The photographer simulator game

Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Fortune may be a bad game, but that didn't stop me from taking ?a few artsy photos via Owner mode.

I call this one "Fruity Fantasy" as it features some big ol' nanners, some apples, and a pair of?...well, I'm not quite sure what those egg-shaped things are. Pears? Melons? Either way, they are art now.

"Liquorice" is the name of this piece as it reminds me of Twizzlers Pull 'n' Peel, a delicious treat for those?? who like to touch their food with their dirty hands.

"All tea, no ayy" is one of my favorite pi?eces. It calmly reminds us to have a sit, sip some tea, and take time out for ourselves. Sometimes it is easy to get caught up in the tit for tat and forget ?to take care of yourself. 

I call this "Another One" and I'd rather not explain the meaning behind it, as that would ruin the mystique. Just know ??that you smart, you real smart. Don't play yourself.

My final piece is called "How Do I Ankles!?" I've spent the last few days having nightmares about the weirdly-designed ankles in DoAX3 and sometimes it just helps to face your fears head?? on.

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This coordinated op has already dropped DOAX3 to 2 stars

Dead or Alive Extreme 3: Fortune is an objectively excellent game, that much is not up for debate. This is despite the fact that Jed "Jed!" Whitaker reviewed it here and found it to have earned only 1.5 out of 10 points because of re-used assets?, cut content that was present in past iterations,? as well as the addition of microtransactions and grind-heavy gameplay.

But because Dead or Alive Extreme 3: Fortune is good, actually, ?thanks to its strong convictions with regards to being a game about titillation, we know that Jed was just trolling for hits. Unfortunately, this outstanding video game isn't eve?n safe from "user reviews."

You'll note that I put user reviews in "scare quotes." That's because the Japanese branch of the SJW (that's "social justice warrior") hive mind seems to have turned its sights on the game's "user review" section on Amazon Japan. There are 114 at time of writing. Upset about Dead or Alive Extreme 3: Fortune's righteous boobage and overall high quality, these dainty cucks are carpet bombing the game's review secti?on, having dropped the aggregate all the way down to two (2) stars out of five (5) with absolute nonsense review??s, like:

"KTが女の子を利用してリアルマネーを稼ぐゲームになってます。
キャラクターが可愛いこと以外良い点はない。以上。"

I can't make head nor tail of this SJW-scrawled crappola. Are you writing a one star Amazon review of an objectively? good game just to get your rocks off or are you writing a god? dang English 101 paper, am I right folks? Good thing this game is actually great and anyone who has anything negative to say about it is an outraged, moralistic prig. 

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Minimal clothing, minimal effort

Boobies. Tits. Knockers. Funbags. Dirty pillows. Cans. Jugs. Bewbz. Tatas. The Olsen Twins. Chi-chis. C?hesticles. Jubblies. Honkers. Tittays. Puppies. Melons. C?aptain and Tennille. Twin Peaks. Mosquito bites. Shoulder boulders. I mean that is what you're here for, right?

Somehow Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Fortune manages to have even less ga??meplay than previous titles, and even more focus on sexualization -- one cast member that doesn't look ??quite legal -- but maybe you're into that? Hope you're also into grinding put in place to tempt you to buy microtransactions because that is a hot new feature you can only find in this Asia exclusive title.

Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Fortune (PlayStation 4 [reviewed])
Developer: Team Ninja
Publisher: Koei Tecmo
MSRP: $59.99
Released: March 24, 2016

I've played most every game in the Dead or Alive series including both Xtreme Beach Volleyball and Xtreme 2. Xtreme 3 easily has the least content of any entry in the series. Xtreme 2 was missing content from the original game, and Xtreme 3 continues that trend.

Multiplayer? Gone. Jetskis? Mis??sing. Slot machines? Nope. Licensed music? None here. CG cutscen??es? As if. Multi-cultural characters? MIA.

That isn't to say that there aren't new features on offer such as swimsuit malfunctions, meaning sometimes a bikini strap will fall causing a girl to have to ?hold onto her top. You'd think this would end up making the game more revealing, but you'd be wrong. Instead bathing suit tops cling to girls even when their hands move away, somehow de?fying gravity. Oh, that's right, nothing in this game is realistic.

