Dead or Alive 5 Last Round

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Dead or Alive 5 Last Round features all the content from Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate, adding new costumes and customizable hairstyles,{{cite web|url=http://gematsu.com/2015/01/dead-alive-5-last-round-honoka-reveal-trailer-screenshots|title=Dead or Alive 5: Last Round Honoka reveal trailer, screenshots - Gematsu|work=Gematsu|date=14 January 2015|access-date=18 January 2015}} as well as two new characters and two new stages, the latter only for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.{{cite web|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2014/10/23/dead-or-alive-5-last-round-picks-a-fight-in-february-2015/|title=Dead or Alive 5 Last Round picks a fight in February 2015|work=Joystiq|access-date=18 January 2015}} The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions received upgraded graphics, running at 1080p resolution and 60 frames per second, with the main menu and cutscenes running at 30 frames per second.{{cite web|url=http://www.gry-online.pl/S016.asp?ID=24565|title=Dead or Alive 5 Last Round (PS4)|work=GRY-Online.pl|access-date=18 January 2015}} These two versions also use the new game engine called Soft Engine and designed to better depict "softness" of character's bodies.{{cite web|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2014/10/02/report-dead-or-alive-5-last-round-sees-2-new-fighters/|title=Report: Dead or Alive 5: Last Round sees 2 new fighters|work=Joystiq|access-date=18 January 2015}} Since the appearance of the Senran Kagura DLC costume pack, the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions have clothing breaker mechanisms for certain DLC collaboration outfits, including female characters' Valentine's Day DLC outfits when using a Critical Burst finisher on the opponent who wears some DLC collaboration outfit, similar to the Armor Breaker from other Sega AM2's Fighting Vipers.

{{See also|Characters of the Dead or Alive series}}

File:Dead-or-alive-5-last-round.png and the series' main protagonist Kasumi]]

Last Round retains all 32 characters featured in Ultimate, including the four guest characters from the Virtua Fighter series (counting Ultimate{{'}}s Jacky Bryant) and the three characters who first appeared in the arcade version and then as DLC (Marie Rose, Nyotengu and Phase-4), along with over 300 costumes for them.{{cite web|url=http://gematsu.com/2014/10/dead-alive-5-last-round-dated-japan|title=Dead or Alive 5: Last Round dated in Japan - Gematsu|work=Gematsu|date=21 October 2014|access-date=18 January 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-01-14/dead-or-alive-5-last-round-trailer-introduces-honoka/.83287|title=Dead or Alive 5: Last Round Trailer Introduces Honoka|work=Anime News Network|access-date=18 January 2015}} In addition, Last Round adds four new characters, including bringing back the original Dead or Alive boss, Raidou, to life and introducing a new female fighter named Honoka, for a total of up to 36.

• Honoka, An 18-year-old Japanese schoolgirl who uses her own style that she calls "Honoka Fu". Although she does not have any experience in combat, she uses some fighting moves from other characters and also a mysterious power.{{cite web|url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2015/01/14/honoka-revealed-for-dead-or-alive-5-last-round|title=Honoka Revealed for Dead or Alive 5: Last Round|work=IGN|date=14 January 2015|access-date=17 January 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2015/01/14/dead-of-alive-5-last-round-announce-honoka/129275/|title=Dead Or Alive 5 Last Round Announce Honoka|date=14 January 2015|publisher=Hardcoregamer.com|access-date=18 January 2015}}
• Mai Shiranui, A guest character from the Fatal Fury/The King of Fighters series. She was announced at the 2016 Dead or Alive Festival and arrived on September 13, 2016. After her addition in Dead or Alive 6, she stopped being available for purchase on September 11, 2019.{{Cite news|url=http://dengekionline.com/elem/000/001/315/1315566/|title=『DOA5 LR』に不知火舞が参戦！ 『進撃の巨人』＆アクアプラス衣装や『競女!!!!!!!!』と『DOAX3』コラボも|last=電撃オンライン|work=電撃オンライン|access-date=2018-05-17|language=ja-JP}}
• Naotora Ii, A guest character from Samurai Warriors, mainly based on her appearance from Samurai Warriors 4. She was announced in December 2015 to arrive on February 25, 2016 in the arcade version, and as downloadable exclusive to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on March 17, 2016 and Windows on March 29, 2016.{{cite web |url=http://shoryuken.com/2015/08/25/dead-or-alive-5-last-round-newcomer-should-arrive-in-march-2016/ |title=Dead or Alive 5 Last Round Newcomer Should Arrive in March 2016 |publisher=Shoryuken |access-date=2015-08-28 |archive-date=2015-08-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150828015409/http://shoryuken.com/2015/08/25/dead-or-alive-5-last-round-newcomer-should-arrive-in-march-2016/ |url-status=dead }}

