I bought this game at a pawn shop and it was the best money I've spent in weeks. I am not a 'gamer', but this game is as addictive as it is fun. My favorite character is Lizzy, the punk rocker from London. She's sassy, trashy, and has a REAL bad attitude. All of the charatcers I have seen so far are fun, imaginative, and enjoyable. From Joe Doe, the Japanese Elvis Fan, to the hot Russian babe with the machine gun, there are a lot of laughs and plenty of eye candy. Even the ladies have El Suave, a Mexican beefcake who looks a lot like Jesus. Maybe the unofficial star of this whole game is the anouncer. He is hilarious.

The game is taking me a while to learn and at times can become frustrating. But when you have exploding volleyballs and dynamite placed in the playing area, you are bound lose some points that normally you would have won, but then again this is OUTLAW volleyball. If you continue to get frustrated at a player, simply hit the white button before a serve and beat them mercilessly stealing some mojo while you are at it.

I've only had this game for two days, but already I can tell it is hard to put down once you start.

I even learned an insane code. To give the females BIGGER breasts, the code is hold the left trigger while executing B, up, up, B, Y. Do this before the ball is served. AWESOME!!

This is an extremely fun game to own. If you're a volleyball fan or just want a game to have around so you and your friends can play, this is the one. Probably shouldn't be played by your kids because some of the gestures but a mature adult will love what is shown. One of the girls said in the game "you can blink now" and i know i was caught. I was torn between "Dead or Alive, Extreme Beach Volleyball" but i decided to go with this one because it has more volleyball orientation rather then eye candy. There's enough eye candy in this one to satisfy a persons needs, plus the game play is awesome and you contantly learn new technique's. It's well worth it.

The main reason I purchased Outlaw Volleyball was because it's now out of print and getting harder to find. Though I had read a lot of good things about it, I figured it'd be nice to have a sports game in my Xbox library for once. Upon playing just one match of Outlaw Volleyball, I was hooked. It has an amazing amount of depth for "just a volleyball game".

You can pick from a few different play modes- tour, exhibition, random, and online. Tour is the main game- going through different locations with your own 2-person team and winning tournaments. Don't think that this is easy though, because the AI is very accurate. There were times when I go "oh there's no way they're going to make that shot", and they somehow pull off a shot and beat me 12-3. But that's what the Drill mode is for. This is where you practice aiming, serving, blocking, everything, and earn points to raise the stats of your characters (offense, defense, power and speed). The drills are usually a little challenging. There's one where you have to bunt the ball and hit targets of "bad guys" (thugs or muggers) while not hitting innocent ones (moms holding their babies, nuns, a boy scout). And so help you god if you hit one of the bad guy targets and the ball bounces off it and hits an innocent one. That irked me so bad...oh well. That's what the "retry" feature's for. You'll get the hang of it though. And I highly reccomend you view the first tutorial for the game before any actual gameplay. It'll make things much easier. I got my ass handed to me for 3 games when I first started, then I saw the tutorial and started winning. A big tip I can give you though is that teamwork is essential. If you just hit the ball over the net and expect to win, it ain't gonna happen. This is especially apparent during matches with "Hot Potato" rules. These games have a bomb set in the ball, and it explodes once the meter in the upper left hand corner goes up. You'd think that it'd be easy to ignore, and you can time it just right to pass over to the other side so it explodes on them (earning you a point), but it's not. The timer often slows down or speeds up when it feels like it. So passing the ball over to your partner could give you more time with the ball and raise your chance of bunting it over just in time so it explodes on them.

Graphically, OV is pretty good. It doesn't look like it could only run on the Xbox, but it has smooth character models that would look jaggy on the ps2. But they're all based on the same model. ie- all the girls will do the same moves during player reactions. They play differently though, it's just the animations. The only time I noticed any slowdown was during character intros and when you win a match- when tons of action is going on in the background.There is a funny little graphic "mistake" though- when playing as Shawnee (a native American girl), there's a slight problem with her loincloth. If you run forward or back, it kinda goes through her, reavealing her lower rear. So if you keep running back and forth, it looks like she's gone bottomless. ...as I realize that a few people will buy this for that reason alone. All of the characters have nice designs though. Plus you can give them different outfits as you complete the drills.

