<s>
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
5	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
(	O
abbreviated	O
to	O
DOA5	B-Application
Ultimate	O
or	O
just	O
DOA5U	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
series	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Team	O
Ninja	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Tecmo	O
Koei	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
September	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
arcade	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
by	O
Koei	O
Tecmo	O
since	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
2	I-Application
Millenium	I-Application
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DOA5	B-Application
Ultimate	O
is	O
an	O
expanded	O
edition	O
of	O
2012	O
's	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
incorporating	O
some	O
features	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
's	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
5	I-Application
Plus	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
additional	O
content	O
,	O
including	O
five	O
characters	O
that	O
are	O
new	O
or	O
returning	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
(	O
including	O
two	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
characters	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
comprehensive	O
story	O
mode	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
gameplay	O
system	O
tweaks	O
and	O
expansions	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
them	O
in	O
the	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
tag	O
team	O
mode	O
(	O
including	O
an	O
introduction	O
of	O
two-on-two	O
tag	O
team	O
battles	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free-to-play	O
cut	O
version	O
of	O
DOA5	B-Application
Ultimate	O
,	O
titled	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
5	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
:	O
Core	O
Fighters	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
alongside	O
the	O
retail	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
edition	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
5	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
:	O
Arcade	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
24	O
December	O
2013	O
,	O
distributed	O
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimate	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
5	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Round	I-Application
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
having	O
fixed	O
all	O
known	O
bugs	B-Error_Name
,	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
5	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
adds	O
new	O
training	O
modes	O
from	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
5	I-Application
Plus	I-Application
:	O
Tutorial	O
(	O
a	O
training	O
mode	O
designed	O
to	O
practice	O
key	O
moves	O
and	O
strategies	O
and	O
consisting	O
of	O
the	O
lesson	O
part	O
and	O
the	O
mission	O
part	O
)	O
and	O
Combo	O
Challenge	O
(	O
a	O
special	O
training	O
mode	O
designed	O
to	O
learn	O
and	O
practice	O
combos	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Team	O
Fight	O
mode	O
where	O
the	O
players	O
choose	O
up	O
to	O
seven	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
gameplay	O
feature	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
Power	O
Launcher	O
and	O
working	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Power	O
Blow	O
of	O
DOA5	B-Application
(	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
only	O
once	O
per	O
round	O
when	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
's	O
health	O
falls	O
below	O
50%	O
)	O
,	O
launches	O
opponents	O
high	O
into	O
the	O
air	O
,	O
allowing	O
more	O
advanced	O
players	O
to	O
follow	O
up	O
with	O
a	O
combo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developer	O
Team	O
Ninja	O
also	O
promised	O
to	O
smooth	O
the	O
online	O
fights	O
and	O
shorten	O
the	O
match-finding	O
wait	O
times	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
new	O
system	O
of	O
Character	O
Points	O
is	O
supposed	O
to	O
let	O
the	O
players	O
know	O
how	O
good	O
their	O
opponents	O
are	O
with	O
the	O
currently	O
selected	O
fighters	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
IVs	I-Application
Battle	O
Points	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
their	O
world	O
rank	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
in	O
DOA5	B-Application
Plus	O
,	O
the	O
players	O
are	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
choose	O
their	O
own	O
custom	O
music	O
outside	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
series	O
for	O
the	O
fights	O
;	O
Ultimate	O
also	O
features	O
 '	O
the	O
returning	O
characters	O
 '	O
past	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
comes	O
with	O
new	O
costumes	O
for	O
all	O
characters	O
and	O
includes	O
some	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
costume	O
packs	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
(	O
now	O
as	O
just	O
unlockable	O
content	O
)	O
;	O
the	O
remaining	O
DLC	B-Protocol
costumes	O
(	O
Costume	O
Packs	O
3	O
,	O
6	O
,	O
7	O
and	O
8	O
)	O
are	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
but	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
DOA5	B-Application
Ultimate	O
if	O
they	O
were	O
purchased	O
for	O
DOA5	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
231	O
costumes	O
