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 this title, 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

Jann Lee: 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 Jann Lee five times (continues count).

Costume 5: Score 1 million points in survival mode under the default or higher difficulty setting. Alternately, use Jann Lee more than 50 times.

Costume 6: Grab the Dragon in survival mode under any setting. Alternately, use Jann Lee more than 100 times.

Lei Fang: 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: Score 1 million points in survival mode under the default or higher difficulty setting. Alternately, successfully complete story mode 5 times.

Costume 6: Successfully complete tag battle with Lei in her Costume 5 and Jann Lee wearing his Costume 5. Alternately, use Lei Fang more than 50 times.

Costume 7: Successfully complete time attack mode in less than 4:15 under the default difficulty setting. Alternately, use Lei Fang more than 100 times.

Costume 8: Grab the Decoration Cake in survival mode under any setting. Alternately, use Lei Fang more than 200 times.

 

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