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Dead or Alive 2

Title	Dead or Alive 2
First release	1999
Developer	Team Ninja
Publisher	Tecmo
Platforms	Arcade, Dreamcast
Genre	3D fighting game
Players	1–2 players
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	T Teen
Releases	Arcade: 1999-10-16 (NTSC-J) Dreamcast: 2000-02-29 (NTSC), 2000-03-14 (NTSC-U), 2000-04-28 (PAL)
Wikidata ID	Q2332733

Dead or Alive 2 (Japanese: デッドオアアライブ2, Hepburn: Deddo Oa Araibu 2, abbreviated as DOA2) is a fighting game in the Dead or Alive series, developed by Team Ninja and published by Tecmo. It debuted in arcades in 1999 and was later ported for the Dreamcast and the PlayStation 2 in 2000. Several enhanced editions of the game were released, including the updates Dead or Alive 2 Millennium[5][6] and Dead or Alive 2 Hardcore. Dead or Alive 2 improved upon the graphics engine of its predecessor by using Sega NAOMI hardware and on the gameplay system by including many new features, leading to critical acclaim and strong sales. In 2004, DOA2 was remade for the Xbox as part of Dead or Alive Ultimate.

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Wikidata (Q2332733) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

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Arcade Database (ADB) (doa2) · last updated 2026-10-08 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only

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MAME romset	`doa2` · clone of `doa2m`
Title at ADB	Dead or Alive 2
Manufacturer	Tecmo
Year	1999
Genre	Fighter / Versus
Players	2
MAME driver status	PRELIMINARY

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Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · romset via Wikidata P2451 (mame-title+year) · fetched 2026-10-08 04:56 UTC · no fields filled (other sources take precedence)