Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 announced for PlayStation 4 and Vita, the suntans reportedly 'vastly improved'

Posted by Steven 'Dreamking23' Chavez • August 18, 2015 at 11:50 a.m. PDT

A new installment in the Dead or Alive Xtreme series has been officially announced. Famitsu reports that Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 will be released in Japan and Asia on both PlayStation 4 and PS Vita.

The Dead or Alive Xtreme series takes characters from the popular fighting franchise, and drops them onto a tropical island where they can partake in a variety of different recreational activities such as volleyball, modeling, and more. Each version of the third installment will have a unique subtitle: Fortune (PS4) and Venus (Vita).

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The developers are using the Soft Engine 2.0 for Xtreme 3, and its ability to provide finer details will allow for such effects as "vastly improved suntans."

Although the female characters in the Dead or Alive franchise are most popular, not all of them will appear in the new Xtreme title.

Hit the jump to read how characters will be decided.

According to an interview with DoA producer Yosuke Hayashi, beginning August 20th, 15 custom themes featuring different female fighters will become available for download. The nine most highly downloaded will determine the characters in the game.

Koei Tecmo stated that the game could see a western release if there is enough demand.

Source: Famitsu, Hachima. Via NeoGAF, IGN and Siliconera.

Comments

UncleBibby said on August 18, 2015 at 11:57 a.m.

this is pretty sad... but i guess sex sells and Koei Tecmo wants MONEY!!!

#1
JiFoJoka said on August 18, 2015 at 12:01 p.m.

Well, at least it isn't pachinko slots.

#2
Neclord said on August 18, 2015 at 12:02 p.m.

Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 for EVO 2016 pls.

#3
Urdojo said on August 18, 2015 at 12:04 p.m.

If there is not Rachel, I am almost sure I won't buy it.

#4
SadisticSamurai said on August 18, 2015 at 12:04 p.m.

Project Morpheus VR Headset compatible. *Kreygasm*

#5
darkblade13 said on August 18, 2015 at 12:05 p.m.

I'm not surprise since they made a huge profit of selling DLCs costumes.

What I'm upset and surprise about is that they have no plans releasing this game on PC and Xbox One.

#6
Altazonxbox said on August 18, 2015 at 12:06 p.m.

And this is why lots of people don't respect doa as a fighting game, even though doa 5 at least was a pretty good one for being a 3d one, probably the second best (being VF the best)

#7
Turbanator said on August 18, 2015 at 12:06 p.m.

That's weird, the tab on the top of my browser says "Eventhubs FIGHTING game news". Yet here, we have the pinnacle of objectifying dating sims. Wierd, huh?

#8
unseenpotential01 said on August 18, 2015 at 12:08 p.m.

Oh...

#9
Turbanator said on August 18, 2015 at 12:09 p.m.

IMO Tekken and Soul Calibur are way better than DoA.
I would agree with VF being #1, but that game is way too technical to be approached by anyone under the most hardcore fighters.

#10
Afterburn said on August 18, 2015 at 12:12 p.m.

But this isn't a fighting game. Sure it's the DOA characters used, but this has nothing to do with DOA5, the legitimate fighter, and shouldn't be viewed as such.

FYI, fighting game characters have appeared in non-fighting games and their original series' aren't seen in a negative light, so why should the DOA cast be any different?

#11
GiganV3 said on August 18, 2015 at 12:14 p.m.

I'm new to DOA, started liking it ever since 5 came along without the horrible barbie models they had before. Correct me if I'm wrong but, I don't think the Xtreme games are fighting games though. ._.

#12
God_Demon said on August 18, 2015 at 12:16 p.m.

I thought this was a fighting game website?

#13
MrPFloyd said on August 18, 2015 at 12:16 p.m.

funny thing is I LOVE volleyball but theres not a single game out there except for this one.

#14
skyrimer said on August 18, 2015 at 12:17 p.m.

Talking about this on EH is like talking about Mario tennis because of Smash. This isn't a fighting game, so this seems more like click bait and make some cheap jokes on DOA.

#15
darthvenom said on August 18, 2015 at 12:18 p.m.
#16
Urdojo said on August 18, 2015 at 12:18 p.m.

Xtrem games are actually very technical butt fighting games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_a_tR...

#17
Hayabusa_San said on August 18, 2015 at 12:19 p.m.

Nope. The DOA Xtreme series started as a Volleyball game with DOA's girls. Then on the second one it was just a vacation style with more activities like Jetsky and beach games. So yeah, it was never meant to be part of the fighting series, which begs the question to why this is here on EH to begin with!

#18
Afterburn said on August 18, 2015 at 12:23 p.m.

