A 2004 Windows volleyball game about housewives that wears its absurdity on its sleeve, starting with the opening track "Bouncing Breasts HERE WE 5♪" and never once looking back. The subtitle alone tells you what kind of ride you're in for, and the soundtrack commits to the bit with infectious enthusiasm.
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Every character gets a theme that doubles as a personality sketch. "Life of a Rolling Acorn" paints Hajime as the scrappy underdog, "Shinobu......, 15 Years of Depression" is as melancholy as the title suggests, and "Married Woman Vibrations" for Jun goes places you might not expect a volleyball game to go.
The rival teams get menacing introductions with "THE BOSS OF JINUSY." and "THE QUEEN OF JINUSY.," complete with bug-themed subtitles. When the actual sports kick in, "Let's Play! Volleyball!" and "Sprouting Spirits! Burning Hearts!"
bring legitimate pump-up energy. "Let's Take A Walk" rounds things out with a date theme that's surprisingly sweet. This is a deeply Japanese product from a very specific era of PC gaming, and the soundtrack is a time capsule worth cracking open.