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Dead Or Alive Xtreme 2 Pc Version Simulator Deserves AHome Latest Video The Bests Highlight Reel Reviews Impressions Cosplay Dead Or Alive Xtreme 3 Isnt Worth All The Drama Mike Fahey 40716 11:00AM 221 16 Gamers have spent the past several months arguing over whether Dead or Alive s third bikini-clad vacation simulator deserves a Western release.Thats a lot of time and energy wasted on the worst game in the series.
Advertisement I have some impressions of the game to share, but first, a bit of history: The Dead or Alive fighting game series is known for two things. The first Dead or Alive was released in 1996. D fighting games were still finding their footing, with developers pushing arcade and console hardware to the limit to create characters that looked more human and less like vaguely human piles of colored blocks. Team Ninja, an in-house development studio for Tecmo (now Koei Tecmo) pushed past those limits in order to add what many consider the crudest of physics, bouncing breasts. GO Media may get a commission Westinghouse 42 Full HD Smart Roku TV 170 at Best Buy As it turns out, that sort of thing can be a selling point. Tecmo and Team Ninja embraced the titillating aspects of the fighter. Where other fighting games would sell new installments based on new characters or enhanced game mechanics, the Dead or Alive folks were putting out commercials like the one below, which I swear I embed whenever I write about this game. The sex appeal of its female characters became so overwhelming that in January of 2003 Team Ninja sent them all off to an Xbox exclusive island to frolic about in bikinis. Dead Or Alive Xtreme 2 Pc Version Plus Newcomer LisaZack, the eccentric creep of the fighting games, transports seven of the female characters from Dead or Alive 3 (plus newcomer Lisa) to his private island resort for a two week vacation. Over the course of 14 days the women gamble, play mini-games and trade presents. Advertisement At the time of its release, Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball was a ridiculous spectacle, and I was completely charmed. That Tecmo would release such an overt attempt at cashing in on the popularity of its 3D models delighted me. The two-on-two volleyball matches were simplistic but satisfying. Collecting all of the bikinis became a goal in life just so thirteen years later I could say I did it (I did not.) I even enjoyed the licensed music. Every once in awhile I still catch myself humming Reel Big Fishs I Want Your Girlfriend to be My Girlfriend Too. Thats DOAX s fault. In 2006, following the release of Dead or Alive 4, Team Ninja gave Zack another damn island for Dead or Alive Xtreme 2. The volleyball is still there, tweaked slightly to make it a bit more difficult. Tecmo just dropped it from the Xbox 360 exclusive games title, along with all pretense that people were buying it just to play volleyball. Advertisement There are more bikinis to collect to help clothe the roster, increased by one with the addition of Kokoro. The core gameplay mechanic of sending gifts and building friendships remains intact. The biggest change between the first and second games is the latters inclusion of two exciting new challenges. The waterslide...... Waverace -esque jet ski races.
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