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Versus Mode also known as Free Play is a gameplay mode found in all Dead or Alive games.

Gameplay[edit | edit source]

With no limit to the number of matches available, the mode is designed for 2-player battles for either player versus player fights or player versus computer fights.
Arena, time-limit and health bar length can be adjusted to fit the player's preferences.

Trivia[edit | edit source]

While the mode initially only offered single player matches, Dead or Alive 3 introduced the ability to play a Tag Match under the Versus Mode setting.

v · e · d The Dead or Alive series
Games
Main series	Dead or Alive • Dead or Alive 2 • Dead or Alive 3 • Dead or Alive 4 • Dead or Alive 5 • Dead or Alive 6
Spin-offs and related titles	Dead or Alive++ • DOA2: Hardcore • Dead or Alive Ultimate • Dead or Alive Online • Girls of DOA BlackJack • Dead or Alive Dimensions • Dead or Alive 5+ • Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate • Dead or Alive 5 Last Round
Dead or Alive Xtreme sub‑series	Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball • Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 • Dead or Alive Paradise • Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 • Dead or Alive Xtreme Venus Vacation • Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 Scarlet
Canceled games	Dead or Alive: Code Chronos • Project Progressive
Related series	Ninja Gaiden series • Virtua Fighter series • Warriors series • SNK Multiverse
Characters
Playable characters	Main cast	Kasumi • Zack • Ryu Hayabusa • Bayman • Leifang • Gen Fu • Tina Armstrong • Jann Lee • Bass Armstrong/Mr. Strong • Ayane • Helena Douglas • Leon • Ein • Hayate • Hitomi • Brad Wong • Christie • La Mariposa/Lisa Hamilton • Kokoro • Eliot • Rig • Mila • Momiji • Rachel • Marie Rose • Phase 4 • Nyotengu • Honoka • Tamaki • Diego • NiCO
	Secondary	Kasumi α • Shiden • False Kasumi
	Final bosses	Raidou • Bankotsubo • Genra • Alpha-152
	Xtreme only	Misaki • Luna • Fiona • Nagisa • Kanna • Monica • Sayuri • Patty • Tsukushi • Lobelia
	Guest characters	SPARTAN-458 • Rio • Akira Yuki • Sarah Bryant • Pai Chan • Jacky Bryant • Naotora Ii • Mai Shiranui • Kula Diamond
Non-playable characters	Main series	Alicia Armstrong • Anastasia • Anne • Ayame • Burai • Chen • Fame Douglas • Goldie • Hitomi's father • Irene Lew • Isabella • Kuramasan Maouson • Lauren • Maria • Mei Lin • Miyako • Muramasa • Niki • Victor Donovan
Non-playable characters	Guest characters	Ridley • Samus Aran
Non-canon characters	Max Marsh • Weatherby
Miscellaneous characters	Toreko
Terms
Gameplay modes	Story • Versus • Arcade • Time Attack • Survival • Tag Battle • Team Battle • Training • Online • Spectator • Album • Movies • Fight Record • Titles • Help & Options • Music
Gameplay terms	Attacks • Attack Change • Boss Battles • Character Select • Cliffhanger • Combo • Counter Blow • Critical Hit • Danger Zone • Game Over • Holds • Knocked Out • Match • Move Data • Power Blow • Power Launcher • Replay • Side Stepping • Special Moves • Stages • Stances • Tag Throws • Triangle System
Plot subjects	DOATEC • Dead or Alive World Combat Championship • Mugen Tenshin clan • Ninpo • Nukenin (missing shinobi) • Project Alpha • Project Epsilon • Shinobi • Tengu
Other terms	Credits • Cutscenes • Endings • Glasses • Openings • System Voice • Tournament Winners
More information and archives
Actors • Canon timeline • Command Lists • Costumes • Fandom • Gameplay • Items • Locations • Martial arts • Media • Merchandise • Movies • Music • Soundtracks • Staff • Tag Throws

