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Good game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Pros: Good graphics, fluid moves, diverse characters.

Cons: Story mode too short, voice acting.

The lurning curve is steeper than Tekken

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: May 12, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This is a good game with great graphics. The combos in fights are harder than Tekkens and get this, if you want to counter, you have to push square and the same buttons that your opponent pushes. On DOA3 on XBOX they made the countering easier by just pushing 1 button. The modes on offer are single player, two player, tag team, survival and sparring and probally more. You can watch CPU bots go at it to see what the game has to offer. You can also kick oppenents through cenenery such as stained glassed windows, that makes the game alot better.

If you're are skilled at fighting games by stringing together combo's then this is worth 5 stars.

Perfect port of the DC version,but a little late

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: July 13, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Dead or Alive 2 first turned heads as an arcade title that was later ported to the Dreamcast earlier this year. Now, the definitive version of the game, DOA 2 Hardcore has emerged to go up against the likes of Tekken Tag Tournament and Street Fighter EX3 as the PS2 launches. It's an easy call to say DOA 2 is the most visually captivating of them all. Game play wise, the fighting engine is solid, although the attack reversals work a bit too well and the disproportionate damage they cause keeps the combat system from truly achieving its potential. The game's audio is simply awesome with great stage music and well-done Japanese voices. The awkward English voices make the already nonsensical story even more so. If it's any consolation, fighting game plots rarely make much sense anyway. While DOA 2 Hardcore doesn't sport as many hidden characters as its competition, it does feature the beloved hidden-costume unlocking feature that is a trademark of the series. This is one of those debates that will certainly rage on and even in the GamePro offices not all are in total agreement. Suffice it to say that the fighting game the majority of the Gamepro.com staff will buy is DOA 2 Hardcore. For fighting enthusiasts, DOA2 Hardcore is the first must have game for the PlayStation 2. End of story.

Jiggle Factor...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: June 10, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Yes, as a female gamer... it's kinda this Jiggle Factor that doesn't appeal to me about this game. Other than that it's not bad for a 3D fighter. Has a good control system and some cool characters, (Ayame is great) but a little gratuitous.

beauty meets function

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: May 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is a great fighter. Look at interactive backgrounds, a fair number of different fighting styles, nice # of characters, easy to get the grasp of but hard to get good at. Beginers will like the ease at first and appreciate the difficulty of intentionally doing moves as they play on. all in all one of the better fighters on the system... just a shame that they moved to X box with pt three and DOA volley ball

Very Disappointed

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: January 24, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Am I the only gamer who lost interest in these tekken types of games? Graphics of DOA2 is anime-like and has many good looking female fighters. Too bad they don't make up for the terrible game-play though. Juggle and special moves are phony and are getting old. If you like games like virtua fighter4, you might like this game. I'm not sure if tekken tag fans would like this game, but I sure don't. In my opinion, Tekken requires more strategy in comparison to DOA2. DOA2 yields beginners about the same chance of winning if they smash buttons. There is no need for skills in this game. Learning difficult moves doesn't reward you. What's so good about a fighting game if you can't get good at it? Also, if you're a fan of mixed-martial-arts, know how MMA fights go, and prefer a simulation of MMA fights, stay away from this game. Wait until Pride FC is available.

Superb, but there could be more than just exclusive secrets

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 07, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Pros:
Superb Graphics
Plenty of modes
Great extras
Great gameplay
good voice acting
beautiful 3D arenas
The wemon, can't 4git them
Tag mode is better than Tekken's cuz u fight till the last man is out
nice replay value
Easily one of the best fighting games avalible
Cons:
So-So music
When u hit with a powerful move, sounds like a buildin fallin, pretty unrealistic sound effects
Story mode pretty much makes no sence
Wish it had a end movie gallery like Tekken
Only 14 characters? That ain't all that much

It's a port, with more extras, but all the cons could have been improved(well I dunno bout story mode, but everything else could'ave been improved). Still, this is a game that should be own by all fighting fans with a PS2.

hardcore - - damn right!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: December 13, 2002
Author: Amazon User

this is the exact same fighting game as on th DC but this has better graphics, more levels

and A PICTURE GALARRY whe you can see the HALF-NAKED WOMEN

:)

Great Graphics! Story mode is [poor]!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 03, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is a fun fighting game! Takes awhile to get use to the throwing your opponent and avoiding throws only to counter-throw, though. But that does help make the game more replayable. The graphics are GREAT! The story mode is [poor]!

I am one of those that enjoys getting all the costumes for all the players, so it is good that each player has 3 costume more costumes to unlock on top of the standard 2 you get at the beginning.

And yes, I do admit, the gals in the game are part of its attraction, let me say that up front. And it helps that the graphics are GREAT to help appreciate the gals in the game. I wish there were more hip male fighters though instead of only two (but I do like the old chinese fighter that seems pretty standard in most fighting games, though), I'm not fond of big and slow characters.

Well, if the gals in the game are any part of the attraction for you, the game play and graphics still warrant you getting this game. But again, there really is no story-line to follow which is disappointing.

If it's only the gals that you want to see, you may want to check out Dead or Alive XTreme Volleyball for the XBox (Hopefully they'll make a PS2 version since that's what I have but I've heard that there are no plans to do so - maybe I'll buy the game and wait to get the XBox cheap down the road!).

DOA2:Hardcore definitely worth your hardearned dough......

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: October 11, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I've always like the DOA series. Not because of the girls in the game and their assets that defy gravity, but because it has always been one good technical fighter. Most people claim that it's just a Virtua Fighter .... I'll admit, there are similarities there but they didn't rip them off. DOA takes the bar on fighting games and raises it. DOA2:Hardcore carries on that tradition. To be honest, the Dreamcast version of DOA2 has more crisp visuals but Hardcore has more for the money.
As for the game itself, It's one fighter that I highly recommend all PS2 owners to own. It's definitely worth your hard-earned dough.
If I had any gripes, it'd be with company, Tecmo, itself. Why do you keep changing consoles for your games?? How about bringing out DOA3 for the PS2. I can't keep forking out [$] each time you put out a game just to keep up with the series. Please!!, do us fans a favor and multiplatform so everybody can get the best your games have to offer.

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