A majority of your time in Xtreme 3 ?is spent split between three different activities: mini-games, gambling, and creeping on girls.

With six mini-games on offer you'd think at least one of them would be entertaining, but that isn't the case. Butt battles, where girls thrust their asses towards each other in hopes of knocking the other into the pool in what feels like a fucked-up version of American Gladiators, requires almost no thought. I was able to close my eyes and simply mash the O button over and over and pull off a win, even when playing against harder opponents. The same can be said for tug-of-war, that can be won by simply mashing the stick in either direction. Flag races play like the 100-meter dash in Track & Field: Mash X when the game says go and you win.

The pool hopping mini-game is back and essentially unchanged. You'll be mindlessly pressing ??buttons as displayed on top of ugly floating platforms that look lower-resolution than anything else on screen at the time. The button presses are just as sensitive as before, meaning you'll end up in the pool more often than not. Even after nine hours with the game, I found myself ending up in the pool occasionally no matter how careful I was.

Another new addition is the rock climbing mini-game, which boils down to a glorified quick time event where you quickly mash buttons to force your chosen object to scale an ugly brown texture. Once your object reaches the top, you'll be treated to a clip of their unrealistically perfect tits clipping through the rocks as they struggle to pull themselves up. I don't know about all of you, but I'm certainly not turned on by dang?er or clipping graphics.

Volleyball, the mainstay of the series, is the same as it has always been, that is to say, it's very basic. While it is the most engaging gameplay in the game, it isn't much more advanced than volleyball games from the NES era. It seems like the movement animations from Xtreme 2 are reused here, as the girls stiffly run around with? ?their arms held at 90-degree angles.

The reuse of assets from Xteme 2 seems to be a common occurrence, as the backgrounds in the casino are essentially identical. The poker table's text is low resolution with visible jaggies; the same can be said for the background. I'm not sure if I'm imagining things, but Po?ker didn't seem all that random, as I was able to start predicting the cards I'd get pairs of by the time I finished playing. Blackjack is still the easiest way to earn money quickly, and roulette is still a chore, taking far too long per turn. What's worse is that at times there are missions given to players to play ten rounds of roulette, which I can only assume is almost as bad as waterboarding, or at the very leas??t watching paint dry.

??The reason most people buy this game, to creep on virtual girls, is called "Owner" mode. Zack, owner of the island the girls are vacationing on, has gone off somewhere (read: Team Ninja couldn't be bothered to create new assets to include him in the game) and you're tasked with being the owner of the island the game takes place on. You can seamlessly swap between owner mode and girl mode in the location selection menu between activities. Owner mode tasks players with taking photos of girls doing various activities while also trying to seduce them by buying them gifts, making sure to use their favorite colored wrapping paper.

The owner's money and items are separate from the girls, and he can gamble at the casino as well. Once you've played at the casino enough as the owner, you'll unlock tickets that grant you a strip tease from the girls, if you've somehow forced them to have feelings for you by buying them things (what a terrible message to send to people). The strip teases are awkward with stiff animations just like those found in volleyball. Don't believe me? Then check out this not safe for work video that includes Marie,?? the 18-year-old-?who-looks-14-at-most, performing a strip tease.

Performing any task in the game will earn you Zack bucks that can be used to buy swimsuits, food, gifts, volleyballs, new hairstyles, and can be used for gambling at the casino. Gifts can be sent to girls to make them favor the girl you've chosen to play as, eventually letting them partner up with you for volleyball if you'd like. In the grand scheme of things gifting feels like "Baby's First Dating Simu?lator" and isn't all that fun or important.

You'll be given missions to complete a certain task a certain way or number of times, and upon doing so you'll earn bonus cash and experience points that count towards your owner rank. Increasing your rank unlocks the ability to purchase more content in shops, but ranking up is a real grind. Some missions require buying an ??item a girl likes and gifting it to her as an owner, others have you playing or winning a minigame multiple times, or as mentioned, playing awful roulette ten times. Grinding in a game that only has a demos wor??th of content is fucking stupid.