(	O
more	O
than	O
twice	O
increase	O
from	O
114	O
alternate	O
outfits	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
DOA5	B-Application
)	O
that	O
are	O
to	O
be	O
unlockable	O
using	O
new	O
system	O
of	O
Grade	O
Points	O
the	O
players	O
might	O
earn	O
by	O
winning	O
the	O
matches	O
as	O
Prize	O
Fighters	O
in	O
four	O
levels	O
(	O
Bronze	O
,	O
Silver	O
,	O
Gold	O
and	O
Platinum	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
adds	O
five	O
more	O
playable	O
characters	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
roster	O
of	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
29	O
fighters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jacky	O
Bryant	O
,	O
Sarah	O
Bryant	O
's	O
older	O
brother	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
guest	O
character	O
from	O
the	O
Virtua	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
uses	O
Bruce	B-Application
Lee	I-Application
's	O
fighting	O
style	O
Jeet	O
Kune	O
Do	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
is	O
another	O
character	O
from	O
the	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
final	O
announced	O
new	O
DOA	O
fighter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
DOA5	B-Application
Ultimate	O
,	O
Rachel	O
is	O
a	O
heavyweight	O
power-type	O
fighter	O
of	O
a	O
weight	O
class	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Leon	O
's	O
and	O
her	O
fighting	O
style	O
is	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Spartan-458	O
'	O
s	O
in	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Momiji	O
,	O
the	O
Dragon	O
Ninja	O
clan	O
's	O
shrine	O
maiden	O
from	O
the	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phase-4	O
,	O
another	O
of	O
Kasumi	O
's	O
clones	O
and	O
a	O
final	O
version	O
of	O
Alpha	O
Project	O
who	O
briefly	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
post	O
credit	O
of	O
original	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
5	I-Application
Story	O
Mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previously	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
producer	O
Yosuke	O
Hayashi	O
has	O
stated	O
they	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
releasing	O
additional	O
characters	O
or	O
stages	O
as	O
DLC	B-Protocol
for	O
the	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
DOA5	B-Application
,	O
as	O
Team	O
Ninja	O
views	O
it	O
as	O
unfair	O
to	O
players	O
who	O
cannot	O
afford	O
to	O
pay	O
for	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
and	O
because	O
it	O
will	O
make	O
it	O
harder	O
to	O
balance	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
teaser	O
trailer	O
showing	O
Momiji	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
DOA5	B-Application
was	O
shown	O
on	O
April	O
28	O
,	O
2013	O
at	O
a	O
Playse	O
event	O
in	O
Tokyo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
8	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
revealed	O
it	O
as	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
5	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
,	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
sometime	O
in	O
fall	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
include	O
all	O
of	O
new	O
content	O
from	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
5	I-Application
Plus	I-Application
and	O
to	O
feature	O
more	O
characters	O
and	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
director	O
Yohei	O
Shimbori	O
said	O
:	O
"	O
Since	O
we	O
launched	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
we	O
received	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
feedback	O
from	O
fans	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DoA5	B-Application
Ultimate	O
is	O
a	O
reflection	O
of	O
that	O
feedback	O
we	O
received.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
requested	O
stages	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
comeback	O
included	O
the	O
Forest	O
and	O
Lost	O
World	O
stages	O
from	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
3	I-Application
;	O
another	O
popular	O
request	O
was	O
for	O
a	O
stage	O
with	O
an	O
uneven	O
grounding	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
Desert	O
Wasteland	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Team	O
Ninja	O
has	O
held	O
contests	O
to	O
design	O
DLC	B-Protocol
costumes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
5	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
first	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
September	O
3	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
Japan	O
on	O
September	O
5	O
,	O
Europe	O
on	O
September	O
6	O
,	O
and	O
Australia	O
on	O
September	O
26	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Japan-only	O
limited	O
edition	O
titled	O
Kasumi-chan	O
Blue	O
&	O
Momiji	O
Red	O
Package	O
contains	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
5	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
Volume	O
3	O
,	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
12	O
"	O
I	O
'm	O
a	O
Fighter	O
"	O
posters	O
,	O
"	O
Kasumi-chan	O
Blue	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Momiji	O
Red	O
"	O
3D	O
mousepads	O
,	O
Kasumi	O
and	O
Momiji	O
themed	O
playing	O
cards	O
,	O
life-size	O
tapestries	O
and	O
bath	O
posters	O
,	O
and	O
download	O
codes	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Ultimate	O
Sexy	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Idol	O
"	O
costume	O
