Customer Reviews

Dead or Alive 3

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4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

There are two points which make this the top fighting game for me. The first point is the system. The system is simplicity itself. It's easy to learn, but difficult to master the nuances. One of the things that really sets this apart is the great counter system. Other games also offer a counter system, but it's usually reserved for specific characters which tend to be the most difficult characters to master in those games. In DOA3, all of the characters can do counter moves. This makes defense just as important and exciting as offense. In other games, you just sit back and block until it's your turn. Boring! The idea that any punch you throw could be countered adds a lot of excitement to the game.

The other point that makes this game a winner for me is that it's just beautiful. This is one of those games you can set on automatic display and just watch it. The characters are well designed, and the interactive environments just take your breath away.

Overall, this is the best fighter you can buy. I'll be lining up for the next ne when it comes out.

I think that Dead or Alive 3 is one of the best fighting games that has every come out on any console period. The smooth animations, the crisp and clear graphics, and the many single player modes equals to one great game!

Graphics- The graphics in DOA 3 are probobly the best graphics i have ever seen on the Xbox Console, and i'm serious. When a character gets thrown into the glass, the glass clearly shatters as little bits fall all over the place, its almost like watching a movie its so good!

The character models are also extremely well done and accurate as every feature is clearly shown on the body:)

The background design is also great, as the water is probobly the best i've seen in in console game history! When a character gets thrown into water it clearly splashes and once again looks realistic.

So all in all, the graphics are obviousely great in this game like i made clear above!

Gameplay- You can seriousely not complain about any aspect of the gameplay feature in this game. It is probobly the best fighting game ever to come out on any console besides the Mortal Kombat series. (In my opinion.) There are a few single player modes which i will describe below.

Story mode- Pretty simple, basically there is a story to it, you get to choose which character you want to live a story though. You go through quite a few rounds killing enemies (every so often there is a cutscene) and at the end you fight a fairly hard boss. Once you kill the boss, you unlock the ending for the character.

Tag Battle Mode- You basically choose two characters and while you are battling anytime you can tag your partner battler, and they will come in. You can do a double grapple which involves both fighters which is very cool. You go through five rounds of enemies.

Team battle mode- You basically create a team and fight enemies. When your fighter gets K.O'd, your next fighter comes into battle. When all the players in one team are eliminated the other team wins. Once again, there are five rounds.

Then of course there is multiplayer where you can battle in either 1 on 1, tag battle mode or team battle mode.

You can also watch the CPU fight against each other, or watch the endings for each character.

Audio- There is nothing special about the audio portion of the game. Pretty hardcore rock music is in the game, if you like rock, you will love the music, if you don't, you will hate it.

Unfortunetely, there is no online play for this game but there is for Dead Or Alive Ultimate which is out in stores now.

So in conclusion, for all of you fighting game lovers out there, this is definetely one of the best games out there for you, although Dead or Alive Ultimate might be a better deal considering that you can dual it out online aginst opponents which is very fun.

This is an arcade style fighting game with 16 playable characters, all with their own unique traits other than appearance. Some fighters are made for speed (Ayane & Jann Lee), others are made for brutality (Bayman), others are meant to throw around the compeition (Tina & Bass) and some are meant to just be unique (Hayabusa & Brad Wong).

I am sure that we can all see that the graphics in this game are some of the best of the X-Box and that is saying alot. There are amazing 17 character models, detailed things like flowing fabrics and whipping hair (yet forgotten things like shadows).

The story takes a back seat and the fighting flows with four major buttons. Punch, kick, throw and block. By "flows" I mean when you attack, strike, kick or punch, your character does not always return to face your opponent, which sets it up for something different, like a roundhouse kick leaves your character with his or her back to the opponent, then you can have a series of other moves, like an elbow, another roundhouse, a different throw or by pressing forward it turns your fighter around. Basically it creates different and interesting dynamics.

There are not just traditional standing fighters, grapplers and submission fighters, but there are fighters like Brad Wong and Hyabusa that have far different techniques. Hayabusa can stand on his hands and fight with his feet, Brad Wong has a drunken sort of fighting that makes him very difficult to grapple and throw.

The game modes are : Story Mode, Time Attack Mode, Versus Mode, Survival Mode, Tag Battle Mode, Team Battle Mode, Sparring Mode and Watch Mode.

Even with the great fighting system and fantastic visuals, it still feels like the game is missing something. Its an arcade fighter, so each fighter has his or her own ending video. Not the most spectacular video, spectacular looking yes, but interesting, no. There are no unlockables except for an extra costume or two for all of the fighters. Everything is already unlocked, except the endings. For a game you play at home, it just feels like, "What's the point?"

The later released Dead Or Alive Ultimate is a far superior game, even if it is a rerelease of Dead or Alive 2.

