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Best Shot is a series of art books/gameplay guides for some of the titles in the Dead or Alive series, which consist of Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball, Dead or Alive Ultimate, Dead or Alive 4, and Dead or Alive Xtreme 2.

These books only provide basic gameplay guides, and doesn't give general tips on how to improve your skills. Also, during their print run, these books were only released in Japan, and therefore only avaliable; however, the guides are mostly in pictures so it's visually friendly for those who cannot read Japanese. Nevertheless, the books are primarily art books, with most of their content being renders and snapshots for the characters (mostly of the girls in the series). A few of them also included pull-out posters.

The books are now considered as collector's items, as they are no longer in print, and are no longer sold in major book stores. Secondhand and sealed copies can only be found in very few shops and most online stores. Online prices can vary from $15 to $40.

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Characters
Playable KasumiHitomiHelena DouglasLeifangChristieLisaTina ArmstrongAyane
Non-playable characters NikiZack
Terms
Games Beach VolleyballBlackjackPokerPool HoppingRouletteSlot Machines
Other terms Gift GivingSwimsuitsZack Dollars
Locations
Zack Island
Accessory ShopBass IslandCasinoHotelJungleNiki BeachPoolsidePrivate BeachRadio StationSports ShopZack of All Trades
Music
"Brazilian Sugar" • "Bitchism" • "Come On Over (All I Want Is You)" • "Do It" • "Fe Real" • "Give Me A Reason" • "How Crazy Are You?" • "If It Don't Fit" • "Is This Love" • "I Want Your Girlfriend To Be My Girlfriend" • "Jesse Hold On" • "Me Gusta" • "Move It Like This" • "Lovin' You" • "Pegaito" • "Sweet And Deadly" • "The Kids Don't Like It" • "This Is It" • "Turn It Up"
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CostumesItem Collection DatasheetMerchandisePromotional Artwork and WallpapersSwimsuit Merchandise
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Characters
Playable KasumiRyu HayabusaGen FuHelena DouglasTina ArmstrongBass ArmstrongZackLeonJann LeeLeifangAyaneEin
Unlockable BaymanTenguHitomi
Non-playable characters AyameGenraHayateHelena's motherKasumi αLaurenRaidouShiden
Terms
Gameplay modes StoryTime AttackSurvivalTag BattleTeam BattleVersusSparringWatchUser ProfilesBattle RecordCollectionCG GallerySettingsRankingDOA OnlineBooster
Gameplay terms AttacksBoss BattlesCharacter SelectComboCounter BlowCritical HitDanger ZoneGame OverHoldsKnocked OutMatchName EntryReplaySide SteppingSpecial MovesStagesStancesTag ThrowsThrowsTriangle System
Plot subjects Dead or Alive World Combat ChampionshipDOATECMugen Tenshin Ninja ClanProject AlphaProject EpsilonRunaway shinobiShinobiTenguTorn Sky Blast
Martial arts Jeet Kune DoKarateNinjutsuPi qua quanPro-wrestlingRussian martial artsT'ai chi quanTengu-doThai-style boxingXinyi liuhe quan
Other terms CreditsCutscenesEndingsOpeningsSystem VoiceTournament Winners
Location
Stages Aerial GardensAquariumBurai ZeninCrimsonCyclotronDanger ZoneDemon's ChurchDOATEC GermanyDowntownDragon HillsGreat OperaGreat WallIslandKoku AnPrairieRay HouseSafariShrineSuspension BridgeWhite StormYozakura
Story Mode stage Miyama
Non-playable locations Mugen Tenshin VillageWaterfall
Music
Dead or Alive Ultimate Original Sound Trax (Discs B and C)
Character themes "B-boy no "B" ~evolved from ++~" • "Blazed up Melpomene" • "Break the age" • "Grand style" • "Hitohira ~reminiscent of ketsui no toki~" • "It's to Show" • "Jintsuriki" • "Knifepoint" • "Natural high" • "The shooted" • "TehuTehu" • "Ultimate weapon" • "Vigaku" • "YES or YES" • "You are under my control ~beautiful version 00~"
Ending themes "Achoism" • "Agitated by emotion" • "Father's blues" • "Glorious victory" • "Jintsuriki" • "Perfume of forest" • "Rhyme star"
Ray House themes "Ayane Remix" • "Bass Remix" • "Bayman Remix" • "Ein Remix" • "Gen Fu Remix" • "Hayabusa Remix" • "Helena Remix" • "Jann Lee Remix" • "Kasumi Remix" • "Leifang Remix" • "Leon Remix" • "Tengu Remix" • "Tina Remix" • "Zack Remix"
Other tracks "D.O.A." • "Densetsu no Hiken" • "Dream On" • "Excelsior" • "Last JAM" • "Link" • "Memoir" • "Tengu-mai" • "Transcendence" • "ULTIMATE" • "What's my name?" • "Wired" • "You make me feel so good!"
