouncy-but-unambitious-review/ Dead or Alive 5 review: Slick, brutal and bouncy - but unambitious] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202124811/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/366992/reviews/dead-or-alive-5-review-slick-brutal-and-bouncy-but-unambitious-review/ |date=2014-12-02}}, CVG, 25th September 2012.</ref>
| Destruct = 8.5/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.destructoid.com/review-dead-or-alive-5-235571.phtml |title=Review: Dead or Alive 5 |publisher=Destructoid.com |access-date=2015-09-18 |archive-date=2021-02-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225052119/https://www.destructoid.com/review-dead-or-alive-5-235571.phtml |url-status=live}}</ref>
| Edge = 6/10<ref name="Edge">[http://www.edge-online.com/review/dead-or-alive-5-review/ Dead Or Alive 5 review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106075735/http://www.edge-online.com/review/dead-or-alive-5-review/ |date=2013-11-06}}, ''Edge'', September 25, 2012.</ref>
| EGM = 9/10 <small>(Sweden)</small><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eurogamer.se/articles/2012-10-16-recension-dead-or-alive-5?page=3 |title=Recension: Dead or Alive 5 • Sida 3 • |publisher=Eurogamer.se |date=2012-10-16 |access-date=2015-09-18 |archive-date=2016-01-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160118103116/http://www.eurogamer.se/articles/2012-10-16-recension-dead-or-alive-5?page=3 |url-status=dead}}</ref><br /> 7.5/10 <small>(UK)</small><ref>McKinley Noble, [http://www.egmnow.com/articles/reviews/egm-review-dead-or-alive-5/ EGM Review: Dead or Alive 5] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313092443/http://www.egmnow.com/articles/reviews/egm-review-dead-or-alive-5/ |date=2018-03-13}}, EGMNOW, September 25, 2012.</ref>
| EuroG = 7/10<ref name="EuroG">{{cite web |author=Matt Edwards |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-09-25-dead-or-alive-5-review |title=Dead or Alive 5 Review |publisher=Eurogamer |date=2012-09-25 |access-date=2012-09-25 |archive-date=2021-03-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210301190846/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-09-25-dead-or-alive-5-review |url-status=live}}</ref>
| Fam = 36/40<ref name="Fam">{{cite web |author=Damian Antony Seeto |url=http://www.justpushstart.com/2012/09/famitsu-magazine-reveals-first-dead-or-alive-5-review/ |title=Famitsu Magazine Reveals First Dead or Alive 5 Review |publisher=Justpushstart.com |date=2012-09-21 |access-date=2012-09-21 |archive-date=2021-02-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224170214/https://www.justpushstart.com/2012/09/famitsu-magazine-reveals-first-dead-or-alive-5-review/ |url-status=usurped}}</ref>
| G4 = 3.5/5<ref name="G4">{{cite web|url=http://www.g4tv.com/games/xbox-360/43344/dead-or-alive-5/review/|title=Dead or Alive 5 Review for Xbox 360|publisher=[[G4 (U.S. TV channel)|G4]]|first=Sophie|last=Prell|date=2012-09-26|access-date=2012-09-26|archive-date=2018-03-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313092328/http://www.g4tv.com/games/xbox-360/43344/dead-or-alive-5/review/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| GI = 6/10<ref name="GI">{{cite web |author=Dan Ryckert |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/dead_or_alive_5/b/ps3/archive/2012/09/25/review.aspx |title=Dead or Alive 5 Review |publisher=Game Informer |date=2012-09-25 |access-date=2012-09-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929012810/http://www.gameinformer.com/games/dead_or_alive_5/b/ps3/archive/2012/09/25/review.aspx |archive-date=2012-09-29 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| GRadar = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="GRadar">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamesradar.com/dead-or-alive-5-review/ |title=Dead or Alive 5 Review |date=25 September 2012 |publisher=GamesRadar |access-date=2012-09-25 |archive-date=2021-02-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225103030/https://www.gamesradar.com/dead-or-alive-5-review/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
| GSpot = 7.5/10<ref name="GSpot">{{cite web|author=Maxwell McGee|url=http://www.gamespot.com/dead-or-alive-5/reviews/dead-or-alive-5-review-6397078/|title=Dead or Alive 5 Review|publisher=GameSpot|date=2012-09-25|access-date=2012-09-25|archive-date=2019-12-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191201191722/https://www.gamespot.com/dead-or-alive-5/reviews/dead-or-alive-5-review-6397078/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| GT = 7.9/10<ref>{{cite web|author=GameTrailers|url=http://www.gametrailers.com/reviews/esw0c0/dead-or-alive-5-review|title=Dead or Alive 5|publisher=GameTrailers|date=2012-09-27|access-date=2012-09-27|archive-date=2014-07-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726205649/http://www.gametrailers.com/reviews/esw0c0/dead-or-alive-5-review|url-status=live}}</ref>
| GTM = 7/10<ref name="GTM">[http://www.gamestm.co.uk/reviews/dead-or-alive-5-review/ Dead Or Alive 5 review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024002353/http://www.gamestm.co.uk/reviews/dead-or-alive-5-review/ |date=2018-10-24}}, ''gamesTM'', 26 September 2012</ref>
| IGN = 8.8/10<ref name="IGN">{{cite web |author=Vincent Ingenito |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/09/25/dead-or-alive-5-review |title=Dead or Alive 5 Review |publisher=IGN |date=2012-09-25 |access-date=2012-09-25 |archive-date=2021-02-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226145529/https://www.ign.com/articles/2012/09/25/dead-or-alive-5-review |url-status=live}}</ref>
| Joystiq = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=joy />
| OXM = 8/10<ref>Heidi Kemps, [http://www.oxmonline.com/dead-or-alive-5-review Dead or Alive 5 review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922121522/http://www.oxmonline.com/dead-or-alive-5-review |date=2013-09-22}}, ''Official Xbox Magazine'', 09/25/2012</ref>
| award1Pub = [[Destructoid]]
| award1 = Gamescom: Best of Fighters<ref name="destr" />
| award2Pub = [[Igromania]]
| award2 = Fighting Game of the Year<ref name="igrom" />
}}

