Volleyball variations volleyball adapted for play in the shallow water of a beach. Manball is a recent version of volleyball played with only 2 to 4 people per team, and using a 10 lb. rubber medicine ball. It is played much like beach volleyball but instead of hitting the ball, players catch and throw the ball in one fluid motion. Manball combines a cardiovascular workout with a weight lifting workout into a game that does not feel like either. (For full game rules see manball.info) Short court is usually played as a warm up to a volleyball practice or game. It is
Summer Heat Beach Volleyball were experiencing a period of renewed popularity for the first time in many years, although it received considerably less hype and critical praise than its contemporaries "Beach Spikers", "Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball", and "Outlaw Volleyball". It currently has a score of 68.09% on GameRankings and 65 out of 100 on Metacritic. The game was one of several poor-selling titles that would lead to Acclaim's bankruptcy in 2004. In 2006, Canadian game publisher Throwback Entertainment acquired the property rights for "Summer Heat Beach Volleyball" from Acclaim. Throwback had planned on developing another "Summer Heat" volleyball game for release on