Arcade Mode

Arcade is a gameplay mode in Dead or Alive: Dimensions, which acts like a typical action-based arcade-style fighter. There are a total of six courses to play though (the latter of the five must be unlocked to play, via playing the previous course) with a set line-up of characrers for the player to fight against, in set arenas. There are no cutscenes, just pre-fight quotes, and each fight happens one after another.

Completing a course in Arcade mode is the only way to unlock outfits for the playable characters; for example, completing a course with Kasumi unlocks one costume for Kasumi.