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| EddyT
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|  "New Game Informer features DOAXBV"
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... it also talks about Dave Mirra XXX, but I didn't really read the article yet.
Basically, the main topic of this issue of Game Informer is the advent of sexual themes growing in videogames today. Quite an interesting read.
On the featured Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball article, Game Informer reports that the game will "allow players to perform Distraction moves - an action that's foreign to professional volleyball, we're sure,". They say this statement is from Team Ninja director and creator of the DOA series Tomonobu Itagaki himself. GI speculates that this may be where the proposed nudity might occur in the game... possibly by flashing your opponent.
They hint on Zack possibly being playable, but no word on the rest of the DOA guys. It will have a Versus Mode, where up to 4 players can play simultaneously, and a Story Mode. They are working on possibilities of utilizing XBox Live for online play, but only if time permits.
Not much new info beyond that, but there are a couple of new screenshots that seem to be exclusive to this magazine article. The cover definitely has a unique shot of Hitomi holding a volleyball on her side. Keep in mind there's two covers to this month's GI (the other is some girl from Dave Mirra XXX).
In the article that talks about the controversial sexual themes in games, There are bits here and there about the possibility of nudity in DOAXBV. Tecmo USA's Marketing Director John Inada was reported to have said that "if Itagaki and his team include nudity in the game, and it avoided an AO rating - Tecmo will publish it,". Inada also states that it's basically in Itagaki's hands whether or not the game will contain nudity of any form.
On a side note: An "AO rating" means "Adults Only" in the ESRB Video Game Rating System. (see www.esrb.com for more information). It's doubtful that DOAXBV would even come close to this AO rating ... as it is only given to games with graphic sexual themes (which includes simulation of sex and/or displaying full nudity in a very graphic manner) and/or graphic violence. Personally, I think it'll have an M rating at worst, since it'll probably have partial nudity at the most extreme case.
Game Informer is a publication produced by Gamestop Inc., and issues can be found at any Gamestop store (which includes Funcoland, Babbage's and Software Etc.) and Barnes & Noble Bookstores (Gamestop Inc.'s parent company).
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| iggy 359th Post
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| "Re(3):New Game Informer features DOAXBV" , posted Fri 19 Jul 10:01
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I'm not sure I see the point in a distraction move where a girl flashes herself to another girl.
It's easy... do you remember the public meant to buy this game? yes, the same kind of public looking for HOT LEZZBIAN ACTION XXX MOVIES BRITNEY FUCKS SARA MICHELLE GELLAR FOR REAL.
"uh, oh, Kasumi is lesbian, uh, oh, she likes boobs, uh, oh, me excited". Yes, the kind of guy that forgot girls (and lesbians are girls, or so do I think) are human beeing and not just sluts that wait for a big you - know - what like in all those porn movies. Thanks Simone de Beauvoir, you were a great person, but it seems like not many people heard you.
This game is just another very important piece of crap for people making studies about how video games make people stupid. The only point is that makers make games stupid for their public, not the contrairy.
This week's South Park episode (Bebe's boobs destroys society) got it all right.
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| ONSLAUGHT 2206th Post
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| "Master!!!!" , posted Fri 19 Jul 11:36
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It's easy... do you remember the public meant to buy this game? yes, the same kind of public looking for HOT LEZZBIAN ACTION XXX MOVIES BRITNEY FUCKS SARA MICHELLE GELLAR FOR REAL.
"uh, oh, Kasumi is lesbian, uh, oh, she likes boobs, uh, oh, me excited". Yes, the kind of guy that forgot girls (and lesbians are girls, or so do I think) are human beeing and not just sluts that wait for a big you - know - what like in all those porn movies. Thanks Simone de Beauvoir, you were a great person, but it seems like not many people heard you.
This game is just another very important piece of crap for people making studies about how video games make people stupid. The only point is that makers make games stupid for their public, not the contrairy.
This week's South Park episode (Bebe's boobs destroys society) got it all right.
*tear roll from my eye*
BRAVO IGGY!!!!!! BRAVOOOOOOO!!!!!
You get it right.
Damn Tecmo... it thinks that showing tits will sell a crappy game... sadly it will...
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| EddyT
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| "Re(3):New Game Informer features DOAXBV" , posted Fri 19 Jul 12:34:
Well, the "flashing" of other players in DOAXBV is merely speculation from GI at this point. It was merely a suggested possibility where the proposed nudity would show up in the game. It's definitely not confirmed.
And yes, even the GI writer was questioning whether or not flashing would be a viable distraction technique, because it would distract both parties involved.