But the grinding doesn't stop at ranks, as unlocking outfits for the girls means you'll ?be doing the same mini-games and gambling over and over. The amount of money you can have at any given time is capped at 1.5 million, preventing you from buying more than a couple of swimsuits at a time. Why cap in game money, you may ask? Well to encourage you to buy microtransactions of course! That's right; walls have been built in the hopes that you'll cave in and pay a few extra bucks to Koei Tecmo to outfit your character in barely there bikinis. Isn't capitalism great?

Graphically there is much to be desired?? here, at least, when it comes to surroundings, as the girls look fantastic. Let's be honest, this is all that matters to most of you, and if that is the case you'll be pleased to know that tits and ass jiggle more realistically than in previous titles. Outfits don't seem to be all that original or more revealing than in previous titles really, and you're not going to see any nipples or holes aside from mouths. There are tons of swimsuits to purchase and unlock if you don't mind the mindlessly dull grind to get them.

I bought my copy of the game directly from the Hong Kong PSN store, which includes the game entirely in English. The Eng??lish translation is the same you'd expect if the game released here, with no noticeable grammar or spelling issues. All the voices are in Japanese, but judging by past English voice acting that is a good thing. Honestly, I don't know why Koei Tecmo don't just release this version of the game on PSN for English-speaking countries, the people who will be offended by the game aren't going to buy it regardless, and it is easy to deal with criticism when you can plug your ears with cash money. Surely they could, at the very least, make back the amount of money required to release it digitally in other regions.

The whole package feels extremely light on content, and even a bit rushed. With r?eused assets, features missing that were in previous titles, added microtransactions, a lack of characters, and lots of grinding, it is hard to recommend this to even the most titty-starved gamer. You'd be better served watching videos of the spicier scenes online or just going to any number of free porn sites, thus saving yourself the time, money, and brain cells that would otherwise be spent on this.

_{[This review is based on a retail build purchased by the reviewer. The term "person of color" was erroneously used in the first draft of this review, and has since been changed to denote the writer's original intention.]}

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More like de-laid

While Koei Tecmo has no plans to release Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 in the west, plenty of folks pre-ordered or otherwise plan to import the beach volleyball game as a show of support for Koei Tecmo or as a symbolic act against perceived "censorship," so it's worth noting that t??he game was delayed a month in Japan.

Both Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Fortune for PS4 and Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Venus for Vita have been moved from their initial February 25 release to March 24 in Japa???n, according to Famitsu. Adjust your waifu dinner plans accordingly.

【悲報】『デッドオアアライブ エクストリーム3』発売日が3月24日に延期された模様　牧場物語新作は2016年初夏に発売予定 [Hachima Kikou via Gematsu]

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She's a looker, alright

It's a damn shame that Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 isn't coming to the west, because, as these newly released screens show, the game has some amazing lookin' environments. It's obvious that Team Ninja put a?? lot of love and care into the gorgeous aesthetics. Makes me wish I could trade the chilly December weather for a Caribbean island right now!

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Sad tromboner

Are you a western gamer interested in Dead or Alive Xtreme 3? Well then you best ge?t your ass to an import website because it doesn't look like the game will be making it our way.

Even after the publisher said fan demand could prompt a localization of the game (that will already have English subtitles), the official Dead or Alive Fac??ebook account poo-pooed the idea that it has plans t?o publish it outside of Japan and Asia.

I could understand there are a lot of reasons why that would be so. First, it can generally be said the games in this spin-off series are pretty goddamn terrible. Second, has any DoA Xtreme g??ame sold that wel??l? There are many reasons why the developer wouldn't want to spend the cash to publish this in the West, which is why the excuse given on the official Facebook page just warms my heart.

Thank you, Koei Tecmo, for having the balls to say enough? is enough when it comes to sexualization of women in the media, but also not having the balls to just not make ??the game in the first place. It's nice to know you don't want to subject people in the West to the horrors of pretty girls in bikinis playing terrible mini-games, but couldn't give any less of a shit about subjecting people in the East to that kind of, oh let's say, filth.

