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TORRANCE, Calif. December 28, 2005 — Tecmo proudly announced today that
Dead or Alive® 4, the highly anticipated next installment in its hugely
popular fighting series, will ship to major retailers nationwide on
December 29, 2005. The highly awaited title for the next-generation
Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft will set
the new standard for fighting games, boasting the most advanced online
fighting system in the world via the Xbox Live ® online game service.
Dead or Alive 4 will break new ground on Xbox Live featuring
simultaneous 4-player tag battle for the first time in the series, up
to 16-players online at one time, and a stylized and accessible online
lobby system that allows players to choose an avatar and a “theme” for
their house which will serve as their online lobby that other players
can visit to get matched up for a fight.
Featuring the most fast and furious fighting engine to ever grace a video
game,
Dead or Alive
4 is positioned to not only take the fighting community by storm but to
raise the bar for the fighting genre when it blasts onto store shelves
later this month only on Xbox 360. An impressive line-up of new, old,
and unlockable secret characters, breathtaking, “Hollywood Style”
cinematic ending movies, and in-depth interactive stages round out the
list of Dead or Alive 4 features poised to make the game a “must buy”.
“Dead or Alive 4’s unsurpassed visual beauty, worldwide online
capabilities, and finely tuned fighting engine make it the game to own
on
Xbox
360,” John Inada, Tecmo’s General Manager, said. “No other fighting
game on the market today will be able to match its depth, strategy, and
awe-inspiring visuals. Dead or Alive 4 will be a force to be reckoned
with.”
About Dead or Alive 4
Taking advantage of the superior technology of the new Xbox 360
system, Dead or Alive 4 will be the defining gaming experience on the
next-generation console as it will encompass all that Xbox 360 has to
offer, giving players one of the most rewarding digital fighting
experiences to date on a video game console.
Dead or Alive 4 will be the leader in fighting games as it
once again raises the bar in both online and offline fighting. By
utilizing the advanced technology of the new Xbox 360 hardware, Dead or
Alive 4 will redefine 3-D graphics as the attention to detail is
astounding from each strand of the character’s hair to each cherry
blossom falling from the sky, creating the most visually beautiful and
realistic looking video game to date.
Dead or Alive 4’s unsurpassed online capabilities via Xbox Live®
online game
service will set the stage for all online 3-D fighting games to follow
as more players will be able to play Dead or Alive 4 simultaneously
online to compete in larger more impressive
Xbox Live
tournaments around the globe. Dead or Alive 4’s online world will also
include innovative and interactive online lobbies featuring voice and
text chat, detailed online scoreboards, and a unique online lobby
system that allows players to choose an avatar and a “theme” for their
house which will serve as their online lobby that other players can
visit to get matched up for a fight.
Dead or Alive 4 also boasts incredible new interactive stages, an all
star line-up of old and new favorite characters, and the most complex
DOA countering system yet, all adding up to the must-have video game to
own along with Xbox 360.
For the most up to date information and newest action-packed
fighting screens showcasing all the new DOA characters for Dead or
Alive 4, check out the newly relaunched and super cool Tecmo website at
www.tecmogames.com . Dead or Alive 4 will be the premier holiday title
when it hits retailers nationwide on December 29, 2005, only on the new
Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft.