More than dead, it's alive, for the third time.
Dead or Alive 3 is a new sequel that doesn't do anything new, in fact, it's pretty much just Dead or Alive 2 but with new maps and two new characters and I'm totally fine with that.
So yeah it's just Dead or Alive 2 with a new story mode that is even more cryptic with its storytelling than its predecessor and the main quirk of this game is the graphics, this game looks crazy for 2001. Outside of the usual boob jokes have you seen how good the environment looks in this game? The stages are really fun to play in and they look really good, same for the characters, fun to play as, and damn they look gorgeous. Sure they all might seem out to date by nowadays standards and it's not a Wind Waker situation where the game relies on a stylistic art style to stay relevant till the end of time, but damn it was relevant for the blokes in 2001, it was one hell of a showcase of what the Xbox could do, and Xtreme volleyball also proved us that tits could look even better in 2003.
I guess the only thing that disappointed me was the lack of unlockables, unlockables characters are such a nice feature to have, this game unfortunately only has one and it's just a reskin but honestly, I'd rather have a reskin than nothing at least it gives us goals to work for.
Outside of the graphics, there isn't much to say that wasn't said for Dead or Alive 2, they can both be enjoyed and one doesn't overshadow the other. Ah, and unlike Dead or Alive 2 there's only one version of the game compared to 2's 6 different versions, it really avoids the headache.
Dead or Alive 3 is a new sequel that doesn't do anything new, in fact, it's pretty much just Dead or Alive 2 but with new maps and two new characters and I'm totally fine with that.
So yeah it's just Dead or Alive 2 with a new story mode that is even more cryptic with its storytelling than its predecessor and the main quirk of this game is the graphics, this game looks crazy for 2001. Outside of the usual boob jokes have you seen how good the environment looks in this game? The stages are really fun to play in and they look really good, same for the characters, fun to play as, and damn they look gorgeous. Sure they all might seem out to date by nowadays standards and it's not a Wind Waker situation where the game relies on a stylistic art style to stay relevant till the end of time, but damn it was relevant for the blokes in 2001, it was one hell of a showcase of what the Xbox could do, and Xtreme volleyball also proved us that tits could look even better in 2003.
I guess the only thing that disappointed me was the lack of unlockables, unlockables characters are such a nice feature to have, this game unfortunately only has one and it's just a reskin but honestly, I'd rather have a reskin than nothing at least it gives us goals to work for.
Outside of the graphics, there isn't much to say that wasn't said for Dead or Alive 2, they can both be enjoyed and one doesn't overshadow the other. Ah, and unlike Dead or Alive 2 there's only one version of the game compared to 2's 6 different versions, it really avoids the headache.