The distraction method could be similar to what Camelot did for Hot Shots Golf 2 or Mario Golf. In those games, when you press on the D-pad... your on-screen character would shout verbal insults to distract his/her opponent.
Right now, details of the game are so sketchy... that nobody besides Tecmo knows how this game will turn out. There's no playable demo or anything to really say what it will have in the game, or what the play mechanics are like. The person who wrote the article in GI was saying that all their information about the game was given only in picture and movie format. To quote the article, the game "will at least include basic volleyball moves such as spikes, blocks, dives, sets, and different kinds of serves." This is just from observation of the movie of DOAXBV they were given at the time.
On the topic of accusing Tecmo of utilizing sex appeal to boost their DOA series, John Inada replied to GI, "The fact is that Team Ninja made a game they like to play... We're not hiding behind the so-called 'sex factor' to get lazy in the game design. It's not like we slapped sex appeal [on] the DOA girls out of the blue. In the first DOA through DOA 3, we've always established ourselves as a solid fighting game, but, of course, it comes with the beauty of the female figure."
Take from that what you will. I'm just quoting what the article said.
It seems to me that Tecmo is definitely bringing a lot of attention to their DOAXBV game, but it'll be a long while before we know if it's just hype or not.
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| EddyT
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| "Re(7):New Game Informer features DOAXBV" , posted Fri 19 Jul 18:08:
It said in the GI article that the volleyball game was, at first, tossed around as an idea for a mini-game created due to requests from DOA fans (Inada says a lot of fans proposed this idea). They just decided to make a dedicated game out of it after a while.
So I'm certain that it would be a lot more developed than perceived. I'm sure it will play decent at least. I can understand why people are questioning it's playability, though... all that's available are pictures and movies. I'll also wait until the game comes out before I pass judgement.
By the way, if you are interested in getting a volleyball game that has really good gameplay, you should try out Sega's Beach Spikers for Gamecube. It's out in Japan as we speak, and it will be on US shores in mid-August.
There's a preview of the game on gamespot.com, and it talks about how fundamentally sound the game is. Just like in real volleyball, Beach Spikers stresses on blocks and great first-hits. Basically, if you don't recover the ball in a solid manner when your opponent hits it to your side, you will not get as good of a set... and that means you won't be able to spike it as effectively.
It might not be as nice looking as DOAXBV or Outlaw Volleyball, but it sounds like it will definitely have realistic game mechanics.
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| Toxico 2136th Post
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|  "Re(1):New Game Informer features DOAXBV"
, posted Fri 19 Jul 18:43
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... it also talks about Dave Mirra XXX, but I didn't really read the article yet.
Basically, the main topic of this issue of Game Informer is the advent of sexual themes growing in videogames today. Quite an interesting read.
On the featured Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball article, Game Informer reports that the game will "allow players to perform Distraction moves - an action that's foreign to professional volleyball, we're sure,". They say this statement is from Team Ninja director and creator of the DOA series Tomonobu Itagaki himself. GI speculates that this may be where the proposed nudity might occur in the game... possibly by flashing your opponent.
They hint on Zack possibly being playable, but no word on the rest of the DOA guys. It will have a Versus Mode, where up to 4 players can play simultaneously, and a Story Mode. They are working on possibilities of utilizing XBox Live for online play, but only if time permits.
Not much new info beyond that, but there are a couple of new screenshots that seem to be exclusive to this magazine article. The cover definitely has a unique shot of Hitomi holding a volleyball on her side. Keep in mind there's two covers to this month's GI (the other is some girl from Dave Mirra XXX).
In the article that talks about the controversial sexual themes in games, There are bits here and there about the possibility of nudity in DOAXBV. Tecmo USA's Marketing Director John Inada was reported to have said that "if Itagaki and his team include nudity in the game, and it avoided an AO rating - Tecmo will publish it,". Inada also states that it's basically in Itagaki's hands whether or not the game will contain nudity of any form.
On a side note: An "AO rating" means "Adults Only" in the ESRB Video Game Rating System. (see www.esrb.com for more information). It's doubtful that DOAXBV would even come close to this AO rating ... as it is only given to games with graphic sexual themes (which includes simulation of sex and/or displaying full nudity in a very graphic manner) and/or graphic violence. Personally, I think it'll have an M rating at worst, since it'll probably have partial nudity at the most extreme case.
Game Informer is a publication produced by Gamestop Inc., and issues can be found at any Gamestop store (which includes Funcoland, Babbage's and Software Etc.) and Barnes & Noble Bookstores (Gamestop Inc.'s parent company).
I remeber that there it was a time where playing the game was way more important than having nudity on it... want nudity??? watch cinemax after 2:00 AM ;P
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