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"A chance for your friends to get back at ya for trashing them on court!" I bought this game about two years ago and absolutely loved it. Now after playing this game for two years I still find it fun and enjoyable. Of course being an avid tennis player myself does contribute to my love for this game. Alright, on to the review! Introduction There are 16 different internationally ranked players to choose from each with their own style of “Serve and Volley – Patrick Rafter” or “Hard Hitter – Monica Seles” to name a few. You get to create two personal characters and train them up in the world tour to match the likes of top players in the world while steadily rising in the world rankings. Storyline 6/10 Nothing spectacular here. Just the usual new tennis player on a quest to conquer the world rankings and collecting special rackets to help out in his/her quest. You start out as lowly ranked tennis player in the international scene. You play your first tournament and you immediately realized that you're tremendously weak. So what you do? Train! After that it's all repetitive. Train, win matches, train, win matches… etc Game play 9/10 Just one word to describe. Great! Being able to hit a 250 kmph serve as well as almost never hitting the ball out of the court would surely appeal to avid tennis players and non-tennis players alike. However it'll take some time to master all the game mechanics to be able to challenge the highest level opponent, of course having maxed out stats helps. To hit a hard shot, you need to hold down the hit button longer as well as to push the forward button and the longer you had your direction set on the d-pad, the greater the angle of the shot will be. Using the slice button will increases the curve of the ball but the shot most often then not will not pack enough power to pass your opponent. At lower levels, a good grasp of ground strokes will be enough to bring you up the ranking. However at higher levels, gamers will need to have knowledge and skill of the many other available shots and techniques to be able to win a game. Graphics 8/10 The graphics are great when compared to its predecessors. The crowd does not look like cardboard people as they did in older games. Individual players like the Williams sisters for example look very much the same as their real life counterparts. Everything from their hair to their body size and even their play style all fits together well. Sound/Music 7/10 There is nothing special about the sounds and music in this game. All the sounds are what you would expect to find in a normal tennis game with sounds of players running and ball hitting. It could be better if there are some short phrases added to the players when they hit a winner or miss a ball. The music fits the mood of the game well but it tends to get very repetitive and irritating at time, especially when you just lost a long rally by a lob! Overall 8/10 Overall if you are not a tennis fan, or do not have friends who are fans, I would not recommend this game as a keeper. Otherwise buy it and keep it! Oh and get a multi-tap at the same time. You and your friends you definitely not regret this investment.Read full review
Fun game to play. I love it.
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This is one of the best fast paced and addictive Tennis Game ever produced. Eventhough it is released about a decade ago, i still find the gameplay most enjoyable than any other Tennis Game out there. It gets better when released on PSP system (Virtua Tennis World Tour).
daughter loves tennis, this is a great game
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When I got this from mail, it looks clean and pristine. The dvd has no scratches. Very good.
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