The full version of ''Dead or Alive 5'' was met with a generally positive critical response.<ref>Tamoor Hussain, [http://www.computerandvideogames.com/369973/dead-or-alive-5-review-round-up-tecmos-fighter-is-still-alive/ Dead or Alive 5 review-round up: Tecmo's fighter is still alive] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213150801/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/369973/dead-or-alive-5-review-round-up-tecmos-fighter-is-still-alive/ |date=2014-12-13}}, CVG, 25th September 2012.</ref> Reviewers typically praised the game's graphics and animation, as well as the spectacularity of the fights and their deeper gameplay mechanics. However, several reviews criticized the story mode and aspects of its online features. Some of the reviewers also expressed disappointment with what they thought was Team Ninja's failure to innovate enough as compared to previous titles in the series and the other new games in the genre.

''[[Famitsu]]'' was the first publication to review the game, giving it a score of 36/40 (rated 9/10 by all four reviewers).<ref name="Fam" /> ''[[IGN]]''{{'}}s Vincent Ingenito described ''Dead or Alive 5'' as a "formidable, enormously entertaining fighter" and the deepest game in the ''Dead or Alive'' series, praising the new gameplay mechanics, "gorgeous" and "stunning" visuals, "memorable and lovingly crafted" interactive stages, "insanely deep" practice mode as well as online features, and calling it "without any question, the best entry in the series."<ref name="IGN" /> According to ''[[GamesRadar]]''{{'}}s Giancarlo Saldana, ''Dead or Alive 5'' features "better than ever" graphics and its improved fighting system "is another step in the right direction," and while "the game’s story mode leaves much to be desired," ''Dead or Alive 5''{{'}}s "new fighting mechanics and flashy stage effects turn battles into an entertaining, over-the-top experience."<ref name="GRadar" /> ''[[Joystiq]]''{{'}}s Ludwig Kietzmann called ''Dead or Alive 5'' a "success as an energetic revitalization of the series."<ref name=joy>Ludwig Kietzmann, [http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/27/dead-or-alive-5-review/ Dead or Alive 5 review: Begrudge match] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204024859/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/27/dead-or-alive-5-review/ |date=2015-02-04}}, Joystiq, Sep 27th 2012.</ref> ''[[Kotaku]]''{{'}}s Mike Fahey wrote that "while ''Dead or Alive 5'' is far from a complete overhaul of the series, it charges into the fighting game scene with all the spirit of a completely new game."<ref>Mike Fahey, [http://kotaku.com/5946157/dead-or-alive-5-the-kotaku-review Dead or Alive 5: The Kotaku Reviev] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181108114908/http://kotaku.com/5946157/dead-or-alive-5-the-kotaku-review |date=2018-11-08}}, Kotaku, September 25, 2012.</ref> Ernest Lin of PlayStation Universe stated that the "stages are the most awe-inducing spectacles ever seen in a fighting game" and "despite its shortcomings, ''DOA5'' is the best ''Dead or Alive'' period."<ref>Ernest Lin, [http://www.psu.com/a017082/Dead-or-Alive-5-Review Dead or Alive 5 Review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131221063958/http://www.psu.com/a017082/Dead-or-Alive-5-Review |date=2013-12-21}}, PSU.com, September 26th, 2012.</ref>

