<s>
is	O
a	O
2006	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
game	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Team	O
Ninja	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
Beach	I-Application
Volleyball	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
expands	O
upon	O
the	O
activities	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
supplementing	O
beach	O
volleyball	B-Device
with	O
additional	O
beach-related	O
minigames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
Beach	I-Application
Volleyball	I-Application
,	O
DOA	O
Xtreme	O
2	O
features	O
a	O
two-week	O
vacation	O
mode	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
indulge	O
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
activities	O
(	O
listed	O
below	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
players	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
nine	O
women	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kokoro	O
did	O
not	O
appear	O
in	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
Beach	I-Application
Volleyball	I-Application
and	O
hence	O
is	O
a	O
new	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
cast	O
of	O
available	O
volleyball	B-Device
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
former	O
"	O
main	O
event	O
"	O
from	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
Beach	I-Application
Volleyball	I-Application
,	O
beach	O
volleyball	B-Device
is	O
once	O
again	O
present	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
players	O
must	O
have	O
a	O
partner	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
compete	O
in	O
a	O
two-on-two	O
7-point	O
volleyball	B-Device
match	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
offline	O
two	O
player	O
"	O
Exhibition	O
"	O
mode	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
,	O
forcing	O
players	O
who	O
wish	O
to	O
play	O
against	O
other	O
players	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
via	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
all	O
new	O
game	O
mode	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
women	O
to	O
race	O
on	O
jet	O
skis	O
,	O
either	O
offline	O
or	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
beach	O
volleyball	B-Device
mode	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
mini-game	O
which	O
supports	O
multiplayer	O
play	O
via	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
making	O
all	O
others	O
single-player	O
only	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Pool	O
Hopping	O
is	O
a	O
mini-game	O
carried	O
over	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
title	O
,	O
although	O
with	O
slight	O
modifications	O
to	O
account	O
for	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
pressure	O
sensitivity	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
there	O
,	O
one	O
can	O
partake	O
in	O
several	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
poker	O
,	O
blackjack	B-Application
,	O
roulette	O
and	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
slot	O
machines	O
(	O
themed	O
after	O
each	O
woman	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
title	O
runs	O
on	O
a	O
heavily	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
engine	O
used	O
in	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
new	O
inclusions	O
such	O
as	O
self-shadowing	O
and	O
new	O
cloth	O
simulation	O
techniques	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
relying	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
game	O
mode	O
,	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
2	I-Application
contains	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
different	O
sub-games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
an	O
initial	O
pool	O
of	O
42	O
different	O
mini-game	O
ideas	O
,	O
only	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
seven	O
games	O
(	O
counting	O
beach	O
volleyball	B-Device
)	O
actually	O
made	O
the	O
final	O
cut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
development	O
process	O
,	O
creator	O
Tomonobu	O
Itagaki	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
adding	O
activities	O
like	O
trampoline	B-General_Concept
games	I-General_Concept
and	O
wet	O
T-shirt	O
contests	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TeamXbox	O
's	O
Dale	O
Nardozzi	O
stressed	O
that	O
while	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
2	I-Application
has	O
impressive	O
graphics	O
,	O
multiple	O
activities	O
and	O
nice	O
artistry	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
simply	O
not	O
fun	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
noted	O
to	O
be	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
DOAX	B-Application
for	O
many	O
reviewers	O
 '	O
likings	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
a	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
the	O
girls’	O
animations	O
were	O
taken	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
title	O
and	O
simply	O
tweaked	O
to	O
fit	O
the	O
new	O
game	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Changes	O
to	O
the	O
volleyball	B-Device
portion	O
,	O
still	O
the	O
main	O
attraction	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
have	O
apparently	O
made	O
it	O
significantly	O
more	O
difficult	O
.	O
</s>
