Dead or Alive 3 is the second top reason why i am now an xbox gamer.

User Rating: 8.7 | Dead or Alive 3 (Classics) XBOX
I liked the very first installment of the Dead or Alive because of how you can knock your oppenent on certain spots on a stage and they would be exploded into the air like a grenade hit them and the innovative and defensive reversal system in the gameplay.Dead or Alive 2:Hardcore on the PS2 sealed the deal for me to become a certified fan of this groundbreaking,innovative,and revolutionary 3D fighting game franchise.This fighting game franchise is kind of like ''Virtua Fighter'' on steroids (in a very good way) only.I LOVE the new fighters,stages,and costumes of the fighters in this majestic and magnificent installment.The graphics,sound effects,and level designs of the stages definitley showcases the power of the original xbox.This game is one of the reasons why the original xbox sold as many units as it did and rightfully so.As a result of this well known fact,i definitely look forward to owning the xbox 360 and buying Dead or Alive 4 (which is a most worthy successor) to this breathtakingly beautiful fighting game.My favorite stages of all time in the Dead or Alive universe has always been the ones where you can throw,kick,or punch your opponent (especially human oppenents in the intense multiplayer mode) through glass and window panes and force them into neon light signs and what not.If only there were glass and window pane opportunities on every stage and a lot more fully destructible interactive environments,objects, and opportunities of every sort and every kind on each stage ever created so far for this franchise.