• Raidou: An evil ninja and Ayane's biological father using techniques he has stolen from other fighters. Killed in the first Dead or Alive game, he returns as an undead cyborg. The memories of what is good left in him from his past no longer exist, leaving only his obsession to copy the fighters' fighting skills.{{cite web|url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2014/11/20/new-fighter-heading-to-dead-or-alive-5-last-round|title=New Fighter Heading to Dead or Alive 5: Last Round|work=IGN|date=20 November 2014|access-date=17 January 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2014/11/21/undead-cyborg-raidou-joins-dead-or-alive-5-last-round/|title=Undead cyborg Raidou joins Dead or Alive 5: Last Round|work=Joystiq|access-date=18 January 2015}}

Dead or Alive 5 Last Round was announced on August 31, 2014, said to arrive during spring of 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2014/08/31/dead-alive-5-last-round-announced-xbox-one-playstation-4/ |title=Dead or Alive 5: Last Round Announced For Xbox One And PlayStation 4 |publisher=Siliconera |date=2014-08-31 |access-date=2014-08-31}} On January 13, 2015, the new character Honoka was revealed in Famitsu.{{cite web|url=http://gematsu.com/2015/01/dead-alive-5-last-round-unveils-new-character-honoka|title=Dead or Alive 5: Last Round unveils new character Honoka - Gematsu|work=Gematsu|date=13 January 2015|access-date=17 January 2015}} The game was released on 17 February 2015 in North America, following by Japan on 19 February and Europe on 20 February. It has a digital-only English release for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.{{cite web|url= http://www.destructoid.com/dead-or-alive-5-last-round-coming-spring-2015-280548.phtml|title=Dead or Alive 5 Last Round coming Spring 2015|publisher=Destructoid |date= 2014-09-02|access-date=2014-09-02}} North America and South America PlayStation 3 release was moved to the February 24 due to the PlayStation Store issues. The "Beach Party" DLC has been available for free for four weeks after launch for North American and South American PlayStation 3 owners.{{cite web|url=http://www.eventhubs.com/news/2015/feb/13/dead-or-alive-5-last-round-release-date-pushed-back-playstation-3-users-teamninja-offers-sexy-bonus-beach-costume-bundle|title=Dead or Alive 5 Last Round release date pushed back for PlayStation 3 owners.|date=13 February 2015|publisher=eventhubs.com|access-date=13 February 2015}}

