Dead or Alive 2

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Dead or Alive 2
System(s): Sega NAOMI, Sega Dreamcast
Publisher: Tecmo Tecmo, Inc. (US) Acclaim Entertainment (Europe)
Developer: Tecmo (Team Ninja)
Supporting companies: Aoni Production (voice acting)
Distributor: Halifax (IT)
Peripherals supported: Dreamcast VGA Box, Jump Pack, Dreamcast Arcade Stick, Visual Memory Unit
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1-4
Release Date RRP Code JP 1999-10-16 ¥? ? JP 2000-09-28 ¥6,800 (7,140) T-3602M JP (Shokai Genteiban) 2000-09-28 ¥6,800 (7,140) T-3601M US 2000-03-14 $44.99 T-3601N DE 2000-07-28 T-8116D-18 ES 2000-07-28 T-8116D-06 FR 2000-07-28 T-8116D-59 UK 2000-07-28 £39.99 T-8116D-05 IT 2000-07-28 T-8116D-13 FR/NL 2000-07-28 T-8116D-59 AU 2000-08-10 T-8116D-05 BR 2000 197126
Non-Sega versions PlayStation 2

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Dead or Alive 2 (デッド オア アライブ2) is the sequel to Dead or Alive. It was released for Sega NAOMI arcade hardware in 1999 before being ported to the Sega Dreamcast in 2000. The second PlayStation 2 version (titled DOA2: Hardcore) included English voice acting and other improvements.

Story

After the death of Fame Douglas, renowned sponsor of the Dead or Alive World Combat Championship, the world is put in a state of chaos. Amid the chaos, it was announced that a second tournament would be held. However under the eye of the new promoter, a corrupt and immoral man responsible for Douglas' death, the purpose and significance of the Tournament changed, bringing a sense of dread and terror to the world resulting in the infamous "tengu disaster" that occurred at the end of the 20th century.

Gameplay

Characters

Date of birth: February 23rd Height: 158cm (5’2”) Weight: 48kg (106 lbs.) Blood type: A Fighting style: Mugen-Tenshin Ninjutsu (Tenjinmon)	Kasumi
	A runaway kunoichi of the Mugen-Tenshin ninja clan and the canonical winner of the first Dead or Alive Combat World Championship. However, this victory came at a price, as Kasumi fell into the evil clutches of a mysterious Super-human Development Project. Before she was able to escape her captivity, a clone from her DNA, Kasumi α, was created. Move list Name Command Description
Date of birth: January 5th Height: 170cm (5’7”) Weight: 78kg (172 lbs.) Blood type: A Fighting style: Xynyi Liuhe Quan	Gen-Fu
	A master of Xynyi Liuhe Quan. Despite swearing never to unleash the destructive power of his Go-Ken technique, he enters the second tournament to win the prize money to provide a cure for sick granddaughter's rare disease. Move list Name Command Description
Date of birth: December 6th Height: 174cm (5’9”) Weight: 52kg (115 lbs.) Blood type: O Fighting style: Professional Wrestling	Tina Armstrong
	A superstar of women's professional wrestling, and the daughter of Bass Armstrong. She enters the second tournament for an added boost to her popularity. Move list Name Command Description
Date of birth: April 3rd Height: 180cm (5’11”) Weight: 78kg (172 lbs.) Blood type: O Fighting style: Thai Style Boxing	Zack
	A self-taught fighting genius with a funky style that grabs the attention of any who see him. Just like the previous game, he enters the second tournament simply to win the prize money. Move list Name Command Description
Date of birth: November 27 Height: 173cm (5’8”) Weight: 75kg (165 lbs.) Blood type: AB Fighting style: Jeet Kune Do	Jann Lee
	N/A Move list Name Command Description
Date of birth: August 5th Height: 157cm (5’2”) Weight: 47kg (104 lbs.) Blood type: AB Fighting style: Mugen-Tenshin Ninjutsu (Hajinmon)	Ayane
	The half-sister of Kasumi destined to live in her shadow. She enters the second tournament as an assassin, in pursuit of her half-sister. Move list Name Command Description
Date of birth: June 15th Height: 177cm (5’10”) Weight: 70kg (154 lbs.) Blood type: A Fighting style: Hayabusa Ninjutsu	Ryu Hayabusa
	The modern-day "Super Ninja". Though he does not enter the tournament, he is on a quest to confront his fate, and destroy the evil tengu known as Bankotsubo. Move list Name Command Description
Date of birth: January 30th Height: 170cm (5’7”) Weight: 49kg (108 lbs.) Blood type: AB Fighting style: Pi Qua Quan	Helena Douglas
	N/A Move list Name Command Description
Date of birth: July 4th Height: 196cm (6’5”) Weight: 157kg (346 lbs.) Blood type: O Fighting style: Professional Wrestling	Bass Armstrong
	N/A Move list Name Command Description
Date of birth: March 14th Height: 192cm (6’4”) Weight: 128kg (282 lbs.) Blood type: B Fighting style: Command Sambo (Russian Martial Arts)	Leon
	N/A Move list Name Command Description
Date of birth: April 23rd Height: 163cm (5’4”) Weight: 50kg (110 lbs.) Blood type: B Fighting style: T’ai Chi Quan	Leifang
	N/A Move list Name Command Description
Date of birth: July 3rd Height: 180cm (5’11”) Weight: 75kg (165 lbs.) Blood type: A Fighting style: Karate	Ein
	N/A Move list Name Command Description
	Bayman
	Unlockable in the Japanese version of the game. Move list Name Command Description
	Tengu
	Final boss. Unlockable in the Japanese version of the game. Move list Name Command Description