Well, if I played devil's advocate for a moment.... this could be DOA5 related cause it mentions the DLC costumes....?

But even that's stretching it.

#19
theshredder39 said on August 18, 2015 at 12:23 p.m.

Why didn't they just do this instead of releasing a million fetish costumes for the fighting game? Ah well, more erotic games for DeviantArt to mod I suppose.

#20
nightmaresteam said on August 18, 2015 at 12:25 p.m.

Gen Fu better be in it... Kappa

#21
halodork said on August 18, 2015 at 12:26 p.m.

EH reporting on DOAX3?
EH confirmed closet DOA fans! Kappa.

Thank you EH for not being prudish hipocrites like most of the commentors btw.

#22
squarewindow said on August 18, 2015 at 12:26 p.m.

Please sign and SHARE the petition to bring the game to the west and other worldwide territories, instead of just Japan and Asia:

http://chn.ge/1Iwi1sC

Thanks!

#23
Hadouki said on August 18, 2015 at 12:26 p.m.

Yay :D

#24
RoRilla said on August 18, 2015 at 12:27 p.m.

those are some next-gen level sun tans.

btw is there any DoA characters with small boobs? i love characters like makoto and soifon from bleach

#25
halodork said on August 18, 2015 at 12:30 p.m.

Sounds like a lot of people need to learn to respect good games rather then have a silly reaction to mild sexual content.

#26
Dreamking23 said on August 18, 2015 at 12:32 p.m.

Wrong.

That is a ridiculous comparison. Mario is predominantly a platformer. Granted, the character has appeared in all sorts of game types, but obviously we keep our coverage to Smash-related pieces.

Dead or Alive is first and foremost a fighting game franchise. Though the Xtreme series isn't a fighting game, it is directly related to the fighting game series.

When Project X Zone was announced, we did light coverage on it because it has fan-favorite characters from fighting games in it, even though the game itself is a tactical RPG.

This is the same situation. Obviously, you won't be seeing volley ball replays here on EH or anything like that down the road, but an initial announcement post doesn't hurt, especially considering that some of our readers are fans of the DoA characters.

Just because the DoA characters are scantily-clad women and not animated sprites, you're declaring clickbait. Which again, is wrong.

#27
halodork said on August 18, 2015 at 12:33 p.m.

Kasumi butt OP.
Nerf plz.

#28
StarBuster said on August 18, 2015 at 12:35 p.m.

Virgin's paradise, add Karin and R.Mika as guest characters

#29
XxAngelChunLixX said on August 18, 2015 at 12:37 p.m.

As much as I missed this and wanted it back, they're already half assing it. Why not include everyone? And Vita? Ew. The PS4 version better not suffer at all because of there being a Vita Version. I hope we can go on vacation with our friends, that's the whole reason I wanted another one, also more activities to do to together, after they get tired of getting their asses handed to them in Volleyball. >:)

Leifang
Helena
Kokoro
Tina
Momiji
Rachel
Nyotengu
Marie
Honoka are the 9 I want the most. But everyone should make it. That makes no sense. >:(

#30
Dreamking23 said on August 18, 2015 at 12:38 p.m.

If they put Karin in DoA Xtreme 3 and not SF5, I think the world might actually come to an end...

#31
StarBuster said on August 18, 2015 at 12:42 p.m.

Kids will roll all over the floor in tears

#32
Blackoshinomi said on August 18, 2015 at 12:43 p.m.

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#33
Sanox said on August 18, 2015 at 12:46 p.m.

improved volleyball and minigames plx and both online

also tina

might pick it up then

#34
TheTHCGamer said on August 18, 2015 at 12:47 p.m.

Actually that's a misconception VF can be enjoyed at all levels of play but it offers lots of depth for players who do want to take there skills to the next level. VF5FS was very accessible for example. Most VF characters offer a an easy PPPK combo and spacing is very important in VF.

I've been playing VF games for years it's my favorite fighting game franchise. The reason the game isn't so successful for one is 3D fighting games are in a decline and Sega does a piss poor job at promoting that franchise outside of japan. I love VF but even the most popular 3D fighting game franchises are in a decline.

#35
RenyNoise said on August 18, 2015 at 12:51 p.m.

I hate when heterosexuals complain about too many breasts.

#36
AugustAPC said on August 18, 2015 at 12:57 p.m.

Doesn't umm... reducing the amount of playable women in this game like... directly contradict its purpose?

Isn't the focus of this game fan-service? I mean more so than any other aspect? Shouldn't they focus on putting every girl in here?

#37
bagel_bytez said on August 18, 2015 at 1:04 p.m.

