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 Allow me to be perfectly frank.Aug 01, 2002
By Ikonomi
That said, anyone who thinks this game is about the babes is an idiot. Beach Spikers is an excellent, addictive, and startlingly simple volleyball game developed by Sega's talented AM2 design team -- make no mistake, it's all about the gameplay. Beach Spikers is to volleyball what Virtua Tennis and Mario Golf were to their respective sports. It's easy to pick up and play, but very tough to master, with deceptively deep gameplay mechanics. Above all, however, Beach Spikers is exceedingly fun.Beach Spikers features numerous modes of play, including standard arcade play, up to four player simultaneous multiplayer (including several minigames in addition to the core volleyball action), and an impressive World Tour mode in which you create your own character, and her intelligent CPU-controller partner, from over one hundred hairstyles, suits, faces, and an enormous range of hair and skin tones. The most impressive part of World Tour is that your computer-controlled partner actually learns -- you assign her different attribute points at the outset, and her skills grow as your team plays through the different tournaments. With the right coaching, her skills may even surpass your own! The game features a stunning array of unlockable goodies in true AM2 fashion, including bonus swimsuits, faces, and hairstyles from numerous Sega titles. Remember pink-haired Ulala from Space Channel 5? She's in there. The variety is amazing. Beach Spikers is an amazing game, with incredible graphics, extremely enjoyable gameplay, and enough depth and variety to keep any player interested for a very long time.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 Do Not Ogle: Professional Athletes At WorkMay 31, 2004
Like some of the other reviewers, I had to try every Beach Volleyball game on every format before declaring Spikers as my favorite. What surprises me about some of the other reviewers is that many of them are not into sports games, yet Spikers is the most professional sports title of this genre with simpler play features.
Anyone can play using the A/B buttons and basic punt/set/spike rules, just like many old arcade games. Sounds like that can get boring, but the game gets harder and faster as it progresses and it does have some alluring features that go beyong rubbing suntan oil on your digital partner. Character design is basic, unlike the other VB games. You have only one athletic body design but can create players with over 70 faces and 100 outfits and skin tone. The mini games may not be as fun as the minis in the other VB games, but at least Capture The Flag and Beach Bomb are authentic beach games. Maybe the developers could include Dodgeball and Combat Kiting in the next version(...). Sure the music and the announcer are lame, but who says you have to listen to anything more than replay spike knocking down your opponent (...) with full bass THX. Franchising is where Spikers really shines as a professional sports game. The world tour is based on the actual Swatch-FIVB tour and has real organizations like Holiday Inn and Coke. Even the green/blue volleyball that you see in the other video games has the Mikasa logo in this version. And about that Nissan ZX prize, well what does a girl have to do but win if she can't race the Gran Tourismo, right?
The only thing lacking is beer commercials, because this is as close as you can get to professional volleyball without watching it at 3am on ESPN. So stop watching and start playing.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Great MultiplayerApr 15, 2004
By J. Cassaro
"jcass64964"
If your looking for some eclectic multiplayer action than beach spikers is the game for you. It is an overall pretty good game but the single player mode is too easy and it's hard to play it for a long time in a row. The gameplay is exactly like that of Mario Tennis for the N64. There are limited controlls and short games which can either be a downfall or a thrill. In this case they're a thrill. Because it is easy to get the feel of the game it is okay to play with a rookie. There are also mini games available in multiplayer. Beach spikers is wicked fun but please don't buy it expecting to play for 12 hours straight. I say it is worth a try. Rattings out of 10
Fun 9
Graphics 10 (Beautiful characters)
Sound 5
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Real VolleyballApr 05, 2003
By SleepyJD
I'll take this one over DOA:X any day. It's a REAL VOLLEYBALL game. A damn good one too.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Initial ThoughtsAug 18, 2002
By Brent Houston
"ravenn22"
My first impression is that Sega has again put out a very solid sports title. The art on the characters and environments are excellent. Terrain Deformation on the sand is nice, but can look weird from certain camera angles... Menus are boring, but fairly simple. Gameplay is a lot of fun - esp. in multiplayer, and 2 of the 3 minigames are kinda cool. The game is similar to virtua tennis, where it's critical to get into position quickly and try to anticipate the computer's move. Downsides are the tutorial (ridiculously hard on the first try), the camera (can be tough to line up blocks until it's almost too late), and the audio (music is bad but can be turned off - announcer is worse and can't be turned off). I'd recommend this to anyone looking for a different and fun sports or multiplayer title. If you have any reservations, then rent it first!
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