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Genre: Other
System(s): XBOX
ESRB: M
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Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball is a beach volleyball game by Tecmo released in 2003 for the Xbox gaming console. It is not a fighting game like the rest of the Dead or Alive series. However, it does not focus solely on playing volleyball. The game features a relationship system between the women on the island whereby the player can induce one of the women to increase her esteem toward the main character. Higher esteem toward the main character can translate into better performance from team members on the volleyball field. Other activities include buying swimsuits and accessories to customize your character and gambling.
Controversy erupted with the announcement of the game. Criticized for being simply a thin vineer of respectability over computer rendered depictions of scantily clad women with elaborate breast physics, but many reviewers were impressed at the depth of the volleyball game, as well as with the quality of the animation. In its review, Edge magazine focussed on the game's unusual social, rather than adversarial, focus.
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