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Power Spike Pro Beach Volleyball psx Game Reviews
Power Spike Pro Beach Volleyball
Critic Score
Metascore: 48 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
7.0 out of 10
based on 10 reviews
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PUBLISHER: Infogrames
DEVELOPER: Carapace
GENRE(S): Sports
PLAYERS: 4
ESRB RATING: E (Everyone)
RELEASE DATE: November 21, 2000

What The Critics Said

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

70
Gamezilla!
It isn't necessarily a bad game, it’s not exactly the kind of game that’ll keep you riveted for hours on end, either.
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67
PSX Nation
They have the right idea with the Virtua Tennis approach but failed to come even close with the graphics to match. Shoddy graphics ruin this game ultimately.
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65
IGN
Normally, graphics follow gameplay in our list of priorities, but better animation, better character models, a decent frame rate, and well, a lot of other things, could have made this a more complete volleyball experience.
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60
Sports Gaming Network
A bad frame-rate, severely choppy animation, and a hard-to-spot aiming cursor are just a few things that seriously hinder Power Spike's promising but flawed gameplay.
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58
GameZone
Although the game is somewhat entertaining, the graphics make it almost unplayable.
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50
Daily Radar
A real waste of the attractive Gabrielle Reece license.
46
GameSpot
Makes a good attempt, but its inconsistencies and shoddy control detract from the overall experience. It has the benefit of being instantly playable, but on the flip side, the game is also instantly forgettable.
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42
Gaming Age
While it fits the sport very well, this is one sport meant for playing in the sun and not on a console.
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30
Happy Puppy
Credit should be given to Infogrames for even producing a volleyball game, but Power Spike's a bit like getting sand in your shorts -- not much fun at all.
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30
CNET Gamecenter
Want to play volleyball? Go to the beach and stick to the real thing; this game sucks.

What Our Users Said

Vote Now! The average user rating for this game is 7.0 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Alex S. gave it a4:
This game is very poor.

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