Pre-ordering the retail version at GameStop and GAME for the PlayStation 4 or Xbox One rewarded the exclusive costume pack containing the "Ninja 2015" costume set (for Ayane, Ryu Hayabusa, Hayate and Kasumi), and "Aloha" costume set (for Ayane, Hitomi, Kasumi and Mila).{{cite web|url=http://www.gamestop.com/ps4/games/dead-or-alive-5-last-round/117139|title=Dead or Alive 5 Last Round|work=GameStop|access-date=18 January 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.videogamer.com/ps4/dead_or_alive_5_last_round/news/dead_or_alive_5_last_round_gets_feb_20_uk_release_date_but_f2p_versions_differ_between_ps4_and_xb1.html|title=Dead or Alive 5: Last Round gets Feb 20 UK release date, but F2P versions differ between PS4 & XB1|author=David Scammell|work=VideoGamer.Com|date=23 October 2014|access-date=18 January 2015}} Pre-ordering at Amazon.com, Best Buy and ShopTo rewarded access to exclusive costumes sets "Showstopper" (for Christie, Helena, Lisa and Tina) and "Beach Party" (for Kokoro, Leifang, Momiji and Rachel).{{cite web|url=http://www.allgamesbeta.com/2014/10/dead-or-alive-5-last-round-release-date.html|title=All Games Beta: Dead or Alive 5: Last Round release date announced & Info on free version|publisher=Allgamesbeta.com|access-date=18 January 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.game.co.uk/en/dead-or-alive-5-last-round-307944|title=Buy Dead or Alive 5: Last Round on PlayStation 4 - Free UK Delivery - GAME|publisher=Game.co.uk|access-date=18 January 2015}} In Japan, there are two special editions for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One: the Collector's Edition and the Strongest Package, containing various digital and physical bonuses.{{cite web|url=http://www.gamecity.ne.jp/doa5/lastround/ce.html|title=DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Last Round|access-date=18 January 2015}}

A free-to-play Dead or Alive 5 Last Round: Core Fighters version (similar to Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate: Core Fighters) was released in addition to the retail version for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It includes the "core" content with only four characters (Ayane, Hayate, Kasumi and Ryu Hayabusa) with the option to purchase the rest as DLC.{{cite web|url=http://teamninja-studio.com/doa5/lastround/us/ftp.html|title=DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Last Round|access-date=18 January 2015}} Jann Lee, Mila, Kokoro, Hitomi, Rig and Leifang have all been free of charge for limited periods at different points in time as each other.

The Xbox One also received a free trial version titled Dead or Alive 5 Last Round: Xbox One Trial, which has the same playable characters as Core Fighters but allows only a certain amount of hours of playtime. After playing for the available play time, the game becomes unplayable unless the players would upgrade to Core Fighters for a small fee.{{cite web|url=http://teamninja-studio.com/doa5/lastround/uk/ftp.html|title=Core Fighters will be a paided title on the Xbox One.|publisher=Teamninja-studio.com|access-date=15 February 2015}} A limited-time special campaign running between August 26 and September 14, 2015, has offered Leifang for Core Fighters free of charge and decreased prices on the add-ons for the game, also reducing the price of the trial version's upgrade on the Xbox One by half.{{cite web|url=http://gematsu.com/2015/08/dead-alive-5-last-round-core-fighters-tops-four-million-downloads |title=Dead or Alive 5: Last Round Core Fighters tops four million downloads |publisher=Gematsu |date=2014-07-31 |access-date=2015-08-27}}

The arcade version of Last Round was brought by a free upgrade patch for the arcade version of Ultimate on February 17, 2015. It has the Last Round only contents unlocked by default.

