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Game entry

Dead or Alive

1996 · Fighting, Arcade · Saturn, Arcade · Tecmo

After 65 duels settled by the community, Dead or Alive stands no. 2,843 among the best video games of all time on GameForever, with 1,460 ELO points and 40% of wins. Its best standing outside the world ranking: no. 33 out of 56 (1996).

World rank

no. 2,843

ELO score

1,460

Wins

40%

Duels played

65

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About Dead or Alive

Dead or Alive is a 1996 arcade fighting game by Tecmo for the Sega Model 2 (2A CRX and 2B CRX) arcade hardware and the first game in their Dead or Alive franchise. It was ported to the Sega Saturn in 1997. A limited edition was also released for the Saturn which came with an art book.

An enhanced port including new characters was released for PlayStation, and later backported for arcade under the title "Dead or Alive++".

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,460 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games Dead or Alive sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 2,840 Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem 1,460
  2. 2,841 Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare 1,460
  3. 2,842 Prehistorik 2 1,460
  4. 2,843 Dead or Alive 1,460
  5. 2,844 James Bond 007: From Russia with Love 1,460
  6. 2,845 Europa Universalis III 1,460
  7. 2,846 Feeding Frenzy 1,460

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The standing

Where Dead or Alive ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Dead or Alive stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 33 out of 56 (1996).

Where Dead or Alive ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 2,843 5,035
Fighting 132 259
1990s 377 659
1996 33 56

The community

The debate

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