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Enjoyable, but lacking.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 13, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Okay, folk, here is my two cents about the game. The graphics are beautiful, and I love the way you can tan the girls until it's almost a radient amber or bronze (depending on the "original" skin tone), but you re-e-eally have to work the game a couple of times through in order to get the bathing suit that allows you to remotely see through it.

One major thing is you also have to really know how the girls work in conjunction with each other. One character won't give the other the time of day, while there is this one who has a bit of a crush on another, which means you can either get a team that works like oil and water or strawberry jam and cream cheese on a lightly toasted bagle. Im most ways, the game lies in the pairing up of the beauties to make a "perfect" team, not in the volleyball games.

The girls are amazingly beautiful, and tantalizing (especially Tina & Lisa)...but not worth the adult rating, and get this; if you're lucky enough to put the right bathing suit on the right girl, and get the right glasses to "view" them with (yes, part of the secret of seeing through the see-through suits are in the golden visors) -- you don't see very much, as stars mysteriously cover over the parts you've been striving all throughout the game to friggin see!!!

I'm giving them a 4 because of the beautiful work that went into the art of the entire project, and they would have gotten a complete 5 if the preview magagines hadn't given us higher expectations of the game.

Simply fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: June 18, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is great. The volly ball portion took abought five minutes to learn, but i am still trying to master it. And it is highly adicting trying to collect all the swimsuits and accessories for every girl. The game looks simple but believe me, you will spend a lot of time, and get a lot of smiles from it.

P.S. Zack is absolutly hilarious

It's all in good fun

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 11, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Here it is, the game that most of us men have been waiting for. I love this game. The graphics are the best I have ever seen. It's a very fun game to play with your friends too. Single player mode is fun at first, but after a while it gets boring. It's just like a vacation at home. Plus it has customizable soundtracks which is very usefull!

Give it a try...you just may like it

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 11, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I rented this game first after hearing all of the not so favorable reviews. I will admit this game is definitely not for everyone, but what game is? First off, there is no real objective in the game, that is, in the traditional sense. You do have things to work toward though, such as making money to buy various items, different swimsuits in particular. Playing volleyball and winning matches is generally the best way to win a large sum of money at one time. However, there are othes side games such as pool hopping and a casino at your hotel with games like poker and blackjack that also give you an opportunity to increase your earnings.

There's also more to this game that I believe gives it more depth than most people might think. You cannot just partner up with any girl for a volleyball match if you haven't first won her affection. To do this, you must buy them gifts that they will like. For example, Hitomi is really into cooking and likes recipes. I recommend going to gamefaqs.com and cliking on the codes section of the game to get list of items that the different girls are into. Most of the items that the girls will like can be purchased at the Zack of All Trades Store. Additionally, you can copy your own music to the Xbox harddrive and play whatever songs you would like during the game.

Oh yeah, but what about the actual volleyball gameplay. I think this is an incredibly accurate simulation of a volleyball game. Admittedly, I have yet to play other volleyball video games, but I definitely enjoy the gameplay in this one. Some people will complain that only two buttons are used, A and B. But, I don't mind this too much. It's definitely an easy game to play and pick up, but will require practice before you become really good. The graphics are simply amazing. Overall, this game's greatest strength is it's mindless-fun component. It's the type of game that you can just relax with and unwind to after playing more hardcore action titles such as Halo or Unreal Championship on Xbox Live, which I highly recommend.

It's a game, while I was renting it, that I found myself continually coming back to. It really is a lot of fun. Would I pay $ for it? Well, I think that price is a little steep, but then again, I think that price is high for any game. When I can find it for cheaper though, which isn't too hard nowadays, it will definitely be a game that I add to my collection. To everyone else, I would definitely recommend giving this game a try, you just might like it.

Fun Game...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I think this is an incredibly accurate simulation of a volleyball game. Admittedly, I have yet to play other volleyball video games, but I definitely enjoy the gameplay in this one. Some people will complain that only two buttons are used, A and B. But, I don't mind this too much. It's definitely an easy game to play and pick up, but will require practice before you become really good. The graphics are simply amazing. Overall, this game's greatest strength is it's mindless-fun component. It's the type of game that you can just relax with and unwind to after playing more hardcore action titles such as Halo or Unreal Championship on Xbox Live, which I highly recommend.

Very good game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 07, 2003
Author: Amazon User

DOA Xtreme Volleyball is a very unique and addictive game. It features the best graphics of an Xbox game to date and very fun gameplay. The gameplay is easy to learn, and deep enough to take time to master. To say it is only a two-button system is highly misleading, as it utilizes the analog feature of the buttons. Whether you hit the buttons hard or soft will make a difference on how you or your teamate reacts. Additionally you can use the right thumbstick for different formations. There are several other activities such as the casino, a pool side mini game, and all sorts of shops to buy accessories from volleyballs to swimsuits. There is not other game quite like this and I found it to be highly enjoyable and would recommend it to anyone.

DOAX not for everyone

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 05, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game has great graphics, I think everyone can agree to that. However, as a volleyball sim game, I am sure there are better ones out there. The default game setting has a 2 button setting, which can be changed to 4-buttons under the digital mode, which I feel is better for game play.

