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A 10 on everything in this game!
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 2 / 2
Date: December 18, 2002
Author: Amazon User
Graphics are phenomenal! Backgrounds breathtaking! Up to 100 moves and combos per character with true chinese styles of martial arts. I cant get tired of this game. It will keep you and your buddies up to the early morning hours.
IF YOU DON'T OWN THIS GAME... YOU ARE NOT COMPLETE!
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 2 / 2
Date: December 24, 2002
Author: Amazon User
This is an absolute MUST HAVE Xbox game... The graphics are absolutly gorgeous and the movements are spot on...
This simply cannot be beat... It is the ONLY fighting game worth owning on Xbox...
I rate this 6 out of 5 its that good...
Lets get it on
4
Rating: 4,
Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 14, 2004
Author: Amazon User
I've owned Dead or Alive 3 ever since it hit the markets awhile back. This game is fairly entertaining but too simple for a guy like me. I enjoy tough games that take awhile to beat, but this game is easy. You choose your character and go through and fight the same evil guys over and over, until you get to the last evil guy (which is like a fire guy or the devil) then you kill him and you have beaten the game with that character. Very repeatative and starts to get boring. I have beaten the game with all the characters on hard mode. There are some positive things as well. The movies you obtain after beating the game are awesome. The gameplay is smooth and can be very fun at times. You get a movie for every character and I also have to say the graphics or outstanding.
Fun
4
Rating: 4,
Useful: 2 / 2
Date: November 19, 2001
Author: Amazon User
Having played this game for the last four days, I have to say that the graphics are one of a kind. I have never seen a game on any platform look as astounding as this. The gameplay is better than Tekken 3, and far more realistic than any other fighting game. When a body moves, it moves like a human body. When a body hits the ground, it bounces like a real body.
I just wish I could figure out if there is any way to unlock extra characters, outfits, or arenas.
Must Have Game!
4
Rating: 4,
Useful: 2 / 2
Date: November 21, 2001
Author: Amazon User
However I must warn you of a few things first though. One, the single player made is easy, boring, a drag, and without a good plot to back it up. In other words, single player mode stinks! Two, this game doesn't own you without tag team mode. Which means that without at least two controllers this game will not keep your attaintion up! Now that we've that out of the way the gameplay is smooth and crisp, the graphics are beautiful, the girls are...nevermind, and the muti-player is great! However like I said, without muti-player this game has little to no replay value!
Great Game - Really shows Xbox graphics....
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 2 / 2
Date: October 05, 2002
Author: Amazon User
This game is awesome. It really shows off the Xbox graphics and power. I was blown away by the graphics and the fighting. No lag at all, and very clear polygons. Excellent game.
One of the finest fighting games on any game system
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 2 / 2
Date: May 04, 2002
Author: Amazon User
Looking for a deep fighting game that will keep you coming back for more for months? Looking for a fantastic showcase of all that your XBOX can do? You'll find all these features and more in DOA3!
The graphics and effects are simply unbelievable. Never has a game looked or played this well on any home system. The lifelike moves and near-real backgrounds (I love the forest and the snow level where the snow actually crunches and deforms under the weight of your characters!!). A lot of time and effort was put into this title to ensure that it takes full advantage of the XBOX's powerful capabilities and they've succeeded on all counts.
How's the gameplay? One word...EXCELLENT! DOA3 will remind you of all those fun hours you invested to learn classic fighting games like Street Fighter II. You'll find yourself going back again and again to perfect your skills and to unlock the cool hidden movies and costumes. There are so many moves in this game its possible you may not see them all. The training mode is great too...especially the "exercise" mode where you are put through a test to execute each and every move of your chosen character.
One last thing...DOA3 is the first XBOX game to offer the bonus of add-ons. The latest issue of the OFFICIAL XBOX MAGAZINE has the booster pack which will add a new opening movie and over 20 new outfits to this already awesome game!
Every XBOX owner should have this title in their collection! An instant classic!!
Better than Toshinden was at its time
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 02, 2002
Author: Amazon User
Everyone bought Battle Arena: Toshinden for their Playstation when it came out, and everyone was amazed. This surpasses that feeling. Playing DOA3 IS like playing an arcade game. No separation between console and arcade on this. The graphics are better than you have seen on anything, and I mean anything computer rendered. Better than PC, better than arcade, just plain top of the line production here. And fighter combos, combos galore. Anyone who can learn and execute every combo for every fighter at will is truely a sick man. Far too many for me, but you don't need them all. You can have fun without all the combos. I have no idea how many easter eggs and cheats are in the game, but I am sure they abound. This game made me enjoy fighting games again.
Crazy/Beautiful
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 2 / 2
Date: November 30, 2002
Author: Amazon User
As the highest profile launch game for Xbox, DOA3 has a lot riding on it's shoulders,and it doesn't disappoint. This amazing fighting game is a stunner in more ways than one. The dramatic victory of Ryu (not to be confused with the one from SF,though there have been a lot of crossover titles these days so I don't know...)in the last DOA tourney was not enough to avoid the end of the century Tengo disaster, causing mass destruction and global dispair. The story that unfolds in DOA3 doesn't make the convouled plot any clearer(but then again fighting game aren't known for engaing weaving tales are they? Fortunatly, DOA3 delivers everything else you could have hoped for in a next-gen brawler. Anyone who plays this knows that graphics are where DOA3 shines, but I've seen seen screen shots and they can't convey the feeling of all the extra detail and amazing animation of the flowing clothes on the characters. The environments are also a stunning exercise in visual excess, with every object intricately drawn, not to mention the sheer size of some areas. The DOA3 fighting engine has finally found a distinct set of rules to round out previous game balance issues. Common counters are skightly hareder to time and do less damage while the brand-new advanced reversals not only separate the skilled from the button mashers, but also inflict extra damage. The numerous refinements manage to remain accessible to beginners, give experts the depth they crave, and achieve good overall gameplay balance.The games audio is the only thing that fails to hold its own. Having Aerosmith provide some tracks is cool, but it gets a little annoying after a while (and I'm a diehard fan)! The rest of the background music is well done, but it won't strike demand for a soundtrack. The sound effects are good, but they're not as good as one would expect from a sound workhorse like the Xbox. Audio issues aside, DOA3 nails its Xbox debut and firmly establishes itself as the best home console fighting game around.
What else can you say about this game??
4
Rating: 4,
Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 07, 2008
Author: Amazon User
Ok first off let me say that I dont really do the fighting game scene, I am an RPG/Sports and FPS (First person shooter) person... but my friend came over and said hey put this in. The next thing I know its four hours later and everyone that was there was calling for the controller. This game has some awesome graphics, easy controls so for all you novices out there (and i mean that in a good way) it wont be too hard to just jump into the game. Its story line is good even though it is a little bit short. Which in my opinion is the only downfall of the game. They have some great cut scenes and you which ever character you use, you learn a little more about why they are there and what they are doing for it. but like i said that is the only downfall of this game. If you are looking for a game that you can play with friends or by yourself then this is for you.
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