<s>
is	O
a	O
compilation	O
fighting	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Team	O
Ninja	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Tecmo	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
1996	O
's	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
and	O
1999	O
's	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
DOA	O
Ultimate	O
contains	O
a	O
high-resolution	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
of	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
,	O
and	O
an	O
enhanced	O
remake	O
of	O
DOA2	B-Application
which	O
utilizes	O
a	O
new	O
graphics	O
engine	O
and	O
offers	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
3	I-Application
game	O
mechanics	O
,	O
new	O
game	O
content	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
Hitomi	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
16	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
both	O
games	O
became	O
backwards	B-Device
compatible	I-Device
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
both	O
games	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
download	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
both	O
games	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
list	B-Device
of	I-Device
backward	I-Device
compatible	I-Device
games	I-Device
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
is	O
a	O
compilation	O
game	O
that	O
includes	O
a	O
remade	O
version	O
of	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
with	O
re-developed	O
graphics	O
and	O
new	O
stages	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
gaming	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
includes	O
the	O
original	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
,	O
with	O
smoothed	O
graphics	O
,	O
but	O
lacks	O
the	O
additional	O
content	O
received	O
in	O
the	O
later-released	O
North	O
American	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
(	O
no	O
Bass	O
or	O
Ayane	O
characters	O
or	O
extra	O
costumes	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
1	I-Application
Ultimate	O
is	O
essentially	O
identical	O
to	O
its	O
original	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
version	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
generally	O
considered	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
collector	O
's	O
disc	O
than	O
for	O
its	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
2	I-Application
Ultimate	O
,	O
being	O
a	O
remake	O
created	O
after	O
the	O
debut	O
of	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
takes	O
elements	O
and	O
mechanics	O
from	O
both	O
its	O
original	O
iteration	O
and	O
successor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
action	O
of	O
3D-axis	O
movement	O
is	O
as	O
free-formatted	O
as	O
DOA3	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Hitomi	O
is	O
now	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
albeit	O
outside	O
story	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
elements	O
have	O
been	O
kept	O
intact	O
from	O
DOA2	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
higher	O
damaging	O
counters	O
than	O
in	O
DOA3	B-Application
,	O
environmental	O
hazards	O
not	O
warranting	O
a	O
knockout	O
on	O
a	O
character	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
counter	O
mechanism	O
that	O
is	O
much	O
harder	O
to	O
execute	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
freely	O
move	O
on	O
a	O
3D	O
axis	O
in	O
the	O
Ultimate	O
version	O
of	O
DOA2	B-Application
however	O
,	O
most	O
moves	O
cannot	O
be	O
sidestepped	O
as	O
in	O
DOA3	B-Application
and	O
other	O
3D	O
fighters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
major	O
change	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
revamped	O
holding	O
system	O
in	O
DOA2	B-Application
Ultimate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
required	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
play	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
's	O
support	O
makes	O
it	O
the	O
second	O
online	O
console	B-Device
3D	O
fighting	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
(	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Deception	I-Application
having	O
been	O
the	O
first	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
online	O
console	B-Device
3D	O
fighting	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
set	O
forth	O
by	O
Tecmo	O
for	O
online	O
play	O
in	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
was	O
intended	O
to	O
recreate	O
the	O
feel	O
of	O
playing	O
at	O
an	O
arcade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
this	O
game	O
brings	O
back	O
the	O
old	O
mechanics	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
some	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
music	O
and	O
remixes	O
were	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
character	O
except	O
Hitomi	O
(	O
who	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
DOA3	B-Application
)	O
has	O
their	O
own	O
remix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
mode	O
of	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
plays	O
out	O
as	O
it	O
did	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
CG	O
sequence	O
is	O
added	O
further	O
explaining	O
the	O
relationship	O
and	O
history	O
of	O
Ayane	O
,	O
Kasumi	O
and	O
Hayate	O
leading	O
into	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Team	O
Ninja	O
once	O
again	O
remade	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
this	O
time	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
planning	O
stages	O
,	O
this	O
new	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
named	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
Online	O
for	O
its	O
addition	O
of	O
online	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
14	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
and	O
promised	O
fresh	O
content	O
,	O
additional	O
characters	O
and	O
an	O
upgraded	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
was	O
released	O
with	O
a	O
crystal-clear	O
blue	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
system	O
that	O
included	O
a	O
controller	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
color	O
,	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
,	O
and	O
some	O
bonus	O
Kasumi-themed	O
extras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
disc	O
of	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
also	O
contains	O
the	O
Booster	O
Pack	O
for	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
which	O
adds	O
numerous	O
character	O
costumes	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
opening	O
cinematic	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
disc	O
also	O
included	O
a	O
G4-produced	O
segment	O
from	O
their	O
Icons	O
series	O
detailing	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
series	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
interviews	O
featuring	O
various	O
people	O
from	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
,	O
including	O
series	O
creator	O
Tomonobu	O
Itagaki	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
guide	O
book	O
titled	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
:	O
Prima	O
Official	O
Game	O
Guide	O
by	O
Prima	O
Games	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
4	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
December	O
14	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
backwards	B-Device
compatibility	I-Device
update	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
release	O
of	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
can	O
now	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
1	I-Application
Ultimate	O
and	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
2	I-Application
Ultimate	O
became	O
available	O
to	O
download	O
separately	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
worldwide	O
,	O
hinting	O
at	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
to	O
backward	B-Device
compatibility	I-Device
program	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
both	O
games	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
line	O
up	O
and	O
became	O
playable	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
received	O
a	O
runner-up	O
position	O
in	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
2004	O
"	O
Best	O
Fighting	O
Game	O
"	O
category	O
across	O
all	O
platforms	O
,	O
losing	O
to	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
:	I-Application
Deception	I-Application
.	O
</s>
