Grand Slam Tennis Comments by Kristan Reed

Milkyjoe1984

It truly IS giving you that one-to-one control movement of your arm motion and then mapping it directly to that one-to-one movement of your character on screen

It had so much fidelity [like your real arm moving has too much fidelity? - ED) that at times we have limited that fidelity [removed that fidelity - ED].

So if that isn't a contradiction Milkyjoe1984 I do not know what is.

First sentence states it's 1:1 the second states that it isn't.

The reason this was implemented/removed is irrelevant to the question of the statement being a contradiction or not.

It's 1:1 except for when that 1:1 is giving too much fidelity - when it becomes 1:WhateverEAdecide it is.

Sensitivity is dialled down automatically by format/resolution - (1 pixel at 480p (48 pixels for 1m90cm tennis player equals nearly 4 centimeters a pixel - which is reduced even further if you are on the other side) would obviously mean making a clean hit would have a random visual element due to resolution.

I do not expect it to be realistic in requiring me to hit the rackets sweetspot to within a few centimeters all while modelling the coefficient of friction to calculate spin along with mass, acceleration and string tension/dampening effects etc etc.

What I do expect with M+ is the touted 1:1 - they have all pushed since it's inception, during every demonstration and in nearly every video promotional video showing it.

GST isn't 1:1 and isn't that much more compelling than Tennis on Wii Sport and I feel disappointed with it.

No doubt once again Nintendo will show everyone how it should be done - which is probably why they have allowed others to release their games first before they hoover up the interest.

As an aside - Surely Nintendo will release Wii Airplane soon now M+ is out? It seems the ideal candidate - perhaps they'll include it in Sports Resort?. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG201q53b8U

@BadBoyBonner

The airplane is included in Resort - along with skydiving - in the Airsports mode.

lemonfist

Thats good to know - only been waiting 3 years to play it! lol

The only accurate review of this game anywhere on the internet is at operationsports.com. No, that's not my site, and I have no interest in promoting them. But they absolutely nailed their review of this game. EG's first review was too harsh, but their corrected review is far too forgiving.

If WM+ were not a new technology that everyone was hoping would succeed, this game would be panned for having broken controls. The fact that it's still fun is a tribute to the developers, but it certainly doesn't merit an 8. More like a 6.5.

http://www.operationsports.com/review.ph...

In your opinion...........

Good laugh this. Been having a go at lunch without the mp+ and its still a good jape.

Had this a week and been playing pretty solidly. Went online for the first time tonight to check it out, and wow - what a great experience. Smooth, hardly any lag, and had two fantastic, really close games. If anything, the rallies go on a bit too long - it's very hard to kill your opponent off. (Or maybe that's just me). Great online experience.

Oh, and I agree about Cash. Worst fucking commentary in any sports game ever. Cash? Pat Cash? WHY? It doesn't help that half the time he's saying what an amazing forehand smash you just made when it was actually a delicate little dink over the net. He recycles his nine phrases endlessly. Waste of cocking time.

I switched him off.