Turn-of-the-millennium arcade synth with real swagger. Dead or Alive 2 hit arcades in 2000 and every character theme goes harder than it needs to. The Shooted on Ryu Hayabusa's stage is pure ninja action distilled into electronic form, and Blazed Up Melpomene gives Helena this dramatic operatic energy that feels way too grand for a fighting game.
Read more
B-Boy no ''B'' evolved from Zack's DOA1 theme and it still has that funky reckless attitude. Natural High for Jann Lee and Break the Age for Gen Fu both deliver exactly what their fighters need. Hitohira for Kasumi strips things down to something almost gentle between all the brutality.
That contrast is what makes this roster click. If you want to hear a 2000-era arcade cabinet absolutely flexing its sound hardware, this delivers.