Tag Battle Mode

Tag Battle Mode is a playable game mode in the Dead or Alive series. Starting in Dead or Alive 2, this mode allows the player to choose two characters to form a team, and either fight against another team controlled by the consolse, or by another player.

Gameplay
Only one team mate is on-screen fighting at any one time. The team mate off-screen will slowly regenerate health until the player swaps them. Once a fighter loses all of their health, they are knocked out of the fight. The first team to lose all of their health loses the round. Tag Battles can only be fought in inclosed, arena-type stages.

Tag Moves
Tag Moves are special tag throws that can be performed by certain team mates. While everyone can be partners to anyone, certain characters with relationships - such as Ayane and Kasumi, Jann Lee and Lei Fang, or Helena Douglas and Christie - have special move which can be performed together by tagging in the match; these types of tag team moves generally do a great amount of damage. If the pair is not in a relationship of any sorts, the throw performed is the first partner throws the oppoenent in the direction of the second person who then uses their mid-punch counter throw on.