best-selling launch title next to Microsoft's Halo: Combat Evolved and Project Gotham Racing and the first third-party Xbox game to garner Platinum status. During a 2021 interview with Bloomberg, director Tomonobu Itagaki stated that the sales of Dead or Alive 3 had surpassed 2 million units worldwide. In 2008, CinemaBlend ranked it as the eight best fighting game of all time. In 2011, Complex ranked it as the 15th best fighting game of all time. GamesRadar+ included it among the Xbox games "that shaped the generation," and later included it in their list of the "best original Xbox games". References External links (Tecmo) (Team Ninja) 2001 video games 3D fighting games Dead or Alive (franchise) video games Interactive Achievement Award winners Fighting games Tag team videogames Tecmo games Video game sequels Video games featuring female protagonists Xbox games Xbox-only games Esports games Multiplayer and single-player video games Video games with alternative versions Science fiction video games Video games with AI-versus-AI modes Video games about ninja Video games about revenge Martial arts video games Video games developed in Japan Video games set in Venezuela Video games set in Iceland Video games set in Japan Video games set in Hong Kong Video games set in Germany Video games set in the United States Video games set on islands Video games set in Italy Video games set in Australia Video games set in Saudi Arabia Video games set in China Video games set in the 21st century D.I.C.E. Award for Fighting Game of the Year winners Koei Tecmo games