Dead or Alive Paradise

Dead or Alive Paradise is a PSP take on the Beach Volleyball Xtreme series set to be released for the PSP in Japan on April 2, 2010.

Overview
As a single player the game's premise consists of a series of beach and relationship oriented mini-games focusing on the female members of the Dead or Alive cast. Some the game's mini-games include Blackjack, Poker and Item collection.

Tecmo has previously released a mobile phone version of the game in Japan.

Story
The game is set on New Zack Island or a variant of.

Gameplay
As is expected in the Xtreme series game activities include Beach volleyball, pool hopping, poker, blackjack and slots. However a new addition is the ability to go around the island with a camera and take pictures of the girls, which can then be assembled into an album.

Partnership & Friendship
As with the previous titles the game puts a strong emphasis on friendship; players must befriend the other girls by buying them gifts they enjoy from the various stores on the island. Doing so will increase the bond between the two characters. If the friendship between the two is at a sufficiently high level the character can be convinced to become one's volleyball partner. After this is done, players must then ensure that the bond is kept strong to avoid the partner subsequently abandoning them. This can be done by giving additional gifts, spending time with the partner, and winning games.

Players can bestow swimsuits as gifts to other girls, regardless of whether they are the current partner or not. However, the more revealing a suit is, the harder it is to get a girl to accept the gift. Again, players must ensure that the friendship level between their character and the target girl is very strong to avoid having the gift returned.

Volleyball
Another series mainstay, Beach volleyball is once again present. Similar to the original, players must have a partner in order to compete in a two-on-two 7-point volleyball match. The gameplay has been modified to make the game slightly more difficult and to add variety. While there are still only two buttons necessary for gameplay (pass/block and bump/spike), greater manual control is required as, unlike the original, girls will not automatically maneuver themselves into the best formation. In the online mode, two players can compete against each other, each having a computer-controlled partner.

Pool Hopping
Pool Hopping is back, however this time the player must press the corresponding button to the symbol on the floating blocks in order to 'hop' from block to block.

Casino
The game features the casino, which players can visit during the evenings. Once there, one can partake in several games, including poker and blackjack. Both of which are attended by Rio from the series.

Versions
A mobile phone variant of the game has already been released in Japan, however due to the handset's limited memory only certain mini-games like Blackjack, Poker and Item Collection are included.

An erotic Kasumi figure will be included with one of the game's two limited editions along with a Kasumi box cover, soundtrack, and "secret" photo album. A cheaper boxset without the statue is also available.

Characters
So far the playable characters are set to be:
 * Ayane
 * Christie
 * Kasumi
 * Hitomi
 * Kokoro
 * Lei Fang
 * Tina
 * Lisa
 * Helena

Trivia

 * Rio, from Tecmo's series, is set to make a guest appearance as the game's Casino dealer.

Links

 * DOA Paradise (Mobile)