Dead Or Alive ++ (Arcade)

Avatar Deen TV | January 13, 2025

We get a request from  @nathanp.barclay1518  saying we should play Dead or Alive, so, let’s play!! WHO WILL WIN?!

An arcade-exclusive title as the final release of the Dead or Alive 1 series. The game was titled ++ due to it being the first instance for the series to be coded in the C++ programming language. The JAMMA board runs on the ZN-1 architecture, based on the Sony PlayStation capabilities. While the game looks similar graphically to that of the Dead or Alive PlayStation console release, the game system and gameplay are unique to this version. The SEGA Model 2 hardware running the original Dead or Alive arcade game is more powerful than the ZN-1 system. Consequently, this game uses 3D arenas surrounded by 2D backdrops on an infinite plane, where the Model 2 version used completely 3D environments with a limited ring space.

There is an option to set the game’s language between English or Japanese in the service menu. However, setting the language to Japanese will only alter the character information data on the Character Select screen to render in the language. The only other difference between the two languages is that the text-based character endings upon completing the game will only render if the Japanese language is selected. There is no translations provided in the game for the endings to be in English, and as such, the endings are completely skipped.