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New Dead or Alive 5 Patch Offers Gameplay Stability And… Precision Boob Jiggling?

New Dead or Alive 5 Patch Offers Gameplay Stability And… Precision Boob Jiggling?

13 Feb

Apparently it’s a big day for patch news, first it was Aliens: Colonial Marines and now Dead or Alive 5. The latest patch for DOA 5, known as patch Ver.1.03, offers some gameplay balancing and online stability patches. Oh and, according to a post on the GameFAQs message board, there a little something extra too. Apparently the PS3 version of DOA5 now allows players to control just how much bounce their lady fighter’s breasts have during victory poses. Simply shaking the controller up and down is all that’s required. This new feature seems to be a hidden Easter egg (Valentine’s gift?), as it wasn’t listed on the official patch notes release Team Ninja put out.

Now, Team Ninja has always been pretty open about their game’s focus on “jiggle physics”, specifically in regard to the size of female character’s breasts. Team Ninja Director Yohei Shimbori spoke to Gamasutra last fall, revealing that, “we actually got a lot of feedback from people who were playing it, saying, ‘We want bigger breasts. Make the characters more like that,’” which led to the decision to simply give the fans what they asked for. But this still seems a bit outlandish. Perhaps they deserve a pat on the back for just going through with it and not caring about potential backlash? I don’t know, I’m really still just trying to wrap my head around the whole thing.

For scientific, and discussion, purposes, I will post this absurd six-minute video highlighting the new feature. Remember, discussion purposes, and also science, so don’t hate me. Oh and unless you work at an all-female trampoline-testing facility, in which case this is probably just another Wednesday, I’m going to label the video as NSFW:

What does everything think about this? It is simply a step too far? Share your thoughts on what is sure to become a topic of discussion for the next couple weeks in the comments below.

For those genuinely interested in the actual issues patch Ver.1.03 is addressing, I’ll post them below:

(Note: For detailed character-balancing notes, visit the link provided directing toward the official patch notes release.)

