Kotaku's Mike Fahey wrote that "while Dead or Alive 5 is far from a complete overhaul of the series, it charges into the fighting game scene with all the spirit of a completely new game."
Kotaku的Mike Fahey写道：“虽然《死或生5》远远没有彻底改变系列，但是它带着一种全新的游戏精神进入到格斗游戏中。