Dead or Alive 6: Last Round Reviews
The main additions in DEAD OR ALIVE 6 Last Round include the five DLC characters Nyotengu, Phase 4, Momiji, Rachel, and Tamaki, bringing the roster to a total of 29 fighters, along with new costumes, new arenas, a new Photo Mode, and an overall refinement of the gameplay experience. Dead or Alive 6 Last Round is a successful fighting game when judged for what it truly aims to be: a spectacular, accessible, and technically solid 3D fighter, capable of putting players in a position to have fun immediately without completely sacrificing depth. At the moment, its limitations are due to the online mode, which we were unable to test, and a story mode that is at times confusing and overly fragmented.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Dead or Alive 6 Last Round is still a fun fighting game. The combat is fast, the roster is better than before and the new Photo Mode is a great little addition for fans of the series. If you never played Dead or Alive 6 before, this is easily the best version to start with. For returning players, it’s a lot harder to recommend. The new costumes and Photo Mode are nice, but not enough to make this feel like a huge upgrade. The lack of crossplay is disappointing, and the game still carries some of the same problems as before. Dead or Alive 6 Last Round is a better version of a good fighter, but not the perfect final round it could have been.
Team Ninja's accessible and explosive fighting action is back in a sort of remaster/expanded version that goes beyond the limitations of the previous generation to fully realize the developer's vision. Even with more fighters, Last Round needed more content, but it remains a lot of fun.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Dead or Alive 6 Last Round brings Dead or Alive 6 back with cleaner visuals, Photo Mode, and some former DLC fighters, and the combat is what kept pulling me back. Matches stay quick and steady, with Holds, Throws, Break Gauge decisions, and danger zones keeping rounds active. The bigger friction comes from Story Mode’s stop-start pacing, missing rollback netcode, missing crossplay, and no cheaper path for returning owners. If you missed Dead or Alive 6 the first time, Last Round makes more sense than it does for anyone who already bought deep into the 2019 release.
DEAD OR ALIVE 6 Last Round doesn't revolutionize anything and doesn't make that generational leap that could have made it excellent, but it still remains one of the most important 3D fighting games in the medium.
Review in Italian | Read full review
In a vacuum, Dead or Alive 6 Last Round is a perfectly playable version of a perfectly fine fighter, but it’s still a somewhat underwhelming package all in all. Not quite enough improvements to reignite the interest around the base game, and also plenty of baffling limitations end up weighing a ton on the overall experience – one that only hardcore Dead or Alive fans might bother with.
As a game in its own right, Dead or Alive 6 Last Round is simply a solid fighting game, but for seasoned players, it's not a good investment.
Review in Dutch | Read full review
Dead or Alive 6: Last Round is the definitive version of the original 2019 outing, but there is no denying that the lack of new additions and modern online features is a letdown. Thankfully, the underlying game is still as solid as ever due to its addictive gameplay and an overwhelming amount of content, and because of that, it is still easy to recommend. Although not everyone will find the upgrade worth it, the free-to-play Core Fighters version can be a great substitute.
Dead or Alive 6 Last Round is a frustrating rerelease. I absolutely loved it, and I wholeheartedly recommend it as a game, but I’d say exactly the same about the original release. For those like me who already own it, I don’t feel enough was added to make this worth a repurchase. But if you don’t have the original, then it’s more than worth the purchase price. You’re getting a great game with tonnes of content, if with a somewhat lacking online experience by modern standards, at a rather budget price. While it is ironic to say the game may just be the other kind of DOA (dead on arrival), at least regarding its online features, the potential is there. If Koei Tecmo tweaks the multiplayer experience and gives players the chance to match up with solid netcode on the platform of their choice, I will happily come back and eat crow. But as it stands, this re-release simply isn't the best way to bring eyes back onto the franchise, despite being a release of an excellent fighting game.
DEAD OR ALIVE 6 Last Round is a great game, but it has one major flaw. It isn’t a completely new title; it’s a “definitive version” of a game released seven years ago. From that perspective, it doesn’t offer enough updates or new features to make it easy to recommend. The content is there and it’s good, but it’s essentially the same content that already existed.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
While there is not a lot of new content in DEAD OR ALIVE 6 Last Round, it is certainly the ‘definitive’ edition of the fighting game. It brings a few new fighters and costumes to the table, but the real eye candy is the visuals, and the buttery-smooth gameplay. It excels at mastering the art of fighting with both simple and complex fighting moves, offering something for both casual and hardcore fighting enthusiasts. DEAD OR ALIVE 6 Last Round not only looks good but also plays well. The photo mode also brings a unique element to the game. For long-term fans of the franchise, or new players who missed the original 2019 release of DEAD OR ALIVE 6, the Last Round certainly is a fighting game that will deliver hours of fighting.