Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball: Amazon.ca: Computer and Video Games

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The successful Dead Or Alive fighting game franchise is known as much for the bouncing breasts of the female combatants as for it's innovative and consistently fun three dimensional gameplay. Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball is a spinoff game that entirely drops the fighting game elements in favor of focusing on DoA's other claim to fame.

The game begins with you selecting one of the girls as your character. Each game is broken up into a two week vacation, and each day is divided into morning, daytime, and evening. You spend each segment of the day playing volleyball, gambling in the casino, shopping for swimsuits and accessories, lounging around the island, or trying to befriend the other girls on the island.

I'm not sure it's fair to classify DoA:XBV as a volleyball game. Sure, you'll spend a bit of time playing volleyball, but the gameplay is so basic that there are literally only two buttons: one to pass to your teammate and another to send the ball to the opposing side of the net. It's probably more accurate to label DoA:XBV as an unusual "relationship" game, with volleyball just one of several ways to earn money to spend on gifts for girls. Each girl has a set of items that they like; the actual object of the game is to figure out what those items are, where to buy them, and how to present them to each girl. Well-wooed girls will partner up with you for volleyball matches, or allow themselves to be convinced to try on slinkier and more exotic swimwear. For example: if you want Kasumi to try on the barely-there "Venus" swimsuit, you're going to have to shower her with gifts of strawberries, balloons, and origami.

What the game lacks in depth, volleyball gameplay, or features it makes up for in eye candy. The well-modeled, bouncy characters attract the most attention, but the island’s beaches and jungles are also universally gorgeous--and most of the volleyball courts can be played at different times of the day. If nothing else, Xtreme Beach Volleyball is a great display of the raw graphical power of the Xbox.

When considering whether or not you should purchase Dead Or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball it's important to remember what it is and what it is not. It is not a volleyball game. It is an incredibly pretty collection of small but moderately amusing mini-games played by buxom cartoon babes. Fans of Lara Croft, rejoice: the next generation is here. --Jon "Safety Monkey" Grover

Pros:

Fantastic graphics
Exotic tropical setting
If you ever wanted to see the girls of the Dead or Alive franchise run around in bikinis, here's your chance

Cons:

Volleyball portion of game is simple, not a lot of fun
Only supports two players--only then in Exhibition mode and not on the same team
More a collection of cut scenes than a real game
May make you feel dirty

Amazon.ca Product Description

The women of Dead or Alive are back and better than ever in the first Dead or Alive: Xtreme Beach Volleyball. The extreme action is transported from the fighting ring of Dead or Alive 3 to the beach. The game lets you compete in two different modes, the main mode or the versus mode. It's time to get physical with the ladies as they set, spike, and kill their way to the championship title on the tropical beach resort, Zack Island. The more points you receive on the court, the more you can customize your characters with over 100 swimsuits and accessories. At night, Zack Island becomes a haven for nightlife activities including an island casino, a movie theatre, and a radio station with all your favorite sand and surf tunes.

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Fun for a little while. Aug 4 2003

By D. Castorena

This game is alright, but my biggest complaint is that this is a 2 player game instead of 4. The volleyball section itself is fun for a little bit, but really needs to be played with other people because playing by yourself gets kinda old.
Besides that, there's also a casino to go play. The games are Poker, Blackjack, Roullette, and some slot machines. And me being a fan of those type of games (2 more years until I'm 21! Look out Vegas!) this is where I myself have the most fun. But sadly, this feature is not multiplayer! *shakes fist at Tecmo*
The rest of the game is just a kind of friendship simulator where you must give gifts to the girls in order for them to like you and receive other gifts they might not normally want to keep. You make money from winning volleyball games, and winning from the casino. You'll spend most of your time just buying and collecting items, and just staring at the girls doing their thing.
If anything, this game is at least worth being a rental.

