Reception
Upon its release Dead or Alive 3 received positive reviews. In Japan, Famitsu scored the game a 37 out of 40. GameSpot stated "Once you get past its graphics, you'll find that Dead or Alive 3 doesn't offer much of anything that hasn't been done in other 3D fighting games," giving the game a rating of 7.9/10. IGN on the other hand, gave the game a high rating of 9.4/10, stating it "represents the new standard of excellence that only the Xbox can deliver" and praising the game for its great attention to detail and its vast improvements on its predecessor.
Dead or Alive 3 sold more than one million copies in the first five months after its release. The game became the third best-selling launch title next to Microsoft's Halo: Combat Evolved and Project Gotham Racing and the first third-party Xbox game to garner Platinum status.
In 2011, Complex ranked it as the 15th best fighting game of all time.
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