The tournaments are held by the Dead or Alive Tournament Executive Committee (DOATEC). The series revolves around the events of the Dead or Alive World Combat Championship, an international martial arts tournament where fighters from across the globe participate in for the title of world champion and large cash prizes.
Dead or Alive is the creation of Tomonobu Itagaki, who developed the first four installments but has since left the company and is no longer working on the series, which continues without him. The series received critical and universal acclaim with the sequels Dead or Alive 2 in 1999 and Dead or Alive 3 in 2001, which are both considered landmark titles in the fighting genre and gaming. It is primarily composed of fast-paced fighting games that began with the original Dead or Alive in 1996. Arcade, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, iOS, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Android, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/Sĭead or Alive ( Japanese: デッド オア アライブ, Hepburn: Deddo oa Araibu) ( DOA) is a media franchise based on a fighting game series developed by Team Ninja and published by Tecmo ( Koei Tecmo).
