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Virtua Tennis was a revolution of how to approach making sports games because they made the act of hitting the ball NOT the game. It's understood that tennis players can hit the ball, so just move your little dude to the right spot and press the button -- your shot will be in bounds and over the net. The depth actually comes from the sport of tennis itself; serve and volley, pull your opponent off the line, date Mandy Moore. Virtua Tennis is awesome.
Similarly Dead or Alive's ease of entry doesn't have to mean that you don't have exciting matches. It means that the playing field is somewhat level, and you are playing against the other player, not a set of rules as devised by the developer. The depth comes from fighting another person, reading their moves, discovering their weaknesses. Mindgames! That the entry fee to this level of fighting is LOWER than more complex games shouldn't disgust people. But it does. It's just different. It's a different game, heaven forbid.
Much like when some retard said here (in the before-times when SB had not deleted the forum because Veronica fucked Umberto) that Escape from Butcher Bay wasn't going to be a great game because the previews noted it's lack of sniper rifle, multiplayer and wide open spaces. It's a prejudice, and as I people who know me will tell you, I hate prejudices. It makes my heart sad. An FPS without a sniper rifle CAN be fun, and a fighting game without trigonometry can be "deep".
Finally, I think people understate the depth of DOA. Limbo stuns, sidestep attacks, slippery surfaces, walls (ceilings!), elevation, juggles, attack delays, and practically no canned combos... It's not exactly Mortal Kombat. Let's learn Gen-Fu together, people.
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I'm here now! / I'm doing the best I can! by Fussbett 02/24/2005, 9:18pm PST 
You didn't like Tag Tourny? by Willdog 02/24/2005, 10:43pm PST
One, not counting five. It went 1, 2, 3, tag, 4, 5. NT by extarbags 02/24/2005, 10:55pm PST
No I didn't. by Fussbett 02/25/2005, 1:37am PST
Re: No I didn't. by motherfuckerfoodeater 02/25/2005, 3:06am PST
Re: No I didn't. by Worm 02/25/2005, 6:05am PST
Re: No I didn't. by extarbags 02/25/2005, 6:14am PST
Well Gawd, what fighting games do you elite gamers play? by bink 02/25/2005, 7:50am PST
My favorite is Guilty Gear by extarbags 02/25/2005, 8:04am PST
ah, fighting games. by Eyo 02/25/2005, 10:27am PST
So DOA is good because it's easy? NT by extarbags 02/25/2005, 1:35pm PST
Yes! by Fussbett 02/25/2005, 3:50pm PST
After a few drinks, I've got more thoughts on fighting games. by Fussbett 02/26/2005, 5:21am PST
Never seen an actual mind game happen in DOA... by extarbags 02/26/2005, 6:09am PST
Re: So DOA is good because it's easy? by The Cheap Zseni Machine 02/25/2005, 5:36pm PST
Thank you everyone. by bink 02/25/2005, 6:51pm PST
Re: Thank you everyone. by The Cheap Zseni Machine 02/25/2005, 7:36pm PST
Re: So DOA is good because it's easy? by extarbags 02/26/2005, 8:12am PST
Re: So DOA is good because it's easy? by The Cheap Zseni Machine 02/26/2005, 9:04am PST
Re: So DOA is good because it's easy? by extarbags 02/26/2005, 9:27am PST
Re: So DOA is good because it's easy? by The Cheap Zseni Machine 02/26/2005, 2:07pm PST
also by motherfuckerfoodeater 02/26/2005, 7:47pm PST
Re: So DOA is good because it's easy? by FABIO 02/26/2005, 1:09pm PST
Re: So DOA is good because it's easy? by Fussbett 02/26/2005, 7:59pm PST
So is it DOA:U > DOA3 > DOA: PS2 whatevathafuck > DOA2? by bink 02/27/2005, 12:42pm PST
Yeah, mostly by Fussbett 02/27/2005, 1:58pm PST
Wait a minute, Christie isn't in DOA:U!? That kinda seals it for me right there. NT by bink 02/28/2005, 5:51am PST
Re: So DOA is good because it's easy? by extarbags 02/27/2005, 5:24pm PST
Re: So DOA is good because it's easy? by The Cheap Zseni Machine 02/27/2005, 5:53pm PST
Re: So DOA is good because it's easy? by extarbags 02/27/2005, 7:30pm PST
Re: So DOA is good because it's easy? by The Cheap Zseni Machine 02/28/2005, 4:33am PST
BLUSH NT by extarbags 02/28/2005, 6:17am PST
Re: ah, fighting games. by motherfuckerfoodeater 02/25/2005, 1:42pm PST
Re: ah, fighting games. by extarbags 02/25/2005, 1:56pm PST
Re: ah, fighting games. by bombMexico 02/25/2005, 2:56pm PST
Re: ah, fighting games. by extarbags 02/25/2005, 3:02pm PST
Re: ah, fighting games. by bombMexico 02/25/2005, 3:55pm PST
Sounds almost apologetic by Voyons Donc 02/24/2005, 11:05pm PST
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