<s>
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Team	O
Ninja	B-Application
and	O
released	O
by	O
Tecmo	O
Koei	O
and	O
in	O
some	O
regions	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
planned	O
as	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
but	O
delayed	O
due	O
to	O
2011	O
Tōhoku	O
earthquake	O
and	O
tsunami	O
,	O
DOAD	B-Application
makes	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
unique	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dimensions	O
can	O
be	O
considered	O
a	O
compilation	O
game	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
truly	O
new	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
series	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
likes	O
of	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
Trilogy	I-Application
or	O
Tekken	B-Application
Tag	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
offers	O
26	O
playable	O
fighters	O
,	O
more	O
than	O
any	O
previous	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
and	O
uses	O
a	O
modified	O
engine	O
of	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
plot	O
compiles	O
the	O
stories	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
four	O
main	O
DOA	O
games	O
with	O
additional	O
details	O
,	O
focusing	O
on	O
Kasumi	O
for	O
1	B-Application
,	O
Ryu	O
Hayabusa	O
for	O
2	B-Application
,	O
Ayane	O
for	O
3	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Helena	O
Douglas	O
for	O
4	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
"	O
Teen	O
"	O
rating	O
from	O
the	O
ESRB	O
since	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
3	I-Application
by	O
toning	O
down	O
the	O
sexual	O
content	O
for	O
female	O
characters	O
;	O
nevertheless	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
distributed	O
in	O
Sweden	O
and	O
consequently	O
in	O
all	O
Scandinavia	O
,	O
and	O
experienced	O
problems	O
with	O
being	O
released	O
in	O
Australia	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
Dimensions	I-Application
,	O
the	O
action	O
is	O
displayed	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
screen	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
while	O
the	O
special	O
fighting	O
moves	O
are	O
displayed	O
on	O
the	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
below	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DOAD	B-Application
incorporates	O
a	O
Chronicle	O
Mode	O
feature	O
,	O
which	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
story	O
mode	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
going	O
through	O
all	O
four	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
tournaments	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
roles	O
of	O
various	O
fighters	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
stages	O
are	O
mostly	O
taken	O
from	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
4	I-Application
(	O
both	O
stage	O
are	O
also	O
taken	O
from	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
substantial	O
new	O
content	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
the	O
Freedom	O
Survivor	O
stage	O
and	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
a	O
stage	O
based	O
on	O
Metroid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Other	I-Application
M	I-Application
–	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
game	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Team	O
Ninja	B-Application
with	O
Nintendo	O
–	O
with	O
characters	O
from	O
that	O
game	O
appearing	O
as	O
stage	O
hazards	O
(	O
but	O
not	O
playable	O
fighters	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
characters	O
Kasumi	O
Alpha	O
,	O
Genra	O
,	O
and	O
Alpha-152	B-Application
who	O
were	O
boss	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
are	O
made	O
playable	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
as	O
unlockable	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shiden	O
who	O
first	O
appeared	O
in	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
makes	O
his	O
first	O
playable	O
appearance	O
as	O
an	O
unlockable	O
boss	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
's	O
touch	B-Device
screen	I-Device
is	O
used	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
characters	O
execute	O
special	O
fighting	O
moves	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
top	O
screen	O
is	O
used	O
for	O
displaying	O
the	O
fight	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
fashion	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Street	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
3D	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dimensions	O
also	O
uses	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
 '	O
StreetPass	O
feature	O
to	O
make	O
AI	O
representations	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
play	O
patterns	O
,	O
that	O
can	O
challenge	O
other	O
owners	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Throwdown	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
stage	O
based	O
on	O
Metroid	B-Application
:	I-Application
Other	I-Application
M	I-Application
,	O
Ridley	O
appears	O
as	O
a	O
stage	O
hazard	O
while	O
Samus	O
Aran	O
appears	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
