<s>
Malibu	B-Application
Bikini	I-Application
Volleyball	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1993	O
beach	O
volleyball	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Hand	O
Made	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
have	O
the	O
choice	O
to	O
compete	O
across	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
modes	O
available	O
with	O
either	O
AI-controlled	O
opponents	O
or	O
against	O
other	O
human	O
players	O
using	O
the	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
's	O
ComLynx	O
system	O
on	O
matches	O
set	O
in	O
Malibu	O
,	O
California	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Malibu	B-Application
Bikini	I-Application
Volleyball	I-Application
formed	O
part	O
in	O
a	O
string	O
of	O
projects	O
created	O
by	O
Hand	O
Made	O
Software	O
on	O
the	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
after	O
their	O
first	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
platform	O
,	O
Awesome	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
,	O
went	O
gold	O
and	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
development	O
was	O
led	O
by	O
Alien	B-Application
vs	I-Application
Predator	I-Application
producer	O
James	O
Hampton	O
along	O
with	O
Oscar	O
Green	O
of	O
Hand	O
Made	O
and	O
went	O
through	O
various	O
changes	O
before	O
its	O
eventual	O
launch	O
to	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Malibu	B-Application
Bikini	I-Application
Volleyball	I-Application
garnered	O
mixed	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
who	O
felt	O
divided	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
several	O
aspects	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
presentation	O
,	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
design	O
,	O
gameplay	O
and	O
controls	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
people	O
was	O
noted	O
by	O
some	O
reviewers	O
as	O
a	O
positive	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Malibu	B-Application
Bikini	I-Application
Volleyball	I-Application
is	O
a	O
two-on-two	O
beach	O
volleyball	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Kings	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Beach	I-Application
and	O
RealSports	B-Application
Volleyball	I-Application
,	O
where	O
players	O
take	O
control	O
of	O
either	O
a	O
male	O
or	O
a	O
female	O
avatar	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
matches	O
on	O
outdoor	O
courts	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
Malibu	O
,	O
California	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiplayer	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
focus	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
can	O
compete	O
against	O
each	O
other	O
by	O
connecting	O
four	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
units	O
via	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
ComLynx	O
port	O
during	O
the	O
title	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Malibu	B-Application
Bikini	I-Application
Volleyball	I-Application
formed	O
part	O
in	O
a	O
string	O
of	O
five	O
projects	O
by	O
Hand	O
Made	O
Software	O
for	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
after	O
their	O
first	O
commercially	O
released	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
,	O
Awesome	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
,	O
went	O
gold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
development	O
was	O
helmed	O
by	O
a	O
small	O
team	O
at	O
the	O
company	O
with	O
Oscar	O
Green	O
as	O
producer	O
,	O
while	O
James	O
Hampton	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
producer	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
prior	O
to	O
his	O
role	O
with	O
Alien	B-Application
vs	I-Application
Predator	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
,	O
although	O
he	O
is	O
not	O
credited	O
as	O
such	O
in	O
the	O
credits	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
music	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
were	O
created	O
by	O
Paul	O
Tonge	O
while	O
Carrie	O
Tahquechi	O
,	O
wife	O
of	O
ex-Atari	O
producer	O
Ted	O
Tahquechi	O
and	O
the	O
female	O
voice	O
in	O
Tempest	B-Application
2000	I-Application
,	O
did	O
voice	O
work	O
for	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Malibu	B-Application
Bikini	I-Application
Volleyball	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
for	O
a	O
Q2	O
1992	O
release	O
early	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
and	O
went	O
through	O
various	O
visual	O
and	O
name	O
changes	O
before	O
release	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
of	O
delays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
in	O
1993	O
,	O
late	O
into	O
the	O
life	O
span	O
of	O
the	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Robert	O
Jung	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
which	O
was	O
published	O
on	O
IGN	O
in	O
his	O
verdict	O
he	O
wrote	O
"	O
Malibu	B-Application
Bikini	I-Application
Volleyball	I-Application
is	O
not	O
a	O
very	O
demanding	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
,	O
like	O
a	O
good	O
day	O
at	O
the	O
beach	O
,	O
a	O
leisurely	O
way	O
to	O
spend	O
some	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