''[[GameSpot]]''{{'}}s Maxwell McGee applauded ''Dead or Alive 5'' for its gameplay system, "impressive" graphics and "outstanding reality" in regards to characters and environments, and did not mind the plot — stating it to be "entertaining in its ridiculousness" — but criticized the game's practice mode and some online features, overall calling it "a dynamic fighter that can be enjoyed by players of all skill types."<ref name="GSpot" /> Andy Hartup of ''[[Computer and Video Games]]'' called the training modes "absolutely superb", but criticized the game for its "bizarre" story mode and because it "[lacked] the complexity of ''[[Street Fighter]]''," summarizing that although ''DOA5'' "isn't perfect", it is "cracking fun, a fighter that's great to watch and feels even better to play."<ref name="CVG" /> ''[[Destructoid]]''{{'}}s Ian Bonds called it "a delicious surprise" that is "fun without being frustrating, the all-around fighter for everyone. Even the ones who won't admit to enjoying the T&A."<ref>{{cite web |author=Ian Bonds |url=http://www.destructoid.com/review-dead-or-alive-5-235571.phtml |title=Dead or Alive 5 Review |publisher=Destructoid |date=2012-09-25 |access-date=2012-09-25 |archive-date=2021-02-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225052119/https://www.destructoid.com/review-dead-or-alive-5-235571.phtml |url-status=live}}</ref>

However, Dan Ryckert of ''[[Game Informer]]'' was much more critical of the elements like the game's story and online play system, and especially the series' perceived lack of substantial progress in some areas such as character customization, stating that this "decent fighter" is years behind the competition and Team Ninja is "showing its age."<ref name="GI" /> ''[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]]'' described it as "mostly business as usual" with "tweaks to the formula and aesthetic, but nothing too sacrilegious or enticing."<ref name="Edge" /> [[G4 (U.S. TV channel)|G4TV]]'s Sophie Prell called it merely a "refinement and re-balancing of ''Dead or Alive 4''," adding that the game is "the most welcoming to newcomers" while "hardcore fans" of fighting games might need to keep their "expectations in check".<ref name="G4" /> According to Matt Edwards of ''[[Eurogamer]]'', "''DOA5'' doesn't tarnish the series' solid and sassy reputation — far from it — but it falls short of an evolutionary leap in terms of combat mechanics and a substantial expansion in terms of single-player."<ref name="EuroG" /> Neidel Crisan of [[1Up.com]] stated: "''DOA5'' may be "fighting entertainment," but those of us who are less concerned about being entertained and instead find value in solid gameplay that rewards proper understanding of more traditional mindgames over hail-Mary guesses will want to look elsewhere."<ref name="1UP" />