match	O
;	O
Samus	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
makes	O
a	O
cameo	O
appearance	O
to	O
help	O
the	O
fighters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dimensions	I-Application
plot	O
spans	O
the	O
first	O
four	O
main	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
series	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
unfold	O
the	O
hidden	O
truth	O
within	O
its	O
stories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
prologue	O
,	O
set	O
before	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Kasumi	O
is	O
confronted	O
by	O
her	O
father	O
,	O
the	O
17th	O
and	O
current	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Mugen	O
Tenshin	O
Ninja	B-Application
Clan	O
,	O
Shiden	O
,	O
about	O
her	O
skills	O
as	O
he	O
plans	O
to	O
make	O
her	O
his	O
next	O
heir	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
Kasumi	O
's	O
brother	O
and	O
Shiden	O
's	O
eldest	O
child	O
,	O
Hayate	O
was	O
destined	O
to	O
be	O
Shiden	O
's	O
next	O
heir	O
,	O
but	O
sometime	O
ago	O
,	O
Kasumi	O
's	O
uncle	O
,	O
the	O
exiled	O
ninja	B-Application
Raidou	O
,	O
attacked	O
the	O
village	O
,	O
beating	O
her	O
half-sister	O
Ayane	O
and	O
defeating	O
her	O
brother	O
Hayate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
learning	O
this	O
,	O
Kasumi	O
decided	O
to	O
run	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
village	O
to	O
take	O
revenge	O
on	O
Raidou	O
for	O
Hayate	O
,	O
even	O
though	O
it	O
meant	O
she	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
fugitive	O
and	O
likely	O
to	O
be	O
killed	O
by	O
her	O
own	O
clan	O
since	O
leaving	O
without	O
permission	O
is	O
against	O
the	O
ninja	B-Application
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heading	O
towards	O
Helena	O
Douglas	O
 '	O
cruise	O
ship	O
"	O
Freedom	O
Survivor	O
"	O
,	O
Kasumi	O
is	O
introduced	O
to	O
both	O
Christie	O
and	O
Bayman	O
and	O
is	O
told	O
about	O
the	O
"	O
DOA	B-Application
tournament	I-Application
"	O
,	O
with	O
Raidou	O
being	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kasumi	O
encounters	O
Ayane	O
,	O
now	O
a	O
contestant	O
,	O
and	O
both	O
meet	O
Raidou	O
with	O
Fame	O
Douglas	O
,	O
the	O
founder	O
and	O
head	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
Tournament	O
Executive	O
Committee	O
(	O
DOATEC	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kasumi	O
uses	O
her	O
magic	O
against	O
him	O
,	O
and	O
with	O
a	O
little	O
help	O
from	O
fellow	O
ninja	B-Application
,	O
Ryu	O
Hayabusa	O
,	O
she	O
finally	O
kills	O
Raidou	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
she	O
gets	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
DOATEC	B-Application
,	O
which	O
prompts	O
Ryu	O
to	O
save	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
same	O
night	O
,	O
Fame	O
Douglas	O
is	O
assassinated	O
by	O
Bayman	O
with	O
a	O
sniper	O
rifle	O
under	O
the	O
orders	O
of	O
DOATEC	B-Application
's	O
scientist	O
,	O
Victor	O
Donovan	O
,	O
who	O
desires	O
to	O
gain	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
committee	O
to	O
perform	O
genetic	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Bayman	O
is	O
successful	O
in	O
Douglas	O
 '	O
assassination	O
,	O
Christie	O
leaves	O
Bayman	O
behind	O
as	O
she	O
returns	O
to	O
DOATEC	B-Application
headquarters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hayate	O
,	O
still	O
in	O
a	O
coma	O
,	O
is	O
abducted	O
from	O
the	O
village	O
by	O
Kasumi	O
Alpha	O
,	O
an	O
evil	O
clone	O
of	O
Kasumi	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
DOATEC	B-Application
Super-human	O
Development	O
Project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
Helena	O
's	O
father	O
Fame	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
later	O
her	O
mother	O
Maria	O
,	O
Helena	O
appears	O
on	O
Freedom	O
Survivor	O
and	O
takes	O
over	O
the	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
Tournament	O
Executive	O
Committee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
everyone	O
on	O
board	O
the	O
cruise	O
ship	O
,	O
she	O
announces	O
the	O
"	O
second	B-Application
DOA	I-Application
tournament	I-Application
"	O
,	O
with	O
herself	O
participating	O
as	O
a	O
competitor	O
,	O
determined	O
to	O
find	O
the	O
truth	O
about	O
the	O
murder	O
of	O
her	O
parents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
Lisa	O
's	O
phone	O
call	O
with	O
Victor	O
Donovan	O
,	O
Ryu	O
overhears	O
that	O
Kasumi	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
DOATEC	B-Application
Germany	O
facility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
DOATEC	B-Application
's	O
facility	O
in	O
Germany	O
,	O
where	O
Kasumi	O
is	O
indeed	O
being	O
held	O
,	O
Alpha	O
sneaks	O
Kasumi	O
out	O
of	O
her	O
cell	O
and	O
reveals	O
that	O
Hayate	O
is	O
also	O
in	O
the	O
facility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryu	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Irene	O
,	O
explain	O
to	O
Hayate	O
that	O
Genra	O
may	O
have	O
been	O
involved	O
with	O
DOATEC	B-Application
,	O
and	O
although	O
Ayane	O
returns	O
to	O
normal	O
,	O
both	O
Kasumi	O
and	O
Alpha	O
disappear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
"	O
