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Dead or Alive 2 (Japanese: デッドオアアライブ2, ... Dead or Alive Ultimate is a remake of DOA and DOA2 for the Xbox with a greatly improved graphics engine.
Nov 20, 2022 · Team Ninja reveals that a reboot of its fighting game Dead or Alive is in the works during keynote speech at the Korea G-Star Conference.
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By Ryan Dinsdale
Updated: Nov 23, 2022 5:15 pm
Posted: Nov 23, 2022 12:07 pm
Nioh developer Team Ninja has responded to rumours that it's planning to reboot the Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden franchises, indicating that we probably won't see a revival anytime soon.
Speaking to VGC, Team Ninja's creative director Tom Lee said that, despite showing both franchises at a conference under the heading "Reboot of popular series", the studio has nothing to announce regarding new entries.
"Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden are both long-standing pillar franchises for Team Ninja. These celebrated titles are synonymous with our studio history and reputation," said Lee.
Every game in the series, starting with 1988's Ninja Gaiden arcade game.
While it's perhaps most recently known for the Nioh franchise and upcoming Souls-like Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, Team Ninja did release Dead or Alive 6 in 2019, perhaps making a reboot somewhat unusual.
Ninja Gaiden, on the other hand, may be a more fitting target. Arguably most popular as a trilogy of NES games, the franchise was rebooted previously in 2004 but, outside of countless spin-offs, has once again fallen dormant.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer and acting UK news editor. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.
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Dead or Alive 2 Ultimate, being a remake created after the debut of Dead or Alive 3, takes elements and mechanics from both its original iteration and successor. The action of 3D-axis movement is as free-formatted as DOA3, and Hitomi is now a playable character albeit outside story mode.
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Nov 22, 2022 · A recent statement from Team Ninja clarifies swirling rumors of a Ninja Gaiden or Dead or Alive reboot after the studio's G-Star panel.
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Nov 20, 2022 · Team Ninja president Fumihiko Yasuda has seemingly confirmed that the studio has plans in the future to reboot two of its most iconic series - Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive.
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Nov 20, 2022 · Since there is not a single Dead or Alive game on Switch (at least for North America) I would be happy if they just added existing games. For Ninja Gaiden, a 2D remake of the classic games...