Sure, we could all be mad at the publisher here for making it more difficult and more expensive for us to buy a game it had no problem publishing in the West three times before, or the fact that this sudden realization that treating women like nothing more than sexual objects had no impact on them selling DLC for Dead or Alive 5: Last Round that is about as revealing as anything you'd find in this game. Sure, we could all get mad about that, but instead of getting mad at one publisher for a terribly written Facebook post, why not reward another that isn't afraid to show a little skin??? Surely there is at least one fan service-packed title published by XSEED, Altus, or any ??other small company that you don't own yet.

We ???have reached out to Koei Tecmo for official word on this story and will update if and when it responds.

There ar?e No Plans t??o Bring DOA Xtreme 3 West Due to Backlash Fears [Operation Rainfall]

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And tan line tech

It's not just volleyball, clapping titties, and virtual reality you're getting with Dead or Alive Xtreme 3. No, no, no. As shown off in this new video, the??re's also tug-of-war and pool crossing minigames. The latter would be pretty fucking hard in real life. Which one of you has a pool?

Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 is coming to ?PS4 and Vita in Japan on February 25. There's an English version coming to Asia, but no explicit word on a Western release.

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Looks like all the youngest leading

Dead or Alive Xtreme 3, which may come west and will feature women in bikinis playing volleyball on the beach, is filling out its swimsuit roster by way ?of fan vote. A??nd, perhaps surprisingly, fans of the series known for its jiggle physics are pulling for (or to) a more modest bust.

Marie Rose, who is apparently 18, but looks younger, is leading the fan vote and almost a lock to make it in the game according to these mid-point voting figures. The official roster will be confirmed at Tokyo Game Show??, but as it stands, the following characters are in:

• Marie Rose – 17.1%
• Honoka – 14.8%
• Kasumi – 11.5%
• Ayane – 9.2%
• Kokoro – 8.3%
• Nyotengu – 7.2%
• Hitomi – 6.4%
• Momoji – 4.9%
• Lei Fang – 4.6%

• Elena – 4.2%
• Tina – 3.9%
• Mila – 3.0%
• Rachel – 1.7%
• Lisa – 1.7%
• Christie – 1.7%

Maybe there should be a one game wild card.

 

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First screens

Just in case you were concerned that Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 would not feature Japanese women in bikinis playing volleyball on the beach, I am here to reassure you that Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 will in fact feature Japanese women in bikinis playing volleyball on the beach, as evidenced by these first screenshots, courtesy of 4Gamer.

But wait: you have concerns over which bikini-clad women will make it in, reality show style. It's true, of 15 possible vacation goers, only 9 get the PTO. To vote, you have to download the glamour shots of your favorites. Nine top downloaded characters make it in the game, which is coming to PlayStation 4 (subtitled Fortune) and PlayStation Vita (subtitled Venus).

It may come west, too.

「DEAD OR ALIVE Xtreme」シリーズ最新作となる「DEAD OR ALIVE Xtreme 3 Fortune/Venus」がそれぞれPS4/PS Vitaで発売決定 [4Gamer]

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Provided there is enough demand

Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 is in development for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita, the latest issue of Famitsu reveals, while also givin?g fans in the West some hope of seeing a localized release.

Though Koei Tecmo currently only has plans to distribute the upcoming project in Asi??an markets, producer Yosuke Hayashi now sa?ys a western version may be in the cards if demand is there.

For those unfamiliar with the Xtreme series, it's a little different than traditional Dead or Alive games. The spin-offs follow a number of familiar faces from the franchise as they ta??ke a break from the fighting to hit the beach, where they play volleyball and participate in various other activities -- most of which are thinly-veiled excuses to ogle the scantily clad characters' giant bouncing breasts.

Koei Tecmo hasn't y?et announced a launch window for the sexy sports sim mini-g?ame festa.

『DOA エクストリーム3』がPS Vita＆PS4で発売！[Famitsu via Hachima Kikou, Gematsu]

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