Like previous installments of the ''Dead or Alive'' franchise,<ref>{{cite web |author=Brian Ashcraft |url=http://kotaku.com/5936822/dead-or-alive-sexualized-females-arent-going-anywhere |title=Dead or Alive's Sexualized Females Aren't Going Anywhere |website=Kotaku.com |date=2012-08-22 |access-date=2016-02-06 |archive-date=2018-11-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181108114912/https://kotaku.com/5936822/dead-or-alive-sexualized-females-arent-going-anywhere |url-status=live}}</ref> the game was criticized for objectifying women's bodies. A review in ''[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]'' pointed to the series as mostly known for its focus on the breasts of the female characters, alleging that "the majority of its characters are all impossibly well-endowed women, whose breasts wobble about their chest like a pair of blancmanges [...] portrayed as simpering, personality-free automatons."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://metro.co.uk/2015/02/26/dead-or-alive-5-last-round-review-the-physics-of-sexism-5080637/ |title=Dead Or Alive 5: Last Round review – the physics of sexism &#124; Metro News |website=Metro.co.uk |date=2015-02-26 |access-date=2016-02-06 |archive-date=2021-02-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224011845/http://metro.co.uk/2015/02/26/dead-or-alive-5-last-round-review-the-physics-of-sexism-5080637/ |url-status=live}}</ref> An attempt during development of ''Dead or Alive 5'' to "tone down the sexuality" due to outside criticism was reversed due to criticism from long-term fans and testers.<ref name="vg" /> In response to criticism of sexualization of female characters, creative director of the games development team pointed to the fact that the game's "actions, aesthetics and overall visual presentation is more than obviously set in a light-hearted, over-the-top, candy coated universe" and stated that "we also don't feel that we are demeaning women."<ref>{{cite web|title = Balancing isn't easy: Team Ninja on Dead or Alive 5: Last Round in the competitive scene, sexual fantasy, and the future (part 1)|url = https://venturebeat.com/2014/11/15/balancing-isnt-easy-team-ninja-on-dead-or-alive-5-last-round-in-the-fgc-sexual-fantasy-and-the-future-part-1/|website = VentureBeat|date = 15 November 2014|access-date = 2016-01-10|archive-date = 2021-03-08|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210308034634/https://venturebeat.com/2014/11/15/balancing-isnt-easy-team-ninja-on-dead-or-alive-5-last-round-in-the-fgc-sexual-fantasy-and-the-future-part-1/|url-status = live}}</ref>

In comparison, ''Dead or Alive Plus'' for the PlayStation Vita received universally strong reviews for its high-quality graphics and control system, as well as its extra features. Several reviewers regarded it as a much better conversion than Team Ninja's own earlier ''[[Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Plus]]'' (released for the Vita in February 2013), in particular for ''DOA5+'''s consistent [[frame rate]] of 60 frames per second (as opposed to only 30 fps in ''NGS2+'').<ref name="ign">Vince Ingenito, [http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/03/28/dead-or-alive-5-plus-review Port Authority], IGN, March 27, 2013.</ref><ref name="gr2">[http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/dead-or-alive-5-plus Dead or Alive 5 Plus Review], Game Revolution, 04/02/13.</ref><ref name="now">Ryan King, [http://www.nowgamer.com/ps-vita/psvita-reviews/1867765/dead_or_alive_5_plus_review.html Dead Or Alive 5 Plus Review], NowGamer, March 28, 2013.</ref> However, some noted that they would recommend the purchase only for those who do not own another version of ''Dead or Alive 5'' already.<ref name="now" /><ref name="hg">Steve Hannley, [http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2013/03/20/review-dead-or-alive-5-plus/ Review: Dead or Alive 5 Plus], Hardcore Gamer, 20 March 2013.</ref>

