Well, with the release of Dead Or Alive 4 finally imminent, we thought we would let u in on IGN's official review of the game. They give the fighter a 9.0, a respectable score for the Xbox360 title considering Famitsu gave the game a 37/40. Remember, this game should be in your hands by tomorrow afternoon at the lateest.

The characters, on the other hand, are a mixed bag. It's not that they aren't good looking. They are. They're intricately detailed and imagined with flourish and style. Kasumi, Leifang, and Ayane, for instance, show off noticeably flowing silky hair. All the characters display special moves and superbly motion-captured animations that are worth watching repeatedly. When the characters grapple each other you won't see the clipping or body melding seen so often in wrestling games. These characters grab each other with precision and eye-catching animations. Characters such as Ryu Hayabusa, Jann Lee and Bayman all show increased musculature and heightened emotional intensity. Bungie's Spartan-458 looks excellent too, fully suited in specialized Mjolnir armor.

But none of the characters have made a significant graphic jump in design above their predecessors. The women still look like satin dolls and the guys like burly thugs. It's not a big gripe, but one that's worth discussing a little given the advances in current videogame facial expressions and potential emotional output. The character design is more of an amplification of the previous roster's clean looks than a major shift or advancement. And when compared to the spiffy backgrounds, they stand in even greater contrast, looking simple and unrealistic. Perhaps that's just a peeve of my own, because the game overall really does look great.

Here's a repeat of what I been saying all this time.

I usually only pay attention to what ign has to say when it comes to reviews, previews and release dates etc, and I believe that 9.0 is fair. DOA4 is going to be visually only a bit better than what we have already seen on first gen xbox, it is only the online and offline gameplay additions that makes this the best DOA yet.

DOA4 will simply be the best fighter ever made considering DOA3 is to this date renowned as the best fighter ever made so DOA4 will simply take its place but someone mentioned street fighter? OMG, live in the NOW people, that game was garbage when it was state of the art graphics in its own time. 2D fighters having a place in the world of DOA ? much less XBOX 360 ? LMAO thats a good one.

DOA4 will simply be the best fighter ever made considering DOA3 is to this date renowned as the best fighter ever made so DOA4 will simply take its place but someone mentioned street fighter? OMG, live in the NOW people, that game was garbage when it was state of the art graphics in its own time. 2D fighters having a place in the world of DOA ? much less XBOX 360 ? LMAO thats a good one.

DOA4 will simply be the best fighter ever made considering DOA3 is to this date renowned as the best fighter ever made so DOA4 will simply take its place but someone mentioned street fighter? OMG, live in the NOW people, that game was garbage when it was state of the art graphics in its own time. 2D fighters having a place in the world of DOA ? much less XBOX 360 ? LMAO thats a good one.

Hell no, that's in-game. A bud's girlfriends uncle knows one of the lead devs on it.....

I own several DOA games, but I never cared for the fighting mechanics. To me the best fighting games are SFII and the Tekken series. They offer a deaper element that doesn't fall back to quick easy to execute reversals. From what I hear DOA4 is a step closer to these games because the reversals now require some level of mastery. I hope that this is the case. I do think that the character models were excellent for the last gen, but now it is time for more realism. Though from an artistic stand point the characters look well conceived; I feel that the more realistc Tekken and Virtua Fighter models (the ones only seen in stills) are a reflextion of the next gen.

i cant wait to get the game tonight!! ill be seeing you suckers in the arena

You gotta be fsckin kidding. or completely stupid, take your choice.
DOA may be the best 3d fighter on xbox, but thats not saying much. Its very near the bottom of the list of all 3d fighters.
Virtua Fighter 4 is MILES beyond doa. even tekken is better than doa. The only mainstream 3d fighter that is WORSE than DOA is soul calibur.

Its not a bad game, and ill probably pick up doa4 if/when i get an xbox2.

But to dismiss SF and 2d games is purely ignorant. SF3:third strike is one of the all-time best fighting games.
2D fighters are still going strong, with recent releases of King of Fighters neowave on ps2, King of Fighters XI, Samurai Spirits tenka, and Neo-Geo battle colosseum in the arcade, all with ps2 ports coming; Guilty gear, SF alpha3 on psp, melty blood, rumble fish2, etc. (OK, those last 2 suck ass, but it shows that the genre is very much alive and well).

To this day, i would much rather play Samurai Spirits 2 or 5:special (though im liking Tenka as well) over any other fighter, 2d or 3d, with the exception of Virtua Fighter 4:evo (or final tuned in the arcade).

Off topic but this pic looks crazy. It says PS3 so I am guessing this is all pre rendered right?

You gotta be fsckin kidding. or completely stupid, take your choice.
DOA may be the best 3d fighter on xbox, but thats not saying much. Its very near the bottom of the list of all 3d fighters.
Virtua Fighter 4 is MILES beyond doa. even tekken is better than doa. The only mainstream 3d fighter that is WORSE than DOA is soul calibur.

Its not a bad game, and ill probably pick up doa4 if/when i get an xbox2.

But to dismiss SF and 2d games is purely ignorant. SF3:third strike is one of the all-time best fighting games.
2D fighters are still going strong, with recent releases of King of Fighters neowave on ps2, King of Fighters XI, Samurai Spirits tenka, and Neo-Geo battle colosseum in the arcade, all with ps2 ports coming; Guilty gear, SF alpha3 on psp, melty blood, rumble fish2, etc. (OK, those last 2 suck ass, but it shows that the genre is very much alive and well).

To this day, i would much rather play Samurai Spirits 2 or 5:special (though im liking Tenka as well) over any other fighter, 2d or 3d, with the exception of Virtua Fighter 4:evo (or final tuned in the arcade).

Hell no, that's in-game. A bud's girlfriends uncle knows one of the lead devs on it.....

Its obvious you are in love with old gen fighters of which almost no one plays anymore, most people are living in the NOW. However just so you are set completely straight beyond your brainwashed mind, DOA3 is most certainly the best fighter ever made untill DOA4 surpasses it. You can look this up on ANY major game site as well as ANY E3 or other awards. It is common knowledge that DOA3 set the bar when it came out providing not only the BEST graphics ever seen in a fighter before but also the best fighting ENGINE ever made. Now the fighting engine part will be a matter of OPINION among gamers like us, but the official word WORLD WIDE from the people who review these games is that DOA3 is the BEST hands down, its not even a question to debate.

I suggest you do your research before you go spewing crap out of your butt thats ONLY based on your opinions and NOTHING else.

peace.

Holy shit youre stupid.
ever wonder why NOBODY plays DOA games in serious competitive tournaments?
Because its an incredibly shallow game.

Japan is the biggest market for fighters, and Virtua Fighter 4:final tuned and Street Fighter 3:third strike are king.
NOone and NOwhere (outside of xbox fanboy sites) has EVER rated DOA as "the best fighting game."

And how is King of Fighters XI and Samurai Spirits Tenka "old gen"? They were JUST released in the arcades, on the Atomiswave hardware. This is "the now" dumbass. Its not about graphics, its about gameplay.
Doa is fun, but its nowhere near the top.

but perhaps these other games are too complicated for you?
I think YOU should do some research, halfwit.