Review · Fighting · PS Vita
Dead or Alive 5 Plus
Reviewed: 09 May 2026
PS Vita
Team NINJA · 2013
Ludograph rating
B
Good
58 /100
Dead or Alive 5 Plus is a fighting game that develops adaptive challenge, hand-eye coordination, and fine motor skills, but contains mature content and sexualized characters.
Growth (BDS)
42
Risk (RIS)
4
Daily limit
–
Age guidance
17+
Developmental benefits
| B1 | Cognitive | 0.48 | |
| B2 | Social-emotional | 0.07 | |
| B3 | Motor | 0.80 | |
Dead or Alive 5 Plus is a highly engaging fighting game that significantly develops hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, and reaction time. Its competitive nature fosters strategic thinking, critical analysis of opponent patterns, and adaptive challenge, requiring players to learn and transfer complex fighting techniques. The game's 'Training Plus' mode offers deep mechanics for dedicated players to master.
Design risks
| R1 | Compulsion-loop pressure | 0.00 | |
| R2 | Monetization | 0.00 | |
| R3 | Social risk | 0.17 | |
The game features mature content, including significant violence inherent in a fighting game and highly sexualized female characters. While competitive play can be engaging, it may also lead to competitive toxicity or impact a player's self-worth based on performance. The game does not feature manipulative compulsion-loop mechanics or monetization pressures, but its mature content warrants careful consideration.
Content (not in risk score)
| R4.1 | Violence Level | 1.00 | |
| R4.2 | Sexual Content | 1.00 | |
| R4.3 | Language | 0.67 | |
| R4.4 | Substance References | 0.00 | |
| R4.5 | Fear / Horror | 0.00 | |
Content risk is displayed separately and does not affect the time recommendation.
Regulatory design checks · DSA — Assessed: meets criteria·GDPR-K — Assessed: meets criteria·ODDS — Assessed: meets criteria
- DSA:What Ludograph checks: whether the game's design gives minors the transparency the EU Digital Services Act expects: plain terms, honest defaults, and clear reporting routes.: Estimated from review data. No dark pattern or child-targeting concerns found.
- GDPR-K:What Ludograph checks: whether age assurance and consent flows are designed for under-16s, in the spirit of GDPR Article 8.: Estimated from review data. No privacy or child-targeting concerns found.
- ODDS:What Ludograph checks: whether paid random-reward drop rates are disclosed, as required in China, Japan and South Korea.: Estimated from review data. No paid random-reward mechanics found, so drop-rate disclosure requirements do not apply.
These reflect Ludograph's assessment of the game's design practices against each framework's criteria, not a legal compliance determination.