Dead or Alive is a 1996 Fighting, Single-player and Multiplayer video game developed by Team Ninja and published by Tecmo. The game serves as the first instalment in the series of Dead or Alive and comes with a set of playable characters each with its unique skills, abilities, and playstyle. The player starts the game by choosing his favourite character from available and jumping into the fighting match where he will face an opponent. The player aims to take down the opponent using his special fighting moves, combos, and more. The game takes influence from a video game Virtua Fighter while including unique gameplay elements of its own. Unlike other fighting games, the game uses a hold button, instead of a guard button. The button enables the player to grab the limbs of opponents if they are attacking. The counter system was introduced in the fighting genre first time to use different commands. There are two different types of holds such as an offensive hold and a defensive hold. Bayman, Gen Fu, Jann Lee, Kasumi, Leifang, Raidou, etc. are prominent playable characters in the game. With addictive gameplay, superb mechanics, and cool visuals, Dead or Alive is the best game to play.