third	B-Application
tournament	I-Application
"	O
,	O
Helena	O
hires	O
Bayman	O
to	O
protect	O
her	O
and	O
kill	O
Donovan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ayane	O
is	O
upset	O
believing	O
Hayate	O
only	O
cares	O
about	O
Kasumi	O
,	O
but	O
Ayame	O
reminded	O
her	O
that	O
all	O
four	O
of	O
them	O
are	O
family	O
and	O
asks	O
Ayane	O
to	O
save	O
Kasumi	O
rather	O
than	O
be	O
her	O
enemy	O
as	O
Ayame	O
believes	O
their	O
family	O
's	O
bonds	O
are	O
stronger	O
than	O
the	O
ninja	B-Application
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hayate	O
and	O
Ayane	O
join	O
the	O
third	B-Application
tournament	I-Application
to	O
track	O
down	O
Genra	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
on	O
Freedom	O
Survivor	O
,	O
Hayate	O
meets	O
up	O
with	O
Hitomi	O
again	O
since	O
his	O
departure	O
from	O
her	O
father	O
's	O
dojo	O
when	O
he	O
was	O
Ein	O
,	O
and	O
Hayate	O
tells	O
Hitomi	O
the	O
truth	O
about	O
his	O
and	O
Ayane	O
's	O
ninja	B-Application
identities	O
,	O
much	O
to	O
Hitomi	O
's	O
surprise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gen	O
Fu	O
then	O
asks	O
the	O
two	O
ninjas	B-Application
for	O
a	O
friendly	O
tag	O
duel	O
so	O
that	O
his	O
apprentice	O
can	O
experience	O
different	O
fighting	O
styles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hayate	O
demands	O
her	O
to	O
tell	O
him	O
why	O
Genra	O
joined	O
DOATEC	B-Application
,	O
but	O
she	O
claimed	O
she	O
does	O
not	O
know	O
and	O
both	O
Genra	O
and	O
herself	O
are	O
just	O
puppets	O
of	O
DOATEC	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
Helena	O
in	O
battle	O
,	O
he	O
tells	O
her	O
that	O
she	O
should	O
leave	O
DOATEC	B-Application
for	O
her	O
own	O
safety	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Helena	O
became	O
head	O
leader	O
of	O
DOATEC	B-Application
,	O
Donovan	O
discusses	O
with	O
her	O
the	O
biological	O
weapon	O
cloning	O
project	O
,	O
Project	O
Alpha	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
"	O
fourth	B-Application
tournament	I-Application
"	O
on	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
Hayate	O
and	O
the	O
forces	O
of	O
the	O
Mugen	O
Tenshin	O
clan	O
are	O
planning	O
an	O
assault	O
on	O
DOATEC	B-Application
's	O
main	O
headquarters	O
,	O
the	O
Tri-Tower	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
Kasumi	O
infiltrates	O
the	O
Tri-Tower	O
and	O
confronts	O
Helena	O
,	O
pleading	O
with	O
her	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
war	O
,	O
but	O
Helena	O
replied	O
that	O
the	O
ninjas	B-Application
would	O
stop	O
at	O
nothing	O
to	O
destroy	O
DOATEC	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
final	O
product	O
of	O
Project	O
Alpha	O
,	O
Alpha-152	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
reveals	O
that	O
she	O
had	O
something	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
his	O
vendetta	O
against	O
DOATEC	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hayate	O
told	O
her	O
that	O
he	O
could	O
n't	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
fourth	B-Application
tournament	I-Application
was	O
no	O
tournament	O
at	O
all	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
war	O
between	O
DOATEC	B-Application
and	O
his	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Kasumi	O
makes	O
her	O
way	O
to	O
fight	O
an	O
awakened	O
Alpha-152	B-Application
,	O
Hayate	O
and	O
Ayane	O
use	O
their	O
magic	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
Tri-Tower	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
have	O
to	O
face	O
Alpha-152	B-Application
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dimensions	I-Application
was	O
first	O
revealed	O
as	O
an	O
official	O
title	O
on	O
June	O
15	O
,	O
2010	O
at	O
E3	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
3D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dimensions	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
game	O
to	O
feature	O
English	O
voice	O
overs	O
;	O
most	O
of	O
voice	O
actors	O
have	O
been	O
recast	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DOAD	B-Application
was	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
at	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
launch	O
on	O
February	O
26	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dimensions	I-Application
had	O
consistently	O
favourable	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
review	O
praised	O
the	O
"	O
top-notch	O
"	O
cutscenes	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
fast	O
and	O
furious	O
as	O
ever	O
"	O
gameplay	O
,	O
but	O
warned	O
against	O
the	O
3D	O
effect	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
having	O
problems	O
with	O
the	O
Tag	O
Mode	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
’ve	O
been	O
waiting	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
must-buy	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
title	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
it	O
,	O
folks.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
a	O
Swedish	O
controversy	O
,	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dimensions	I-Application
is	O
not	O
being	O
sold	O
in	O
Sweden	O
,	O
Norway	O
,	O
and	O
Denmark	O
.	O
</s>