[[IGN]]'s Vince Ingenito wrote that "much like ''[[Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]'', this is a textbook example of a fighting game port done properly," adding that "for a version that fits neatly inside your pocket, you can't ask for much more than that."<ref name="ign" /> [[Destructoid]]'s Ian Bonds compared it favorably to the Vita port ''[[Mortal Kombat (2011 video game)|Mortal Kombat]]'', writing that "one of last year's best fighting games on home consoles has become one of this year's best handheld fighters."<ref name="destr2">Ian Bonds, [http://www.destructoid.com/review-dead-or-alive-5-plus-248455.phtml Review: Dead or Alive 5 Plus | There's a "touch" joke here somewhere...], Destructoid, 03.29.2013.</ref> Steve Hannley of ''Hardcore Gamer'' wrote that the Vita version not only "remains the great fighting game it was on consoles and is enhanced here with multiple new and exciting additions" but being "the handheld rendition of a graphically-intense six month old game makes that fact alone worth the price of admission."<ref name="hg" /> According to [[Game Revolution]], "''Dead or Alive 5+'' succeeds with arresting visuals, expansive console-quality modes, unique touchscreen gameplay, and the reliable replayability of a fighter, all in your pocket."<ref name="gr2" /> Ryan King of [[NowGamer]] called it "the perfect game for Vita with a control scheme that works, lovely visuals and a rock solid port behind it," being not only "one of the best-looking games on Vita" but also "definitely one of the most fun."<ref name="now" />

===Sales and awards===
In May, Tecmo Koei announced that it aims to sell one million copies of the game.<ref>[http://www.siliconera.com/2012/05/10/tecmo-koei-aims-to-sell-a-million-copies-of-dead-or-alive-5/ Tecmo Koei Aims To Sell A Million Copies Of Dead Or Alive 5] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111140151/http://www.siliconera.com/2012/05/10/tecmo-koei-aims-to-sell-a-million-copies-of-dead-or-alive-5/ |date=2019-11-11}}, Siliconera, May 10, 2012.</ref> First week sales in Japan were strong where the game sold more than 80,000 copies, mostly for the PS3.<ref>[http://www.siliconera.com/2012/10/03/this-week-in-sales-dead-or-alive-5-ys-celceta-and-style-savvy-roll-out/ This Week In Sales: Dead or Alive 5, Ys Celceta And Style Savvy Roll Out] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191107051309/http://www.siliconera.com/2012/10/03/this-week-in-sales-dead-or-alive-5-ys-celceta-and-style-savvy-roll-out/ |date=2019-11-07}}, Siliconera, October 3, 2012.</ref> On October 29, 2012, it was reported that the game sold 580,000 units worldwide during the first month after its release. According to Tecmo Koei, downloadable content sales and retail pre-orders have also been favorable.<ref>[http://www.siliconera.com/2012/10/29/hold-on-to-your-cowboy-hats-dead-or-alive-5-sells-over-500000-units/ Hold On To Your Cowboy Hats, Dead Or Alive 5 Sells Over 500,000 Units] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115043855/http://www.siliconera.com/2012/10/29/hold-on-to-your-cowboy-hats-dead-or-alive-5-sells-over-500000-units/ |date=2019-11-15}}, Siliconera, October 29, 2012.</ref> ''Joystiq'' commented that the figure "compares reasonably to the 700,000 copies ''Dead or Alive 4'' shipped worldwide in its first two months".<ref>Sinan Kubba, [http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/30/dead-or-alive-5-ships-580-000-copies-worldwide-in-first-month/ Dead or Alive 5 ships 580,000 copies worldwide in first month] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204034709/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/30/dead-or-alive-5-ships-580-000-copies-worldwide-in-first-month/ |date=2015-02-04}}, Joystiq, Oct 30th 2012.</ref> Its main rival game,<ref name=psu /> ''[[Tekken Tag Tournament 2]]'', also released in September, has sold 840,000 units by November 2, 2012.<ref>JC Fletcher, [http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/02/namco-bandai-profits-grow-tekken-tag-tournament-2-sales-strong/ Namco Bandai profits grow, Tekken Tag Tournament 2 sales strong] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210185050/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/02/namco-bandai-profits-grow-tekken-tag-tournament-2-sales-strong/ |date=2015-02-10}}, Joystiq, Nov 2nd 2012.</ref> By 2015, all versions of the game combined sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide.<ref name="destructoid" />

