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May 11, 2006

E3 2006: Dead or Alive Xtreme 2

Dead or Alive Xtreme 2Three words: IMPROVED BREAST PHYSICS.

Three more words: INSANE FAN SERVICE.

Check out the trailer HERE!

February 23, 2006

Famitsu Xbox August, 2004

Famitsu Xbox August, 2004Yes, it's another magazine cover featuring a character from Tecmo's Dead or Alive series. This time it's Kasumi in her Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball (DOAX) bikini costume in Dead or Alive Ultimate(DOAU). Confused? Dead or Alive Ultimate is basically an updated Dead or Alive 2 (DOA2) for the Xbox. Even though the events of DOA2 occured before the events of DOAX, Tecmo threw in some costumes from DOAX just for the fun of it. DOAU also includes an Xbox version of the Sega Saturn version of Dead or Alive 1, although I tend to forget that since I never play it. I've also wondered why they just didn't port the arcade version for the Xbox. Sure, Saturn conversion is great, but the arcade looks so much better. Perhaps they didn't want to have to recreate all the extra goodies that were present in the Saturn version for a new arcade port, and simply chose the easier path. I think I would have played it though, had they gone through all that trouble. Plus, I never saw the arcade version all too much, so it would have been nice to have a totally accurate home version of it.

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February 21, 2006

Famitsu Weekly No.888 2005-12-23

Famitsu Weekly No.888I'll admit it. I'm a Dead or Alive fan. Maybe even a bit fanatical. In fact, my fanatisicm has led to me buying any magazine that features Dead or Alive characters on the cover, this being the first of many covers that I will be posting here on this website o' mine.

This cover of Famitsu features the runaway shinobi, Kasumi, along with the American wrestler/model/rockstar Tina Armstrong both cuddling up to the Famitsu mascot on a large Xbox 360. I've always liked the art that often adorns the covers of Famitsu Weekly and this issue is no exception.

The issue itself covers plenty of Xbox 360 stuff, along with games like Kingdom Hearts II, Tales of the Abyss, Mario Kart DS, Biohazard 4, and Metal Gear Acid 2 among others. This issue also comes with a Rogue Galaxy booklet that contains walkthroughs, character data, and more.

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