The Coming of the Quantum Cats can - given different social conditions - develop completely different character traits (timid or assertive, benevolent or predatory, etc.) The title refers to the famous thought-experiment known as "Schrödinger's Cat", where the outcome of a real-world event depends on a quantum event. By some interpretations, the real-world object, in this case a cat, must be in two states simultaneously until it is observed. However, the story is more closely related to the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics where all possible outcomes of an event occur, each in its own parallel universe. The same concept was treated, somewhat more pessimistically, in
Dead or Alive (franchise) the box office, failing to recoup even half of its modest $21 million budget. The "Dead or Alive" games have been mostly well received. The fighting series have received positive reviews, with "Dead or Alive 2" having the highest ratings out of the numbered games, and "Dead or Alive 5" having the lowest except its "Plus" version for the Vita. Dead or Alive (franchise) The "Dead or Alive" series focuses on fast-paced gameplay in a three-dimensional playing field. Like other modern fighting games that attempt to emulate real life martial arts, "DOA"'s input system is designed so controls correspond game