Xbox.com: With each game, there have been innovations in the fighting mechanicsblocking, reversals, that sort of thing. Will the fighting feel more like DOA 3, DOAU, or some combination of the two? Will we see all new fighting mechanics, especially considering the addition of new fighters?
Itagaki-san: First of all, the difference is going to be substantial from the previous games. So traditionally, the way DOA 2, 3, and Ultimate plays is nice and easy to [pick up and] play. But DOA 4 will take a more aggressive approach to the fighting. Other fighting games will rely on your ability to practice certain moves repeatedly and to replicate the same moves, while DOA 4 will require you to have some ability to read opponents' moves and will require you to have instinct. So in other words, with other fighting games, if you use a programmable controller, you will be very, very strong. But if you do that with DOA 4, you will probably lose.