Archives
Command ListsCostumesFighting quotesPromotional artwork and wallpapersSurvival Mode itemsTag throws
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Characters
Playable KasumiRyu HayabusaKokoroHitomiBrad WongEliotBass ArmstrongZackJann LeeLeifangTina ArmstrongLa Mariposa/LisaBaymanChristieAyaneHayate
Unlockable EinGen FuLeonHelena DouglasSPARTAN-458Tengu
Non-playable characters Alpha-152AnneFame DouglasMariaMei LingMiyakoMuramasaNiki
Terms
Gameplay modes StoryTime AttackSurvivalTeam BattleVersusSparringSettingsWatchAlbumMovie TheaterRankingUser ProfilesBattle ViewerDOA Online
Gameplay terms AttacksAttack ChangeBoss BattlesCharacter SelectComboCounter BlowCritical HitDanger ZoneGame OverHoldsKnocked OutMatchReplaySide SteppingSpecial MovesStagesStancesTag ThrowsThrowsTriangle System
Plot subjects Dead or Alive World Combat ChampionshipDOATECHyper Battle Grand PrixMugen Tenshin clanProject AlphaProject EpsilonRunaway shinobiShinobi
Martial arts Ba ji quanCommand SamboClose quarters combatJeet Kune DoKarateLucha libreMuay ThaiNinjutsuPi qua quanPro-wrestlingShe quanTai ji quanTengu-doXing yi quanXinyi liuhe quanZui ba xian quan
Other terms CabbageCreditsCutscenesEndingsGenraNinpoNunchakuOpeningsSystem VoiceTournament WinnersZack Dollars
Locations
Stages Biolab CoreCrash ClubDOATEC Great HallD.W.A. ColiseumExperimental PlaygroundGambler's ParadiseKyoto in Bloom (day time/night time)Nassau StationNinja HideoutSavannah SafariSeaside MarketTatamiTemple on the MountainTritower HeliportWaterfall Valley
Non-playable locations Great Opera
Music
Dead or Alive 4 Original Sound Trax
Character themes "Alpha-152" • "Drunk Wolf" • "Fang" • "Flowerbed" • "Hunter's Moon" • "I Feel For You" • "Jintsuriki" • "Mentor" • "Moonlit Lady" • "Purity" • "Russian Roulette" • "Serpent Dance" • "Shade" • "Solitary Desperation" • "Sorrow" • "Steel Horse Rider" • "Successor" • "Tribal Beats" • "Turn On The Lights" • "Vigaku" • "The Wind is Howling" • "Zany Zapper"
Ending themes "Amazing" • "Bad Trip" • "Brave Heart" • "The Broken Arrows" • "Dance Of The Angel" • "Dead Soldier" • "Estheticism" • "The Fastest Fingers" • "The Fist" • "My Grave" • "Nasty Girl" • "Now And Forever" • "The Raiders" • "The Real World" • "Round The Coaster" • "Touch Me" • "Unbroken Chains"
Crash Club themes "Achoism Remix" • "B-boy No "B" Remix" • "Blazed Up Melpomene Remix" • "Break The Age Remix" • "Grand Style Remix" • "Hitohira Remix" • "Jintsuriki Remix" • "The Shooted Remix" • "Tehu Tehu Remix" • "Turn On The Lights Remix" • "Ultimate Weapon Remix" • "Vigaku Remix" • "YES or YES Remix" • "You Are Under My Control Remix"
DOA Online tracks "Flower Garden Room" • "Gorgeous Room" • "Halloween Room" • "Ice Room" • "Jungle Room" • "Outer Space Room" • "Pastry Room" • "Room Above the Clouds" • "Room in My House" • "Underwater Room" • "Zack's Shop"
Other tracks "Blazed Up Melpomene" • "Circle" • "DOATEC" • "Eat the Rich" • "Evolution" • "Halo Theme MJOLNIR Mix" • "Holiday" • "Zero Hour"
Archives
