it absolutely destroys every other DOA when it comes to appeal, it worked for longtime DOA fans since it righted all the wrongs of the previous entry (DOA4) and it did a good job at selling it'self to people who'd never played a DOA game b4
was it the best DOA though? I disagree, I'd say 3 (3.1/3.2) is the best in terms of delivering a pure DOA-y experience