The Windows PC version of Last Round is only the second game in the series on PC, after Dead or Alive Online's open beta, and the third game for Virtua Fighter guest characters since their last PC game appearance on the PC version of Virtua Fighter 2. Based largely on the PS3 version of the game, it lacks the two new stages that are exclusive to the PS4 and Xbox One versions, but does have the stage effects of the PS4 version. It also does not feature the improved breast physics of the Soft Engine for the characters.{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2015/03/18/dead-or-alive-5-last-round-on-pc-is-missing-features/ |title=Dead or Alive 5: Last Round On PC Is Missing Features |publisher=Siliconera |date=2015-03-18 |access-date=2015-08-27}} Originally intended to be released on February 17, 2015, it was delayed six weeks to March 30, with Steam users being given a Halloween 2013 costume pack free of charge.{{cite web|last=Sirani |first=Jordan |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/01/27/dead-or-alive-5-last-round-delayed-on-steam |title=Dead or Alive 5: Last Round Delayed on Steam |publisher=IGN |date=2015-01-28 |access-date=2024-03-26}} The online functionality support was promised to arrive within three months since the release,{{cite web|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2014/12/05/dead-or-alive-5-last-round-to-hit-pc-but-online-plays-in-limbo/|title=Dead or Alive 5 Last Round to hit PC, but online play's in limbo|work=Joystiq|access-date=18 January 2015}} but the patch to enable it was postponed indefinitely by the end of June.{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2015/06/30/dead-or-alive-5-last-round-online-multiplayer-patch-for-pc-delayed/ |title=Dead or Alive 5: Last Round Online Multiplayer Patch For PC Delayed |publisher=Siliconera |date=2015-06-30 |access-date=2015-08-27}}{{cite web |url=http://shoryuken.com/2015/06/30/dead-or-alive-5-last-rounds-pc-netplay-patch-sees-indefinite-delay/ |title=Dead or Alive 5 Last Round's PC Netplay Patch Sees Indefinite Delay |publisher=Shoryuken |access-date=2015-08-28 |archive-date=2015-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929010001/http://shoryuken.com/2015/06/30/dead-or-alive-5-last-rounds-pc-netplay-patch-sees-indefinite-delay/ |url-status=dead }} On October 1, 2015, Patch 1.04 was released on the Steam version, enabling ranked online functionality.{{cite web|url=http://teamninja-studio.com/doa5/lastround/us/info_steam1.04.html |title=DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Last Round Steam Ver.1.04 Released |publisher=teamninja |access-date=2015-10-15}} This patch, however, still lacks the lobby functionality that is currently only present on the console versions of the game.

The Core Fighters version was announced to be released on October 3, 2016. Those who had already owned the full game prior the Core Fighters release received a free update on unlocking all characters, music, and the story mode.