''Dead or Alive 5'' was given the title of "Best of Fighters" of [[Gamescom]] 2012 by Destructoid<ref name="destr">{{cite web |url=http://teamninja-studio.com/doa5/us/news.html |title=Dead or Alive 5 Official Site |publisher=Teamninja-studio.com |date=2012-08-21 |access-date=2012-09-15 |archive-date=2021-03-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308155636/https://teamninja-studio.com/doa5/us/news.html |url-status=live}}</ref> and was nominated for "People's Choice Award" by ''IGN''.<ref>{{cite web |author=IGN entertainment UK |url=http://uk-microsites.ign.com/ign-pca/ |title=IGN People's Choice Award 2012 |publisher=Uk-microsites.ign.com |access-date=2013-08-14 |archive-date=2021-03-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302161027/http://uk-microsites.ign.com/ign-pca/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> At E3 2012, it was nominated for the "Best Fighting Game" by [[Game Critics Awards]] (losing to ''[[Injustice: Gods Among Us]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamecriticsawards.com/winners.html |title=E3 Winners |publisher=Game Critics Awards |access-date=2013-08-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701223451/http://www.gamecriticsawards.com/winners.html |archive-date=2014-07-01 |url-status=dead}}</ref>)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.polygon.com/gaming/2012/6/25/3116648/dead-or-alive-5-preorder-incentives-feature-swimsuits-for-female |title=E3 Nominees - Game Critics Awards |publisher=Polygon.com |date=2012-06-25 |access-date=2013-08-14 |archive-date=2021-02-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224203010/https://www.polygon.com/gaming/2012/6/25/3116648/dead-or-alive-5-preorder-incentives-feature-swimsuits-for-female |url-status=live}}</ref> and G4TV.<ref>[http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/724702/g4-announces-best-of-e3-2012-nominees/ G4 Announces Best of E3 2012 Nominees!] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711014843/http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/724702/g4-announces-best-of-e3-2012-nominees/ |date=2017-07-11}}, G4tv.com, June 6, 2012.</ref> It was also nominated at the 2012 [[Spike Video Game Awards]] in the category "Best Fighting Game" of the year<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.warpzoned.com/2012/11/2012-spike-tv-video-game-awards-nominees-announced/ |title=2012 Spike TV Video Game Awards nominees announced |publisher=Warp Zoned |date=2012-11-16 |access-date=2012-11-18 |archive-date=2013-01-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130122002450/http://www.warpzoned.com/2012/11/2012-spike-tv-video-game-awards-nominees-announced/ |url-status=live}}</ref> (losing to ''[[Persona 4 Arena]]''<ref>[http://shoryuken.com/2012/12/09/persona-4-arena-edges-out-dead-or-alive-5-street-fighter-x-tekken-and-tekken-tag-tournament-2-for-best-fighting-game-award-at-vgas/ Persona 4 Arena Edges Out Dead or Alive 5, Street Fighter x Tekken, and Tekken Tag Tournament 2 for Best Fighting Game Award at VGAs] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214172158/http://shoryuken.com/2012/12/09/persona-4-arena-edges-out-dead-or-alive-5-street-fighter-x-tekken-and-tekken-tag-tournament-2-for-best-fighting-game-award-at-vgas/ |date=2012-12-14}}, Shoryken, December 9th, 2012.</ref>), and for Destructoid's title of best fighting game of 2012<ref>Jordan Devore, [http://www.destructoid.com/the-nominees-for-destructoid-s-best-fighting-game-of-2012-240468.phtml The nominees for Destructoid's best fighting game of 2012] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121215214424/http://www.destructoid.com/the-nominees-for-destructoid-s-best-fighting-game-of-2012-240468.phtml |date=2012-12-15}}, Destructoid, 12.12.2012.</ref> (losing also to ''Persona 4 Arena''<ref>[http://www.destructoid.com/the-winner-of-destructoid-s-best-fighting-game-of-2012-240614.phtml The winner of Destructoid's best fighting game of 2012] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224143651/http://www.destructoid.com/the-winner-of-destructoid-s-best-fighting-game-of-2012-240614.phtml |date=2021-02-24}}, Destructoid, 12.14.2012.</ref>) as well as for ''GameSpot''{{'}}s "Fighting Game of the Year" (losing to ''Tekken Tag Tournament 2'').<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/best-of-2012/genre-awards/index.html |title=GameSpot's Best Games of 2012 |date=2013-10-02 |access-date=2016-02-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002005036/http://www.gamespot.com/best-of-2012/genre-awards/index.html |archive-date=October 2, 2013}}</ref> ''Dead or Alive 5'' has been nominated for "Best Console" game in the ''IGN Australia''{{'}}s Black Beta Select Awards 2012<ref>{{cite web|url=http://au.microsites.ign.com/selectawards/vote.html |title=IGN – Black Beta Select Awards |date=2012-12-13 |access-date=2016-02-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121213011341/http://au.microsites.ign.com/selectawards/vote.html |archive-date=December 13, 2012}}</ref> and ''[[Digital Spy]]'' chose it as one of the 20 nominees for an overall "Game of the Year" of 2012.<ref>Matthew Reynolds, [http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/news/a445512/digital-spys-best-games-of-2012-20-16-tokyo-jungle-hitman-more.html Digital Spy's Best Games of 2012 (20-16): 'Tokyo Jungle', 'Hitman', more] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002044319/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/news/a445512/digital-spys-best-games-of-2012-20-16-tokyo-jungle-hitman-more.html |date=2015-10-02}}, Digital Spy, Dec 17 2012.</ref> Russian magazine ''[[Igromania]]'' gave it the title of fighting game of the year.<ref name="igrom">{{cite web |url=https://www.igromania.ru/articles/200763/Igra_goda_luchshie_po_zhanram_chast_1.htm |title=Спец > Игра года: лучшие по жанрам, часть 1 |publisher=Igromania.ru |date=2012-12-30 |access-date=2015-09-18 |archive-date=2016-02-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207051450/https://www.igromania.ru/articles/200763/Igra_goda_luchshie_po_zhanram_chast_1.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref> Polish web portal [[Interia.pl]] included the game's Ayane, Christie and Kasumi among the "sexiest game heroines" of 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gry.interia.pl/galerie/gry/najseksowniejsze-bohaterki-gier-2012-roku/zdjecie/duze%2C1715763%2C11%2C396 |title=Gry - Mobilna INTERIA.PL |access-date=2014-05-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121231151200/http://gry.interia.pl/galerie/gry/najseksowniejsze-bohaterki-gier-2012-roku/zdjecie/duze%2C1715763%2C11%2C396 |archive-date=December 31, 2012}}</ref>

