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Dead or Alive is still appealing to perverts

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Remember a while back when Dead or Alive developer Tecmo said it would be dialling back the rampant sexism and creepy boob fixation inherent in its Dead or Alive Fighting games? Remember how they said they wanted more realistic depictions of women, and that it was silly to appeal to a teenage boy demographic?  Did you believe ‘em? I hope not, because the game’s latest DLC turns it up to 11.

Called the bath and bedtime DLC, it adds stupid costumes to the game’s female characters. Here’s the official description:

“The girls of DOA5U get cozy in 10 new bath towel and pyjama-themed costumes. This [sic] costumes are bathtime costumes for Ayane, Helena, Tina and Rachel; and bedtime costumes for Kokoro, Hitomi, Marie Rose, Mila, Leifang and Momiji.”

Yes, that means skimpy nighties, pyjamas and negligee. No, there’s no DLC of this sort for any of the males characters, which is quite frankly rather sexist. Men like to get clean and sleep too!

Previous, equally ridiculous DLC for the game includes “Hotties Swimwear”, “Cheerleader Costumes” and “Hot Getaway Packs”. Dead or Alive as a franchise generally isn’t the place to go for highbrow kicks, with spinoffs from the series delving as far down in to the barrel as to produce an extreme volleyball game with hyper-realistic boob-jiggling physics.

“We’re trying to focus on the real women that surround us; the voice of a female, the mannerisms. We are being realistic about it,”  Team Ninja’s Yosuke Hayash said back before the game’s release.  “We want to show something that’s more high class, that adult males of our generation could look at a woman [character] and be impressed with her as a woman, not just as a pin-up.”

At this point, they should just give up on games and produce Ecchi. It’s unfortunate too, because at its core, Dead or Alive is still a pretty competent and fun fighting game.

Last Updated: August 5, 2014

28 Comments

  1. Admiral Chief Dovahkiin

    August 5, 2014 at 11:02

    Pyjama party with a smackdown

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  2. Alien Emperor Trevor

    August 5, 2014 at 11:04

    So they’re aiming for more lingering looks? Geddit? LINGERING! IT’S A PUN!

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    • Kensei Seraph

      August 5, 2014 at 11:05

      *backhands Trevor*

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      • Alien Emperor Trevor

        August 5, 2014 at 11:08

        Don’t oppress me. My puns bring all the boys to the yard.

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        • CAE9872

          August 5, 2014 at 11:10

          Oh I cannot resist…

          My puns are better than yours!

          You can now continue…

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          • Hammersteyn

            August 5, 2014 at 11:11

            Damn right their better than yours.

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            August 5, 2014 at 11:12

            I’d teach you but I’d have to charge

          • Kensei Seraph

            August 5, 2014 at 11:13

            *Oprah voice-over*
            Backhands for everyone.
            *Backhands @hammersteyn:disqus, @cae9872:disqus and @disqus_DoEH3TsffU:disqus*

          • Hammersteyn

            August 5, 2014 at 11:14

            My puns brings all the….. Dammit @disqus_dQR6yNlVbg:disqus

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            August 5, 2014 at 11:17

            hahahaha

      • Rince

        August 5, 2014 at 11:30

        Helps to backhand @disqus_DoEH3TsffU:disqus with a trout

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    • Maxiviper117

      August 5, 2014 at 11:41

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  3. Hammersteyn

    August 5, 2014 at 11:05

    Those towels must be stapled to their bodies or something.

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  4. Hammersteyn

    August 5, 2014 at 11:07

    One would be forgiven for thinking the final boss in this game would be a dude with tentacles

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    • Alien Emperor Trevor

      August 5, 2014 at 11:08

      A dude? So this is a kids game?

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      • Hammersteyn

        August 5, 2014 at 11:08

        Like age restrictions ever mattered with Video Games.

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      • Rince

        August 5, 2014 at 11:33

        It’s an Umar game, same thing? *RUNS

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  5. CAE9872

    August 5, 2014 at 11:09

    There is one thing wrong with the list – where the hell is Kasumi???????

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    • Hammersteyn

      August 5, 2014 at 11:11

      She decided fuck this towel shit, I’m leaving for Tekken?

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      • CAE9872

        August 5, 2014 at 11:15

        LOL

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  6. Rince

    August 5, 2014 at 11:29

    Are they still making this kak?

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    • Kensei Seraph

      August 5, 2014 at 11:35

      There will always be a market for scantily clad women doing activities that cause “jiggle”.

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      • Rince

        August 5, 2014 at 11:40

        Tehehe. Yeah, I just meant after their whole ‘we will grow up’ comments this comes out?

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  7. Dutch Matrix

    August 5, 2014 at 11:37

    Did I just wander into the Lazygamer old age home? Oh. Sorry. I forgot. Gaming these days are all about being SERIOUS and hyper realistic and gritty and oh my Gods I want to slit my wrists at the depressing game I just played through.
    Fuck the fun or outright silly. 😛

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    • Rince

      August 5, 2014 at 11:41

      Can’t tell if being… BWAHAHAHAH

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  8. Sir Rants A Lot Llew

    August 5, 2014 at 15:54

    Oh Japan

    Reply

  9. Ricardo Harvey

    August 7, 2014 at 10:04

    “because at its core, Dead or Alive is still a pretty competent and fun fighting game.” No truer words have ever been written.

    Reply

  10. boondocksaint87

    January 13, 2015 at 16:06

    At least all the fights have a happy ending

    Reply

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