What's sad about some of today's games is the fact that some are still looking like ugly PS2 games unlike the slick graphics of modern PS2 and Xbox games. One thing that still amazes me about Dead or Alive 3 is the fact it still looks better than a lot games to this day... and it was made six years ago! The fighting mechanics are still awesome and manages to outclass a lot of fighters to this day. The characters are still awesome and the unlockables are still awesome, and the ending videos are still excellent to watch. The only problem with this game are small control issues, other than that there is nothing wrong with this awesome game.

This game has it all.Great moves,a variety of characters,and beautiful,visually appealing atmosphere to battle in.But out of all these features, my favorite has to be the intense,defined graphics.The characters are so beatifully animated that when my XBox broke, I cried and cried for that game...And if you are looking at this now, you must be thinking about buying this game,which means you have enough money! I'm so jealous...You wont be dissapointed.Trust me.

....the DOA series. I've played all of them and I own two of them. The game never gets old to me. I am the master of fighting games (I suck at everything else) and this is one that I definitely love. This game is not a "trashy" as some people like to blatantly put it. It is a really good game and it has some of the fastest gameplay out there. The speed at which the two ninja girls can move is amazing. The tag battle mode is also a great feature. The sparring exercise feature is also great for getting to know the moves. The graphics are perfect and there are minimal glitches. I encourage you to buy this game if you are into these types of games.

I was sadly drawn back by this game, the graphics are sweet, the controls rock as always, the girls are beautiful (the guys aren't as well put together) but it lacks improvement from DOA2:Hardcore for PS2, I bought an xbox mainly for the new DOA games but 3 basically took the same system from DOA2, made the controls a bit more (harder) pressure sensitive, and made the graphics a smidge better, If you're not a collector and don't mind missing a part in the series, get DOA:Untimate, same costumes in DOA3, better graphics, same controls as DOA3, the female models were taken directly from the improved DOA Xtreme beach volleyball (another good game) and put to action, however, being a semi collector with over 64 PS2/XBOX games, this was still worth the full $20 but if you got $50 get ultimate, it's worth all it charges, or DOA:XBV Is a really good choice if you like easy but fun, or got sick of fighting and need to wind down (the music and gameplay is really slow paced and relaxing) at only $16 used it's a good buy, of all the Xbox DOA games, this one is the worst, but far from bad.

DOA3 is a great game. One of the best to come out on the Xbox, inmyhonestopinionplzkthx. The graphics are tight, especially for a launch title. Lighting and background graphics are amazing, and while there are a few touchy things(one dimensional clothing), overall this is a gorgeous game.
Speaking of the graphics, in response to certain people saying the game is too ' trashy', I have this to say in caps to prove my point:
IT'S CALLED MARKETING.
How else are you going to get lonely nerds living in their mom's basement to buy your game? Add Kasumi, of course. Gen Fu's not gonna get them. You need some double X chromosomes to spice things up. It helps that they're scantily clad, of course. Besides, if you don't want your [...] kid playing it, DON'T BUY IT FOR HIM. YOU have the power. IT has a teen rating. Look at the reasons for the rating, it says ' mature sexual themes' RIGHT THERE. Don't act like this snuck up on you.
That being said, I'd like to move on to gameplay.
Story mode is your classic ' choose a character and go around in their story beating people up until the big boss battle' mode. Simple, but effective. The progressive battles don't get much harder, but the final boss battle does get you off your rear to try to think of how to beat him. It takes a couple tries, but it's worth it. Throughout there are gorgeous cutscenes to pass the time. And then there are the lovely movies you get in reward for beating story mode. Ahh.... beautiful.
Multiplayer is done well, with a good couple modes for you to play in, what with tag team (versus/normal), one on one(versus/normal), etc etc. It's fun, but I'd like to see more costume choices. Kasumi has the most with five, and that's just not enough. More unlockables in general would make this game even better.
Overall, this is how it evens out:

Pros: Great graphics
Interesting characters
Good multiplayer
Kasumi's assets

Cons: Not enough unlockables
Story mode gets repetetive
Not enough tag team stages

Worth the money, especially now.

For people that are into fighting games and have never played DOA3, or any DOA game for that matter, I would highly recommend this as a purchase. The game controls are top notch, and the fighting is fast and animates smoothly. DOA 3 Came out as a launch title for the original Xbox and I have to say that even by today's standards this game still looks and sounds outstanding. After playing games like Soul Calibur 4 and Tekken 6 this game still manages to hold it's own in both graphics and gameplay. I'll be honest, I'm not the biggest fan of fighting games but if you enjoy a good one on one fighting match with a friend once in a while, this game will deliver in spades. One final note, Dead or Alive 3 is backwards compatible on the Xbox 360, so if you don't have an original Xbox you could still play this for the 360 console.

Came in excellent condition and in a very timely fashion. Played it all night as soon as it came in. Good buy!