The teams at Tecmo Koei and Team Ninja have today announced that their free-to-download fighting game Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate: Core Fighters on the PlayStation 3 has to date received more than one million downloads around the world. To commemorate this milestone, the publisher have announced a number of bonus goodies to be available for free and for purchase over the coming weeks for both Core Fighters and the original Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate game – the most notable being the inclusion of goth loli Marie Rose to the character roster as a paid character later this month.
Details on all new content releases is available below:
Jann Lee Pack
This character set (DOA5U Core Fighter + Character Jann Lee) for the legendary Jeet Kune Do master who first appeared in the original Dead or Alive will be a free download for three weeks starting on 12th March 2014. Also referred to as “The Dragon” and “A Scorching Soul”, Jann Lee studied martial arts as a young child by watching Bruce Lee films before becoming a bouncer. To this day, Jann Lee continues his training with determination, joining the Dead or Alive tournament as part of his mission to become the greatest fighter of all time.
Marie Rose
Marie Rose gained attention late last year as an exclusive character for the arcade edition of Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate. Following much attention from fans, Tecmo Koei confirmed that she will be available as a playable character in the console games but with no set release date…. until now.
Priced at €5.99 with several additional costumes available at €1.99 apiece, you will be able to download this (18-year old goth loli) chaacter from the 25th March 2014 on both the original PlayStation 3 and Xbox360 DOA5U releases.
Lorelei Stage
Set in Germany off the banks of the Rhine, this multi-level fighting stage made its debut in Dead or Alive: Dimensions (3DS) and will be available to download for free on 25th March 2014 via the PlayStation Store for the PlayStation 3 and 26th March 2014 via the Xbox Live Marketplace for the Xbox360 edition of DOA5U.