film titled DOA: Dead or Alive, directed by Corey Yuen and starring Holly Valance, Devon Aoki, Jaime Pressly, Sarah Carter, and Natassia Malthe, was released in the United States on June 15, 2007. In the film, four female fighters are invited to a martial arts contest; they begin as rivals, but work together to uncover the secret that Donovan, the organizer of the tournament, is trying to hide. Not screened in advance for the press, the film received negative reviews and was a flop at the box office. Cultural impact Fandom The series has a fanbase. Fans of the Dead or Alive series have made artwork, books, mangas, fan fiction, fan arts, fangames, fan videos, fan songs, fanacs, fandubs, fansubs, fan mails, fansites, fanspeak, fanzines, anime music videos (AMV), fan films, fan edits, fan translations, cosplays, zines, filk music, fan clubs, doujin and gaming conventions about the series. Reception and legacy The Dead or Alive games have been mostly well received. The fighting series have received positive reviews, with Dead or Alive 2 having the highest ratings out of the numbered games, and Dead or Alive 5 having the lowest except its Plus version for the Vita. The gameplay of the series was well praised for being very fast, fluid, aggressive, brutal, and strategic. Its Triangle system was noted for being innovative to the fighting genre, Dead or Alive 2 was noted for improving and popularizing the concept of multi-tiered stages. Dead or Alive 3 was noted for improving what the previous games offered, and was noted as one of the titles that were quintessential in helping build the Xbox brand. WatchMojo included the franchise in their Top 10 Tournament Fighting Game Franchises, ranking it 8th. GameRevolution included it in their Top 10 Fighting Game Franchises of All Time. Link Cable Gaming.com ranked it 10th in their Top 10: Fighting Game Franchises. Gaming.net ranked it 7th in their 7 Best Fighting Game Franchises of All Time. Dunia Games ranked it 4th toughest fighting game in their 10 Toughest Fighting Game Franchises of All Time. Play Legit.net included it in their Best Fighting Game Franchises and Stuff.tv included it in 10 of the best fighting games ever. Several games in the series have been considered as some of the best fighting games of all time and some of the best video games of all time. By July 2013, the DOA'' series