Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball (Xbox, 2003)

If you can past the fact that this game is a giant collection of guilt inducing fanservice, than it isn't too bad. It's not perfect, but is fairly a decent game nonetheless.
Graphics
Very sharp and clean. All the environments are well detailed and the Girls are as well. They stay clean even when watching cutscenes and playing volleyball. Sand is even is shuffled and moved when you play.

Sound
There are songs already on the soundtrack that you'll either love or hate, but it's nice that you can make custom soundtracks by loading music from the hard drive. Sound effects and voices are there, but the characters speak only in Japanese. This may annoy some, but there are subtitles. However, they don't show during the volleyball games, so unless you're a Japanese language guru, you'll have no clue what they are saying.

GamePlay
This is very simple. There are basically just two games, the pool hopping event, that just uses one button. Then there is the volleyball game itself. Controls are easy to use and responsive. Playing volleyball takes a bit of getting used to, but isn't too hard. In fact, you only have to play it once if you want. Since you can get through a vacation without even playing any games. There are MANY items to collect and get, which will require some work. Especially if you want to get the more revealing swimsuits, but it can get boring quickly for some. The game plays the same regardless of what girl you pick to use.

OVERALL

It may not appeal to some, but it still can provide some amusement. It's really up to the player if they want to spend lots of time to aquire most of what the game has, and if your looking for something deep or very engaging, then you'll probably want to look at something else. But if you need a quick game (or a little fanservice), than this should appeal to you.

Beautiful fluff. Playing this game, I can't imagine that Tecmo planned for DOAX Volleyball to be anything else. It does well as fluff - the girls are beautiful, the scenery is beautiful, the volleyball play is, well, definitely not the most serious gameplay you can find, which is also true about DOAX's side games - cushion-hopping and casino play. Ignore the soundtrack that comes with the game and use your own. Have fun and don't expect a huge amount from this installment in the DOA series. Definitely a no-brainer, yet gorgeous to look at, much like the DOA girls.

Really didn't know what to expect considering it's not a fighting game but features hot babes from a real awesome series of fighting games. Fun to play and watch only con is it's a two player. Game play would be better if it was a four player game. Overall it's okay.

I think this game is very relaxing.
Of course it involves bikin outfitted women and the only purpose is to buy even more swimsuit and accessories but it is relaxing to the point that you really want to play it.

I tryied also the 2nd installment on XBOX 360 but I found too difficult so much so I ended up not playing the volleyball but the races which took away all the relaxing factor.

As this game cannot play on XBOX 360 I bought an used XBOX original and playing it there.

Now XBOX 1 is cheap and the game is cheap as well, I think I payed less than 50$ for all of it and I guess I could resell all of it for probably 40$ so all in all 10$ well spent for a few weeks of fun in the sun and mindless easy amusement.

I could not find this video game for my girlfriend anywhere on the web, only used games. I checked ebay and they had a brand new version still in the wrapping. I gave it to my girlfriend for xmas and she has played it ever since. Thank You