Beach Volleyball (video game)

Beach Volleyball, released as Beach 'n Ball on the Game Boy Color, and as Power Spike: Pro Beach Volleyball in North America, is a Volleyball video game developed by French^[4] studio Carapace Game Development and Spark Creative SARL, and published by Infogrames for Game Boy Color, PlayStation and Microsoft Windows in 2000. The game was released as part of the publisher's "V" series in Europe.

Power Spike Pro Beach Volleyball
North American PlayStation version cover art featuring Gabrielle Reece[1]
Developer(s)	Carapace Game Development Spark Creative (GBC)
Publisher(s)	PlayStation PAL: Infogrames/Canal+ Multimedia NA: Infogrames Game Boy Color Infogrames Windows NA: Infogrames EU: Mindscape
Platform(s)	Game Boy Color, PlayStation, Microsoft Windows
Release	PlayStation EU: October 27, 2000 NA: November 21, 2000[2] Game Boy Color NA: December 22, 2000 EU: May 15, 2001 PC NA: May 9, 2001[3] EU: 2001
Genre(s)	Sports
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Development

The game was known as V-Beach Volleyball prior to its release in Europe.^[5]

Reception

Aggregate scores

Aggregator	Score
	GBC	PC	PS
GameRankings	60%[6]	57%[7]	57%[8]
Metacritic	N/A	60/100[9]	48/100[10]

Review scores

Publication	Score
	GBC	PC	PS
AllGame	N/A	[11]	N/A
CNET Gamecenter	N/A	N/A	3/10[12]
Electronic Gaming Monthly	N/A	N/A	4.5/10[13]
EP Daily	N/A	N/A	6.5/10[14]
Game Informer	6.5/10[15]	N/A	7.75/10[16]
GameSpot	N/A	6.2/10[17]	4.6/10[18]
GameSpy	N/A	78%[19]	N/A
GameZone	N/A	N/A	5.8/10[20]
IGN	6/10[21]	7.1/10[22]	6.5/10[23]
Next Generation	N/A	N/A	[24]
Nintendo Power	[25]	N/A	N/A
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine	N/A	N/A	[26]
PC Gamer (US)	N/A	51%[27]	N/A

Reception

The PC version received "mixed" reviews, while the PlayStation version received "generally unfavorable reviews", according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.^[9][10] Kathryn Renta of NextGen said, "There's only one volleyball game available on the PlayStation – and apparently, it's one too many. That's the sad truth about Power Spike. It could have been enjoyable, but the graphics are ugly, the music repetitive, and it's a chore to play."^[24]