Director Yosuke Hayashi said they plan on supporting Last Round long-term, including "adjustments to game balance and maybe even adding additional modes." Several costume packs have been released as paid downloadable content, including ninja outfits for all characters,{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2015/03/10/dead-alive-5-last-rounds-ninja-costumes-come-shadows/ |title=Dead Or Alive 5: Last Round's Ninja Costumes Come Out Of The Shadows |publisher=Siliconera |date=2015-03-10 |access-date=2015-08-25}}{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2015/03/11/dead-or-alive-5-last-round-gets-another-round-of-ninja-costumes/ |title=Dead or Alive 5: Last Round Gets Another Round Of Ninja Costumes |publisher=Siliconera |date=2015-03-11 |access-date=2015-08-25}}{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2015/04/07/dead-or-alive-5-last-round-gets-a-third-set-of-ninja-clan-costumes/ |title=Dead or Alive 5: Last Round Gets A Third Set Of Ninja Clan Costumes |publisher=Siliconera |date=2015-04-07 |access-date=2015-08-25}} superhero themed costumes,{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2015/05/19/dead-or-alive-5-last-rounds-newest-costumes-are-superhero-themed/ |title=Dead or Alive 5: Last Round's Newest Costumes Are Superhero-Themed |publisher=Siliconera |date=2015-05-19 |access-date=2015-08-25}} destructible clothing from the Senran Kagura series,{{Cite web |date=2015-03-24 |title=Dead or Alive 5: Last Round 'Senran Kagura' costumes trailer |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2015/03/dead-or-alive-5-last-round-senran-kagura-costumes-trailer |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=Gematsu |language=en-US}} and from the Deception series of video games,{{cite web |url=http://shoryuken.com/2015/06/16/team-ninja-pays-homage-to-deception-with-latest-dead-or-alive-5-last-round-costume-pack/ |title=Team NINJA Pays Homage to Deception with Latest Dead or Alive 5 Last Round Costume Pack |publisher=Shoryuken |access-date=2015-08-28 |archive-date=2015-08-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150828194830/http://shoryuken.com/2015/06/16/team-ninja-pays-homage-to-deception-with-latest-dead-or-alive-5-last-round-costume-pack/ |url-status=dead }} and those created by The World God Only Knows creator Tamiki Wakaki.{{cite web|url=http://gematsu.com/2015/07/dead-alive-5-last-round-dlc-costumes-designed-world-god-only-knows |title=Dead or Alive 5: Last Round gets DLC costumes designed by The World God Only Knows creator |publisher=Gematsu |date=2014-07-31 |access-date=2015-08-25}} Later outfits included costumes of various characters from Falcom and Square Enix games as well as from Tatsunoko productions, Shonen Magazine's Fairy Tail and Attack on Titan (including a free Attack on Titan based stage for PS4 and Xbox One), Aquaplus, Arc System Works's Guilty Gear and BlazBlue.{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2015/08/02/dead-or-alive-5-last-round-gets-costumes-from-falcom-and-square-enix/ |title=Dead or Alive 5: Last Round Is Getting Costumes From Falcom And Square Enix |publisher=Siliconera |date=2015-08-02 |access-date=2015-08-25}} In turn of having Senran Kagura collaboration costumes in this game and Dead or Alive Xtreme 3, the character Ayane is set to appear as a DLC guest character in Senran Kagura: Estival Versus, while Marie and Honoka, along with Ayane, who appeared as a DLC character in Estival Versus are set to appear as DLC characters in Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash.{{Cite web|url=https://www.famitsu.com/news/201703/14128830.html|title=【先出し週刊ファミ通】ついに発売を迎える『閃乱カグラ PEACH BEACH SPLASH』が『デッド オア アライブ エクストリーム 3』と"最胸"コラボ！(2017年3月16日発売号) - ファミ通.com|website=ファミ通.com|date=14 March 2017 |language=ja|access-date=2018-05-17}} The costumes for the Halloween pack were selected from fan submissions for a contest.{{cite web |url=http://shoryuken.com/2015/05/04/team-ninja-holding-halloween-costume-design-contest-for-dead-or-alive-5-last-round/ |title=Team NINJA Holding Halloween Costume Design Contest for Dead or Alive 5 Last Round |publisher=Shoryuken |access-date=2015-08-25 |archive-date=2015-10-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001131131/http://shoryuken.com/2015/05/04/team-ninja-holding-halloween-costume-design-contest-for-dead-or-alive-5-last-round/ |url-status=dead }} Following the release of the Halloween Costume 2015, the update spaces on adding DLC for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 already reached their limits due to a file size problem on these versions.

A new stage was added to the game with an update in July 2015 and a "major update" bringing another new stage and a mysterious brand new character was announced for spring 2016 (around March),{{cite web|url=http://gematsu.com/2015/08/dead-or-alive-5-last-round-adding-new-character-stage-spring-2016 |title=Dead or Alive 5: Last Round adding new character, stage in spring 2016 |publisher=Gematsu |date=2014-07-31 |access-date=2015-08-25}} later revealed to be Naotora.{{cite web |url=http://shoryuken.com/2015/12/27/samurai-warriors-naotora-ii-to-join-dead-or-alive-5-last-round-cast/ |title=Samurai Warriors' Naotora Ii to Join Dead or Alive 5 Last Round Cast |publisher=Shoryuken |access-date=2016-02-06 |archive-date=2016-02-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207015112/http://shoryuken.com/2015/12/27/samurai-warriors-naotora-ii-to-join-dead-or-alive-5-last-round-cast/ |url-status=dead }} Mai Shiranui from SNK Playmore's fighting franchises was added to the game in September 2016. New DLC content and updates have continued to arrive until December 2017, when the full-time development of Dead or Alive 6 began.{{Cite web|url=https://www.famitsu.com/news/201806/09158656.html|title=『DOA』が、セクシーからクールに。システム、キャラクター、あのエンジンは？ 『デッド オア アライブ 6』インタビュー|website=ファミ通.com|date=9 June 2018 |language=ja|access-date=2019-01-25}}

