<s>
is	O
a	O
beach	O
volleyball	B-Device
game	O
by	O
Tecmo	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
series	O
which	O
otherwise	O
consisted	O
of	O
fighting	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
immediately	O
after	O
the	O
tournament	O
in	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
3	I-Application
ended	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
installment	O
features	O
no	O
fighting	O
engine	O
,	O
instead	O
being	O
much	O
like	O
a	O
simulation	O
game	O
that	O
encourages	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
establish	O
relationships	O
with	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
of	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
make	O
a	O
two-person	O
team	O
to	O
compete	O
in	O
volleyball	B-Device
competitions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
sequel	O
,	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
13	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
sequel	O
,	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
24	O
,	O
2016	O
in	O
Asian	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
volleyball	B-Device
matches	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
always	O
two	O
on	O
two	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
automatically	O
begins	O
with	O
a	O
partner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
players	O
do	O
have	O
an	O
opportunity	O
to	O
simply	O
relax	O
during	O
these	O
time	O
periods	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
generally	O
used	O
to	O
either	O
court	O
new	O
partners	O
,	O
or	O
to	O
challenge	O
existing	O
partnerships	O
to	O
a	O
game	O
of	O
volleyball	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Playing	O
volleyball	B-Device
is	O
done	O
primarily	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
two	O
buttons	O
,	O
one	O
designated	O
for	O
spiking	O
and	O
blocking	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
for	O
receiving	O
or	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
to	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
analog	O
sensitivity	O
of	O
the	O
face	O
buttons	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
controller	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
softer	O
touch	O
allowing	O
one	O
to	O
barely	O
hit	O
the	O
ball	O
over	O
the	O
net	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
core	O
volleyball	B-Device
mechanic	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
relationship	O
system	O
between	O
the	O
various	O
women	O
on	O
the	O
island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
positive	O
relationship	O
with	O
one	O
's	O
partner	O
can	O
translate	O
into	O
better	O
performance	O
during	O
a	O
volleyball	B-Device
match	O
,	O
while	O
strong	O
relationships	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
women	O
leads	O
to	O
opportunities	O
for	O
new	O
partners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
eight	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
seven	O
from	O
previous	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
titles	O
plus	O
Lisa	O
,	O
who	O
makes	O
her	O
debut	O
in	O
this	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
,	O
the	O
volleyball	B-Device
players	O
consist	O
of	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
suit	O
the	O
lighter	O
,	O
more	O
playful	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
characters	O
 '	O
previous	O
rivalries	O
were	O
reduced	O
to	O
just	O
a	O
general	O
dislike	O
in	O
this	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zack	O
gambles	O
his	O
winnings	O
from	O
the	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
3	I-Application
tournament	O
at	O
a	O
casino	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
then	O
invites	O
the	O
women	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
tournament	O
(	O
along	O
with	O
one	O
newcomer	O
his	O
girlfriend	O
,	O
Niki	O
)	O
to	O
his	O
island	O
under	O
the	O
pretense	O
that	O
the	O
next	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
tournament	O
will	O
be	O
held	O
there	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
not	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
,	O
Zack	O
's	O
later	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
4	I-Application
ending	O
shows	O
the	O
pair	O
robbing	O
an	O
ancient	O
tomb	O
and	O
escaping	O
with	O
a	O
truck	O
filled	O
with	O
gold	O
,	O
suggesting	O
a	O
possible	O
financing	O
source	O
for	O
a	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
2	I-Application
's	I-Application
development	O
,	O
the	O
fan	O
base	O
requested	O
Team	O
Ninja	O
to	O
add	O
a	O
beach	O
volleyball	B-Device
mini	O
game	O
as	O
other	O
fighting	O
games	O
had	O
similar	O
mini	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
3	I-Application
's	I-Application
release	O
,	O
the	O
staff	O
later	O
decided	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
beach	O
volleyball	B-Device
game	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
were	O
mostly	O
positive	O
,	O
especially	O
to	O
the	O
depth	O
of	O
the	O
volleyball	B-Device
game	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
with	O
the	O
high	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
visuals	O
and	O
animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maxim	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
eight	O
out	O
of	O
ten	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
The	O
sharp	O
graphics	O
and	O
advanced	O
jiggle	O
physics	O
will	O
no	O
doubt	O
prick	O
the	O
interest	O
of	O
lonely	O
gamers	O
,	O
but	O
surprisingly	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
volleyball	B-Device
action	O
is	O
pretty	O
solid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Playboy	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
74%	O
and	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
As	O
long	O
as	O
you	O
know	O
what	O
you	O
're	O
in	O
for	O
,	O
DOA	O
:	O
Xtreme	O
Beach	O
Volleyball	B-Device
can	O
be	O
a	O
mildly	O
entertaining	O
collection	O
of	O
digital	O
diversions	O
with	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
very	O
least	O
,	O
the	O
best-looking	O
virtual	O
women	O
to	O
grace	O
a	O
video	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
first	O
Spike	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
Beach	I-Application
Volleyball	I-Application
won	O
in	O
the	O
category	O
Best	O
Animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Conversely	O
,	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
Beach	I-Application
Volleyball	I-Application
won	O
the	O
"	O
GameSpot	O
's	O
Best	O
and	O
Worst	O
of	O
2003	O
"	O
in	O
"	O
Dubious	O
Honors	O
"	O
category	O
for	O
Most	O
Embarrassing	O
Game	O
.	O
</s>