==Legacy==

=== ''Dead or Alive 5+'' ===
''Dead or Alive 5 Plus'' is an enhanced port of ''DOA5'' for the [[PlayStation Vita]] released in March 2013.<ref>Sinan Kubba, [http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/14/dead-or-alive-5-plus-punches-in-march-19-2013-in-us/ Dead or Alive 5 Plus punches on March 19, 2013 in US] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150131192853/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/14/dead-or-alive-5-plus-punches-in-march-19-2013-in-us/ |date=January 31, 2015}}, Joystiq, December 14th 2012.</ref> The game adds more options for Training mode and a Touch Play mode. It was better received than the original ''DOA5'', holding the averaged review scores of 83.40% at [[GameRankings]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/vita/693229-dead-or-alive-5-plus/index.html|title=Dead or Alive 5 Plus (Vita)|publisher=GameRankings|access-date=2013-05-10|archive-date=2013-04-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423104452/http://www.gamerankings.com/vita/693229-dead-or-alive-5-plus/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and 80/100 at [[Metacritic]].<ref name="MCVITA">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/dead-or-alive-5/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-vita |title=Dead or Alive 5 Plus for PlayStation Vita - Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=2013-05-10 |archive-date=2013-04-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130429143100/http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-vita/dead-or-alive-5-plus |url-status=live}}</ref>

===''Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate''===
{{main|Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate}}

''Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate'' is an updated version of ''DOA5'' released in September 2013 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360,<ref>{{cite web|author=Mike Jackson |url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/409414/dead-or-alive-5-ultimate-released-date-set-for-september/ |title=News: Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate release date set for September |publisher=ComputerAndVideoGames.com |access-date=2013-05-30}}</ref> available at retail and digitally. ''Ultimate'' includes new modes and some features from ''Dead or Alive 5 Plus'', as well as several new stages and fighters (including ''Ninja Gaiden''{{'}}s [[Rachel (Ninja Gaiden)|Rachel]] and [[Momiji (Ninja Gaiden)|Momiji]], and ''Virtua Fighter''{{'}}s [[Jacky Bryant]], as well as the return of ''[[Dead or Alive 2]]'' characters Leon and Hayate's amnesiac karateka identity, Ein), and all-new features such as two-on-two online multiplayer tag team battles, among many other changes. Three new female characters: Marie Rose, Phase-4 and Nyotengu, joined the game's roster in 2014.

