Dead or Alive 2 (Japanese: デッドオアアライブ2, Hepburn: Deddo Oa Araibu To~ū, abbreviated as DOA2) is a fighting game developed by Team Ninja and published by Tecmo. It debuted in arcades in 1999 and was later ported for the Dreamcast and the PlayStation 2 in 2000. It is the second main entry in the Dead or Alive fighting series. Several enhanced editions of the game were released, including the updates Dead or Alive 2 Millennium and Dead or Alive 2 Hardcore.