packs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tecmo	O
Koei	O
Europe	O
offered	O
exclusive	O
downloadable	O
in-game	O
costumes	O
(	O
the	O
packs	O
J-Pop	O
,	O
Schoolgirl	O
and	O
Bad	O
Girl	O
)	O
as	O
pre-order	O
bonuses	O
,	O
making	O
them	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
different	O
characters	O
depending	O
on	O
a	O
given	O
retailer	O
:	O
Kokoro	O
,	O
Leifang	O
,	O
Hitomi	O
and	O
Mila	O
from	O
GAME	O
,	O
and	O
Kasumi	O
and	O
Ayane	O
from	O
Amazon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
first-print	O
copies	O
of	O
Tecmo	O
Koei	O
's	O
Musou	O
Orochi	O
2	O
Ultimate	O
(	O
Warriors	O
Orochi	O
3	O
Ultimate	O
)	O
were	O
bundled	O
with	O
DLC	B-Protocol
codes	O
for	O
special	O
“	O
Orochi	O
”	O
themed	O
DOA5U	O
costumes	O
for	O
Kasumi	O
,	O
Ayane	O
and	O
Momiji	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
themed	O
booth	O
babe	O
costume	O
for	O
Kasumi	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bonus	O
DLC	B-Protocol
costumes	O
for	O
Ryu	O
and	O
Momiji	O
were	O
announced	O
to	O
come	O
with	O
the	O
special	O
edition	O
of	O
Yaiba	B-Application
:	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
Z	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free	O
digital	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
titled	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
5	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
:	O
Core	O
Fighters	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
alongside	O
the	O
retail	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soon	O
after	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
Core	O
Fighters	O
,	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
announced	O
and	O
quickly	O
released	O
Tekken	B-Application
Revolution	I-Application
,	O
their	O
own	O
take	O
on	O
a	O
concept	O
of	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
fighting	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Core	O
Fighters	O
features	O
four	O
playable	O
characters	O
(	O
Ryu	O
Hayabusa	O
,	O
Kasumi	O
,	O
Hayate	O
and	O
Ayane	O
)	O
and	O
almost	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
modes	O
,	O
whilst	O
additional	O
playable	O
characters	O
(	O
for	O
$4	O
each	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Story	O
Mode	O
(	O
for	O
$15	O
)	O
may	O
purchased	O
separately	O
as	O
DLC	B-Protocol
(	O
Core	O
Fighters	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
DLC	B-Protocol
costumes	O
from	O
DOA5	B-Application
,	O
but	O
comes	O
with	O
no	O
free	O
additional	O
costumes	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
digital	O
version	O
has	O
only	O
been	O
announced	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
release	O
slated	O
as	O
'	O
possible	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
5	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
:	O
Arcade	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
DOA	O
arcade	O
game	O
since	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
2	I-Application
Millenium	I-Application
in	O
January	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
received	O
well	O
by	O
most	O
critics	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
averaged	O
score	O
of	O
77/100	O
at	O
Metacritic	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
75/100	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hedi	O
Kemps	O
of	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
despite	O
issues	O
regarding	O
its	O
distribution	O
method	O
,	O
DoA5	B-Application
Ultimate	O
remains	O
a	O
fun	O
,	O
gorgeous	O
,	O
and	O
accessible	O
fighter	O
,	O
made	O
sweeter	O
by	O
the	O
wealth	O
of	O
new	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ryan	O
King	O
of	O
NowGamer	O
gave	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
7.5/10	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
"	O
shallow	O
but	O
fun	O
"	O
Ultimate	O
"	O
has	O
packed	O
in	O
a	O
wealth	O
of	O
content	O
alongside	O
its	O
solid	O
fighting	O
game	O
core	O
for	O
a	O
low	O
price.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	O
's	O
Guide	O
's	O
Mike	O
Andronico	O
,	O
who	O
awarded	O
both	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
four	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
stars	O
,	O
wrote	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
a	O
satisfying	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
DoA	O
experience	O
,	O
for	O
just	O
$40	O
,	O
"	O
but	O
cautioned	O
that	O
"	O
casual	O
fans	O
content	O
with	O
last	O
year	O
's	O
copy	O
of	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
5	I-Application
might	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
buy	O
another	O
game	O
so	O
soon.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Angelo	O
M	O
.	O
D’Argenio	O
of	O
Cheat	O
Code	O
Central	O
opined	O
that	O
Ultimate	O
is	O
a	O
must-have	O
purchase	O
only	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
are	O
still	O
playing	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
giving	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
relatively	O
low	O
score	O
of	O
3.2/5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Hardcore	O
Gamer'''s	O
Adam	O
Beck	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
"	O
there	O
’s	O
something	O
here	O
for	O
everyone	O
;	O
"	O
he	O
rated	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
a	O
4/5	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
"	O
most	O
complete	O
and	O
robust	O
experience	O
yet.	O
"	O
</s>
