Well, it took a while, but it has finally happened: KOEI TECMO has announced that gamers interested in DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Last Round can now experience it free of charge with the relaunch of DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Last Round: CORE FIGHTERS on Xbox One.
Consisting of four fighters – Ayane, Hayate, Kasumi, and Ryu Hayabusa – as well as nearly every available game mode, DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Last Round: CORE FIGHTERS will be free-to-download via the Xbox Store. It will not have Story Mode, though – if you want that, it will cost you the price of the full game.
And if you want more characters than the free version gives you, you will need to head to the store for that. 30 additional characters available for purchase individually or in sets, and players can pick and choose which characters to add to their rosters. Each character utilizes a unique fighting style with a personality to match, so it is ultimately up to the player to decide who is worthy to join their CORE FIGHTERS team.
On the plus side, costumes purchased from DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Ultimate as well as DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Last Round on Xbox 360 can be transferred to CORE FIGHTERS on Xbox One, and upgrading to the full version of the game, includes transfer of all previously-purchased costumes and DLC.
DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Last Round: CORE FIGHTERS does include many of the same features from the full version of the game, so it worth checking out. For example, CORE FIGHTERS players can compete online against each other as well as against those who own the full game on Xbox One.
In celebration of the relaunch of DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Last Round: CORE FIGHTERS, the developers tell us that a special Xbox Live Gold sale is in effect from now through the 7th December for the following content on Xbox One only:
- DOA5LR Ninja Clan 1 Costume Set – (40% off)
- DOA5LR Ninja Clan 2 Costume Set – (40% off)
- DOA5LR Ninja Clan 3 Costume Set – (40% off)
- DOA5LR Ninja Clan Complete Set (Special Bundle for this sale only)
- DOA5LR Core Fighters 30 Characters – (45% off)
- DOA5LR Ninja Clan Complete Set + Core Fighters 26 Characters (Special Bundle for this sale only)
For additional information regarding DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Last Round: CORE FIGHTERS, please visit the official website at  http://teamninja-studio.com/doa5/lastround