Dead or Alive 3: Story Mode

There's a reason why I'm P. Whipped.
After a very happy reunion for a whole solid week, She Who Must Be Obeyed (SWMBO) is back in form and has plonked me firmly into the dog house.
The bottom-line result of this is that instead of spending the requisite "quality time" with her, I'm back in front of the XBox.

On to the meat of it.

So I fire up the XBox and notice that a friend is online. He's new to the XBox and new to XBL. He is in PGR2 and idle, so I create a game and invite him. And sit. And sit. I give him a generous five minutes, but he's still idle. Screw this, I want to play!

Blinx: The Time Sweeper. I bought this one after good reviews and recommendations. I have played quite a lot of Voodoo Vince, so I figured this would be in the same vein. Alas, it did not live up to my expectations. At this point, I expect that this is one title that I will be reserving for the kids. Put away after 30 minutes.

Dead or Alive 3 (DOA3). This is one that I have wanted to get into, but I'm not good at combos, so I wind up doing a lot of button mashing. But I decided to give it a try. After all, I'm pretty far into the DOA Volleyball game.
I like Lei Fang, so I do a little bit of training with her, trying to get the hang of some combos, with limited success. What the hell, I will try Story mode.
The first couple of fights were easy, but it becomes a bit challenging after that. Hmm, I will have to remember to figure out how to do counter-attacks and reversals. After a few losses and perseverance, I get to this Omega character. Who the hell is he? He's mean!
After his eventual defeat, I get a nice cutscene and then back to the menu. Oh! I beat it! After a bit more research, I see that there is now a theater section and I can view Lei Fang's movie whenever I want.
I did the Story mode for Hitomi and Kasumi and prepared for bed. Nope, it's still not out of my system yet. So I did the Story mode for Tina as well. OK, that's half of the girls, and 4 out of 16. I will try to do another 4 tomorrow.

Personal notes: I like Lei Fang's closed moves. Hitomi has a very nice kick, and Kasumi punches well. Tina is just all over the place; too open, especially her kick. I will have to do some more experimenting and learn their styles (strengths, weaknesses) a bit better.