The game is really not about volleyball, but a "relationship" sim (I am not sure what to call it), which is something new to the US market. The idea is to engage in volleyball games and win Zack credits to buy presents for other girls on the island. This is the aspect that many people will either enjoy or hate about the game.

Recommendation: Rent it first... then decide if you want to buy it.

AWSOME

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 26, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is awsome you play volleyball play in a casino and much more. It is pretty realistic. this game got the rating it deserved. ... It is a very fun game....

Fun in the sun.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 09, 2003
Author: Amazon User

At first this game didn't seem like it had any depth to it rather than the girls of dead or alive. But XBOX owners should have this, even if you don't like volleyball games, it's just fun to play, especially when the characters are so cool!

Ita a fun and suprisingly addictive title, but....

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: March 10, 2003
Author: Amazon User

How do you rate a video game that does so much right but also gets so much wrong, yet is still surprisingly a great deal of fun? Well its pretty difficult. I have had to think long and hard about how to go about doing this review, because while there's a lot about this game that I like, there's also a lot that could have been better. First of all, I would like to comment on the games rating. I saw nothing in this game that would make it worthy of an M-rating. While there is some suggestive content, the "nudity" in the game doesn't show anything worth getting in a huff about, as its all shaded to the point where you can't see anything, although some of the outfits are suggestive I do think that the game is not in appropriate enough to warrant its M-Rating. With that in mind one could think that they could have and should have done more with the game since it ended up rated M anyway. They could have gone the full mile, but stopped half way, so to speak. This game should have been rated T.
The game has a lot going for it, but unfortunately falls short on many levels. While the shopping elements of the game are surprisingly addictive, and my desire to see what each girl looks like in every bikini I can get her into keeps me playing I am very disappointed with the main element of the game, fast and furious volleyball. While it is possible to adjust the button sensitivity I have a problem with the analogue buttons. Initially I found myself having to hit the button so hard my thumb was getting sore, when I adjusted it I found that I still have the same problem, only now its actually harder to hit the ball softly, which in turn causes me to loose the games... just less often, since the computer opponents tend to crowd the next and take turns spiking the ball... it makes it easier for me to counter spike clear past them. But if they are far away from the net now its harder to just lightly tap the ball so it drops over the net just barely out of reach. Had I been developing the Xbox controller I don't think I would have gone with analogue buttons to begin with, because there are people like me who are soft tapers, who just don't have much grip power, and that puts us at a disadvantage in games like this where pressure sensitivity is so critical. With that said I would have liked to have seen the button set up done differently... perhaps, B-pass the ball, A-hit the ball hard, and X- hit the ball softly sort of thing, but that's not something everyone will agree with. Most critics liked the button set up for the game, and there is a pool hopping game designed to help you get used to the analogue sensitivity... which I'm surprisingly good at, but only because I can see a head of time how hard I have to hit the button.
Then there's shopping, for your girl, and buying gifts for the other girls as well. Part of the enjoyment in this is the ability to dress your girl(s) up in a variety of bikinis and accessories, and then view them posing briefly... this mode could have been better. Camera controls in this mode are very limited, and even work against you in many cases. It would have also been nice to have the games story mode fleshed out a little more. While we do get to know a little about the girls, like Kasumi is very shy, and very few people like her, and Ayanai (the purple haired one) is a moody brat... and nobody likes her, we don't get to know anything deep and personal... like why nobody seems to like Kasumi, especially when she's so shy its cute. Then again the lack of a substantive back-story has been a deep flaw of the Dead or Alive series for a long time. Motives, and history for the girls seem vague, at best. If I could change one thing about this series it would be adding more story, because the potential to have a long lasting comic book caliber saga is there, but Tecmo's Team Ninja has yet to do anything to develop these characters beyond some basic likes and dislikes. Although this is the first game to give us a little glimpse into the girl's personalities... just not a very deep one. Anything we learn about the girls is very basic. I'd like more. In fact that's my sentiments about this game, I just want more of it. Its fun, but the flaws should be worked out should they do this again, and since the game got an M-Rating anyway they may as well not hold back next time, although I did buy this game because they did show an amazing amount of restraint for an M-Rated title... there isn't even any swearing!
The game also includes the ability to choose from a selection of soundtracks on the game, or you can also pick songs from your hard drive, which comes in handy... except that no matter what you do you'll soon find your selections looping way too soon, and it has the potential to play your favorite songs to death... I'm already sick of Mandy Moore's "Only Hope" thanks to this feature... needles to say I have greatly expanded my song library on the Xbox hard drive hoping that it will slow the looping cycle down. I've also found that some songs work better than others for this game. Movie scores don't work. However I recommend Darren Hayes "Insatiable", Jennifer Love Hewittýs "Bare naked", and Paula Abdul's "Crazy cool" and "Sexy Thoughts". Surprisingly these songs work very well with the over all game, but are not a natural part of the sound track and will need to be brought in via the Xbox hard drive.
Over all this game is pretty cool, but it could have been much better. I am hoping for a sequel, however. With a little polish this could be one heck of a sports title.

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