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ESRB: Dead or Alive Paradise is 'creepy voyeurism' photo

The ESRB says what we all are (or should be) thinking -- Tecmo's Dead or Alive Paradise features "creepy voyeurism."

This from the rating of the upcoming PlayStation Portable title which the ESRB describes as "a videogame in which users watch grown women dressed in G-string bikinis jiggle their breasts while on a two-week vacation." Beyond that, the ESRB description continues to make the game sound even stupider than it actually is, believe it or not. (And in my opinion, this game is pretty damned silly.)

"Parents and consumers should know that the game contains a fair amount of 'cheesy,' and at times, creepy voyeurism," it warns, "especially when users have complete rotate-pan-zoom control."

It concludes by pointing out that Paradise "contains bizarre, misguided notions of what really want" and states "Paradise cannot mean straddling felled tree trunks in dental-floss thongs." Unless your idea of "paradise" includes a UTI, then I'm inclined to agree with the ESRB on this one.

Dead or Alive Paradise [ESRB via Siliconera]








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Xzyliac's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/03/2010 08:43
Xzyliac
Creepy voyeurism? That's the DToid audience in spades.
lolipantsu's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/03/2010 08:44
lolipantsu
I wonder if the in-game camera allows you to save the pictures you take as jpgs or pngs in your PSP's photos directory. There have been a couple games that did that in the past I believe.
Xzyliac's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/03/2010 08:44
Xzyliac
Creepy voyeurism? That's the DToid audience in spades.
Kraid's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/03/2010 08:45
Kraid
Awwwwwwww yeaaaah gurrrrrrl!
RenegadePanda's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/03/2010 08:45
RenegadePanda
Sold.

Just give me a release date.
Sean Daisy's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/03/2010 08:47
Sean Daisy
Dead or Alive: Objectifying Women Since 1996.
Drakengard's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/03/2010 09:03
Drakengard
Custard's Revenge did it worse and first in 1982.

Pixelized Native American women raping... That's even creepier.
CJDeathBlade's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/03/2010 09:06
CJDeathBlade
The ESRB really know how to sell a game!
AliasWyvernspur's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/03/2010 09:06
AliasWyvernspur
Sold. Finally something new to break out the ol' PSP for.

Now that I'll (essentially) have DOAX on the go, I hope people on the bus don't mind the fappin'.
Aaron Mxy Yost's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/03/2010 09:06
Aaron Mxy Yost
I thought creepy voyeurism was the main point of the entire Dead or Alive series.
Shotgang's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/03/2010 09:09
Shotgang
that's exactly what I always thought of this game, and that's why I never bought it. It doesn't really appeal to me. Nothing against someone who gets turned on seeing this kind of thing.
Sexualchocolate's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/03/2010 09:15
Sexualchocolate
Wait what, there's no FIGHTING?

You just watch chicks?

I'm in!
proudly naija's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/03/2010 09:31
proudly naija
i'm suprised Namco would spend millions of dollars developin this. its just soft porn for handhelds. but i guess there's a market for anything and everything these days
Sean Daisy's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/03/2010 09:49
Sean Daisy
@proudly naija
i'm suprised Namco would spend millions of dollars developin this.

*ahem* Tecmo.
Specifically, Team Ninja.
AkatsukiKaizoku's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/03/2010 09:58
AkatsukiKaizoku
It is a surprise? Team Ninja ALWAYS over uses silicon in it´s games, I mean, most of Dead or Alive is about the girls... and it´s boobs.
socialnorms's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/03/2010 09:58
socialnorms
This is going to be good for the hentai industry. Buy some shares.
Neonie's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/03/2010 10:44
Neonie
@captainbus:

Humanity, objectifying women since EVER. Fixed.

Also, I can't get interested into DOAx, it needs more loli's and or flat chested women.
Pudge Controls the Weather's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/03/2010 10:48
Pudge Controls the Weather
I'm gonna hope and pray they don't try this shit on Samus
AceFlibble's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/03/2010 11:09
AceFlibble
The sad thing is, the first DOAXBV's volleyball game was actually kind of fun (stfu, I found it for £4 in the bargain bin) and the second one's jet ski racing and casino games were alright too in a low-effort Wii/XBLA kind of way. If they eased off the tits a bit, I'm confident they could come up with a decent game. Quite a shame that this version seems to have gone the complete other way.
Xzyliac's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/03/2010 11:14
Xzyliac
@Pudge Controls the Weather
I do believe the fans have already done that. Oh the things I cannot unsee.
ViewFinder's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/03/2010 11:24
ViewFinder
@Xzyliac
Nintendo has already done this themselves. Brawl was quite obvious at this.
pentimento's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/03/2010 11:28
pentimento
Okay, so the ESRB is innately self-righteous and puritanical but they think they're game critics now too? How is a game's cheesiness supposed to affect its rating?
The White Light's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/03/2010 11:28
The White Light
ESRB WIN!
Seriously, the DOA paradise games are trash and they set gaming back.
Chad Almasy's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/03/2010 11:32
Chad Almasy
Not that I care for DoA, but why is the ESRB posting their -opinion- on the game? I thought they were just supposed to be listing facts? (though, from what I understand, most people that really like this game -are- creepy)
Exostenza's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/03/2010 12:10
Exostenza
What is wrong with all this? The kids need their portable soft porn games!
John Johnson's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/03/2010 12:22
John Johnson
Protip: Masturbate first, then play video games. Or play video games first, then masturbate. Do not attempt both at once, you'll simply waste your time.
janoDX's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/03/2010 12:45
janoDX
creepy voyeurism = WIN...
NateT's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/03/2010 13:52
NateT
@Sexualchocolate Apparently there is a butt battle minigame, so yeh there will be fighting. And waffles.
Excel-2011's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/03/2010 13:56
Excel-2011
Of what want now?
rockydil's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/03/2010 15:08
rockydil
None of your quotes are actually in the rating summary.
Jeff Cusack's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/03/2010 15:50
Jeff Cusack
Apparently the ESRB decided to put a less "holier-than-thou" version of their ratings guide up.
Rocketmaus's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/10/2010 14:48
Rocketmaus
ESRB is a bunch of weirdos *closes door*
Gryzor's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/19/2010 21:48
Gryzor
Sounds like someone had their fun but felt a little ashamed afterwards. Awwww. ;)
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