Tecmo followed up on the release of "Hardcore" in the US and Europe with the release of "DOA2: Hard*Core" in Japan. This last version saw some minor updates, including new cutscenes, a few new costumes, and a new turbo speed option. This was the last "Dead or Alive" game to be released for a Sony system as well as the last one to be released for the arcades, as the series became exclusive to the Xbox until the release of "Dead or Alive Paradise", "", and "Dead or Alive 5" respectively.