The Break Gauge – the first super meter ever for the series – gets charged with every attack landed or taken, and by blocking. Once it is full, players can perform either the Break Blow, a flashy and highly destructive special attack, or the Break Hold, a useful counter attack that deals low damage but works against high, low and mid attacks. Both are executed with the Special button; for Break Blow simultaneously press forward, or press backward if you want to perform the Break Hold.

New Stages – Introducing new stages combined with the fan-favourite Danger Zones, where fighters can use the environment in their attacks. This tournament is set to be one of the most entertaining ever.

THE T'AI CHI CH'UAN GENIUS
Leifang is a true prodigy of T’ai Chi Ch’uan. Coming from an affluent family, she is a rather prideful young woman, and in the past Jann Lee had hurt that pride by saving her from a group of thugs, prompting her to focus on her training more fiercely. Since that incident, Leifang have polished her T'ai Chi skills and entered the DOA Tournament multiple times, aiming to defeat “that guy” and prove her strength to him. Yet, perhaps her feelings towards him have begun to shift from simple competitiveness into something more…