page_title: Dead or Alive (franchise)
section_title: Reception
hierarchical_section_title: Dead or Alive (franchise) / Reception
caption_attribution_description: Italiano: Giorgia Vecchini cosplay interpreta Kasumi del videogame "Dead or Alive"
context_page_description: Dead or Alive is a media franchise based on a fighting video game series produced by Tecmo and developed by Team Ninja. It is primarily composed of fast-paced 3D fighting games that begun with the original Dead or Alive in 1996. DOA is the creation of Tomonobu Itagaki, who has since left the company and is no longer working on the series, which continues without him. Dead or Alive has been praised for its impressive fighting system, graphics, and interactive environments. In addition to its fast-paced countering-based play system, the franchise is also known for its female characters. This aspect of the series' popularity led to the creation of the spin-off game Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball and its sequels, where the females and their sex appeal play a more focal role than it does in the core Dead or Alive series. A live action film adaptation DOA: Dead or Alive was released in 2006.
context_section_description: The Dead or Alive games have been mostly well received. The fighting series have received positive reviews, with Dead or Alive 2 having the highest ratings out of the numbered games, and Dead or Alive 5 having the lowest except its Plus version for the Vita.
  By July 2013, the DOA series has shipped 8.6 million copies worldwide. As of July 2016, the series had sold 9.7 million copies worldwide.
caption: A Kasumi cosplayer in 2014
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