Wow she's got some thick legs and a big booty... I guess that's the 2015 sexy...

#38
Blackoshinomi said on August 18, 2015 at 1:06 p.m.

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#39
RenyNoise said on August 18, 2015 at 1:10 p.m.

You still bangin bicycles?

#40
AugustAPC said on August 18, 2015 at 1:13 p.m.

Well... the Siliconera article says they "have no intentions of adding any characters as DLC."

Grain of salt... I know... but I can't help wondering what they're thinking. I shouldn't even care... as the odds of me playing this are, like, zilch, but what are they thinking?

#41
RedEther said on August 18, 2015 at 1:26 p.m.

No xbox eh? If they do dlc transfer my stuff better transfer over to PS4 or no purchase for me.

#42
Dravidian said on August 18, 2015 at 1:32 p.m.

Am I surprised that this game is coming out? Considering the focus and success of fetish costumes in DoA5, absolutely not.

Now I AM surprised that Kasumi isn't flat as a pancake in that picture. Booty physics incoming.

#43
Arcadiac said on August 18, 2015 at 1:44 p.m.

Pfffffffffft "Vastly improved suntans" I lost it!

#44
Mormegil said on August 18, 2015 at 1:57 p.m.

My body is ready.

#45
BBHood said on August 18, 2015 at 2:12 p.m.

If Marie ain't in, I no buy.

#46
RandomJohn said on August 18, 2015 at 2:12 p.m.

What? No mud wrestling? Devs are getting soft all of the sudden?!? LOL

#47
HyperViperNZ said on August 18, 2015 at 2:15 p.m.

DOAX was good, DOAX2 was a step backwards in terms of game play. Couldn't even VS another human player unless it was online. They need to add coop mode so you can team up against computer.
I'd imagine the ninja Gaiden girls probably won't make it in.

#48
Dimensional said on August 18, 2015 at 2:36 p.m.

Ah DOAX never did bother with the second one it just seemed they focused less on the volley ball and more on rubbish less developed mini games. As for the first one I played it and really enjoyed the volleyball but it got old fast and I did not care for the sim aspect.

Also why are they only having 9 characters?

#49
Raiden365 said on August 18, 2015 at 2:37 p.m.

So kasumi, ayane, lei fang, helena, and hitomi are confirmed. who else? why do i care? ill only be watching LPs of this on YT.

#50
ShurikenThunder said on August 18, 2015 at 2:50 p.m.

they can keep this immature game in the east

#51
FightDirty said on August 18, 2015 at 2:50 p.m.

I'll be doing some downloading on the 20th for sure. This game will come to the West eventually, but I will have the Japanese version by day one. I'm glad this game is coming out, have been looking for a good volleyball game for my PS4.

I'm serious!

#52
XStrangeBeautyX said on August 18, 2015 at 2:53 p.m.

Dudes slut shaming a video game LOL Amazing

#53
spambot said on August 18, 2015 at 3:03 p.m.

Yay!!! I've been waiting so long!!! The real reason for DOA on next Gen has finally arrived!

#54
Liam_Butler said on August 18, 2015 at 3:10 p.m.

Instant buy

#55
HmpLghtng said on August 18, 2015 at 3:13 p.m.

Worrying about maturity is an immature act.

Lemme guess, boobies make you feel all icky inside so you're upset right?

#56
NotOneOfUs said on August 18, 2015 at 3:18 p.m.

GIMME

#57
Sir_Kenjamin said on August 18, 2015 at 3:19 p.m.

Welp this sure as hell isn't coming to PC.

#58
DeathCom said on August 18, 2015 at 3:22 p.m.

I think releasing this as a stand alone retail game in this day and age is a mistake. This should be f2p, and multiplatform (including steam and mobile). Even better, this should be part of DOA6 or at least be directly tied to it (sharing of items acquired etc.).

Regardless, if Rachel doesn't make the cut, this whole idea is IMO, worthless :P

#59
FightDirty said on August 18, 2015 at 3:25 p.m.

Excellent, so where's the tier list? Kappa

#60
godfist314 said on August 18, 2015 at 3:34 p.m.

Those awesome swimsuits are Pachinko status! It must be done! :P

#61
EnsignHiro said on August 18, 2015 at 3:40 p.m.

Please release this in the states. Comeon you can tease us by showing us the game but we cant get it !!!!

#62
FightDirty said on August 18, 2015 at 3:52 p.m.

Are you daft? Being "Asia Only" means nothing in this day and age. If you have a credit card & access to the internet you can get the game no problem. The menu/language will probably be in Japanese and Chinese but no big deal. Anyway, I bet it will be released in the West a year after it comes out in Asia.y

#63
DarkPhoenixRises said on August 18, 2015 at 3:58 p.m.

