<s>
}}	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
sports	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
series	O
developed	O
by	O
Team	O
Ninja	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Koei	O
Tecmo	O
as	O
the	O
second	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
beach	O
volleyball	O
spin-off	O
title	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
Beach	I-Application
Volleyball	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
2016	O
,	O
under	O
two	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
two	O
different	O
platforms	O
,	O
as	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Fortune	I-Application
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
as	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Venus	I-Application
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PC	O
downloadable	O
version	O
called	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
Venus	I-Application
Vacation	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
update	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
ports	O
,	O
entitled	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Scarlet	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
2019	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
Steam	B-Application
port	O
of	O
Venus	B-Application
Vacation	I-Application
for	O
specific	O
Asia	O
regions	O
six	O
days	O
later	O
,	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
English	O
,	O
Simplified	O
Chinese	O
,	O
Traditional	O
Chinese	O
and	O
Korean	O
languages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
emergence	O
of	O
the	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
,	O
a	O
Japanese	O
version	O
of	O
Venus	B-Application
Vacation	I-Application
Steam	B-Application
port	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
19	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
which	O
immediately	O
continues	O
DMM	O
version	O
's	O
recent	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
sports	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
and	O
retains	O
the	O
camera	O
mode	O
from	O
the	O
earlier	O
installments	O
in	O
the	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
feature	O
which	O
displays	O
tan	O
lines	O
and	O
swimsuit	O
malfunctions	O
is	O
only	O
available	O
in	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
uses	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
touch	O
panel	O
and	O
gyro	O
sensor	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
later	O
added	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
first	O
disclosed	O
by	O
Team	O
Ninja	O
head	O
Yosuke	O
Hayashi	O
during	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
Festival	O
on	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
game	O
features	O
an	O
improved	O
breast	O
physics	O
engine	O
from	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
5	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Round	I-Application
,	O
called	O
Soft	O
Engine	O
2.0	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
version	O
using	O
Soft	O
Engine	O
Lite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
headset	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
support	O
patch	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
included	O
for	O
October	O
13	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
recently	O
delayed	O
for	O
unknown	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
2016	O
,	O
a	O
PC	O
downloadable	O
version	O
called	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
Venus	I-Application
Vacation	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
2018	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
festival	O
held	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
November	O
,	O
Koei	O
Tecmo	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Scarlet	I-Application
,	O
will	O
launch	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
March	O
20	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Asia	O
at	O
least	O
,	O
with	O
pre-orders	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
opening	O
on	O
November	O
19	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
Asian	O
markets	O
for	O
PlayStation	O
versions	O
only	O
,	O
but	O
following	O
protests	O
from	O
fans	O
,	O
Hayashi	O
said	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
adjusted	O
for	O
North	O
America	O
"	O
might	O
come	O
to	O
the	O
West	O
if	O
the	O
demand	O
is	O
high	O
enough	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
on	O
November	O
24	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Team	O
Ninja	O
posted	O
on	O
the	O
franchise	O
's	O
Facebook	B-Application
page	O
stating	O
that	O
they	O
will	O
not	O
release	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
Western	O
territories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
announcement	O
not	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
outside	O
Asia	O
,	O
a	O
public	O
debate	O
arose	O
whether	O
this	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
avoid	O
criticism	O
of	O
the	O
sexualized	O
portrayal	O
of	O
women	O
in	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
comparatively	O
low	O
North	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
decision	O
not	O
to	O
distribute	O
,	O
the	O
developer	O
behind	O
the	O
adult	O
puzzle	O
game	O
and	O
dating	O
sim	O
HuniePop	B-Application
offered	O
Koei	O
Tecmo	O
a	O
million	O
dollars	O
for	O
distribution	O
rights	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
nine	O
playable	O
female	O
characters	O
were	O
selected	O
from	O
the	O
15	O
candidates	O
of	O
the	O
roster	O
of	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
5	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Round	I-Application
as	O
the	O
ones	O
whose	O
paid	O
character	O
themes	O
have	O
been	O
downloaded	O
most	O
by	O
fans	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
the	O
downloads	O
from	O
Japan	O
count	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
no	O
additional	O
characters	O
are	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
added	O
through	O
DLC	B-Protocol
until	O
they	O
were	O
added	O
in	O
the	O
updated	O
versions	O
prior	O
to	O
corresponding	O
later	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
:	O
Venus	B-Application
Vacation	I-Application
exclusive	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
,	O
only	O
Leifang	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
character	O
Misaki	O
were	O
also	O
added	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Scarlet	O
and	O
as	O
DLC	B-Protocol
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Xtreme	O
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
who	O
started	O
Venus	B-Application
Vacation	I-Application
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
must	O
select	O
two	O
initial	O
girls	O
between	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Xtreme	O
3	O
roster	O
,	O
whereas	O
Misaki	O
can	O
be	O
chosen	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
optional	O
secondary	O
character	O
to	O
pick	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
others	O
who	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
post-launch	O
events	O
of	O
Venus	B-Application
Vacation	I-Application
can	O
only	O
be	O
unlocked	O
via	O
gacha	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
April	O
2016	O
financial	O
report	O
,	O
Koei	O
Tecmo	O
revealed	O
that	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
3	I-Application
collectively	O
shipped	O
190,000	O
copies	O
within	O
a	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LewdGamer	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
sales	O
are	O
higher	O
than	O
Koei	O
Tecmo	O
's	O
Atelier	B-Application
Sophie	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Alchemist	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Mysterious	I-Application
Book	I-Application
(	O
170K	O
)	O
and	O
Romance	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Kingdoms	I-Application
13	I-Application
(	O
180K	O
)	O
,	O
two	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
report	O
which	O
were	O
out	O
for	O
months	O
longer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Play-Asia	O
,	O
an	O
import	O
game	O
retailer	O
,	O
reported	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
their	O
highest	O
pre-order	O
record	O
yet	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
prior	O
record	O
holder	O
was	O
the	O
Japanese	O
release	O
of	O
J-Stars	B-Application
Victory	I-Application
VS	I-Application
,	O
a	O
game	O
which	O
was	O
initially	O
considered	O
unlikely	O
to	O
be	O
localised	O
due	O
to	O
rights	O
limitations	O
involving	O
multiple	O
anime	O
licenses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
3	I-Application
eventually	O
broke	O
Play-Asia	O
sales	O
records	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Operation	O
Rainfall	O
gave	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
3	I-Application
a	O
score	O
of	O
3	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
and	O
although	O
they	O
praised	O
the	O
graphics	O
and	O
visual	O
engine	O
,	O
they	O
found	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
3	I-Application
to	O
be	O
more	O
of	O
a	O
technical	O
demo	O
than	O
a	O
finished	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
