| Dead Or Alive 2 Dreamcast (US) | Dead Or Alive 2 Dreamcast (Japan) | Dead Or Alive 2 PlayStation 2 (Japan) | DOA2: Hardcore PlayStation 2 (US) | DOA2: Hardcore PlayStation 2 (Japan) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lei-Fang vs. Tina | Random (no cinema) | The L's Castle | The Prairie | The Prairie | The Prariie |
| Helena vs. Gen-Fu | - | The Aerial Garden | The Crimson | The Crimson | The Crimson |
| Zack vs. Bass | - | The Ice Storm | The Prairie | The Prairie | The Prairie |
| Gen-Fu vs. Leon | - | The Burai Zenin | The Prairie | The Prairie The Burai Zenin * | The Prairie The Burai Zenin (random) |
| Jann-Lee vs. Hayabusa | - | The Spiral | The Crimson | The Crimson | The Crimson |
| Tina vs. Bass | The Spiral | The Spiral | The Spiral (Tina) The Crimson (Bass) | The Crimson | The Spiral (Tina) The Crimson (Bass) |
* The first time through story mode with Gen-Fu, he fights Leon in The Prairie, but every time afterwards he fights him in The Burai Zenin. In Leon's story, his fight with Gen-Fu is always in The Prairie. (based on a sample of playing through each story five times)
| Dead Or Alive 2 Dreamcast (US) | Dead Or Alive 2 Dreamcast (Japan) | DOA2: Hardcore PlayStation 2 (US) | DOA2: Hardcore PlayStation 2 (Japan) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack | "A legend began this moment" | "A legend began this moment" | "Hey, how do you like me now?" | "Hey, how do you like me now?" |
| "Forget this fight, and let's go down the line" | "Forget this fight, and let's go on a date" | "Forget this fight, let's kick it along for a while" | "Forget this fight, let's kick it along for a while" | |
| "Look at your face" | "Why don't you look at yourself in the mirror" | "Check yourself before you wreck yourself" | "Check yourself before you wreck yourself" | |
| Jann-Lee | "Find another way for yourself" | "Find another way for yourself" | "This is not the place for you" | "This is not the place for you" |
| - | "Shut up!!!" | "Keep your mouth shut!!!" | "Keep your mouth shut!!!" | |
| Ein/Hayate | "Now I remember. I am Hayate." | "Now I remember. I am Hayate." | "Now I understand. I am Hayate." | "Now I understand. I am Hayate." |
| (says nothing) | "My wound aches..." | "Oh my head..." | "Oh my head..." | |
| Helena | - | "Don't you think this is too secular for a master?" | "You're not acting like a master" | "You're not acting like a master" |
| "This is going to be the best stage for us" | "This is going to be the best stage for us" | "This is going to be a good match" | "This is going to be a good match" | |
| Bass | "Wrestling is the strongest!" | "Wrestling is the strongest!" | "Wrestling is the baddest!" | "Wrestling is the baddest!" |
| "Grow up to be a gentle woman" | "Grow up to be a lady" | "Grow up to be a lady" | "Grow up to be a lady" |
Note: The Japanese PlayStation 2 version of "Dead Or Alive 2" does not feature English subtitles.