Virtua Tennis 3 Comments by Kristan Reed
New balls please.
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The sign of a really good sports game is one that's actually more interesting and more exciting than the sport that it's supposed to be simulating
Anyone who has saw the Masters Series finals in Monte Carlo or Rome last year would not agree. No game could come close. Similarly, actually getting onto a court and playing tennis oneself will always beat playing on a TV screen. Unless you are physically incapable. Or otherwise incapacitated. |
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JediMasterMalik
21/03/07 @ 16:37
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I'm very dissappointed that Sega hasn't included online with the PS3 version. Maybe it's cause of the developers (different devs for different versions iirc), but either way it's a dissappointment. Here's hoping for a patch at which point I may buy it.
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northernlights
21/03/07 @ 16:40
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Wow 9/10 wasnt expecting that. Not heard great things about this to be honest.
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Riskbreaker_Ashley
21/03/07 @ 16:46
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Sorry Krudster... you got a typo... :)
Edit - thanks, fixed! :S
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JediMasterMalik
21/03/07 @ 16:59
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@LeD - Are you trying to outwin yourself for the most obscure joke?
The only thing I got from that was that Capcom were somehow involved in making the PS3 version, which makes no sense. I did say developer, not publisher, which is what Sega are. Though maybe I confused the situation by blaming Sega. AARRGGHHH! |
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Paulanator
21/03/07 @ 17:15
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It seems that online play makes a pretty big difference. Sucks to have a PS3!
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alimokrane
21/03/07 @ 17:22
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The game has been dispatched for me so hopefully I can get it tomorrow! I am disappointed though that the ranked matches consist only of three game single set matches but I'll get over it.
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I've had a copy that runs on my retail box for about 12 days now, and only today have I actually managed to play anyone online. I'm curious how all the other reviews on the net have been able to talk about online play at all, given this is a pretty fundamental issue :)
Having just read a bunch of the other reviews out there, most get around the subject by totally glossing over the online play (just basically saying that it's in there), but for many players this is going to be possibly the main reason they'll be buying it. I'm a bit stunned by how much some people have missed the point about VT, tbh. To bring up Pong....words fail. |
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Ok, krudster, thanks though. The thing that irritated me about Top Spin was all a created player had to have was speed and power and it would decimate everything and everyone in its path.
People also exploited ways in winning very easy points by serving ultra soft, making your player run to the net, scoop the return, and then they murder you. Very boring indeed. |
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manuel_garcia
21/03/07 @ 18:31
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Tempted to pick this up on the cheap at some point. Its definately not a £50 game for me when i can just switch on the Dreamcast and play VT2, which is practically the same game if you prefer to get your multiplayer fun with people in the same room.
Having said that, if your reviewing the game objectively then I definately agree on the 9/10. Anyone new to the series or indeed anyone that hasn't played for years will absolutely fall in love with it. Nothing beats drunken doubles matches :) Top review overall, nailed the spirit of the game completely. |
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> "Serving works exactly the same as it always did, with a single tap to fill a rising power bar, another to confirm the power, and the dpad or stick direction determining where it will land. One minor difference is how much harder it is to aim the ball in the corner of the court, and at first you'll find yourself faulting far more than you might expect."
Very disappointing for me. Serving is the only thing that's let the game down for me. Getting an ace was always impossible and it doesn't seem to have changed then :/ It's a pretty crucial point considering the effect a serve of +100 MASSIV DAMAGE has in the actual sport. |
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Tried the demo again on the strength of this - and it just wound me up. Every lob shot, not matter how hard it ought to be to return, is fired back up my *rse at mach 2, every time.
It's not even fun accidentally. Call me grandpa, but I used to love a game of David Crane's Amazing Tennis on my SNES; but this, you can keep. |
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manuel_garcia
21/03/07 @ 20:26
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Ok, i'll rephrase for those unable to see past the literal interpretation of any given sentence:
"Its definately not a full-price game for me" Easier?
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