Dead or Alive 4 - Platform: XBox 360 Biolab Core stage: ------------------ Complete Story mode. Nassau Station stage: --------------------- Complete Story mode with Helena. Tatami Mat stage: ----------------- Unlock all costumes and system voices and Complete Story mode with all seventeen characters. Play as Ein: ------------ Complete Story mode with Hitomi. Play as Gen Fu: --------------- Complete Story mode with Eliot. Play as Helena: --------------- Complete Story mode with all sixteen characters. Play as Leon: ------------- Complete Story mode with Zack. Play as Spartan-458: -------------------- Complete Story mode with Helena. Play as Tengu: -------------- Complete Time Attack mode with all default and hidden characters. Theater mode: ------------- Complete Story mode with any character. Increased bounciness: --------------------- Enter 99 as your age in your profile to make the female characters breasts bounce nicely. Bonus system announcer voices: ------------------------------ In the options menu, you can choose different voices for the system announcer. To unlock additional voices, enter Sparring mode and bring up the sparring menu. Select Exercise and you will be prompted to run through an extensive moves list. Complete the moves list to unlock that character's voice as a system announcer. Complete Exercise mode with all default and bonus characters to unlock Alpha-152's system voice. Alternate character appearance: ------------------------------- At the character selection screen, press A to select a character, then press X, Y, or Start. Press A to start the match with the alternate appearance. Not all characters have an alternate version. Alternate costumes: ------------------- Complete Story mode to unlock an alternate costume with the following characters. If available, the next alternate costume for that character will be unlocked when Story mode is completed with them again. Ayane C3, C4, C5, C6 Bass C3, C4 Bayman C3 Brad Wong C3 Christie C3, C4 Elliot C3, C4 Hayabusa C3, C4 Hayate C3, C4 Helena C3, C4 C5 Hitomi C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8 Jann Lee C3, C4 Kasumi C3, C4, C5, C6, C7 Kokoro C3, C4, C5, C6, C7 La Mariposa C3, C4, C5 Leifang C3, C4, C5, C6, C7 Tina C3, C4, C5 Zack C3, C4 Complete Time Attack mode on the default settings to unlock an alternate costume with the following characters. If available, the next alternate costume for that character will be unlocked when Time Attack mode is completed with them again. Ein C3, C4 Genfu C3, C4 Leon C3, C4 Spartan-458 C3, C4, C5, C6, C7 Hidden goof rewards: -------------------- Some of the game's secrets shown in the achievements list are actually goof rewards. These vary from Loss Streaks to Rank Demoting. Easy wins with Jann Lee: ------------------------ Try to land a critical punch or kick to the enemy's head. If not accomplished, make use of quick countering or blocking to land a firm blow. Then when your enemy is hit off balance for a few seconds, keep throwing random critical blows to the head region mainly, and mix it up slightly to the body and legs. If you can do this and include fast combos in between your rhythm, you should be able to keep the enemy off the ground desperate for making successful blows. You should be able to do this technique with simple combos. Make sure that your rhythm is broken, meaning attack at different times without staying in a similar pattern and keeping your blows mostly critical. If you can do this a lot, you should also be able to switch it up with fast combos making it almost impossible for your opponent to counter. Remember to execute critical blows to the head mainly, mixed with fast combos and quick blows to the body. Keep your rhythm broken so it is impossible to counter (no repetition or repeating the speed of blows), and make sure to keep your guard up. Do not allow the enemy to hit you unexpectedly, or they may confuse you with the same trick. Try to at least counter when you lose balance in the match. Halo reference in the game: --------------------------- Select Spartan-458 and play on the Gambler's Paradise stage. During the match, a Warthog with Marines will appear on the road. Gamerscore points: ------------------ Accomplish the indicated task to get the corresponding number of Gamerscore points: Achieve a Bronze Star (10 points): Defeat someone with a 10-14 win streak in Dead Or Alive 4 Online. Achieve a Gold Star (30 points): Defeat someone with a 20+ win streak in Dead Or Alive 4 Online. Achieve a Silver Star (20 points): Defeat someone with a 15-19 win streak in Dead Or Alive 4 Online. Unlock Ein (10 points): Complete Story mode with Hitomi. Unlock Gen Fu (10 points): Complete Story mode with Eliot. Unlock Helena (20 points): Complete Story mode with all characters. Unlock Leon (10 points): Complete Story mode with Zack. Unlock Spartan-458 (20 points): Complete Story mode with Helena. Unlock Tengu (20 points): Complete Time Attack mode with all default and hidden characters. The following are secret achievements, but will earn no Gamerscore points: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get a D rank in Dead Or Alive 4 Online. Get an E rank in Dead Or Alive 4 Online. Get an F rank in Dead Or Alive 4 Online. Lose 5 consecutive online matches. Lose 10 consecutive online matches. Lost 20 consecutive online matches. Trophies for Time Attack: ------------------------- Select time attack either Single or Tag. These can be done with just one round for the win: Code - Effect ------------------------------------------------ Finish single in 5:00 to 6:00 - Bronze (Single) Finish tag in 4:00 to 4:30 - Bronze (Tag) Finish single in less than 4:30 - Gold (Single) Finish tag in less than 3:30 - Gold (Tag) Finish single in 4:30 to 5:00 - Silver (Single) Finish tag in 3:30 to 4:00 - Silver (Tag) Health Food: ------------ In Survival mode when you deliver a blow to your oppenent. When thier laying down or when you finish them off. If they drop a food item even candy and you pick it up it will restore some health. The amount of health you regain will depend on the food item you pick up. Combat strategy: Patterns: -------------------------- Whether against the CPU or online opponents, recognizing patterns does a lot for you. Online players tend to fall in love with specific combos, which can be thwarted at the beginning by beating them to the punch (or kick as the case may be), or countered at the end with a reversal since the last move can usually be predicted. The reverse is true as well, especially online. Make sure you mix things up as much as possible. Remember, many combos start out the same but can end very differently. Try to make sure you change up not only your combos, but the ends of each combo to keep your enemy on their toes. Combat strategy: Separate entities: ----------------------------------- More than in the series' past, each fighter offers their own unique style. Do not think that just because you are dominant with Bayman that you will find equal success with Bass (or Spartan-458, for that matter). Treat each character as separate entities and you will find more success. Combat strategy: Sparring: -------------------------- The sparring mode has been vastly upgraded, so learning each characters strengths and weaknesses, and mastering their litany of combos, is easier and more intuitive than before. You can choose any stage you have unlocked and spar against any character you want (just like before), but you can also set specific actions for your opponent to undertake and even select which stance they use. You can also go through each combo one by one, setting the game up so it ticks each combo and move off the list as you successfully complete it. Combat strategy: Context sensitivity: ------------------------------------- You can now use the environments to your advantage by not just knocking someone through a window or down a staircase, but also by employing context-sensitive actions. For example, you can leap over a barrier towards an opponent and lay down a special attack, use special acrobatic moves off of walls, and context-sensitive throws near hillsides and stairways. You need to practice extensively with your favorite characters to make good and strategic use of these moves, but they warrant the extra effort. Tag Moves: ---------- Tag-ground move: Press RT + LT + Up + Y + B. Switch attack: Press RT + LT + Forward + Y + B.