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Don't judge a boobk by its cover.

Horrible… so, so horrible, it pains me to even think about it. Oh, no, not Dead or Alive 5, just the horrendous story mode that you're required to complete to unlock all of the characters in the game. Trust me; I totally understand the value of having some goals to work towards, especially goals that have some associated pay-off. Costumes would have been more than sufficient; however, I was forcibly pushed through the over-the-top, ridiculous, and repetitive story mode of Dead or Alive 5 before I could really appreciate the meat of the experience. Thankfully what's tucked away is quite good - a noticeable improvement to the complexity of the core fighting system.

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Akira joins the cast of the next DoA.

The new hotness in fighting games has to be the guest character. This is nothing new, but in recent years it has become a major feature of the fighting game. We famously had Star Wars invade SoulCalibur, Freddy Krueger pull the Mortal Kombat cast into his boiler room, and this week sees Street Fighter x Tekken release with a plethora of guest characters, most of which will be PlayStation exclusive. Not to be outdone, Tecmo is jumping into the fray for Dead or Alive 5, but the first guest announced is probably the last thing anyone would guess.

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