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Beach Volley (computer game)
Encyclopedia
Beach Volley is a simplified computer game version of volleyball
from the French developer team Ocean France for various 16-Bit and 8-Bit personal computer
s, released by Ocean Software Ltd in 1989.
. Two teams of two players each trying to score by making the ball land inside the opponents half of the court. First team reaching seven points within six minutes wins and head to another of the eight countries. At five minutes of play, the music changes to a different tune to indicate the player to hurry up. If you reach the six minutes limit, you lose the game, even if you are ahead in points. One or two player at once can play the game, but tournament mode is only available for single player. In singe player mode you will be joined by an AI controlled player. To help the human player a flickering blue cursor on the ground will indicate where the ball will be landing.
The world tournament consists of a single match in eight different countries, which is seen on a world map. Your team starts in London
and the final match will be held in Paris
. Your team had to take challenges in New York
, Niihau
, Luxor
, Sydney
, Tokyo
and Moscow
in between too. Every hosting country will be introduced with a little humorous skit, which is usually related to their sights or locations.
s Amiga and Atari ST, but were later ported to other systems.
Jean Baudlot
was hired to produce the music, he composed sixteen mostly rock'n roll songs which got favorable mentions in reviews like CU Amiga
or ZZAP!
.
Reviews from 1989:
This is one of the most addictive games I've played in a long time. - 88% - CU Amiga-64
Brilliant! All the fun of the real thing but without the risk of sunburn. - 85% - ZZAP
Beach Volley is certainly more interesting than your usual shoot 'em up. - 8/10 - AUI
Reviews from 1991:
Trip away this flash facade and clever between level sequences, and there is a decidedly dull game cowering beneath. - %43 - CU Amiga
Don't let the cartoon graphics trick you into buying this poorly disguised variation on a poor tennis game - 28% - Amiga Power
: Michel Janicki
Graphics
: Michèle Bacqué, Philippe Dessoly, Pierre-Eric Loriaux
Music: Jean Baudlot
Designer: Marc Djan
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
from the French developer team Ocean France for various 16-Bit and 8-Bit personal computer
Personal computer
A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
s, released by Ocean Software Ltd in 1989.
Story
A stranger interrupts a beach volleyball game and offering the player to join the "Ocean Beach Volley" worldwide tournament, to play against the best from eight other countries. The winner of this competition will receive $250,000 dollars.Gameplay
Follows the base ruleset of volleyballVolleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
. Two teams of two players each trying to score by making the ball land inside the opponents half of the court. First team reaching seven points within six minutes wins and head to another of the eight countries. At five minutes of play, the music changes to a different tune to indicate the player to hurry up. If you reach the six minutes limit, you lose the game, even if you are ahead in points. One or two player at once can play the game, but tournament mode is only available for single player. In singe player mode you will be joined by an AI controlled player. To help the human player a flickering blue cursor on the ground will indicate where the ball will be landing.
Locations
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and the final match will be held in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. Your team had to take challenges in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, Niihau
Niihau
Niihau or Niihau is the seventh largest of the inhabited Hawaiian Islands in the U.S. state of Hawaii, having an area of . Niihau lies southwest of Kauai across the Kaulakahi Channel. Several intermittent playa lakes provide wetland habitats for the Hawaiian Coot, the Black-winged Stilt, and the...
, Luxor
Luxor
Luxor is a city in Upper Egypt and the capital of Luxor Governorate. The population numbers 487,896 , with an area of approximately . As the site of the Ancient Egyptian city of Thebes, Luxor has frequently been characterized as the "world's greatest open air museum", as the ruins of the temple...
, Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
and Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
in between too. Every hosting country will be introduced with a little humorous skit, which is usually related to their sights or locations.
Development
Beach Volley is the first Ocean France product.. Was one of the first Ocean games to be aimed for the 16-Bit personal computerPersonal computer
A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
s Amiga and Atari ST, but were later ported to other systems.
Jean Baudlot
Jean Baudlot
Jean Baudlot is a French music composer , most notable for composing music for videogames in the 80's/90's and collaborations with Richard Clayderman, Nicolas de Angelis, Michèle Torr and Joe Dassin...
was hired to produce the music, he composed sixteen mostly rock'n roll songs which got favorable mentions in reviews like CU Amiga
Commodore User
Commodore User, known to the readers as the abbreviated CU, was one of the oldest British Commodore magazines. A publishing history spanning over 15 years, mixing content with technical and games features...
or ZZAP!
Zzap!64
Zzap!64 was a computer games magazine covering games on the Commodore International series of computers, especially the Commodore 64 . It was published in the UK by Newsfield Publications Ltd and later by Europress Impact....
.
Review & Quotes
Beach Volley got on release in mostly raving reviews from amiga magazines. Two years later when it was re-release as a budget title some magazines like CU Amiga or Amiga Power wrote new reviews with a noticeable lower rating (criticizing poor gameplay).Reviews from 1989:
This is one of the most addictive games I've played in a long time. - 88% - CU Amiga-64
Commodore User
Commodore User, known to the readers as the abbreviated CU, was one of the oldest British Commodore magazines. A publishing history spanning over 15 years, mixing content with technical and games features...
Brilliant! All the fun of the real thing but without the risk of sunburn. - 85% - ZZAP
Zzap!64
Zzap!64 was a computer games magazine covering games on the Commodore International series of computers, especially the Commodore 64 . It was published in the UK by Newsfield Publications Ltd and later by Europress Impact....
Beach Volley is certainly more interesting than your usual shoot 'em up. - 8/10 - AUI
Amiga User International
Amiga User International was a monthly computer magazine published in its later years by AUI Limited, it was the first dedicated Amiga magazine in Europe and in comparison to other Amiga magazines, AUI had a more serious perspective...
Reviews from 1991:
Trip away this flash facade and clever between level sequences, and there is a decidedly dull game cowering beneath. - %43 - CU Amiga
Commodore User
Commodore User, known to the readers as the abbreviated CU, was one of the oldest British Commodore magazines. A publishing history spanning over 15 years, mixing content with technical and games features...
Don't let the cartoon graphics trick you into buying this poorly disguised variation on a poor tennis game - 28% - Amiga Power
Amiga Power
Amiga Power was a monthly magazine about Amiga computer games. It was published in the United Kingdom by Future Publishing, and ran for 65 issues, from May 1991 to September 1996....
Credits
ProgrammersGame programmer
A game programmer is a software engineer, programmer, or computer scientist who primarily develops codebase for video games or related software, such as game development tools. Game programming has many specialized disciplines all of which fall under the umbrella term of "game programmer"...
: Michel Janicki
Graphics
Game artist
A game artist is an artist who creates art for one or more types of games. Game artists are responsible for all of the aspects of game development that call for visual art...
: Michèle Bacqué, Philippe Dessoly, Pierre-Eric Loriaux
Music: Jean Baudlot
Jean Baudlot
Jean Baudlot is a French music composer , most notable for composing music for videogames in the 80's/90's and collaborations with Richard Clayderman, Nicolas de Angelis, Michèle Torr and Joe Dassin...
Designer: Marc Djan