Dead or Alive 3 is a 2001 fighting game developed by Team Ninja and published by Tecmo for the Xbox console as one of its launch titles. It is the third main entry in the Dead or Alive fighting series. Dead or Alive 3 improved upon the gameplay and graphics in beautiful detail compared to that of its predecessors.
A Tag Throw by Christie and Helena Douglas against Gen Fu
Dead or Alive 3 promo booth at the Tokyo Game Show 2001
A Dead or Alive 3 Arcade Stick manufactured by Hori
A fighting game is a genre of video game that involves combat between two or more characters. Fighting game combat often features mechanics such as blocking, grappling, counter-attacking, and chaining attacks together into "combos". Characters generally engage in battle using hand-to-hand combat—often some form of martial arts. The fighting game genre is related to, but distinct from, the beat 'em up genre, which pits large numbers of computer-controlled enemies against one or more player characters.
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 showroom