Japan exclusive as of now, so is there really any wonder why it won't be coming to Xbox? Only like 300 people own an Xbox in Japan.

#64
Blackoshinomi said on August 18, 2015 at 4:05 p.m.

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#65
CheribamJ said on August 18, 2015 at 4:44 p.m.

Perverts game. I'm staying on DOA5LR.

#66
TheCheeze09 said on August 18, 2015 at 5:03 p.m.

I played the 1st 2 DOA extreme games. It got old REALLY fast. Even the volleyball portion is not as good as the gamecube games called beach spikers. Straight trash...It's only meant for perverts.

#67
GranJudge said on August 18, 2015 at 5:05 p.m.

Now with vastley improved suntans?...because thats whats important in fighting games.

#68
YoraiDragon said on August 18, 2015 at 5:25 p.m.

DoA X1 was the only volleyball game I liked. The volleyball was pretty cool for what it was, I've had some intense matches with the CPU and my cousin. Custom music in the background, while deflecting spikes was very intense. In the other DoAs, it was more about "eye" candy, which took away the competitive aspect of the volleyballing. In which I would rather just play a hentai game zZzZzZz. Here's hoping this new DoAX improves on the competitive mini-games, and adds more epic competitiveness.

For those shaming the game cause of it being less about fighting, and more about the show. Have a mutha freakin seat, and watch this video. I pity da foo! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI55C...

#69
LK said on August 18, 2015 at 5:51 p.m.

dat ass.

#70
halodork said on August 18, 2015 at 6:04 p.m.

Don't forget about the lesbians as well as bi-sexual men and women who like this series.

They are forgotten about enough as it is.

#71
Burnkickftl said on August 18, 2015 at 6:40 p.m.

Your obviously just here to hate
This isn't a fighting game so you didn't even look.
Please find something in your life that makes you happy besides being a douche cause people have other taste then you.

#72
GreenDragon said on August 18, 2015 at 6:49 p.m.

Doesn't seem to hurt Smash Bros.

#73
Oddness said on August 18, 2015 at 7:03 p.m.

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#74
werewolfgold said on August 18, 2015 at 7:13 p.m.

No Gen Fu on a jet ski, no buy!

#75
CrimsonRex said on August 18, 2015 at 8:50 p.m.

"I'm a Fighter", gave up that campaign and embraced the non-serious aspect. Glorious.

#76
Esquilax said on August 18, 2015 at 9:02 p.m.

Kreygasm

#77
Maryokutai said on August 19, 2015 at 12:29 a.m.

So, Japan decides who makes it in? Worst roster confirmed. No Mila, no Rachel but Marie Rose and Honoka.

Makes it easy to ignore this then.

#78
KickStartMyHeart said on August 19, 2015 at 1:40 a.m.

Venus Marie Rose plz.

#79
FightDirty said on August 19, 2015 at 1:48 a.m.

This game is definitely designed for the curvier ladies to be in it. If they put Marie Rose in I think that would be a little too creepy, but the Japanese seem to have different thoughts when it comes to that, LOL.

I'll have to vote for Lisa by purchasing her wallpaper. Might get Ayane also yet we know she will be in the game for sure as well as Kasumi, Tina & Helena. Those are no brainers.

#80
gokukog said on August 19, 2015 at 2:27 a.m.

After making us wait for all those years, they release it only on PS4 and Vita. NO PS3/PC/X360/X1??? These stupid devs think that the whole world is rich enough to buy every console and handheld out there. To hell with this game. Those devs can take this game an shove it up their a$$es.

#81
GregHouse007 said on August 19, 2015 at 8:31 a.m.

it will only be released in Japan and Asia? Why???

#82
TemoteJiku said on August 19, 2015 at 8:40 a.m.

What the nyaa with all of "puritan" like comments? DoA was like this for a long time, many japanese games have that kind of games. Don't want it? You know what to do. Besides, it's a spin-off. Don't make me sad-desu...

#83
Galletano said on August 19, 2015 at 5:48 p.m.

I love DOA, but why not all the characters? They are mostly head swaps.

#84
TemoteJiku said on August 19, 2015 at 8:28 p.m.

Make your research on previous games then. I think you will know why. Or just think for what part of that game, less characters can be good decision? Jikken kaishi!

#85
BritishTea said on August 20, 2015 at 1:14 p.m.

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES.

#86
KensouADV said on August 20, 2015 at 11:06 p.m.

"Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 Ultimate" is not a DLC upgrade.
Just saying,

The jet ski mini game was fun if I remember correctly. But is hard to consider the game right now.

#87


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