{{Video game reviews

| MC = (PS4) 74/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/dead-or-alive-5-last-round/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4 |title=Dead or Alive 5: Last Round for PlayStation 4 Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=2015-06-12}}
(XONE) 69/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/dead-or-alive-5-last-round/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-one |title=Dead or Alive 5: Last Round for Xbox One Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=2015-06-12}}
(PC) 69/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/dead-or-alive-5-last-round/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Dead or Alive 5: Last Round for PC Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=2015-06-12}}

| Fam = 34/40{{cite web|url=http://gematsu.com/2015/02/famitsu-review-scores-issue-1367 |title=Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1367 |publisher=Gematsu |date=2014-07-31 |access-date=2015-08-25}}

| GI = 7.25/10

| GameRev = 3.5/5

| GTM = 7/10{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamestm.co.uk/reviews/dead-or-alive-5-last-round-review/|title = GamesRadar+}}

| OPMUK = 6/10

| OXMUK = 7/10

| Play = 71%

| rev1 = Hardcore Gamer

| rev1Score = 3.5/5{{cite web|url=http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2015/02/26/review-dead-or-alive-5-last-round/136156/|title=Review: Dead or Alive 5 Last Round |work=Hardcore Gamer|first=Adam|last=Beck|date= 26 February 2015|access-date=13 March 2015}}

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The game received generally positive reviews. Reviewers such as Brian Shea from Game Informer,{{cite web|last=Shea |first=Brian |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/dead_or_alive_5_last_round/b/playstation4/archive/2015/02/20/dead-or-alive-5-last-round-game-informer-review.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223005006/http://www.gameinformer.com/games/dead_or_alive_5_last_round/b/playstation4/archive/2015/02/20/dead-or-alive-5-last-round-game-informer-review.aspx |url-status=live |archive-date=February 23, 2015 |title=Familiar Maneuvers - Dead or Alive 5 Last Round - PlayStation 4 |website=Game Informer |date=2015-02-20 |access-date=2016-02-06}} Blake Peterson from Game Revolution,{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/dead-or-alive-5-last-round |title=DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Last Round Review |website=Gamerevolution.com |date=2015-02-24 |access-date=2016-02-06}} Chris Dunlap from Gaming Age,{{cite web|last=Dunlap |first=Chris |url=http://www.gaming-age.com/2015/02/dead-alive-5-last-round-review-xbox-one-playstation-4-playstation-3-xbox-360/ |title=Dead Or Alive 5: Last Round review for Xbox One, PS4, PS3, Xbox 360 |publisher=Gaming Age |date=2015-02-20 |access-date=2016-02-06}} Ernest Lin from PlayStation Universe,{{cite web|url=http://www.psu.com/review/26149/Dead-or-Alive-5--Last-Round-PS4-Review |title=Dead or Alive 5 Last Round PS4 Review |website=Psu.com |date=2015-03-10 |access-date=2016-02-06}} Simon Miller from X-One,{{cite web|author=Stephen Ashby |url=http://www.xb1.co.uk/reviews/xbox-one-reviews/dead-or-alive-5-last-round-review/ |title=Dead Or Alive 5: Last Round Review | XB1 Magazine |website=Xb1.co.uk |date=2015-04-24 |access-date=2016-02-06}} and Ken McKown from ZTGD{{cite web|author=Ken McKown |url=http://www.ztgd.com/dead-or-alive-5-last-round/review/ |title=Dead or Alive 5: Last Round (XB1) Review | ZTGD: Play Games, Not Consoles |publisher=ZTGD |date=2015-02-25 |access-date=2016-02-06}} recommended this "great" and "incredibly accessible" fighting game with much content for those who did not get Ultimate or just never played a Dead or Alive game before, and to try out the free version first in case of a doubt. Hardcore Gamer's Adam Beck endorsed Dead or Alive 5 Last Round for those "looking for a fun, over-the-top fighter with a lot of charm," even as he criticized it for how "the few new additions are far from compelling and there are some unfortunate bugs at launch." Jeremy Duff from Gaming Nexus wrote the "jaw-droppingly gorgeous" Last Round "is an excellent ending point for this chapter of the series. It takes all of the groundwork laid in DoA5 and polishes it off in the best way possible. Armed with an excellent roster of characters and a ton of modes, this is a great introduction to 3D fighting on the new generation of fighters." The only gripe most players had was the unrealistic bot fights in the "Training" mode. The highest difficulty of which granted the bots unrealistic advantages, including longer range, "100% mode" (which rendered players helpless to grabs and throws with no counterplay), and instant speed moves that came with "i-frames", which rarely could be responded to. Developers did not intend for players to train to fight pvp by using the bots, but rather face an impossible challenge. {{cite web|url=http://www.gamingnexus.com/Article/4722/Dead-Or-Alive-5-Last-Round/ |title=Dead Or Alive 5: Last Round Review |publisher=Gaming Nexus |access-date=2016-02-06}}