  • Added new stage: Zack Island.
    After installing Ver.1.03, players can download the free Zack Island stage, which will appear in the Stage Select menu.
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Added the ability to upload screenshots to Facebook from Album mode.
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Added the ability to upload video replays to Facebook from Spectator mode.
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Added the ability to upload video replays to YouTube from Spectator mode.
 (PS3)
  • Changed default health from 300 to 270 for all modes except Story.
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Some scoring rules for Arcade and Survival mode have changed based on the default health change.
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Unlocked all courses in Arcade, Time Attack and Survival Modes.
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Improved lag for online fights in some stages
    (Scramble, Hot Zone, Home, Fuel)
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Reduced lag for online fights by 1 frame.
 (PS3)
  • Fixed an issue that played the “GET READY – FIGHT!” voice later than when the players were actually able to move.
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Added the ability to accept a “Ranked Match Throwdown”.
    This will match players players who are waiting for a ranked match and players who have set the game to accept ranked match Throwdowns.
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Change the Throwdown icon to distinguish between the sender (blue) and receiver (red).
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Added the ability to search by connection quality. When this is set, a player matching will give priority to other players with the specified connection quality or better. (Due to network conditions, there may be times when players are matched with others of a lower quality connection.)
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Added the ability to display the opponent’s profile (wins/losses, connection quality, etc.) when matching for a ranked match. Also added the ability to cancel a match while the opponent’s data is displayed.
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Added the number of ranked matches as an unlock condition for some characters and costumes.
    (Please refer to the separate chart for details of the unlock conditions.)
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Set the number of rounds for ranked matches at 3 rounds per match.
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Changed so a player’s selection in the Character Select screen will not be visible to the opponent.
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Removed player stage selection from ranked matches, making all matches occur in randomly selected stages.
    (The selection will use the default random filter.)
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Grade Point variables have been balanced.
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Fixed an issue with ranked match searches that would match opponents from outside the player’s Grade search setting.
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Added the ability to save a replay after lobby matches.
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Added a connection quality setting when creating a lobby. Setting this will make the lobby accessible only to players of the specified connection quality or better. (If the connection quality drops after joining a lobby, that player will not be kicked out.)
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Added the ability to search by connection quality for lobby matches. Setting this will display only lobbies of the specified connection quality or better in the search results.
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Added a “Wait Time” setting when creating a lobby to specify the time to wait for a match. Regardless of this setting, the champion (player with the ★) can start a match at any time by pressing OK.
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Added the ability in lobby matches to buffer the “Return to Lobby” command during the victory/loss scene.
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Changed to display the lobby name in the search results for a lobby match.
    (Players can switch between lobby name and player name displays.)
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Changed to input a default lobby name if no name is specified when an lobby is created for an online lobby match.
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Changed to set Fighter/Spectator in lobby matches with the OK (confirmation) button.
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Changed the text chat in lobby matches to display a player’s own comments in a different color.
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Changed to allow a full-screen display of the text chat window while watching lobby matches.
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Changed the menu profile display in lobby matches so they do not cover up the cursor.
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Players can now be kicked out of lobby matches while watching or waiting for a match.
    (Players currently fighting in a match cannot be kicked out.)
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Fixed an issue that caused the game to hang after canceling character selection in a lobby match.
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Fixed an issue that would occasionally cause the game to be unable to progress when a player was invited to a lobby match in any mode other than the Main Menu.
 (Xbox360)
  • Added an Exhibition Mode to the offline Versus Mode. Setting Exhibition Mode to on will unlock all characters, stages and most costumes. Some features will not be available in Exhibition Mode, such as unlocking trophies and saving fight records.
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Fixed an issue that occurred after a loss in Versus Mode which caused incorrect AI behavior in the next match.
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Added a shortcut (PS3: SELECT + R1/Xbox 360: BACK + RB) to change hit settings in Training Mode.
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Changed the shortcut (PS3: SELECT + L1/Xbox 360: BACK + LB) for replaying an example move in Command Training.
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Fixed an issue that would cause the game to hang when restarting in Training Mode.
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Fixed an issue that would make it impossible to restart in Command Training.
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Corrected the game so it maintains Command Training progress until the end of the game.
    (Note: the in-progress state itself is not saved.)
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Speeded up the timing of opponent AI rising in Command Training.
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Change throw escape behavior in Training Mode. Before, COM throw escapes would always succeed, regardless of player input timing, if the Throw Escapes setting was set to fastest. This has been changed to allow COM throw escapes to fail if the player inputs a command with perfect timing.
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Fixed an issue that caused characters to move offscreen when completing Command Training.
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Fixed an issue that caused replays to be saved incorrectly.
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Changed to allow switching UI display on/off in steps while watching a replay.
    (Players can hide the replay time display and just display the same UI as a normal match.)
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Changed to display the online ID/gamertag when watching a saved replay of an online match.
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Corrected the Xbox 360 version so cursor position in the replay or album menu is preserved after watching a replay or displaying a photo.
 (Xbox360)
  • Added a display for uncleared missions on the timeline in Story Mode. Uncleared missions are shown with a different color icon and message.
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Added the following special displays to the move lists: SP – notes special conditions such as back-turned stance, OH – notes Offensive Holds, CB – notes Critical Burst moves, PB – notes Power Blows
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Added a Grade Point gauge on the fight result display in the Main Menu.
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Added a confirmation window when quitting the game when PlayStation®Store is selected in the Main Menu.
 (PS3)
  • Changed so COM opponents select DLC costumes randomly if DLC costumes have been downloaded.
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Changed the 4-bar antenna indicator in online modes to green to make it easier to understand.
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Changed the sound effect when selecting Danger Zones On/Off on the Stage Select screen.
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Made “NEW” display on the PlayStation®Store or Xbox Marketplace menu item in the Main Menu when new DLC is available.
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Fixed an issue that occasionally made the game hang when selecting an online mode while PlayStation®Network was undergoing maintenance.
 (PS3)
  • Fixed an issue on the Home stage that occasionally made a character not display when KO-ing a character and performing a down attack.
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Fixed an issue on the Home stage that occasionally made a character pass through a wall.
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Fixed an issue that caused the language settings in the Options Menu not to be saved.
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Fixed an issue that set character selection to random after accepting a Throwdown.
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Fixed an issue when accepting a Throwdown in Tag Mode that caused a stage to be selected which was unusable with Tag.
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Fixed incorrect data in the Move List.
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Corrected to maintain online search settings until the game is quit.
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Corrected issues with the Critical Damage display in Move Details, where the color change was different than when the actual Critical state change.
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Sidestep settings moved to the CONTROLLER screen.
 (PS3/Xbox360)
  • Fixed a bug that caused the sidestep settings to change in online matches.
 (PS3/Xbox360)

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Vincent Parisi

I guess I'm the typical, modern day nerd. I was raised right on Batman: TAS and old-school TMNT. I've been a core gamer since I was 2 years old (I was beating Mario before I could finish sentences) and haven't thought twice about it since. My favorite game genre is RPG for sure. I love the advent of channels like Nerdist and Geek and Sundry, and will never turn down an invitation to a Con. (Though I don't cosplay... yet.) I hate not owning the latest and greatest gadgets and aspire to find my place in the world of game journalism. Favorite Games: The Mass Effect trilogy, Super Mario World, the BioShock series, the Ratchet and Clank series, anything featuring Nolan North. Favorite shows: FireFly (Browncoats, unite!), Bones, Castle, Spectacular Spider-Man (RIP), Transformers Prime. Anything featuring the voice talents of Steve Blum, Gina Torres, Ashley Johnson, or Yuri Lowenthal. Favorite Comics: Amazing Spider-Man (Thanks for the memories), most things featuring Batman, any one where Green Arrow makes an appearance.

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