Dead or Alive 4 — the game's plot focuses on the story of Elena, a young woman who takes the helm of power at DOATEC after the death of her father. The game is more difficult than previous games in the series. The "easy" difficulty level was simply removed from the game. Computer players can often predict the player's movements and often unleash combos from the very beginning of the round, their throws being almost impossible to prevent. In addition, the difficulty of computer players increases as the game progresses. Blocks almost don't work against the computer, since it will immediately use a throw.