DEAD OR ALIVE
Official Title  Dead or Alive
Common Title  Dead or Alive
Serial Number(s)  SCES-01259
Region  PAL
Genre / Style  Fighting 

Developer  Team Ninja
Publisher  Sony
Date Released  15 July 1998
Disc Number &
Printed Serial Number
DISC 1

SCES-01259
Serial Number In Disc SCES-01259
Media Disc ID N / A
Number Of Tracks 29
( 1 Data Track &
28 Audio Tracks )
Approx. Image Size
( Image Format Used )
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( .bin / .cue )
Approx.Size On Disc 490 MB
Approx. Archive Size
( Archive Type Used )
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( 1 RAR File with
2% Recovery )
Barcode Number(s)
( UPC / EAN )

From the back cover
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English
Menus and gameplay are in English.

Dead or Alive is a beat-em-up based on Sega’s Model 2 arcade board.

Eight deadly fights test each other's martial arts mastery in gorgeous 3D arenas. Special and combination moves all depicted in detailed fluid animation make this a stern test of gamers' reflexes and strategizing. Among its innovations are special moves that restore your fighter's vitality during the battle.

Dead or Alive comes from the Arcade to the PlayStation in grandiose fashion. Sporting a revamped graphics engine that displays high-resolution visuals at a constant 60fps, Tecmo's hand-to-hand brawler features never before seen characters, costumes, and gameplay modes.

For those unfamiliar with the original version, Dead or Alive features a wealth of combinations, reversals, mid-air juggles, a unique hold system, Danger Zones, and special attacks. There are three action buttons: punch, throw, and hold; the hold system consists of an offensive and defensive hold. Using either hold maneuver, players are able to counter attack and block their opponents. Additionally, the various arenas feature Danger Zones, or explosive boundaries that do significant damage to a player's health meter.

Among the gameplay options are the Tournament, Time Attack, Danger Zone, Versus, Survival, Kumite, Team Battle, and Training modes. By selecting the Tournament option, players are able to guide any character on their quest for redemption and/or fulfillment. The reward for winning the tournament is the unlocking of a new costume for that character.

Time Attack pits you and a computer-controlled opponent in a race against the clock. Whoever beats the clock and knocks out their opponent first wins. Additionally, the two-player games come in the form of a Versus and Team Battle (also one-player). Versus is simply a two-player battle whereas Team Battle allows each player to select five characters apiece. Each fighter is then eliminated via one-on-one battles until all five characters have been eliminated.

The Danger Zone mode is interesting enough; the entire ring becomes a Danger Zone. If your character is knocked down, he or she will be launched high up in the air with damaging results. Survival mode has the player fighting computer-controlled opponents until their character's health meter is depleted. Likewise, Kumite is a points-based rumble against you and 100 opponents. The idea is to gain fast clear times and eliminate your opponents one by one!

  Manufacturer's description:

The Fighting Game You've been waiting for...
Purist Fighting for Purist Fighting Fans
No lightening bolts, No Magic Tricks, No Weapons...

YOUR SURVIVAL IS ALL IN YOUR OWN HANDS

Seamlessly Rendered Characters
Combined Attack Maneuvers
Dynamic Backgrounds with light-sourcing brings you a vividly real experience

AVAILABLE ONLY ON DEAD OR ALIVE:
Beautiful Women
Danger Zone Mode
Reversal Attacks

"Dead or Alive, with its intricate fighting system, high resolution graphics, and intense gameplay gives the Tekken franchise a run for its money."
-PSEXTREME MAGAZINE