AchievementsCommand listsCostumesFighting quotesMerchandisePromotional artwork and wallpapersSurvival Mode itemsTag throws
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Characters
Playable KasumiTina ArmstrongHitomiHelena DouglasLeifangChristieLisaKokoroAyane
Non-playable characters NikiZack
Terms
Games Beach FlagsBeach VolleyballBlackjackButt BattleMarine RacePokerPool HoppingRouletteSlot MachinesTug-of-WarWater Slide
Other terms CabbageCrystal BoutiqueGift GivingPictorial ScenesPole DancingSwimsuitsVirtual PictorialZack Dollars
Locations
New Zack Island
Accessories StoreBass IslandBrilliant JungleCasinoGemstone SuiteMoonlight ReefNiki BeachNiki MarinaPool SideRadio StationSeabreeze CottegeSports ShopTranquil BeachWater SlideZack-Of-All-Trades
Music
"Another Love Story" • "Brazilian Sugar" • "Double Lovin" • "Dreamin'" • "Flowers (Cutfather & Joe Mix)" • "Holla!" • "How Crazy Are You?" • "If It Don't Fit" • "Is This Love" • "Like That Girl" • "Lovin' You" • "My Grave" • "Nothing To Lose" • "Quiero Que Me Quieras" • "Reggae Dancer" • "Summer Breezin'" • "Sweet Sensual Love" • "Sweet Sixteen" • "The Kids Don't Like It"
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AchievementsCostumesItem Collection DatasheetMerchandisePromotional Artwork and Wallpapers
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By Game Dead or AliveDead or Alive 2Dead or Alive 3Dead or Alive 4Dead or Alive 5Dead or Alive 6
Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach VolleyballDead or Alive Xtreme 2Dead or Alive Xtreme 3Dead or Alive Xtreme Venus Vacation
Books Best ShotDead or Alive History -Team Ninja Freaks-Prima Dead or Alive 5 Game GuideQueen's Gate Kasumi BookSide A&B Photo Books
Comics Game Gag 1P Comic: Dead or Alive EditionDead or Alive 2 Comic AnthologyDead or Alive 3 Anthology ComicDead or Alive 3: 4-koma KINGSDead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball Comic AnthologyDead or Alive Girls Comic AnthologyDead or Alive Ultimate Anthology ComicDead or Alive 4 Comic AnthologyDead or Alive 4: 4-koma KINGSDead or Alive Xtreme Venus Vacation Official 4-koma Manga
Electronics Dead or Alive 3 Hori Arcade StickDead or Alive 4 Hori Arcade StickDead or Alive 5 Hori Arcade StickDead or Alive 5 iPhone CaseKasumi-chan Blue Xbox
Clothing Dead or Alive 5 Insert Coin ApparelDead or Alive 5 NecklaceSwimsuits
Calendars 10th Anniversary 2007 CalendarDead or Alive Paradise 2010 Calendar
Figurines Dead or Alive 4: Kasumi ~ cherish ~ FigurineDead or Alive Xtreme 2 Trading Figures
Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball One Coin Figure Series
EX Summer Beach FigurinesHitomi -Reticulum- Figure
Kaiyodo-Takara Mini Action FiguresKasumi 10th Anniversary Figurine
Kasumi Max Factory FigurineKotobukiya Ayane FigurineQueen's Gate Kasumi Figurine
Venus on the Beach FigurinesMon-Sieur BOME Kasumi Figurine
Special Editions Dead or Alive 5 Collectors Edition
Other Playing CardsZippo Lighters
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