I had dinner and drinks with a friend last night at TGIfridays and we went to BB afterward to check out the HDDVDs. To my surprise they had DOAX2 sitting on the shelf(2 copies) Being a huge DOA XBV fan I just had to have it. I was not disappointed.
First of all The added game modes are a very welcome edition to the game with a water slide that you have to race down without falling off, Jet ski races that are awesome fun and with GREAT water effects, there is also a flag race that consist of you waiting to hear "GO" and then rapidly tapping the A button to run and hitting B to dive for the flag,and the pool side games(tug of war in the water on floats,booty bumping,and get across) were great too only thing being you had to earn money to buy the ability(tickets from the shops) to play them. That didn't take to long using the advanced casino that is featured in this game. There is alot off different slot machines, poker, blackjack, and roulet. All in all the new features added alot to a game that was already fun without them. I wish another company would add features to game sequels coughEAcough..
The graphics are pretty good with a few minor complaints. They are very similar to DOA4 from xbox 360 launch. That's not necessarily a bad thing but I wish the hair reacted a little bit more natural on the women who have long hair. The graphics could be better but on the other hand they also seem to be going for a Anime look rather then photo realistic. Other then that everything looks good.
The sound was what you would expect from a game like this, there isn't massive gun fights or monsters trying to sneak up on you so it's really about the little grunts the ladies make as the bounce up and down and jump from foampad to foampad. The music was another story, unless you like Hilary Duff singing "Sweet 16" every 10 minutes you best use the 360's ability to change the music to that of your choice.
Over all it is a really well put together game that is a fanservice for DOA fans. If you enjoyed the first one as much as I did then this is a definite purchase and if not then your better off renting it to see if you will like enough to warrant the purchase. The online mode that is in the 360 version really adds to the game. This is defiantly something to get togather and laugh with your friends as you have chicks try to booty bump each other off foam pads and more.
Michael Ortega gives this game a 8 our of 10.