So yeah, DOAX2 is still my favorite game in the series. The Jet-Ski and Water Slide were fun activities that helped with the replay value -- in DOAX3 you get a rock climbing activity that absolutely sucks. I haven't played much of DOAX3, but I own it and I've logged in about 30 hours compared to the 200+ I put into X2.
I'm also tired of Team NINJA rehashing the same cutscenes into the game... it's such a disgrace to me. That Honoka and Marie Rose are in the game as the stars... that this game wasn't even released outside of Japan. IF my "boyfriend" Itagaki directed this game, it would have been far more tolerable for me as a fan of the franchise.
Even now Hayashi and his team continue to use Itagaki's blueprints to success in their work. DOAX3? Garbage, but I'm glad I have it anyway... Ninja Gaiden 3? Abolsute dog shit and I wish it was never made.