Production credits

Dreamcast version

• Producer & Director: Tomonobu Itagaki
• Planner: Hiroaki Matsui
• Lead programmer: Takeshi Kawaguchi
• Game system designer: Katsunori Ehara
• Motion managers: Noriaki Kazama, Chitose Sasaki
• Motion design director: Masaki Koshikawa
• Assistant CG manager: Hideyuki Kato
• Character modeling: Yasushi Nakakura
• Character texture: Muneaki Kubota
• Stage design director: Hideyuki Takita
• Sound composers: Makoto Hosoi, Shigekiyo Okuda
• CG effect designer: Yasuo Egawa
• Programmers: Yasushi Maeda, Hiroaki Ozawa, Takeshi Sawatari, Junichi Araki, Shigeaki Ota, Mitsuo Osada, Kazuhiro Kosuge, Tetsuya Imamura, Takashi Watanabe, Taiyo Aramaki, Naoyuki Ohashi, Junichi Ueno, Tomonobu Kinugasa, Takuro Sasaki
• Planners: Masanori Sato, Yukiyoshi Amano, Motohiro Shiga, Hiroyasu Itakura
• Motion designers: Jitsuo Kondo, Hideki Saito, Yuki Naruse, Tomoo Hiraoka, Shigefumi Ishizuka, Ryuji Ikeda, Taro Matsushita, Takuji Otsuka, Koji Motoume
• Motion script: Sousuke Sameshima
• Character modeling: Yoshiki Horiuchi, Haruhiko Shikata
• Character texture: Hideaki Takahashi
• Stage designers: Hideki Niimi, Akira Izumi, Takaaki Ebata, Kenichiro Nakajo, Katsuhiro Mukasa
• Realtime movie script: Yukihiro Fujita
• Voice actors: Aoni Pro
  • Kasumi: Sakura Tange
  • Gen Fu: Takeshi Aono
  • Tina: Yuko Nagashima
  • Zack: Bin Shimada
  • Jann Lee: Toshio Furukawa
  • Ayane: Wakana Yamazaki
  • Hayabusa: Hideyuki Hori
  • Helena: Yuka Koyama
  • Bass: Daisuke Gouri
  • Leon: Koji Totani
  • Lei Fang: Yumi Touma
  • Ein: Hikaru Midorikawa
  • Tengu: Osamu Saka
  • Roland: Yuka Koyama
  • System Voice: Miyako Endo
• Motion actors: Miho Iijima, Mako Kogiso, Japan Action Club (Tsutomu Kitagawa, Yoichi Nishimura, Jiro Okamoto)
• Translator: Hsiang-Lan Lee
• Publicity: Mitsuru Tsutsumi, Koji Harao, Simon Smith Wright (Acclaim), Steve Cross (Acclaim), Damien Ieah (Acclaim)
• Marketing executives: Isamu Fukada, Kazumi Fujita, Satoshi Kanematsu, Clyde Dickson (Acclaim), Ned Browning (Acclaim), Mary Bond (Acclaim)
• Executive producer: Max Naka
• Presented by: Tecmo, Ltd. Team Ninja 2000

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In-game credits

Magazine articles

Main article: Dead or Alive 2/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

CZ print advert (2000)

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #127: "February 2000" (2000-01-11)
also published in:

• GamePro (US) #139: "April 2000" (2000-0x-xx)

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Print advert in Dreamcast Magazine (JP) #2000-30ex: "2000-30 extra (2000-09-29ex)" (2000-09-15)

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Print advert in Dreamcast Magazine (JP) #2000-32: "2000-32 (2000-10-13)" (2000-09-29)

