5.5 Reasons Why you Need to Buy DoA 5

Disclaimer: Xboxers may assume that there are only 5 reasons to buy DoA5, but that is still 5 more reasons than you had before.

1) You don't already have it.
Seriously. If you don't have it, that should be reason enough.

Eliot and Brad Wong. They hold the title for my favourite cutscene in the game.
Dat last rice ball.

2) It's sexy.
I may be heterosexual, but when there is that much boob bouncing around anybody would be interested. Also for the more pixelosexual individual, it comes with the option to toggle character sweating and also to toggle whether their clothes get dirty during a fight. Ooh la la.
Interestingly, in an earlier demo of DoA5, the female characters had more realistic, ahem, proportions. True to Dead or Alive style though, they scratched this idea and brought back the gargantuan busts. I'm just not sure the game would feel the same without them.
Also - unlockable bikini outfits for Tina, Lisa and Christie. Need I say more?

Left - Right: Tina, Lisa, Christie. To unlock these you need to be a professional or be really good at spamming moves.
Particularly Lisa, who requires 100 consecutive wins in survival mode on the highest difficulty setting.

3) It's tactical
DoA has a large moveset anyway - I have never been able to truly master more than just one character (Kasumi). This is very much expanded on with the inclusion of 3 - yes three - Virtua Fighter characters. The unlockable Akira Yuki, Sarah Bryant and Pai Chan are notorious if used properly. The drawback of this is that when you are doing the training mode for the moves they require precise timing in order to execute them properly. This had me screaming and crying several times. I suggest you do not attempt the training for these characters if there is somebody you don't really like in close proximity to you.
You will hit them.

4) Graphics
The graphics are truly stunning with this game. I can't do them justice with words, you really do have to see them to appreciate just how good they are. Even the most insignificant objects are extremely detailed. The character movements are smooth, edges are crisp, colours are bright and at no point do you experience the annoyance of being in such a dark setting that the only thing you can see is Kasumi's white-stockinged leg fly up into the air as you get tragically beaten up by Zack. If you get the opportunity to play a demo of this, you should really try it out just to see the graphics for yourself.

5) It has a lot of content

New character, Mila. She
works part time in a diner and
is a huge fan of Bass - and his
daughter Tina.

Now this may be because I haven't played a DoA game since DoA 2, but there is just so much to do in this game it's unreal. Aside from the two new characters Mila (an MMA fighter) and Rig (the awesome Taekwondo master) there's over 500 titles you can earn, 4 characters to unlock, unlockable costumes, story mode, ranked online mode, training mode (with the option to display move details), a whole host of trophies, and the traditional arcade, time attack and survival modes available in both single matches and tag. On top of all this you are able to select from seven difficulty levels for a truly varied game experience. I really love how easy it is to customise this game to your needs and I think that the amount of game you get for your money is excellent.

New character, Rig. A canadian who runs
the oil rig in which Bass works. The two
are friends to some extent.

5.5) It is the first main series DoA game released for a Playstation console since DoA 2 back in 2001.
This was exciting enough for me to pay $70 CAD for it and then return to England and pay a further £10 for an online pass. Or rather my boyfriend picked me up the game and some poutine and we eventually reached an agreement that I wouldn't have to pay him back for it. This does only count as half a reason due to the fact it was released on both the Xbox 360 and the PS3, and Xboxers have been able to play all of the DoA games in between 2 and 5.