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Starting with the gameplay as arcade-style representations of the sport go SVB delivers the majority of what you’d be looking for. You’ll see a target representing where the ball is about to go, you can get into position (including diving) to try to hit it back or set it up for your partner, and then if you’re able to line things up you’ll be able to jump up and spike it. You have a relative ability to direct the ball to try to find the gaps in your opponents’ defense, and about the only thing that is perhaps a bit too finicky is your ability to block spikes at the net. Where it really shows the extra effort is in trying to give you as much to work with as possible on top of the well-implemented gameplay. A pretty impressive character customizer (which can feel very familiar in places) is included that will let you refine what you and pretty well anyone you want to create looks like. You’ll be able to play through the game’s story mode, which will begin unlocking some pretty wild characters once you get deeper in. As you’d expect you can get right into the action with a quick match. Probably the nicest feature if you happen to have a big group is the ability to set up either 8 or 16-player tournaments. If you’re looking for an entertaining way to play some arcade volleyball Super Volley Blast does a pretty good job of delivering the goods. While it isn’t souped up with special attacks, meters, and the like it covers the bases of actual play pretty well, with the only major omission being the ability to block at the net. Throw in a Story mode that will make you work to unlock some increasingly silly and strange characters and if you’re a fan of the sport it sets you up pretty nicely for some fun.
Justin Nation, Score:Good [7.0]