Pool Hopping

Tina Armstrong and Lei Fang pool-hopping in Xtreme 2.

Pool Hopping is a pool-related mini-game featured in the Dead or Alive Xtreme spin-off series. Along with volleyball and the casion games, it is one of the few mini-games that has appeared in Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball, Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 and Dead or Alive Paradise. The gameplay of pool hopping has been changed slightly between games as console sensitivity has developed.

The concept of pool hopping is simple: the player must get their character from one end of the pool to another by jumping on floating pads lined up across the water. To successfully hop to the next pad, players must conduct the correct jump to stop the girl from fall into the water; tapping a face button results in a short jump, holding it results in a long jump. However, although simple in idea, mastering pool hopping can be tricky as good judgment is key to gaining success.

Gameplay

Ayane pool-hopping in Dead or Alive Xtreme.

Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball

The objective of pool hopping in Xtreme is relatively simply: While being timed, the player just need to move their character from one side of the pool to other by jumping on the pink and yellow pads. The faster they get to the other side of the pool, the higher the score will be, which in turn means the player earns more Zack Dollars to spend.

Bonus points can be gained for chaining jumps smoothly. The bonus points will be accumulated during hopping. However if the player falls into the pool, the bonus points earned will be forfeited and they will not receive any Zack dollars for those points.

Dead or Alive Xtreme 2

The game has been changed in Xtreme 2 from the original: the players must now race another girl across the pool by hopping across floating pads which are one of four colors; green, blue, yellow and red. Although the controls are the same, if the player presses the button that corresponds to the next pad's color (for example, if the pad is red and they press the Xbox 360 controller button ) this results in bonus points being earned. The winner is the one who makes it to the other side of the pool first. If one of the girls fall into the pool, their opponent automatically wins.

Hitomi pool-hopping in Paradise.

Dead or Alive Paradise

Pool hopping in Paradise is simular to a mix of the game in Xtreme and Xtreme 2 but with a diffirent twist: It is a solo timed-race and the colored pads do bare the face button symbols of the PlayStation Portable, however instead of picking the corresponding button of the next pad for bonus points, the right button is need to actaully hop to the pad at all. Pressing the wrong button results in the character falling into the pool. The quicker the player reaches the end of the pool, the more points - and in turn, Zack dollars - they earn.

Gallery

Dead or Alive Xtreme 2

Lei Fang vs. Tina

Christie vs. Kokoro

Dead or Alive Paradise

Helena Douglas vs. Rio