v · e · d Dead or Alive
Characters
Playable	Kasumi • Zack • Ryu Hayabusa • Bayman • Lei Fang • Gen Fu • Tina Armstrong • Jann Lee
Unlockable	Raidou
PlayStation and Dead or Alive++	Bass Armstrong • Ayane
Miscellaneous	Toreko
Terms
Gameplay modes	Arcade/Tournament • Time Attack • Versus Mode • Survival • Kumite • Training • Team Battle Mode • Options
Gameplay terms	Attacks • Boss battles • Combo • Danger Zone • Game Over • Holds • Knocked Out • Name Entry • Ring Out • Special Moves • Stages • Throws • Triangle System
Plot subjects	Dead or Alive World Combat Championship • DOATEC • Mugen Tenshin clan • Runaway shinobi • Shinobi
Martial arts	Command Sambo • Jeet Kune Do • Ninjutsu • Pro-wrestling • Shini-rokugo-ken • Taikyoku-ken • Thai-style boxing
Other terms	Credits • Openings • System Voice • Tournament Winners
Stages
Arcade and Sega Saturn	Bayman's stage • Gen Fu's stage • Hayabusa's stage • Jann Lee's stage • Kasumi's stage • Lei Fang's stage • Raidou's stage • Tina's stage • Zack's stage
Arcade and Sega Saturn	Sega Saturn only	Tina's western stage • Training stage
PlayStation and Dead or Alive++	Ayane's stage • Bass' stage • Bayman's stage • Gen Fu's stage • Hayabusa's stage • Jann Lee's stage • Kasumi's stage • Lei Fang's stage • Raidou's stage • Tina's stage • Zack's stage
	PlayStation only	Training stage
	Dead or Alive++ only	Jann Lee's stage
Music
Dead or Alive • Dead or Alive (PS Version) Original Sound Tracks
Character/Stage themes	Arcade and Sega Saturn	"Blade of "RYU"" • "Codename "BAYMAN"" • "DEAD OR ALIVE" • "Densetsu no Hiken" • "The Fist of TAIKYOKU Blows up" • "Ketsui no Toki" • "Kokou no Kenshi" • "NO MONEY" • "Power is Beauty"
	PlayStation	"AYA" • "Blade of "RYU"~Mr.Tom mix~" • "Concentration" • "Dead or Alive" • "Fastbreak" • "Gonna Make You Gasp" • "Heated Heartbeat" • "ketsui no toki~pie-02 mix~" • "Megadeath" • "Power is Beauty~more beautiful mix~" • "Superstar"
	Dead or Alive++	"Ayane's theme" • "Bass' theme" • "Bayman's theme" • "Gen Fu's theme" • "Hayabusa's theme" • "Jann Lee's theme" • "Kasumi's theme" • "Lei Fang's theme" • "Raidou's theme" • "Tina's theme" • "Zack's theme"
Voice tracks	"Ayane" (PlayStation only) • "Bass" (PlayStation only) • "Bayman" • "Gen Fu" • "Jann Lee" • "Kasumi" • "Lei Fang" • "Raidou" • "Ryu Hayabusa" • "System Voice" • "System Voice 2" (PlayStation only) • "System Voice 3" (PlayStation only) • "Tina" • "Zack"
Other tracks	"In Between Life and Death" • "The New Century" • "Physical System" • "S.E. Collection" • "SAYONARA" • "Showdown" • "Stage Clear" • "Your Name is..."
	Arcade only	"DEAD OR ALIVE Overture" • "End of Chopper" • "Show must go on!"
	PlayStation only	"Result"
	PlayStation only	Bonus tracks	"Dead or Alive Overture ~renewal mix~" • "Galaxy" • "The New Century ~master version~" • "SAYONARA ~master version~" • "Type-XXX"
	Dead or Alive++ only	"Ending theme"
Archives
Command lists • Costumes • Fighting quotes • Merchandise • Promotional Artwork and Wallpapers

