Dead or Alive 6 Gets New Videos Showcasing the Triangle System

Giuseppe Nelva

Published: Jan 12, 2019 04:19 pm

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Today Dead or Alive 6 developer Team Ninja released a new series of videos of the game on its official Twitter account.

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The videos serve as tutorials to explain players new to the franchise how the triangle system works.

Basically, it’s a rock-paper-scissors system in which strikes beat throws, throws beat holds, and holds beat strikes.

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The first video below has the game’s Community Manager explain how you can punish an opponent that’s abusing throws with well-timed strikes that deal additional damage.

Fighters we have put together 3 short tutorials explaining DEAD OR ALIVE’s Triangle system. If you are new to the franchise, this tutorial will help you understand how the foundation of the system works and get you ready for the many battles ahead. Here is the 1st tutorial (1/3). pic.twitter.com/PsrWFZnsDR

— DOATEC(DOA6)OFFICIAL (@DOATEC_OFFICIAL) January 12, 2019

The second video showcase how you can use throws to deal additional damage to an opponent who has become predictable with their holds.

Fighters here is the second tutorial explaining DEAD OR ALIVE’s Triangle system. If you are new to the franchise, this tutorial will help you understand how the foundation of the system works and hopefully get you ready for the many battles ahead (2/3) pic.twitter.com/B5ADkICfyV

— DOATEC(DOA6)OFFICIAL (@DOATEC_OFFICIAL) January 12, 2019

Last, but not least, we get to see how holds, which are one of the most technical and interesting aspects of the game, can throw the power of your enemies’ strikes right back at their faces.

Fighters here is the third tutorial explaining DEAD OR ALIVE’s Triangle system. If you are new to the franchise, this tutorial will help you understand how the foundation of the system works and hopefully get you ready for the many battles ahead (3/3). #DOA6 pic.twitter.com/4mqZBrDS44

— DOATEC(DOA6)OFFICIAL (@DOATEC_OFFICIAL) January 12, 2019

The videos also showcase some neat costumes for the characters showcased, which is also a nice bonus.

If you want to see more of the game, you can check out the latest character reveal with Nyotengu and Phase 4, another one focusing on Elliot and Brad Wong, some recent gameplay, and an earlier batch of video clips.

Dead or Alive 6 has just been slightly delayed and is coming to PS4, Xbox One, and PC on March 1.

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Giuseppe Nelva

Proud weeb hailing from sunny (not as much as people think) Italy and long-standing gamer since the age of Mattel Intellivision and Sinclair ZX Spectrum. Definitely a multi-platform gamer, he still holds the old dear PC nearest to his heart, while not disregarding any console on the market. RPGs (of any nationality), MMORPGs, and visual novels are his daily bread, but he enjoys almost every other genre, prominently racing simulators, action and sandbox games. He is also one of the few surviving fans on Earth of the flight simulator genre.