Samus Brawls with Dead or Alive

By Mike Mason 19.01.2011 9

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Tecmo Koei have emerged from the 3DS event looking like serious third party contenders, with a pair of visually impressive titles aimed towards the launch period. Those titles are, of course, Dead Or Alive Dimensions - the first entry on a Nintendo system - and Samurai Warriors: Chronicles.

Click the game titles to open their game pages and discover plenty of delicious screenshots.

Dead or Alive Dimensions

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The first Dead or Alive entry on a Nintendo system, Dimensions takes full advantage of 3DS, offering online play, StreetPass virtual fighting and local wireless multicard battling. If you're new to the series, don't worry; the bottom screen displays a move list for reference, and touch input makes easier work of those complicated moves.

Update: We've just heard word that a new trailer has been released, with the Dead or Alive cast doing battle in a Metroid level, complete with Ridley and what seems to be a tag/character switch to what just could be Samus Aran from the Metroid series. Team Ninja recently worked on Metroid: Other M for Wii.

Samurai Warriors: Chronicles

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Two characters with differing styles of play are available for selection in Samurai Warriors: Chronicles, as well as multiple paths through the game that will see you befriend or battle a variety of samurai folk. Downloadable scenarios are available via the online SpotPass functionality, and your army will fight anybody who dares cross your path in StreetPass mode.

Look out for more information on both titles in the coming days.

What do you think of the appearance of Metroid in Dead or Alive: Dimensions?

Box art for Dead or Alive Dimensions
Developer

Team Ninja

Publisher

Tecmo Koei

Genre

Fighting

Players

2

C3 Score

Rated $score out of 10  8/10

Reader Score

Rated $score out of 10  7/10 (13 Votes)

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Samurai Warriors is historically accurate. I remember learning about those samurai that could split the ground and unleash a pillar of fire. On a separate note, the DoA Metroid level is quite the surprise, especially Ridley's involvement in the fight, who is animated quite well.

Ironic. Other M's abbreviation is M:OM, and this new DOA's is DAD. Smilie

Phoenixus said:
Ironic. Other M's abbreviation is M:OM, and this new DOA's is DAD. Smilie

Smilie That is an excellent observation. I never noticed that.

Hm.. I don't understand. Was the chick on the left fighting the ninja dude Samus?

And then she turned into a ball or was that a horrible teaser that only had Ridley in it and then have the Samus ball come in at the very end?

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Teetrab said:
Hm.. I don't understand. Was the chick on the left fighting the ninja dude Samus?

And then she turned into a ball or was that a horrible teaser that only had Ridley in it and then have the Samus ball come in at the very end?

Nope, she's a Dead or Alive character called Kasumi, the samus in her morph ball was just a teaser.

Nice - wasn't expecting this, cool crossover Smilie

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OH MY GOSH!!! This just added 50 thousand reasons to get DOA Dimentions even though I was going to get it anyway. Smilie

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Phoenixus said:
Ironic. Other M's abbreviation is M:OM, and this new DOA's is DAD. Smilie

That's possibly the greatest thing I've heard in days. Smilie
but that's incorrect usage of "ironic"

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Fusspot. Smilie

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