▁Game S py ▁wel com ed ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁new ▁characters ▁to ▁the ▁ro ster , ▁and ▁was ▁compl iment ary ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁fighting ▁system : ▁" You ▁can ▁just ▁sit ▁back , ▁turn ▁your ▁brain ▁off , ▁and ▁beat ▁people ▁to ▁blo ody ▁pul ps ." ▁I GN ' s ▁Craig ▁Harris ▁la ud ed ▁the ▁Game ▁Boy ▁Adv ance ▁version ▁for ▁its ▁pol ish ▁and ▁content , ▁stating ▁that ▁" a ▁lot ▁of ▁attention ▁was ▁pou red ▁into ▁this ▁project , ▁from ▁the ▁fighting ▁and ▁graphics ▁engine , ▁to ▁establish ing ▁enough ▁presentation ▁and ▁ex tras ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁game ▁an ▁excellent ▁single - player ▁title ." ▁ ▁Game Sp ot ▁awarded ▁Dead ly ▁Alliance ▁the ▁titles ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 2 ' s ▁Best ▁Fight ing ▁Game ▁on ▁the ▁X box ▁and ▁Best ▁Fight ing ▁Game ▁on ▁the ▁Game C ube . ▁It ▁also ▁won ▁the ▁Best ▁B raw l ▁award ▁at ▁G - P hor ia ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁and ▁later ▁would ▁also ▁be ▁included ▁on ▁the ▁Play Station ▁ 2 ▁Great est ▁H its . ▁By ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁according ▁to ▁I GN , ▁Dead ly ▁Alliance ▁had ▁sold ▁ 2 ▁million ▁copies . ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Ed ▁Bo on ▁said ▁the ▁game ▁had ▁sold ▁ 3 . 5 ▁million ▁units . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁Dun ham ' s ▁ret ros pective ▁in ▁I GN , ▁Dead ly ▁Alliance ▁" inst antly ▁won ▁over