v · e · d Dead or Alive 2
Characters
Playable	Kasumi • Ryu Hayabusa • Gen Fu • Helena Douglas • Tina Armstrong • Bass Armstrong • Zack • Leon • Jann Lee • Leifang • Ayane • Ein
Unlockable (JPN Dreamcast and Hardcore versions)	Bayman • Tengu
Non-playable characters	Helena's mother • Kasumi X • Roland
Terms
Gameplay modes	Story • Time Attack • Survival • Tag Battle • Team Battle Mode • Versus • Sparring • Watch • Battle Record • Options • Collection • CG Gallery
Gameplay terms	Attacks • Boss Battles • Character Select • Combo • Counter Blow • Critical Hit • Danger Zone • Game Over • Holds • Knocked Out • Match • Name Entry • Replay • Side Stepping • Special Moves • Stages • Stances • Tag Throws • Throws • Triangle System
Plot subjects	Dead or Alive World Combat Championship • DOATEC • Mugen Tenshin Ninja Clan • Project Alpha • Project Epsilon • Runaway shinobi • Shinobi • Tengu
Martial arts	Jeet Kune Do – Karate • Ninjutsu • Pi qua quan • Pro-wrestling • Russian martial arts • T'ai chi quan • Thai-style boxing • Tengu-do • Xinyi liuhe quan
Other terms	Credits • Cutscenes • Endings • Openings • System Voice • Tournament Winners
Stages
Aerial Gardens • Bio Lab. • Danger Zone/Danger Zone 2 • Death Valley • Demon's Church • Dragon Hills • Great Opera • Miyama • Spiral • White Storm
PlayStation 2 (JPN)	Crimson • Koku An • Prairie
Dreamcast (JPN)	Burai Zenin • L's Castle
Hardcore versions	Blanca • D Octagon • Iron Hell • Pancratium
Music
Dead or Alive 2 Original Sound Trax • PlayStation 2 Version
Character themes	"B-boy no "B" ~evolved from ++~" • "Blazed up Melpomene" • "Break the age" • "Grand style" • "Hitohira ~reminiscent of ketsui no toki~" • "Jintsuriki" • "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" • "Ultimate weapon"
Voice tracks (arcade version)	"Ayane" • "Bass Armstrong" • "Ein" • "Gen Fu" • "Gohyakumine Bankotsubo" • "Helena" • "Jann Lee" • "Kasumi" • "Leifang" • "Leon" • "Ryu Hayabusa" • "System Voice" • "Tina Armstrong" • "Zack"
Other tracks	Arcade version	"D.O.A." • "Memoir" • "S.E. Collection + Hidden Track" • "Tengu-tai" • "Transcendence" • "What's my name?"
Other tracks	Console versions	"Act Of Universe" • "D.O.A." • "Deadly Silence Beach" • "Densetsu no Hiken" • "Excelsior" • "Exciter" • "The Fist of TAIKYOKU Blows up" • "How do you feel?" • "Last JAM" • "Memoir" • "Tengu-mai" • "Transcendence" • "Type-XXX" • "What's my name?" • "You make me feel so good!"
Archives
Command lists • Costumes – Fighting quotes – Merchandise • Promotional Artwork and Wallpapers • Survival Mode items • Tag throws

v · e · d Dead or Alive 3
Characters
Playable	Kasumi • Ryu Hayabusa • Hitomi • Zack • Gen Fu • Brad Wong • Tina Armstrong • Bass Armstrong • Leon • Bayman • Jann Lee • Leifang • Christie • Helena Douglas • Hayate • Ayane
Unlockable	Ein
Non-playable characters	Chen • Hitomi's father • Mei Lin • Omega • Rolande • Woman in Zack's ending
Terms
Gameplay modes	Story Mode • Time Attack Mode • Survival Mode • Tag Battle Mode • Team Battle Mode • Versus Mode • Watch Mode • Sparring Mode • Theater • Options
Gameplay terms	Attacks • Attack Change • Boss Battles • Character Select • Combo • Counter Blow • Critical Hit • Danger Zone • Game Over • Holds • Knocked Out • Match • Name Entry • Replay • Side Stepping • Special Moves • Stages • Stances • Tag Throws • Throws • Triangle System
Plot subjects	DOATEC • Dead or Alive World Combat Championship • Genra (wine) • Mugen Tenshin clan • Project Omega • Runaway shinobi • Shinobi
Martial arts	Jeet Kune Do • Karate • Ninjutsu • Pi qua quan • Pro-wrestling • Russian martial arts • She quan • T'ai chi quan • Thai-style boxing • Xinyi liuhe quan • Zui ba xian quan
Other terms	Credits • Cutscenes • Endings • Openings • System Voice • Tournament Winners
Stages
Aqua Palace • Azuchi • Beach • Danger Zone • DOATEC HK • Forest • Ice Cave • Iron Hell • Lorelei • Lost World • Omega's stage • Pancratium • Snow • Tao • X Octagon
Music
Dead or Alive 3 Original Sound Trax
Character themes	"Blood Tie" • "Cracker" • "Eternity" • "Four Thousand" • "I don't believe it!" • "It's to Show" • "Karma" • "Knifepoint" • "Look Ahead" • "Mayflower" • "Monster" • "Power Shovel" • "Prismatic Butterfly" • "Red Moon" • "Reincarnate" • "Trip" • "True Beauty"
Ending themes	"Caribbean Blue" • "Eclipse" • "Firelight Holly" • "Gen-fu's Treasure" • "Goin' for Broke" • "Hunting Time" • "I'll Be There For You" • "Killers" • "Magic In The Night" • "The Moon Leads Her To..." • "Perpetual Motion" • "Reaction" • "Route X" • "Son Of The Dragon" • "Start In Life" • "Sunny Side" • "War Zone"
Other tracks	"A Wind" • "Amazing" • "Conditioning" • "Deep Impact" • "Home Tonight" • "Nine Lives" • "Stand Up" • "X-ray" • "X-ray Reflecting Mirror"
Archives
Command lists • Costumes • Fighting quotes • Merchandise • Promotional Artwork and Wallpapers • Survival Mode Items • Tag Throws

