ROM Download for PSX Power Spike - Pro Beach Volleyball ISO. Nov 29, 2000 Power Spike Pro Beach Volleyball makes a good attempt, but its inconsistencies and shoddy control detract from the overall experience.

Historically, sports like volleyball, tennis and badminton often fail to translate to the video game screen well, and Power Spike Pro Beach Volleyball is no exception. Diehard fans of the beach sport may be enthralled, but most gamers will shake this poor effort loose like sand out of a bathing suit. Power Spike Pro Beach Volleyball is graphically inferior to other sports games released in 2000 and 2001, the sound is awful, and gameplay is confusing.

The first easily noticeable major flaw is the incredibly slow loading time, which is followed by a poorly edited highlight reel of volleyball stars spiking each other and fans mugging for the camera. The video is a gigantic Windows AVI file that takes up nearly a quarter of the hard drive space required for installation. Pressing the escape button to bypass the video will often cause the PC to freeze. Drivers Ngs Tv Capture Driver on this page. The unpredictable user interface further diminishes any enjoyment the game might have. The default keyboard controls for player number one are laid out with action buttons on the number pad and movement relegated to the keyboard arrows. Drivers Joystick Tech Mobility Cablevision.

While this might be fine for the 13 percent of the world's left-handed population, most gamers will want to change the layout, or, at the very least, get some distance between the two hands. Joystick and gamepad users have an entirely different set of problems trying to control the jerky movements of the small characters on the screen. Regardless of what controller you use, be prepared for a world of confusion. The manually is absolutely useless in terms of what controls perform what actions, how to set up a spike with a computer-controlled teammate, or exactly how to aim serves to get them over the net. Action becomes a bit easier with practice, but luck plays a much bigger role in winning than does skill or finesse.