Dead or Alive 2: Hardcore

Each competitor has their own motivations, from personal vendettas to proving themselves as the strongest.

The story mode follows these individual characters as they face rivals and progress through the competition, with short cutscenes tying together their encounters.

Combat emphasizes fast-paced strikes, grapples, and counters.

Each fighter has a unique move set, and the series’ trademark counter system allows players to reverse attacks by anticipating timing and direction.

Movement occurs in three dimensions, with the addition of a dedicated dodge button to sidestep into the foreground or background.

Matches are often fought in multi-level arenas, where characters can be knocked through walls, windows, or over railings into new areas, changing the layout and flow of the battle.

Tag team mode allows players to select two fighters and switch between them during combat.

Characters can chain attacks together, call in partners for combo finishers, or rescue them from danger with well-timed switches.

Unlike some other tag-based fighting games, Dead or Alive 2 retains its standard single-player arcade and story modes alongside the tag system, providing both solo and team-based play styles.

Dead or Alive 2: Hardcore for PlayStation 2 is currently worth €15.89 loose. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.

Dead or Alive 2: Hardcore has only a handful of tracked market sales, suggesting relative scarcity compared to more common PlayStation 2 titles.

Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. These are tracked as separate market values because the price gap between them can be significant, especially for older releases.

The PAL version of Dead or Alive 2: Hardcore is currently worth €15.89 loose, versus €14.87 for NTSC-U. Regional price differences usually come down to print run size and regional collector demand.