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Have You seen the Video for this Game?!?!?!!? Oct 13 2002

By J. Smith

Please pick up the Nov. issue of the official XBOX magazine. It has an awesome video for Ninja Gaiden and a wonderful Dead or Alive Extreme Beach Volleyball music video. One word. Delicious. OK, OK, OK. Besides all of the half naked women running around, I do believe this will be a great game. A great game that revolves around half-naked women, but great nonetheless.

Story: What a great story!!!! With his DOA tournament winnings, Zack goes to Vegas and hits it big gambling, and with his newfound wealth, he buys an island. He then sets up the lovely DOA ladies to come to his tropical island getaway by making them believe a DOA4 tournament is being held there. When they show up and realize there is no tournament, "Hahaheehee" they laugh it off and spend a summer on the tropical island playing volleyball in bikinis. Delicious. But that's not all. There's a new character named Lisa who joins in on the fun. Yah!

Gameplay: Tecmo makes great games and this will be another solid title. It will have solid volleyball action, playing out with simple button actions. It will be very user friendly. But don't let that fool you. So was Tennis 2K2. Easy to learn, but the real joy will be in mastering the game. Timing bumps and sets will be vital in becoming a DOA Xtreme beach volleyball champion. The multiplayer will be great too. 4-player volleyball is going to rock. And the one player story/career mode will actually be pretty deep. You can build relationships with other potential volleyball team partners. You can buy a potential partners a gift, and she may wear it during a match or even buy you something in return. Sounds like the sims. But regardless, it will be an important part of the game for strong relationships off the court will lead to better tag play in the matches. Sega had a simialar aproach early this year with Beach Spikers. (Which by the way is a solid volleyball game also) Also, on the relationship aspect, past DOA grudges will come into play, and rivals will not play as well when paired together, so you'd better know your DOA!

Features Features Features: This is where the game gets good. 100 swimsuits and 50 accessories to choose from. Playing games will earn you points to buy new items. Just like Tennis 2K2 on Dcast and PS2. There will be tons of patterns and styles to choose from or even use your artistic skills to create your own! (This feature may or may not be in the final version) See-throughs here we come!!!!! Ok what would an Xbox be without the use of the hard-drive. Not only will the game have a 20+ song soundtrack, but you can use your own custom soundtrack! (Make sure to pick up the "Top Gun" and "Cocktail" soundtracks with your purchase) And you can record volleyball matches to the Xbox's hard drive, then watch them later or show them to your friends! "Remember that time I destroyed you in DOA Xtreme Volleyball? Don't remember? Well, I have it right here!!!" Hahaha.

Not just Volleyball going on: Not only will there be extreme volleyball going on, but extreme partying. You can explore Zack Island's night scene. The island casino features many favorites like blackjack, roulette, slots and poker. An arcade even lets you play a DOA 3 mini-game. Speaking of mini-games...

Mini games: Lifeguard drill, a dance competition, and a beauty contest. My my my. Delicious.

This game is just that: Delicious. I really don't have to tell you there will be half-naked girls running around on the beach, because you probably already know. But aside from that, It will be great game. Pick it up.

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Wish Christie was in all D.O.A. games July 12 2004

By A Customer

Nick;evidently you and many others have not fully explored the game as i have; logged over 227 Man hours in to this game and not for eye candy or being a crazed maniac,But to prove a point and the volleyball game part is not as easy as some would have you believe!!capiche!!Next THERE is Nudity in this game but some of you young naive folks ,just haven't seen it or did enough exploring .i don't mean in the games cutscenes either,Read the box Nudity,not there for print.1 Gamer Mag 2 yrs.ago went into detail how too see the babes Topless..then i found other ways own my own..i am not a pervert,Busted a few in my job(Law Enforcement)But this game is wonderfully made (add your own music)Please;just to shut up Rodman..This Game will go down as 1 of the most played X-box games ever ,and sold. Now all you Adults ,Hurry up and by it now..Great fun..

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