Another week of great deals for the Xbox 360. This week, Play-Asia.com brings us Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 for only $17.90. This is the Asian region version so it contains both English and Chinese subtitles; however, it’ll only work on Japanese or other Asian region systems. Shame. When are they going to give us some non-region specific deals, eh?
A lot of people say this game is too easy. Others call it soft-shell prawn, if you get my meaning. Both valid, but my biggest problem with the DOA Xtreme series is the treatment of the characters. These are cool girls; ninjas, assasins, billionare empire heiress, etc. Sure, they’re some more carefree girls, but for the most part I find it really unlikely that a women would stay to lounge around and play beach volleyball with her mother’s killer.
I think what would have been cool is if they had added some more sinister, serious storylines for some of the characters. They could even use the project to experiment with new, more casual gameplay mechanics that would fall into the DOA universe. A simpler fighting enngine or control scheme, perhaps, to reach a broader audience. It would give players the option to play the “chill” game and also the DOA storyline, which is what the fans want, and this game is definitely for the fans.
Unless the fans just want them some shrimp, in which case, Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 is already what they want.
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