Dead or Alive is a media franchise centered on a series of fighting games developed by Team Ninja and published by Tecmo (Koei Tecmo). It is primarily composed of fast-paced fighting games that began with the original ''Dead or Alive'' in 1996. The series received universal acclaim with the sequels ''Dead or Alive 2'' in 1999 and ''Dead or Alive 3'' in 2001, which are both... Wikipedia