During the 19th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences nominated Dead or Alive 5 for "Fighting Game of the Year".{{cite web |url=https://www.interactive.org/awards/award_category_details.asp?idAward=2016&idGameAwardType=62 |title=2016 Awards Category Details Fighting Game of the Year |publisher=Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |website=interactive.org |access-date=29 November 2023}}

The PS4 and Xbox One versions of the game have sold more than 35,000 physical copies in Japan within the first week after its release.{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2015/02/25/this-week-in-sales-god-eater-2-returns-with-a-rage-burst/ |title=This Week In Sales: God Eater 2 Returns With A Rage Burst |publisher=Siliconera |date=2015-02-25 |access-date=2015-08-25}} After first six months, the game's free-to-play versions on all three console platforms have been downloaded by four million users worldwide.{{cite web|url=https://www.gamecity.ne.jp/doa5/lastround/info_4mDL.html |title=DOA5LR 基本無料版/CoreFighters 400万ダウンロード記念！ |date=25 August 2015 |publisher=Koei Tecmo |access-date=2024-03-26}} The number of downloads crossed six million by April 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2016/04/06/dead-alive-5-last-rounds-free-play-version-surpasses-6-million-downloads/ |title=Dead or Alive 5: Last Round's Free-To-Play Version Surpasses 6 Million Downloads |publisher=Siliconera |date=2016-04-06 |access-date=2016-04-17}} By January 2017, the total had reached 8 million,{{Cite news|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2017/01/11/dead-alive-5-last-rounds-free-play-version-hits-8-million-downloads/|title=Dead or Alive 5: Last Round's Free-To-Play Version Hits 8 Million Downloads - Siliconera|date=2017-01-11|work=Siliconera|access-date=2018-05-17|language=en-US}} exceeding 9 million by July 2017{{Cite news|url=http://www.dualshockers.com/dead-alive-5-last-round-9-million-downloads/|title=Dead or Alive 5: Last Round Passes 9 Million Downloads|date=2017-07-18|work=DualShockers|access-date=2018-05-17|language=en-US}} and 10 million by September 2017.{{Cite news|url=http://gematsu.com/2017/09/dead-alive-5-last-round-core-fighters-tops-10-million-downloads|title=Dead or Alive 5: Last Round Core Fighters tops 10 million downloads - Gematsu|date=2017-09-23|work=Gematsu|access-date=2018-05-17|language=en-US}} It got to 11 million by June 2018,{{cite web | url=https://www.freestepdodge.com/threads/doa6-famitsu-interviews-shimbori.7060/ | title=DOA6: Famitsu Interviews Shimbori | date=9 June 2018 }} and 12 million by January 2019.{{cite web | url=https://sagamer.co.za/2019/01/14/dead-or-alive-6-counters-with-this-combat-and-features-trailer | title=Dead or Alive 6 counters with this combat and features trailer | date=14 January 2019 | access-date=6 March 2022 | archive-date=6 March 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306173752/https://sagamer.co.za/2019/01/14/dead-or-alive-6-counters-with-this-combat-and-features-trailer/ | url-status=live }}

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