Dead or Alive 2: Hardcore Hints III (PS2)

Dead or Alive 2: Hardcore is a video game created by Team Ninja and published by Tecmo Inc. The title was produced for a variety of platforms, including arcade machines, the PlayStation 2, the Dream Cast and the original Xbox. It was launched in October 2000, and was classed as a fighting game with an anime look, played from a third-person perspective, and based on an arcade machine.

Dead or Alive 2 has had a complicated history, driven by Team Ninja's desire to create a fighting game that could attract hardcore gamers, while offering a look that was very different from anything on the market at the time. The initial release was for arcade machines, and got restricted to Japan. A second version of the arcade game was also created, but there were things that could only be managed on home consoles. Thus, both the Dream Cast and the PlayStation 2 received Dead or Alive ports.

Hardcore is seen as the most complete released version of the game out of the 11 developed so far. There are more characters in the game, animations for a lot of moves have been significantly tweaked, and some have even been cut, more character outfits have been included, the speed of gameplay has been increased, the Survival Mode has got a makeover, and a new gallery option has been introduced, in addition to the Items Collection feature. There are also a lot of statistics telling the player which characters he used, and which characters he fought the most.

GAMEPLAY HINTS

Helena: Alternate costumes

Costume 3: Successfully complete story mode.
Costume 4: Successfully complete story mode without continuing under the default or higher difficulty setting. Alternately, successfully complete Story Mode with Helena five times (continues count).
Costume 5: Score 2 million points in survival mode under the default or higher difficulty setting. Alternately, use Helena more than 30 times.
Costume 6: Successfully complete time attack mode in under 4:15. Alternately, use Helena more than 75 times.
Costume 7: Grab the Rocket in survival mode under any setting. Alternately, use Helena more than 150 times.

Helena: 12 hit combos

Press Down/Forward + Punch, Forward + Punch, Punch, Punch, Punch, Down/Up + Kick, Punch, Punch, Back + Punch, Punch, Punch, Punch.

Kasumi: Alternate costumes

Costume 3: Successfully complete story mode.
Costume 4: Successfully complete story mode without continuing under the default or higher difficulty setting. Alternately, successfully complete story mode three times (continues count).
Costume 5: Successfully complete story mode without continuing under the default or higher difficulty setting. Alternately, successfully complete story mode five times (continues count).
Costume 6: Score 2 million points in survival mode under the default or higher difficulty setting. Alternately, use Kasumi more than 50 times.
Costume 7: Finish over 50 stages in survival mode under the default or higher difficulty setting. Alternately, use Kasumi more than 100 times.
Costume 8: Grab the Cherry in survival mode under any setting. Alternately, use Kasumi more than 200 times.

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