DOA2 Impressions
Posted by @ 1:26 PM, EST
Dead Or Alive 2 will be released for the PS2 March 30 in Japan. The game will also be released for the DC in a week.
Segaweb posted some impressions of the DC version of DOA2. Here’s a slice:

"The first thing worth noting is that DOA2 is absolutely NOT all look and no play. When creator Itagaki-san came up with the original Dead or Alive in the arcades, he took the standard Virtua Fighter formula and added a twist - the hold button. It counters, grabs and counter-counters all at the same time, and makes for a very flowing feel to the battle perhaps missing from rival fighing games.


Regardless of the fantastic playability of the title, it features - let's face it - probably the best damn visuals yet seen on Sega's super system. Instantly comparable to the epoch-making Shenmue in terms of sheer 'wow-factor', DOA2 is the kind of game you have to question whether it's running on a Dreamcast or not. But it was like this on Naomi - and it sure as hell is still like it now."
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