v · e · d Dead or Alive 2 Ultimate
Characters
Playable	Kasumi • Ryu Hayabusa • Gen Fu • Helena Douglas • Tina Armstrong • Bass Armstrong • Zack • Leon • Jann Lee • Leifang • Ayane • Ein
Unlockable	Bayman • Tengu • Hitomi
Non-playable characters	Ayame • Genra • Hayate • Helena's mother • Kasumi α • Lauren • Raidou • Shiden
Terms
Gameplay modes	Story • Time Attack • Survival • Tag Battle • Team Battle • Versus • Sparring • Watch • User Profiles • Battle Record • Collection • CG Gallery • Settings • Ranking • DOA Online • Booster
Gameplay terms	Attacks • Boss Battles • Character Select • Combo • Counter Blow • Critical Hit • Danger Zone • Game Over • Holds • Knocked Out • Match • Name Entry • Replay • Side Stepping • Special Moves • Stages • Stances • Tag Throws • Throws • Triangle System
Plot subjects	Dead or Alive World Combat Championship • DOATEC • Mugen Tenshin Ninja Clan • Project Alpha • Project Epsilon • Runaway shinobi • Shinobi • Tengu • Torn Sky Blast
Martial arts	Jeet Kune Do • Karate • Ninjutsu • Pi qua quan • Pro-wrestling • Russian martial arts • T'ai chi quan • Tengu-do • Thai-style boxing • Xinyi liuhe quan
Other terms	Credits • Cutscenes • Endings • Openings • System Voice • Tournament Winners
Location
Stages	Aerial Gardens • Aquarium • Burai Zenin – Crimson • Cyclotron • Danger Zone • Demon's Church • DOATEC Germany • Downtown • Dragon Hills • Great Opera • Great Wall • Island • Koku An • Prairie • Ray House • Safari • Shrine • Suspension Bridge • White Storm • Yozakura
Story Mode stage	Miyama
Non-playable locations	Mugen Tenshin Village • Waterfall
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 Lists – Costumes – Fighting quotes • Promotional artwork and wallpapers • Survival Mode items • Tag throws

v · e · d Dead or Alive 4
Characters
Playable	Kasumi • Ryu Hayabusa • Kokoro • Hitomi • Brad Wong • Eliot • Bass Armstrong • Zack • Jann Lee • Leifang • Tina Armstrong • La Mariposa/Lisa • Bayman • Christie • Ayane • Hayate
Unlockable	Ein • Gen Fu • Leon • Helena Douglas • SPARTAN-458 • Tengu
Non-playable characters	Alpha-152 • Anne • Fame Douglas • Maria • Mei Ling • Miyako • Muramasa • Niki
Terms
Gameplay modes	Story • Time Attack • Survival • Team Battle • Versus • Sparring • Settings • Watch • Album • Movie Theater • Ranking • User Profiles • Battle Viewer • DOA Online
Gameplay terms	Attacks • Attack Change • Boss Battles • Character Select • Combo • Counter Blow • Critical Hit • Danger Zone • Game Over • Holds • Knocked Out • Match • Replay • Side Stepping • Special Moves • Stages • Stances • Tag Throws • Throws • Triangle System
Plot subjects	Dead or Alive World Combat Championship • DOATEC • Hyper Battle Grand Prix • Mugen Tenshin clan • Project Alpha • Project Epsilon • Runaway shinobi • Shinobi
Martial arts	Ba ji quan • Command Sambo • Close quarters combat • Jeet Kune Do – Karate • Lucha libre • Muay Thai • Ninjutsu • Pi qua quan • Pro-wrestling • She quan • Tai ji quan • Tengu-do • Xing yi quan • Xinyi liuhe quan • Zui ba xian quan
Other terms	Cabbage • Credits • Cutscenes • Endings • Genra • Ninpo • Nunchaku • Openings • System Voice • Tournament Winners • Zack Dollars
Locations
Stages	Biolab Core • Crash Club • DOATEC Great Hall • D.W.A. Coliseum • Experimental Playground • Gambler's Paradise • Kyoto in Bloom (day time/night time) • Nassau Station • Ninja Hideout • Savannah Safari • Seaside Market • Tatami • Temple on the Mountain • Tritower Heliport • Waterfall 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
Achievements • Command lists • Costumes • Fighting quotes • Merchandise • Promotional artwork and wallpapers • Survival Mode items • Tag throws

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