As for the sound...I hope you have a few custom soundtracks saved on your Xbox, because you'll be using them, a lot. OV has some of the worst music I've ever heard in my life. Not game music, music in general. It's terrible. Most of it is ponk (my own word I use for "pop/punk"), only heavily rejected. Some of the bands sound like wanan-be New Found Glory, which is already shameful if you sound like them. Even worse if said band sounds better than you. And there's even some ass-rap. There's one line in a rap that goes "Gangstas bangin' in tha streets". And I like rap and all, but that's just silly. Fortunately the character voices are good. I always laugh when Doe Joe goes "MOICHIRO!" when hitting the ball. Plus his Elvis impression isn't so bad. The only voice that they screwed up on was Chica- a latina with "an attitude" (c'mon, you saw that one coming 5 miles away). She sounds like a rejected Jenny Jones guest. Yes, Jenny Jones- it's that bad. The announcer is Steve Carell from The Daily Show, and like a few other review sites said- he would've been funnier had he provided his own lines and not what he was reading. Some of the things he says are pretty funny though. And if he starts to annoy you, just turn the "Announcer" down on the audio options menu. It's that simple.

If you're getting this game for your kid or something and are worried about the Mature rating for some reason, well, there's more than you should expect. The game isn't -that- hickish when you read the back of the box. In fact, there's only 2 hicks in the whole game and they're kinda tame. I thought I'd mention that. As for actual content, there isn't that much dirty language, but there are pleanty of suggestive themes. Women constantly bounce around, even if they're just talking. Asses shake like a Bill Cosby Jell-o Jiggler commercial. And you can clearly see the renderings of nipples through bikinis here and there. One of the female players- Summer, is also a stripper (though she does no actual stripping in the game) and tends to give the referee lap dances in between plays. The sexual content never gets too out of control. But then there's what I wasn't expecting- a few bits of animal abuse. I'll admit- I'm a sucker for animals and get upset when I see them mistreated, but it's used for the sake of comedy here. One of the players bites the head off a bat ala Ozzy, then chokes on it. And one of the girls seems to love kicking a baby seal if she loses a point (how the seal follows her into a sewer stage is beyond me). Those were completely unexpected but nothing too bad. And no, there isn't mass blood during the bat part.

I'm glad I got Outlaw Volleyball. It's a solid sport game, and you don't have to be into the sport to enjoy it. Heck, I've never played a volleyball game in my life and I'm loving every minute of this. It's fun, challenging, and has a good amount of replay. Unlocking all the characters, beating each tour match, and getting maximum stats should last you a while, and when you're done- there's always online play to take care of. Get this while you can.

Two words that sum up this game- HELL YEAH! This is a great sports game to play by yourself or with others. Controls took about an hour or so to really master but the game play is extermely smooth. And then there is Summer. Quite possibly the best looking computer animation on the face of gaming planet. The drills to boost stats get really frustrating butimprove you skills dramaticaly. BUY THIS GAME!! If you don't like i'll buy it from you.

Graphics-5 stars
Fun-4 stars
Replayability- 4stars
learning curve about 2 hours. (You constantly learn new techniques throughout the game)
I personally think this was a great game. It is challenging from the beginning and continually becomes more challenging. I judge a game by how many times I curse at it. I cursed a lot trying to master the moves and you must account for the fact that your team mate is not as good as the AI for the other team. Your team mate will constantly make you mad until you realize you dont have to set her you can hit all the time on the second shot. The game flows well and I havent tried to use any cheats because that would ruin all of the fun. The mini games are a nice touch to get your skills up and trying to get new characters keeps you wanting to play on. I think this is a great game and I may be partial because I loved Outlaw Golf as well. I think it is a great game that focuses alot more on volleyball than DOA did. In fact after learning the basics of DOA you could just look at the actual gameplay as a needless show to get more items. In conclusion this is a great game and despite the fact that Live doesnt really work all that well the game stands alone great. By the way my game never froze up on me and I have no idea what the other reviewer is talking about.