<s>
Summer	B-Application
Heat	I-Application
Beach	I-Application
Volleyball	I-Application
is	O
a	O
beach	O
volleyball	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
Acclaim	O
in	O
2003	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
gaming	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
supports	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
multitap	B-Device
accessory	O
is	O
required	O
for	O
three	O
and	O
four	O
player	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
during	O
a	O
period	O
where	O
volleyball	O
video	O
games	O
were	O
experiencing	O
a	O
period	O
of	O
renewed	O
popularity	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
many	O
years	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
received	O
considerably	O
less	O
hype	O
and	O
critical	O
praise	O
than	O
its	O
contemporaries	O
Beach	B-Application
Spikers	I-Application
,	O
Dead	B-Application
or	I-Application
Alive	I-Application
Xtreme	I-Application
Beach	I-Application
Volleyball	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Outlaw	B-Application
Volleyball	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Canadian	O
game	O
publisher	O
Throwback	O
Entertainment	O
acquired	O
the	O
property	O
rights	O
for	O
Summer	B-Application
Heat	I-Application
Beach	I-Application
Volleyball	I-Application
from	O
Acclaim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throwback	O
had	O
planned	O
on	O
developing	O
another	O
Summer	O
Heat	O
volleyball	O
game	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
or	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
word	O
on	O
the	O
status	O
of	O
such	O
a	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