  Features:
  • Third person perspectives
  • 3D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • Fighting theme.
Number Of Players  1 or 2 Players
Number Of Memory Card Blocks  1 Block
Compatible Controllers Tested
( Official Gamepads Only )
 Standard Controller / Analog Controller ( Dual Shock Controller compatible )
Compatible Light Guns
( Official Light Guns Only )
 None
Other Compatible Controllers
( Official Controllers Only )
 None
Special Controllers Included Or
Supported ( Official Only )
 None
Vibration Function Compatible  Yes
Multi-Tap Function Compatible  No
Link Cable Function Compatibile  No
Emulator  ePSXe v1.9.0
Video Plugin  Pete's OpenGL Driver v2.9 ( internal X & Internal Y= Very High, Stretching mode: Stretch to full window size, render Mode: 2 (Use framebuffer object) text filt = 2 FPS limit= 53, Compatibility=1,3,2; Shader effects= 1 (Fullscreen smoothin))
Audio Plugin  ePSXe SPU Core v.1.9.0
CD-ROM Plugin  ePSXe Cdrom plugin
Game Pad Plugin  N / A
Vibration Compatible  Yes.
Console Bios Used  SCPH7502

  NOTE:   This is not the only possible combination of plugins. There are others that will work (better or worse) for your particular hardware. We provide you with one working set-up so that you may get the game up and running, hassle-free. Testing other emulators/plugins is up to you.
 

 GENERAL CONTROLS:
  Moving the character; jump, sit (squat), or guard; move the cursor -  D-Pad or Left Analog Stick
  Pause during gameplay -  Start Button
  Punch + Kick -  L2 Button
  Hold + punch -  L1 Button
  Hold + kick -  R2 Button
  Hold + punch + kick -  R1 Button
  Hold -  Square Button
  Punch -  Triangle Button
  Kick, select or execute -  Circle Button
  Punch, cancel -  X Button
  Lunge forward -  R1 + R2 Buttons
  Lunge backwards -  L1 + L2 Buttons
  Run -  D-Pad Right (twice and hold)
  Guard -  D-Pad Left

 CAMERA CONTROLS:
  Sky cam -  D-Pad Up
  Low camera angle -  D-Pad down
  Dolly around from the left (clockwise) -  D-Pad left
  Dolly around from the right (counter clockwise) -  D-Pad right
  Zoom in -  R1 Button
  Zoom out -  R2 Button

 BASIC BUTTON CONTROLS:
  Throw -  Square + Triangle Buttons
  Escape combination throw; avoid danger zones -  Square + Triangle + Circle Buttons
  Defensive hold toward mid to high attacks. -  Square Button
  Defensive hold toward low attacks -  Square Button (from crouch position)

 

UNLOCKABLES CODES:
 CG Gallery -   Unlock all of Ayane's extra costumes
 Danger Bounce -   Complete Kumite mode with at least an eighty percent win ratio or get the total playing time to twelve hours
 Danger Damage -   Complete Survival mode by beating all ten characters or get the total playing time to nine hours.
 Extra Costumes -   Make sure all the options are set to the default settings and then complete Tournament mode to get one extra costume for the character you played with every time you complete it.
 Extra Voices -   In the training mode turn on 'command' mode then perform the characters complete reportoire of moves to unlock their extra voice option.
 Fight as Ayane -   Complete the game using the Raidou under the normal difficulty level and default settings.
 Fighting Order -   Complete Tournament mode with any character or get the total playing time to three hours.
 Hidden Characters -   You can unlock Raidou by beating the game with all of the original characters using default settings. Once you have obtained all of the costumes for the available characters you with recieve the second hidden character, Ayane
 Raidou -   Unlock all costumes for all characters, then select costume 14 for the females, or 5 for the males and beat the game on normal difficulty with the default settings.
 Safety Zone Size -   Complete Time Attack mode on the Normal difficulty setting within five minutes or get the total playing time to six hours
 Control Victory View -   Press Up, Down, Left, or Right during the winning pose to change the camera angle. Press R1 or L1 to zoom in and out.

GAMESHARK CODES:
 Infinite HP:  
80095DF0 00A0


 
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 NTSC-J:
  • Dead or Alive [SLPS-01289]   
     
 ASIA:
  • Dead or Alive [SCPS-45190]   
     
 NTSC-U:
  • Dead or Alive [SLUS-00606]   
     

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