Ok. Time to re-educate some people. Dead or Alive 2: Ultimate is the same as DOA4 - stop putting it in groups with DOA3. It HAS the 4 way counter system and a lot of things DOA4 has.
Characteres have more than 60-100 moves in DOA4. They had 75-120 moves in DOA2: Ultimate. Third, the 4 way counter system is not guessing. If you weren't braindead, or retarded, or I guess a cow who thinks THEIR fighting game is perfect (because that is all this is about), you would know the 4 way counter system works based on how well you know the opponent your playing, and how well you know that character