Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball

 Xbox
  • Publisher: Tecmo
  • Release Date: Jan 22, 2003
Metascore
73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 42 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 42
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 42
  3. Negative: 4 out of 42
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  1. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    72
    She's less a game and more an interactive vacation - something I can play whenever I have time and not get completely lost. [Mar 2003, p.130]
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  2. My Gamer
    72
    It's also fun to explore gambling at the casino, shopping at the stores, and giving gifts.
  3. Electric Playground
    70
    DOA XBV's laid back approach is refreshing. Like a real vacation, nothing is particularly urgent in the game, which is almost unheard of--almost every game out there is about WINNING or DYING.
  5. Armchair Empire
    70
    XBV could have been alternately titled DOA Casino, Playboy's Girls of DOA, or DOA Dress-up. If you're expecting a deep volleyball simulation, forget it.
  6. eToychest
    70
    What is there is well-done and highly enjoyable, just wish there was more of it. It's a good break for those getting tired of destruction and looking for fun, but not a "must-have" title except for the very hardcore DOA fans.
  7. Xbox Nation Magazine
    70
    Hopping is very big on Zack island, a magical place where sense has yet to arrive. [Apr 2003, p.78]
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  8. Game Revolution
    67
    Succeeds on two fronts: lightweight volleyball action and lighthearted digital chick eye-candy.
  9. XenGamers
    67
    This could be the best looking console game yet... Sadly for fans of the sport, the beach volleyball gameplay is just plain lacking.
  10. Into Liquid Sky
    67
    Those who don't like watching a game more than playing it, go ahead and skip this. Everyone should at least rent it - it's worth playing just for the spectacular graphics alone.
  11. Gamers' Temple
    64
    It's like dating a gorgeous woman with a vacuous personality and intellect, eventually you'll start wishing that there was more there and will want to move on.
  12. GameSpot
    60
    Doesn't have the gameplay or variety to back up its graphical prowess, and the whole experience ends up feeling pretty shallow.
  13. TotalGames.net
    60
    An above average volleyball game to go along with an equally average relationship simulator and a digital version of a sticker book collection system. Think with your brain and avoid this.
  14. Games Radar
    60
    In essence, it is - and this is delicious irony, for something supposed to be the Ultimate Teenage Male game - about playing with dolls. It's possibly the most girly game of all time; relationships, shopping, and fashion.
  15. G4 TV
    60
    What could have been a revolutionary and potentially genre-busting game is just a novelty for those who can manage to be titillated by polygons.
  16. Gamestyle
    60
    Whilst there's no denying that the entire experience is a splendidly beautiful one, with admittedly amazing looking graphics throughout the game, that eye-candy can only last so long. DoA XBV is inherently repetitive.
  17. Yahoo!
    50
    The volleyball is actually quite good, but it's far too limited and all the other nonsense just gets in the way.
  18. Gaming Age
    50
    It's not a terrible game of volleyball, it's just boring and easy. After the novelty of the scenery has passed, and I'm not just talking about the beach, the actual volleyball is shallow enough to play with one eye closed.

Awards & Rankings

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#80 Best Xbox Game of 2003
20
#20 Most Discussed Xbox Game of 2003
10
#10 Most Shared Xbox Game of 2003

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User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 55 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 38 out of 55
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 55
  3. Negative: 9 out of 55
  1. ayysuvi
    Jul 12, 2019
    10
    This game is pure gold. It cured my depression. I started playing it at the age of five and still to this day, I've never had cancer. I thinkThis game is pure gold. It cured my depression. I started playing it at the age of five and still to this day, I've never had cancer. I think it's because of this extraordinary game.… Full Review »
  2. GameMan2005
    Aug 22, 2023
    10
    This game made me extremely happy because of how good the graphics and physics and characters and gameplay are love this sexy game.
  3. hector_bcn98
    Oct 31, 2022
    7
    Una vez acabado el juego en apenas dos horas, solo queda repetirlo. Puede llegar a ser divertido y conseguir acabarlo con todas, ir alUna vez acabado el juego en apenas dos horas, solo queda repetirlo. Puede llegar a ser divertido y conseguir acabarlo con todas, ir al casino... pero poco más. Le falta contenido a punta pala, lo que perdono al haber sido clave para descubrir mi orientación sexual de pequeño.… Full Review »
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