Volleyball Mania

Volleyball Mania is a 3D 2v2 volleyball game built around passing, setting and spiking. Timing and position determine how cleanly you hit the ball: a well-timed touch sends it where you intend, while an early swing can send it into the net. You aim with a reticle, which also lets the defender read your target. Hit down the line or cross-court, tip past a blocker who jumps too early, or risk a jump serve for a chance at an ace.

Courts and competitions

Play on four courts: Copacabana Beach, with the ocean behind the beach-volleyball court; the packed, two-tier Grand Arena; Neon Night Stadium, a floodlit court above the city; and the Old School Gym, with wooden bleachers and a loud home crowd.

The World Tour features ten clubs, each with its own crest, rating and playing style. Progress through a gym quarter-final and a floodlit semi-final to a best-of-three final in the arena. Your run saves between sessions.

Championship is a longer tournament with 12 clubs split into two pools. Each pool plays a full round robin, with standings ranked by wins, match points, set ratio and point ratio. The top four clubs in each pool advance to the quarter-finals, followed by the semi-finals, a bronze-medal match and the final. You can follow results through live standings tables, a playoff bracket and charts.

Your club and career

Name your club and choose its colours, abbreviation and crest. Your record tracks kills, aces, stuff blocks, perfect touches, longest rally, win streaks, titles and tour wins. You earn XP as you level up, can take on a new daily challenge each day and have a dozen achievements to pursue.

Online matches

Play 1v1 online, with each player captaining a team alongside a computer partner. You can be matched into a random stadium or challenge a friend privately using a four-letter code.

Rules and match settings

Matches use rally scoring, with three touches per side and no doubles. Block touches do not count toward those three touches, line shots are in, and sets must be won by two. Choose a match length, from a single set to 11 up to a best of three, and select an opponent difficulty from a gentle warm-up to a team that punishes mistakes.

Controls and options

Movement assist can run your player to the ball while you focus on timing and aim; you can turn it off for full manual control. The game also offers three camera angles, rebindable keys and gamepad buttons, colour-blind-safe palettes for red-green and blue-yellow vision, adjustable HUD size, and an option to reduce shake and flashes.