Aggregator | Score |
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GameRankings | 74% [4] |
Metacritic | 73/100 [5] |
Publication | Score |
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AllGame | [6] |
Edge | 8/10 [7] |
Electronic Gaming Monthly | 7.17/10 [8] |
Eurogamer | 3/10 [9] |
Game Informer | 7.5/10 [10] |
GamePro | [11] |
GameRevolution | B− [12] |
GameSpot | 6/10 [13] |
GameSpy | [14] |
GameZone | 9.2/10 [15] |
IGN | 9.2/10 [16] |
Official Xbox Magazine (US) | 8.4/10 [17] |
Entertainment Weekly | B [18] |
Playboy | 74% [19] |
Reviewers were mostly positive, especially to the depth of the volleyball game, as well as with the high quality of the visuals and animation. [15] Review scores ranged from poor to very high, resulting in the averaged ratings of 74% at GameRankings [4] and 73/100 at Metacritic. [5]
In its review, Edge focused on the game's unusual social, rather than adversarial, focus. [7] Maxim gave the game a score of eight out of ten and stated that "The sharp graphics and advanced jiggle physics will no doubt prick the interest of lonely gamers, but surprisingly, the game's volleyball action is pretty solid. And that's the most important thing... right?" [20] Entertainment Weekly gave it a B and said, "It's kinda difficult not to get caught up in this goofy title, as you use your v-ball winnings to buy shoes and skimpy clothes for your fellow beach bunnies." [18] Playboy gave it a score of 74% and said, "As long as you know what you're in for, DOA: Xtreme Beach Volleyball can be a mildly entertaining collection of digital diversions with, at the very least, the best-looking virtual women to grace a video game." [19]
At the first Spike Video Game Awards in 2003, Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball won in the category Best Animation. [21] In 2006, GamesRadar ranked gravure scenes in the game to be one of the 100 greatest gaming moment in history. [22] Conversely, Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball won the "GameSpot's Best and Worst of 2003" in "Dubious Honors" category for Most Embarrassing Game. [23]
In Japan, the game sold over 122,000 copies during its release week including 73,000 copies on its launch day. [24] By the end of the year it had sold over 127,000 units in the region according to Media Create sales data. [25]
In January 2005, Tecmo sued Ninjahacker.net, a hobbyist game modding site dedicated to user-created modifications to the game and other Tecmo games. The site included custom skins that made the game's characters fully nude. Tecmo alleged that the site breached the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and other laws, and sought between $1,000 and $100,000 for every skin swapped on the site. Tecmo said the lawsuit was necessary to "uphold the integrity of our work", while a lawyer for the non-profit Electronic Frontier Foundation said the suit was "absurd" and that the site's offerings were "completely legal". [26] Ultimately, the site was shut down and the defendants reached an undisclosed settlement with Tecmo. [27]
Tomonobu Itagaki is a Japanese video game designer best known for creating the Dead or Alive series and also reviving the Ninja Gaiden franchise in 2004. In 2009, he was chosen by IGN as one of the top 100 game creators of all time.
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Dead or Alive 2 is a 1999 fighting game developed by Team Ninja and published by Tecmo. It debuted in arcades in 1999 and was later ported to the Dreamcast and PlayStation 2 home systems in 2000. It is the second main entry in the Dead or Alive fighting series. Several enhanced editions of the game were released, including the updates Dead or Alive 2 Millennium and Dead or Alive 2 Hardcore.
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Team Ninja is a Japanese video game developer, and a division of Koei Tecmo, founded in 1995 as a part of Tecmo. It was founded by Tomonobu Itagaki, and is best known for franchises such as Ninja Gaiden, Dead or Alive and Nioh.
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Dead or Alive is a 1996 fighting game by Tecmo and the first entry in the Dead or Alive series. Built on the Sega Model 2 hardware, it was released first in arcades in 1996, followed by home ports for the Sega Saturn in Japan during 1997, and for the PlayStation in all regions during 1998.
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Ayane is a fictional character in the Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden franchises by Team Ninja and Tecmo. She debuted as a hidden unlockable character in the PlayStation version of the fighting game Dead or Alive in 1998, and has appeared in all of its sequels where she served as the protagonist of Dead or Alive 3, and has appeared in all of the series' spin-offs.
Dead or Alive 5 is a 2012 fighting game developed by Team Ninja and published by Tecmo Koei for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It is the fifth main entry in the Dead or Alive fighting series following Dead or Alive 4 (2005) and the first to have a multi-platform release since Dead or Alive 2 (1999), as well as the series' first installment that was released for the PlayStation 3.
Dead or Alive Paradise is a 2010 video game developed by Project Venus and published by Tecmo Koei for the PlayStation Portable as part of the Dead or Alive series. It is a PSP port of Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 for the Xbox 360, expanding upon the activities available in the original which consisted of mainly beach-related minigames.
Dead or Alive: Dimensions, abbreviated as DOAD, is a 2011 fighting video game developed by Team Ninja and published by Tecmo Koei for the Nintendo 3DS. It is considered a compilation game rather than a truly new entry in the Dead or Alive series, similar to the likes of Tekken Tag Tournament; it offers 26 playable fighters, more than any previous installment in the franchise, and uses a modified engine of Dead or Alive 4. Its plot compiles the stories of the previous four main DOA games with additional details, focusing on Kasumi for 1, Ryu Hayabusa for 2, Ayane for 3, and Helena Douglas for 4.
Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate is a fighting game in the Dead or Alive series, developed by Team Ninja, and released by Tecmo Koei for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in September 2013. It was followed by an arcade edition later in 2013. It is the first arcade game to be released by Koei Tecmo since Dead or Alive 2 Millenium in 2000.
Dead or Alive 5 Last Round is a 2015 fighting game developed by Team Ninja and published by Koei Tecmo globally for home consoles and computers, and on arcades in Japan only. It is the third and final updated version of 2012's Dead or Alive 5, following Dead or Alive 5 Plus and Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate; notable changes from Ultimate include two additional characters and a graphical upgrade for the new generation of consoles.
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