A free digital version, titled ''Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate: Core Fighters'', which features four playable characters and the online mode, with additional characters and story mode content available as purchasable downloadable content, was released for the PlayStation 3 via the [[PlayStation Store]] alongside the retail version.<ref>[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2013-06-03/dead-or-alive-5-ultimate-gets-free-version-for-ps3 Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate Gets Free Version for PS3] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116232436/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2013-06-03/dead-or-alive-5-ultimate-gets-free-version-for-ps3 |date=2014-01-16}}, Anime News Network (''Famitsu'' via Hachima Kikō, Gematsu), 2013-06-03.</ref><ref>Andrew Yoon, [http://www.shacknews.com/article/79466/dead-or-alive-5-ultimate-core-fighters-is-free-to Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate: Core Fighters is free-to-play, coming to PS3] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160721161949/http://www.shacknews.com/article/79466/dead-or-alive-5-ultimate-core-fighters-is-free-to |date=2016-07-21}}, Shacknews.com, June 3, 2013.</ref> An arcade version titled ''Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate: Arcade'' was developed in a co-operation with Sega (Ringedge 2 Hardware) for a release only in Japan later in 2013, which is also including the three new characters who was introduced in this version as DLC for console version.<ref>[http://shoryuken.com/2013/07/06/dead-or-alive-series-returning-to-arcades-with-dead-or-alive-5-ultimate-arcade-in-winter-2013/ Dead or Alive Series Returning to Arcades with DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Ultimate: Arcade in Winter 2013] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812091253/http://shoryuken.com/2013/07/06/dead-or-alive-series-returning-to-arcades-with-dead-or-alive-5-ultimate-arcade-in-winter-2013/ |date=2013-08-12}}, Shoryuken, July 6, 2013.</ref>

===''Dead or Alive 5 Last Round''===
{{main|Dead or Alive 5 Last Round}}

''Dead or Alive 5 Last Round'' for the PlayStation 3, [[PlayStation 4]], Xbox 360, [[Xbox One]] and [[Microsoft Windows]] (through [[Steam (service)|Steam]]) was released in February 2015 for the consoles, and the next month on Steam. It has a digital-only release for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 and a physical release for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, including a free-to-play version for the latter consoles. Among other changes, the original ''[[Dead or Alive (video game)|Dead or Alive]]'' boss Raidou returns as a cyborg, along with a new female character named Honoka. Including this version, the game had 12 million downloads.<ref name=sagamer />

=== ''Slot Dead or Alive 5'' ===
A ''DOA5''-based [[pachinko]] slot machine released by [[Universal Entertainment Corporation|Universal Entertainment]] in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://slot-doa5.com/|title=「SLOT DEAD OR ALIVE5」公式サイト|website=slot-doa5.com|language=ja|access-date=2019-03-02|archive-date=2018-12-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181227140132/http://slot-doa5.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===''Dead or Alive 5 Infinite''===
''Dead or Alive 5 Infinite'' (生死格斗5无限) is a ''DOA5''-based mobile video game made exclusively for the Chinese market by Chinese developer Tianxi Entertainment. It was released for the [[Android (operating system)|Android]] and [[iOS]] devices in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.doa5.cn/|title=《生死格斗5无限》 - 光荣特库摩正版授权首款《生死格斗》卡牌手游|website=www.doa5.cn|access-date=2019-01-25|archive-date=2019-01-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125130937/http://www.doa5.cn/|url-status=live}}</ref> Unlike the other versions of ''DOA5'', ''Infinite'' is not a fighting game but is rather using action role-playing game mechanics.

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website}}

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[[Category:Video games set in Japan]]
[[Category:Video games set in New York City]]
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[[Category:Virtua Fighter]]
[[Category:Xbox 360 games]]