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Print advert in Dreamcast Magazine (UK) #8: "No. 8" (2000-04-20)

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Print advert in Dreamcast Magazine (UK) #8: "No. 8" (2000-04-20)

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Print advert in Revista Oficial Dreamcast (ES) #8: "Agosto 2000" (2000-0x-xx)
also published in:

• Revista Oficial Dreamcast (ES) #9: "Septiembre 2000" (2000-0x-xx)
• Revista Oficial Dreamcast (ES) #10: "Octubre 2000" (2000-xx-xx)

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Print advert in Next Level (AR) #19: "Agosto 2000" (2000-xx-xx)

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Print advert in Neo Plus (PL) #30: "Marzec 2001" (2001-xx-xx)
also published in:

• Neo Plus (PL) #31: "Kwiecień 2001" (2001-xx-xx)
• Neo Plus (PL) #32: "Maj 2001" (2001-xx-xx)
• Neo Plus (PL) #33: "Czerwiec 2001" (2001-xx-xx)
• Neo Plus (PL) #34: "Lipiec-Sierpień 2001" (2001-xx-xx)
• Neo Plus (PL) #35: "Wrzesień 2001" (2001-xx-xx)

Physical scans

NAOMI version

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Dreamcast version

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Publication Version Score Ação Games (BR) 95 Arcade (UK) PAL 100 Click! (PL) 60 Consoles + (FR) PAL 92 Consoles + (FR) PAL 93 Computer & Video Games (UK) 100 Dreamcast Monthly (UK) PAL 80 Dreamcast Monthly (UK) NTSC-U 80 DC-UK (UK) PAL 90 digitiser 80 Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel (FR) PAL 90 Dreamcast: Das Offizielle Magazin (DE) PAL 90 Dreamcast Magazine (JP) NTSC-J 93 Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL 91 Dorimaga (JP) NTSC-J 90 Dreamplanet (ES) PAL 95 Dreamzone (FR) NTSC-U 93 Edge (UK) NTSC 80 Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U 88 Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU) 83 Weekly Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J 80 Fun Generation (DE) PAL 90 GameFan (US) NTSC-U 92 GamePro (US) NTSC-U 90 GamesMaster (UK) PAL 84 Game Informer (US) NTSC-U 89 GameWEEK (US) NTSC-U 83 Incite Video Gaming (US) NTSC-U 100 Joypad (FR) PAL 80 MAN!AC (DE) PAL 90 MAN!AC (DE) PAL 90 MAN!AC (DE) NTSC-U 90 Man!ak (PL) 90 Mega Fun (DE) PAL 92 Mega Fun (DE) PAL 92 Mr. Dreamcast (UK) PAL 93 Neo Plus (PL) 80 Next Generation (US) NTSC-U 100 Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK) PAL 80 Official Dreamcast Magazine (US) NTSC-U 100 Playmag (FR) PAL 85 Play (PL) 91 Play (PL) 90 PSX Extreme (PL) 83 Power Unlimited (NL) 96 Revista Oficial Dreamcast (ES) 90 Sega Magazin (DE) PAL 91 Sega Magazin (DE) NTSC-U 91 Strana Igr (RU) 83 Strana Igr (RU) 80 Video Games (DE) PAL 89 Video Games (DE) PAL 89

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Dead or Alive 2

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Compliance

Main article: Dead or Alive 2/Compliance.

Technical information

Main article: Dead or Alive 2/Technical information.

In the Dreamcast version of Dead or Alive 2, the backgrounds display 30,748 to 51,894 polygons per scene, while the characters display 8416 to 9246 polygons each. This was the highest character polygon count in any video game at the time, surpassing Virtua Fighter 3 (about 7500 polygons per character), and it was significantly higher than the polygon counts in games for other consoles and PC at the time. In comparison, the highest polygon counts for PC games at the time were up to 15,000 polygons per scene (Quake III Arena) and 2500 polygons per character (Half-Life). The polygon count of Dead or Alive 2 was surpassed by the Dreamcast game Shenmue, released several months after the arcade release of Dead or Alive 2.

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments
?	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1			GD-ROM (JP)
?	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1			GD-ROM (JP)
?	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1			GD-ROM (US)
?	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1			GD-ROM (EU)
?	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1		2000-01-27	GD-R					Page
?	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1		2000-02-17	GD-R					Page
?	CRC32 MD5 SHA-1		2000-06-11	GD-R					Page

External links

• Sega of America webpage: Dreamcast
• Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Dreamcast
• Sega.com Asia webpage: Dreamcast
• Sega.com Asia webpage (Chinese): Dreamcast