DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Last Round: Core Fighters

Buy70%

Mixed · 11k player reviews · High confidence

It depends on what you're after.

Team NINJA · PvP · Mar 30, 2015

Player review score
70%
Mixed
Price
Free
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
45
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
8
Full audio2 of 8
Subtitles8 of 8

Should I buy DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Last Round: Core Fighters?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 52 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 49 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 34 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Multiplayer: 36 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Monetization: 33 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Controls: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 11k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews50% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
52 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Developed by Team Ninja and published by Koei Tecmo, the game combines smooth and highly technical combat mechanics with flashy visual presentation, fast pacing, cinematic stage interactions, and a free-to-play structure that opens the door for newcomers while surrounding the experience with an enormous amount of downloadable content.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
49 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Decent selection of singleplayer modes - there's one- and two-character versions of survival (beat a bunch of characters without losing your character(s)), time attack (beat a bunch of characters really fast), and arcade (win a bunch of fights).
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
34 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
When it comes to the graphics sometimes you can tell that this used to be a PS3 game when looking at certain arena textures and models as they get zoomed in, but overall it's a pretty damn good looking technical showcase even to this day.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
28 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The combat system strikes that perfect balance between being super accessible and surprisingly deep.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The roster is filled with distinct martial arts styles, and each fighter moves with enough personality to stand apart from the others.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game has a lot of depth but yet relatively easy to pick up for casual players (compared to, say, Tekken) and has a high skill ceiling for more serious players.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay52 reviews
Story49 reviews
Graphics34 reviews
Combat28 reviews
Characters26 reviews
Difficulty10 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Multiplayer
53% still recommend
Monetization
64% still recommend
Controls
55% still recommend
Co-op
64% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking
67% still recommend
Performance
42% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Multi-player
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Gamepad Recommended
  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

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