The Bottom Line
Pros
- Great graphics
- Tag team fighting
Cons
- Fighting is a bit too simple
- Soundtrack is weak
- Not much to unlock
Description
- Simply outstanding graphics. Characters are smooth and detailed and the backgrounds look realistic.
- Tag team matches are great and flow much better than one-on-one fights.
- Fighting engine is a bit on the siimple side compared to other fighters.
- Aerosmith contributed a couple of songs, but the rest of the soundtrack is weak.
Guide Review - Dead or Alive 3
The Dead or Alive series popularity isn't based on the fighting engine, but rather the bouncing breasts and frequent panty shots of the female fightrs. The fighting engine is overly simple compared to games like Tekken or Soul Calibur, but the shapely female fighters has been enough to make DOA3 one of the top selling games on Xbox.Honestly, the ladies of DOA3 really are quite beautiful. The graphics are simply outstanding and really make everything shine. If you don't mind a little fanservice to go with your fighting, or if you aren't a hardcore fighting game fan, DOA3 is a solid purchase.
The fighting engine is adequate, but simiple compared to Soul Calibur II which is also available on Xbox. There just aren't very many attacks for each character so you can learn pretty much everything in an hour or so. Tag team matches are much deeper and more fun because they flow so well. You can switch characters mid-combo to create very impressive stings of devastaing moves. Each arena you fight in has solid walls and hazards to hit your opponent into and you can also hit them off of mountainsides for maximum damage.
Dead or Alive 3 is rated "M" for violence, suggestive themes, and breif nudity. If you don't approve of this, you should probably pass DOA3 over. If you don't mind those sorts of things. DOA3 is worth thecking out just to see what the big deal is worth a rental.
