<s>
Beach	B-Application
Spikers	I-Application
is	O
a	O
beach	O
volleyball	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
Japanese	O
arcades	O
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
GameCube	B-Application
port	O
,	O
renamed	O
Beach	B-Application
Spikers	I-Application
:	O
Virtua	O
Beach	O
Volleyball	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2002	O
for	O
all	O
regions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
Sega	O
's	O
Virtua	O
sports	O
games	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Beach	B-Application
Spikers	I-Application
is	O
based	O
around	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
"	O
charging	O
"	O
the	O
strength	O
of	O
moves	O
,	O
judged	O
by	O
how	O
long	O
the	O
button	O
is	O
held	O
prior	O
to	O
release	O
at	O
the	O
point	O
of	O
which	O
the	O
move	O
is	O
executed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
two	O
modes	O
to	O
choose	O
from	O
:	O
Arcade	B-Application
Mode	O
and	O
World	O
Tour	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arcade	B-Application
mode	O
is	O
a	O
basic	O
progression	O
through	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
AI	B-Application
opponents	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
portion	O
of	O
Arcade	B-Application
Mode	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
head-to-head	O
matches	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
human	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
World	O
Tour	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
a	O
user-created	O
team	O
through	O
a	O
tournament	O
,	O
earning	O
points	O
as	O
they	O
go	O
that	O
allow	O
them	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
stats	O
of	O
their	O
players	O
and	O
unlock	O
player	O
customization	O
items	O
,	O
including	O
some	O
based	O
on	O
other	O
Sega	O
titles	O
like	O
Fighting	B-Application
Vipers	I-Application
and	O
Space	B-Application
Channel	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
in	O
their	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
2001	O
issue	O
as	O
the	O
fifth	O
most-successful	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Game	O
No	O
One	O
Played	O
on	O
GameCube	B-Application
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Alternative	O
Sports	O
Game	O
on	O
GameCube	B-Application
"	O
at	O
GameSpots	O
Best	O
and	O
Worst	O
of	O
2002	O
Awards	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Sega	B-Application
Soccer	I-Application
Slam	I-Application
and	O
Tony	B-Application
Hawk	I-Application
's	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
Skater	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
