Yesterday's announcement of Dead Or Alive Online for the Chinese PC gaming set posed more questions than answers. Is it a fighting game? No, not really. Why isn't Team Ninja working on it? Dunno. Frankly, we're not even sure how the game is going to work when it's released in Asia next year. Today, however, Tecmo released some of the game's artwork, giving us a more straightforward idea about what it will look like and a vague impression of how it might play. Showing some of the game's common areas, cities and superdeformed characters, including Lei Fang, Kasumi and Jann Lee. There's also a very shiny logo. As I wrote yesterday, my interest level in DOA Online is low—well beneath the Earth's crust—but it's like a fatal car accident. I can't look away!

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